Scottish Kennel Club Championship Show 2014

Dachshund (Smooth Haired)

PD(3, 2) 1 Maskell's Clentry Monster Mash At Brownbank. 9 mth old b/t with a well shaped head, good neck and forechest and well boned legs. Has good ribbing and was well muscled. Upper arm a bit short and hocks could be lower. Tail set too high and carried up which detracted from his topline. Wouldn't like him any bigger.

JD(1) 1 McNaughton's Cedavoch Sanquhar. Elegant red with good proportions. Liked his neck and shoulder, good forechest, ribbing and rear angles. Has good bone for his size and excellent feet. Moved well in profile.

LD(1) 1 McNaughton's Cedavoch Strachur. Red litter brother to winner of the last class and has very similar attributes. Has a lovely head and eye, good underjaw and very good front with excellent forechest and well rounded ribbing which carried well back. Strong boned legs and excellent feet. His rear was full of muscle and he has a good tail set and was moving freely. RCC.

OD(2) 1 Hunt's Cwmdarhian Hogan's Hero At Carpaccio JW. A b/t with a very good outline and proportions. Liked his head, good length of neck, excellent forechest with elbows well set under the deepest part of his chest. His ribbing carries well back and he holds a firm topline. Moved really well both out and back and in profile. CC & BOB. Norton's Matzell Man Of The Match. Very elegant red with a super head, good bone for size, sufficient forechest and good topline. Pasterns a bit soft today and he could be stronger in rear. Would like to see him extend more on the move.

PB(1) 1 Morgan Aitken's Morailsa Secret Romance For Demorgan. A very young bitch at her first show and slightly overawed by the experience. She is soundly constructed and moved really well being true front and rear and moving freely in profile. She has a very good outline, an excellent forechest, good bone and feet. She is well ribbed back and her topline is good and her rear well angulated and in balance with her front. She needs to grow on but is a very nice prospect. BPIB.

JB(3) 1 Cooper's Sontag Shanda Leah. Red with a pleasing head, good front well filled, good topline and well angulated quarters. Has a good depth of ribbing which carried well back and a good topline. She could carry less weight but she moved well to take this class. 2 Andison &Peel's Sontag Sue Chersels. Also a red whose head I preferred. Has a good forechest and good bone and feet. Not as welll ribbed as the winner but has also a good topline and well muscled rear. Moved quite well. 3 Morgan Aitken's Morailsa Secret Romance For Demorgan.

PGB(4, 1) 1 McNaughton's Cedavoch Sornn. The third of this red litter shown today and a lovely feminine version. Looked well in stance with a lovely outline. She has a good front with excellent forechest and good bone, legs and feet. She has sufficient depth to her chest and ribbing and is well muscled throughout. In excellent condition and moved soundly. 2 Cooper's Sontag Shanda Leah. 3 Hunt's Carpaccio Hershey Kisses.

LB(1) 1 Dalgety's Thundergay Blue Bayou. A quality b/t with good proportions. Has a good head, well filled front, good depth and spring of rib and a well muscled rear. Held her topline and has a good tail set. Moved ok in front but lacked drive behind today.

OB(6, 1) 1 Hunt's Carpaccio Cognac Diamond. Chocolate of very nice type with correct pigmentation for her coat colour. Has a good head, Well filled front with good forechest and deep ribbing carried back to a strong loin and well muscled rear. A good free moving bitch showing plenty of drive from her rear. In excellent condition. In the BOB Challenge,the change of handler unsettled her and she failed to give of her best. CC. 2 Dalgety's Thundergay Bebop A Lula. Feminine b/t with a pretty head, well filled front with prominent sternum, good bone and tight feet, good ribbing and well developed rear with low hocks. Held her topline well and moved truly both out and back and in profile. Just lacked a bit of enthusiasm. RCC. 3 Norton's Ch Matzell Maid In Time.

Anne Macdonald