Great Joint  2002

Dachshund ( Long Haired)

Judge : M Olivant

PD (3) 1 Liddle’s Morali Bowmore. Red with good front, bone, nice top and underline, rounded ribcage. BP; 2 Liddle’s Morali Springbank. Litter brother to above, good head, neck, well bodied, good topline, well let down hocks. Could beat his brother when his hind movement settles down; 3 Burke’s Loggeta Intrepid From Bonavoir.

JD (1) 1 Barrow’s Metadale Moon Dancer From Frankanwen. Shaded red with lovely head, neck and good forechest rounded ribbing with good top and underline, well let down hocks, moved freely.

PGD (3) 1 Wedge’s Dolan Cupid Arrow. Golden with good head, eye, good length of neck. A bit light in substance but in good coat. Moved freely; 2 Gore’s Frankanwen Frascati For Georgessa. Nice B&T with pleasing head, good ribbing, sound as a bell with good hindquarters, moved sluggishly; 3 Arnold’s Kireton Silver Shannon Of Doral.

LD (9) 1 Negus’ Shardaroba Midnight Sun At Tarramist. Elegant shaded red with lovely head and expression, good length of neck and well angulated shoulders. Nice top and underline, good ribbing and hindquarters; 2 Goodman’s Strete Lysander. B/T in lovely hard condition, good front, ribbing and substance, well muscled quarters for a hard days work. In good coat, good head; 3 Burke’s Bonavoir Cloneylogan.

OD (6) A superb class. 1 Swann and Roberts’ Ch Swansford Lanador. A super d all through, proud head and expression with good length of neck sweeping into good topline. Excellent ribbing with well let down hocks. Moved with drive showing his coat and conformation to perfection. CC, BOB and Res BIS; 2 Mitchell and Harvey’s Ch Frankanwen Sundance To Bronia. Shaded red, close up to above, elegant well balanced d in lovely coat, presented and shown to perfection. Moved soundly; 3 Edward and Parkhurst’s Danwood Sibellius. Low to ground B&T with lots to like, well balanced.

VD (2) 1 Goodman’s Brianolf Lysander. 11 yr old shaded red with good coat and all you would want in a Longhair. Presented in hard sound condition, moved soundly with verve pushed the youngsters in the challenge.

PB (4) 1 Plevin’s Morali Caol Ila. Nice red, not yet in coat but had lovely head with dark eye. Good front assembly, low to ground with good top and underline. Well let down hocks, moved soundly. Litter sister to BP; 2 Cross’ Loggeta Macerina. B&T with good head, neck and front, well rounded ribbing, movement needs to settle down; 3 Liddle’s Morali Kinlaith.

JB (2) 1 Mitchell’s Darsoms Zophisticate Of Bronia. V nice lady just out of p in full bloom. Lovely feminine head, good length of neck, nice ribbing, good front, bone and feet. Well balanced; 2 Newport’s Merrygarth Greve D’Azette. Golden b with lots to like but not the length of above.

PGB (7) 1 Kerry’s Kireton Sylvia. Silver Merle. Even mix of black and silver hairs. Good head, neck with dark eye. Nice front assembly and good top and underline. Moved ok; 2 Negus’ Tarranmist Cosmic Girl. Lovely head, neck and front, good top and underline, good hindquarters and coat, moved soundly, lighter boned than above; 2 Cunningham’s Frankanwen Merlot For Georgessa.

LB (9) 1 Grimes’ Frankanwen Vosne Romanee Via Mondricia. B&T with good clear tan, nice head, eye. Good length of neck, tight elbows. Prominent forechest, good balanced outline well let down, moved soundly. Litter sister to 2nd in PGD; 2 Metcalfe’s Metadale Moment Of Dreams. Golden with dark eye, good head and pigmentation, lovely top and underline, prominent forechest, nice quarters; 3 Flevin’s Witchespell Merlinella. Nice B&T in good coat, super front, good bone and ribbing.

OB (5) 1 Larkin’s Swansford Leadora To Larkhund. Sound golden b with excellent pigmentation and coat, dark eye in elegant head, tight elbows, good forechest and shoulders sweeping into topline, v nice round ribbing, well let down hocks. Moved soundly. CC. I hear this makes her up. Litter sister to Dog CC; 2 Mitchell’s Ch Metadale Moment Of Truth At Bronia. Super shaded red with excellent head, eye, forechest, shoulders top and underline, nice ribbing and elegant sound movement. Res CC; 3 Metcalfe’s Metadale Made In Heaven.

VB (3) 1 Tomlinson’s Pattaya Malenka To Winglow. Golden oldie with lovely head, eye, forechest, tight elbows, good ribbing. Moved ok; 2 Burfitt’s Frankanwen Daniele.

M J Olivant