Midland Counties 2015 - Miniature Wire Haired

MPD (1) 1 Presnail's Taree Useless Loop. Masculine head of good balance, well developed body with good front angulation and keel. Would like a tad more bone to legs and feet. Strong topline, moved with good width, well muscled hindquarters.

PB (4, 1) 1 Howell's Fallowmill Sydney. Typy head with good strength of jaw. Nicely shaped and balanced, good front construction. Strong mover with good width to front. 2 Thorn-Andrews' Drakesleat JP Once In A Blue Moon. Typy head with good reach of neck. Strong topline and well boned down. Not as positive in front as first, but at a very raw stage. 3 Hayward & Howell's Fallowmill Cambera.

JD (5, 2) 1 Jones' Bimini Starstruck. Won on overall type and shape, would like a tad more ground clearance, well developed body, good jacket texture. Soundest mover. 2 Spence's Helydon Goharley At Cicada. Appealed very much in style. Stronger in back skull than I would like. Lacked width to front but overall had good body and topline. Good jacket. 3 Lewis' Bastlefords Toffee Crisp For Trixhund.

LD (3, 1) 1 Grant's Barratini Ted Astaire At Granhoward. Masculine head with good reach of neck. Liked his body shape and porportions, would like better feet, sufficient hind angulation, moved ok. 2 Withheld.

OD (5) 1 Thorn-Andrews' Drakesleat Hostile Takeova and 2, Barney's Verrami En Trac. Very hard decision, as there is much to like about both. I felt 1 had more layback of shoulder and better legs and feet and overall had a more appealing type. Not as strong in topline but whilst second had a more rustic look and excelled in body shape, he looked shorter in neck and didn't move as well in front as first. However, these two males for me stood away in this entry and won CC & Res CC respectively. 3 Rose's Ch Ridanflight Ricardo.

MPB (9, 2) 1 Marston-Teal's Lordscainie Life Of Love. Loved her type of head and overall shape. Balanced head with good expression. Good reach of neck well set into strong front. Level topline nicely curved to well set hindquarters, soundest mover. BP. 2 Billinghurst's Drakesleat Mrs Shilling For JilJac. Pushed first very hard, but for me, doesn't have the headpiece nor at present the width to front. Other than that, I liked her very much, shapely body and good legs and thick padded feet. 3 Mallinson's Drakesleat Have A Yen For You.

PB (8, 2) 1 Billinghurst's Drakesleat Mrs.Shilling For Jiljac. 2 Morris' Pennywave Uptown Girl. Appealed very much in type and pushed hard. Well constructed with good front and width. Not standing over the ground as first and not as positive on the move. 3 Howell's Fallowmill Wagga Wagga.

JB (4, 1) 1 Thorn-Andrews' Drakesleat Win Da Mere. Beautifully compact and well proportioned, this little girl appealed very much in type. Well constructed and a very mature body, good ribbing. Good legs and feet. Moved soundest in the class and in the challenge had that lovely expression and a developed oval rib looking down the line. Res CC. 2 Fulton's Bothlyn Dancing Queen. Another that appealed very much in type and construction. I liked her overall quality and shape with good bone substance and feet. Pin coat. A little unsure and this affected her movement but she looked sound. 3 Selley's Ubu Isabella Bird For Heleanne.

PGB (7, 2) 1 Price's Samlane Belleza. Preferred her head type and carries a good outline.Well angulated front with good depth of keel, decent ribbing. Good strength into hindquarters, well muscled, moved ok with good width front and back. 2 Thackwray's Dathack's Perfect Diamond. Another with good body shape and topline. Would like more reach of neck but one of the better angulated fronts. Well shaped rib, well shaped into croup but shorter in second thigh which spoilt the balance. 3 Morris'Pennywave Top Totti.

LB (6, 2) 1 Marston-Teal's Lordscairnie Rhythm Of Love. Stood out in this class for type and body maturity. Good development of thorax, would have like more upper arm return. Well propsrtioned body, would have liked stronger hindquarters. 2 Jones' Bimini Out Of The Blue. Heavier type and lower set to ground but there was a lot to like about her. Well shaped body and level topline with good rounded rump. Moved well. 3 Morris' Stargang Quintina At Pennywave.

OB (7, 3) 1 Thorn-Andrews' Ch Drakesleat Scent Sybil. Today I found many exhibits lacked the balanced, conical heads and strength of underjaw, the required reach of neck, the scopiness combined with strength in bone and body structure. Hindquarters lacked balance and drive. Today, I found one exhibit that had it all, she stood out for her Dachshund qualities, no hesitation whatsoever, CC & BOB. 2 Morris' Banburg Black Opal At Stargang. I liked her type very much, of more compact build. Not as clean in shoulder but well developed front. Moved well. 3 Blackburn-Bennett's Stargang Walkin On Sunshine.