Judge`s critique - The Midland Bedlington Terrier Club

The Midland Bedlington Terrier Club Open Show
24/09/16
I would Sincerely like to thank the officers & committee for inviting me to judge your show. I
thoroughly enjoyed my day with this delightful breed and particularly liked the relaxed but well
organised show. Particular thanks to my steward for the day.
Jun D (2-1abs) 1 Bannister’s Miteymidgets English Dream, good shape head & strong jaw,
tapering neck & good front, body well proportioned & correct rib, good feet & tail well set & carried.
Correct coat & well presented.
P. Grad D (1) 1 & R.B. D. McNally”s Coneksheved Ironstone Boy correct skull & jaw, good bite,
well set eye & ear. Good neck & nice front, flat in rib & deep in chest, lovely in profile & moved out
well, good feet & well set tail. Correct linty textured coat & in good hard muscular condition.
Limi T D (1) 1Worrall”s Bluesmurf Semper Fidelis nice dog but today a little erratic on the move.
Good in head & expression with nice eye. Clean in neck & well laid shoulder. Good body & strong
in loin, good feet & pads. tail well set & carried.
Open D (3) 1 & B. D. Walters & Mitchell”s Tunman Ta Dah, all male & of lovely balance. Good
shape to skull & strong in jaw with good dentition. Neck long & tapering leading to good flat &
sloping shoulders. Correct feet & thick pads. Deep chest & flat in rib, nice galloping quarters with
good muscle. Tail well set & correctly carried, correct coat & well presented. Moved out well fore &
aft ; 2 Butler’s Yarbach Federers Final, another nice male with good head & body, correct feet .
Head was narrow, deep & rounded, strong dentition, deep in chest & strong in loin with good
roach. of back , in good hard condition. Moved well but could not match 1 today, thought 1 more
relaxed on the move ; 3 Mayer’s Tcheria Causing Tchaos.
Veteran D (1) 1 Jones’s Ch. Pengerigg Iron Duke ShCM, 11 years of age & still moving with verve,
good head & strong jaw. Lovely body proportions & coat of good texture, nice quarters which he
uses well, gave way to his younger daughter today for best veteran. In great condition and a credit
to his proud owners. In lovely condition & presented well.
Minor Puppy B (1) 1 & B. Puppy Butler’s Yarbach Christmas Cracker, very raw but pleasing in all
departments. Really enjoying the experience & moving well when settled. Lovely head & correct
eye & ear set. Good neck with head carried high, body developing correctly for her age and in
good coat. Presented & handled well, good feet & tail. Most promising.
Puppy B (1) 1 Y Christmas C.
Jun B (1) 1 Bannister’s Miteymidgets This Is Me, looks at the in-between stages of development,
pleasing in head & expression, correct neck & good front, deep chest & nice arch of back, good
feet & tail set. Moved true fore & aft..
P. Grad B (3) Difficult class three very different bitches to go over.1 Mayer’s Tcheria She's
Tcheeky lovely head & good eye. Liked her body proportions & nice deep chest, in good coat &
well presented, good quarters which she uses well, tail well set & carried, good feet. Won this class
on her positive movement ; 2 Bishop’s Fralex Calibre Bolyn, nice sound b with a good head , prefer
balance of 1 on the stack and on the move today. In good coat & presented well, tail correctly set &
good feet with thick pads ; 3 Yearly's Lowbrook Little Mo.
Limit B (4-1abs) 1 & R.B. B. McNally’s Conekesheved Kaldo Girl JW, super skull & foreface with
strong jaw. Correct eye & expression. Ears well set & flat to cheek. Deep in chest & correct in rib,
strong in loin & well set quarters. Coat of correct linty texture & presented to perfection, moved well
fore & aft & on the stack just lover her outline. Unfortunately when it came to the challenge she had
had enough & not moving as had done in the class ; 2 Bannister’s Miteymidgets All My Love,
another pleasing young b with good outline & lovely head shape. Deep in chest & good body, in
good hard condition, correct coat & presented well, good set of quarters & strong low hocks, good
feet ; 3 Worrall’s Bluesmurf Utrinque Paratus.
Open B (4-1abs) 1 ,B.B. & B.I.S. Mayer’s Miteymidgets Universal At Tcheria, just a young b but
has it all. Lovely shaped head with strong jaw, correct shaped ears flat to cheek. Small but bright
eye giving lovely expression. Body proportions just right & strong, muscular quarters. Lovely coat &
presented to perfection. Moved with ease fore & aft, tail well set & carried correctly, good feet &
thick pads ; 2 Bannister’s Ch. Miteymidgets Look Of Love, similar type to 1 and note she has the
same dam. Lovely headed b with good body & in good hard condition, moved well around the ring
but today just prefer outline on stack of 1. ; 3 Jones’s Tcheria Tydfil Of Pengerigg.
Veteran B (1) 1 & B. V. Bannister’s Ch. Miteymidgets Hawkers Cove ShCM, lovely headed bitch
with good body & correct coat. Deep chest & flat rib, moved with verve for her age & was a strong
contender for top spot in strong competition.
Breeders B (2-1abs) 1 L Little Mo, good head & neck, liked her outline on stack & her size, good
textured coat & well set tail, not as positive on the move.
Non Breeders B (3-1abs) 1 Bannister’s Tcheria Tchaffinch With Miteymidgets ShCM, another well
balanced b from this successful kennel, good head & clean tapering neck, good front, deep chest &
correct rib, nice coat texture & hard muscular condition. Moved out well, good tail & set & correct
feet ; 2 F Calibre B.
Mark Ord (Judge)