The Caledonian held their open show and AGM in the spring sunshine at Moffat

on Saturday 17th March

Our judge for the day Moira Barrass had a nice entry and found her

Best in Show  CH Vistca Vincent

Reserve Best in Show Inzievar Gold Effect

 Best Puppy Puddockswell Truly Scrumptious at Dryfevalley

Reserve Best Dog Puddockswell Moonshadow at Dryfevalley

Reserve Best Bitch Duneideann First Edition

It is always a privilege to be asked to judge a breed open show but with the Dandie Dinmont terriers it turned out to be a wonderful day. There was laughter and clapping all afternoon long. Thank you all for the great experience.  The dogs were presented to a high standard and all of great temperament, dentition on most was clean and correct.

Junior Dog

1 Berdinbrook Golden Fleece

first time exhibitor who handled all my instructions well, nice mustard with masculine head, good dark round eyes, strong jaw, scissor bite, good muscle tone.

Graduate Dog

1 Dawsholm Wee Darrick

masculine pepper with dark round eyes, present well, broad skull, good ear set, good angulation, neat feet, moved with drive around the ring.

Post Graduate Dog

1 Maganbar Applejack

mustard masculine dog, strength in head & jaw, scissor bite, dark round eyes, correct ear set, good slope of neck falling into well laid back shoulders, good depth of chest, neat arch over loins, muscular rear, moved well around the ring.

2 Dawsholm Wee Darrick

3 Berdinbrook Golden Fleece

Limit Dog

1 Puddockswell Moon Shadow at Dryfevalley (Reserve Best Dog)

masculine pepper dog, well balanced head, correct ear set, good dark round eyes, good fill of jaw, scissor bite, deep chest, good flow of neck falling into laid back shoulders, neat feet, balanced rib to loin, nice arch over loins, muscular rear, good tail set & carriage, presented in good double coat, moved well around the ring RD.

Open Dog

1 Ch Vistca Vincent (Best Dog)

2 Etsill Scapa Flow

3 CH Scottsbairn Duke of Ross

Puppy Bitch

1 Puddockswell Truly Scrumptious at Dryafvalley

what a delightful puppy bitch, so full of herself wagging her tail non stop, presented in good mustard coat for her age, feminine balanced head with correct ear set, round eyes, scissor bite, laid back shoulders, good rib to loin ratio, good front & rear angulation, neat feet, good tail carriage, moved well around the ring, BPIS

Junior Bitch

1 Duneideann First Edition (Reserve Best Bitch)

this young pepper bitch is a star of the future, presented in lovely coat, balanced head, good ear set, dark round eyes with expression, scissor bite, good laid back shoulders, deep chest, neat feet, good anguation, rib to loin balanced, neat rise over loin, correct tail carriage, moved with ease around the ring. RBB.

2 Duneideann Limited Edition

mustard bitch litter sister of 1st in class, carries a lot of the good points just did not match the ring presence of 1st.

2 Healaval Edderbelle

Graduate Bitch

1 Glendandy Twinkle Star

another feminine mustard bitch who moved well around the ring, presented well, balanced head, good ear set, round eyes, scissor bite, neat feet, balanced rib to loin, good tail carriage.

2 Dentgate Summer Sunset

another mustard bitch who enjoyed her day, moved well, good balanced head, scissor bite, balance of rib to loin but could do with losing a few pounds to finish the picture.

Post Graduate Bitch

1 Deegandan Rosemary

feminine mustard bitch with good pigmentation, balanced head, round eyes, scissor bite, good ear carriage, neat feet, good rib to loin with nice rise over loin, presented in good coat, moved slowly around the ring.

Limit Bitch

1 Inzievar Gold Effect (Best Bitch Reserve Best in Show)

this mustard bitch had all the grace required to win, moved around the ring in great condition, presented in good coat, balanced feminine head with scissor bite in strong jaw, round eyes with expression, good ear set & carriage, lovely neck falling into laid back shoulders, good rib to loin ratio, lovely depth of chest, good angulation front & rear, neat feet, correct tail set & carriage. BB,  RBIS, BOS.

2 Somercloud Starprize at Glendandy

another good feminine mustard bitch who has passed on a lot of her good points to her daughter in grad class, balanced head with good ear set & carriage, scissor bite, good rib to loin, neat rise at loin, correct tail set, moved well around the ring, presented in good coat.

3 Dawsholm Cantily Kate

Open Bitch

1 Inzievar Gold Edition

another quality feminine bitch presented in good mustard coat, moved well around the ring, balanced head with round expressive eyes, good ear set, scissor bite, strength in neck falling into laid back shoulders, good rib to loin ratio, neat rise over loin, good tail set & carriage, neat feet.

 2 Puddockswell Hootin Annie at Etsill

feminine mustard bitch with round eyes, correct ear set, scissor bite, laid back shoulders, good rib to loin, good tail carriage, would have preferred neater feet, moved well around, presented in good coat.

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