MINIATURE WIRE HAIRED

PD 1 Young & Otter’s Tarkus Windy Miller Portalutra, quality youngster, refined head, attractive expression, showing promise, moved well coming & going keeping topline; 2 McKenna’s Waldmeister Wee Man at Tredreas, 8 months, good length of neck & depth of keel. Would prefer more refined head. Steady on the move. JD 1 Baxter’s Kapodach Love Me Tender at Hotwire, most handsome youngster, nice outline & correct proportions, good reach of neck & nice topline, moved true, one to watch for; 2 Huckerby’s Norwilbeck Dark ‘N’ Dashing, handsome youngster, correct depth of keel & length of leg. Preferred waistline of 1. Moved well; 3 Young & Otter’s Nordach Mr Muffin of Tarkus. OD 1 Horswell & Iwama’s Ch/Jap Ch Drakesleat JP Trier Winshoten, most impressive top quality mature male, plenty of type, super outline, correct proportions & length of leg, excellent keel & shoulder placement, moved effortlessly using strong hindquarters. BD.

PB 1 Kugow & Holt’s Waldmeister Steffi, very pretty young lady, mature for age, feminine head & expression, nicely proportioned & attractive outline, most promising. BP; 2 Sutton’s Tarkus Day Dreamer, attractive youngster, head OK. Preferred eye set of 1. Well proportioned & kept topline on the move; 3 Otter’s Tarkus Winds Of Change Portalutra. JB 1 Thorn-Andrews’ Drakesleat Winsum Losesum, super quality youngster, plenty of ring presence & type, a delight to go over, lovely head, sweet expression, good length of neck & well set on, shoulders with correct angles, good depth of keel & leg length, best hind angulation of the day, beautiful flowing movement. BOB & G2. Later learnt this was only her second time out; 2 Thackwray’s Dathack Darling Grace, attractive youngster, pleasing head & expression, nicely constructed. Unfortunately not very settled in the ring. PGB 1 Otter’s Donnadoon Dapple Diamond of Tarkus, mature, pretty, quality bitch, attractive head, sweet expression, lovely outline & well proportioned, moved effortlessly using reach & drive. RBB; 2 Baxter’s Hotwire Could It Be Magic, attractive mature bitch, feminine head, pleasing expression, correct depth of keel. Preferred overall proportions of 1. OB 1 Thorn-Andrews’ Drakesleat Miss Suebishy, very feminine, quality bitch, winning the class on movement which was flowing & effortless, lovely outline, good topline rising over the loin, good quarters; 2 Kugow & Holt’s Waldmeister Mischka, well presented pretty bitch, in wonderful condition & coat, good depth of keel & shoulder placement, moved well with reach & drive; 3 Blackburn’s Stargang Beau Belle.

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