CTC LIMITED SHOW & CAIRN DAY
Held at Alva 29th May 2011
Judge Mrs Jackie Burr (Strathview)

CTC Critique

 It was a pleasure to be invited to judge CTC. Thanks to the committee and to my stewards Betty Shaw and Margaret Skelton and also to the club for my beautiful gift. I thoroughly enjoyed my day.

Minor Puppy Dog (1)

1st Lamb and Saltmarsh’s  Renshaw There and Back Again. Mature 8month brindle with a pleasing head with deep stop, correct bite, good rear angulation, showing good tail set. Moved freely.

Puppy Dog (2, 1A)

1st & Best Special New Members McDougall’s Brandarsaig Robert Brogue. Wheaten very short of coat, head needs more furnishings which will improve expression.  Movement was quite loose in front, which could possibly be helped with more exercise and with maturity.  A very happy showy dog overall.

Junior Dog (2)

1st BD & BIS Templeton’s Larchlea I Want To Break Free. Dark 14 month with a fantastic head and an excellent clean mouth,  medium all over, very well presented with an impressive outline and good muscle tone.

2nd Fortune’s Eglish Spitting Image With Essdeeeff.  Pleasing head, good coat, kept level top line whilst moving, preferred balance and movement of 1st.

Novice Dog (6, 1A)

1st RBD Cameron’s Stryveling Rocket Man. Well balanced red brindle dog with masculine head, and large teeth. Good length of neck which flowed into well placed shoulders.  Shown with a good harsh coat. Moved with drive around the ring.

 2nd  Fortune’s Eglish Wee Willies Man With Essdeeeff.  Nice head, level top line good tail set, a bit short of coat today.  Obviously doesn’t miss any meals!

3rd Fortune’s  Eglish Spitting Image With Essdeeeff.  

Post Graduate Dog (2)

1st  Fortune’s  Eglish Spitting Image With Essdeeeff.2nd Sinclair’s Larchlea Hard Day’s Night. This grey brindle dog was well up to size, shown in very short coat, moved freely keeping his straight top line. Well handled.

Open Dog (4, 1A)

1st Berrecloth’s Sybster Shiraz SHCM.  Very attractive Light wheaten of medium size loved his head and expression, excellent coat quality, well presented,  a little proud of his tail at times which detracts from his outline. Shown in very fit condition which was demonstrated in his positive movement.

2nd Lamb and Saltmarsh’s Birselaw Fable. Grey Brindle, typical head  with dark eyes,  good depth of chest and spring of rib. Shown in full coat moved freely.

 3rd Buchan’s Auchinkyle Super Stan At Drayem.

Special New Members Dog or Bitch (3,1A)

1st McDougall’s Brandarsaig Robert Brogue.

2nd Sinclair’s Larchlea Hard Day’s Night.  

Special Best Little Pal Puppy Dog or  Bitch (1)

1st McDougall’s Brandarsaig Robert Brogue.

Veteran Dog or Bitch (1)

 1st Berrecloth’s Sybster Spring Into Summer.  Eight year old grey brindle, feminine bitch a little short of coat, but of good texture, moved well around the ring obviously enjoying her day out.

Minor Puppy Bitch (0)

Puppy Bitch (3)

1st Catto’s Birselaw Blowin’ In The Wind. Attractive brindle with good angulation back and front, medium length of neck flowing into well laid shoulders, shown in full coat.

2nd Bustards’s Tushtagh True Gem. Very pretty face, appeared to have been recently stripped out. Quite playful on the move which made her movement difficult to assess.

3rd Buchan’s Carradine Little Cracker At Drayem.

Junior Bitch (2)

1st Berrecloth’s Sybster Sunday Best. Attractive head which was enhanced by her dark mask, balanced with a level top line. Shown in full coat which was well presented.

 2nd  Bustards’s Tushtagh True Gem.

Novice Bitch (4)

1st BB,BOS & RBIS Shaw’s Honeyhall High’N’Dry.  Very pretty feminine head with dark points that enhanced her cheeky cairn expression, excellent mouth lovely length of neck which flowed into well placed shoulders,  handled well on the table and didn’t disappointed on movement. I was very impressed by the muscle tone on this bitch.

2nd Berrecloth’s Sybster Sunday Best.

3rd Miller’s Cornton Badger’s Hope.

Post Graduate Bitch (4,1A)

1st RBB Cameron’s Sweet Caroline and what a sweetie she is.  Wheaten bitch, beautiful head with an excellent bite, lovely neck and shoulders with good angulation fore and rear, moved soundly. Pressed hard for best bitch.

2ndMillers’s Cornton Reay Grey bitch with an attractive head with dark points, coat was past its best, shown in fit condition, moved freely.  

3rd Dawson’s Sybster Summer Nights.

Open Bitch (2, 1A)

1st  Miller’s Cornton Reay.

Judge Mrs Jackie Burr (Strathview)