Glen Of Imaal Terrier Association

The Glen of Imaal Terrier Association Breed Club Ch. Show.

28th November 2021.

I would like to thank the officers and committee for the invitation to judge this show and for the warm welcome extended to me. Thank you also to the exhibitors for entering their dogs under me and for being so sporting and accepting my decisions.

My overall impression of the dogs present was that temperaments were excellent, and many of the exhibits were of good breed type. With that said, I did have some concerns where some exhibits did have dropped ears, some of which were large and hound like which alters the unique expression of this breed. I would be very firm on my position on bites with some bites not to the exhibits advantage. Some exhibits were too high on leg, and I will be frank in saying that if I was shown a silhouette of them, I would struggle to identify them as a Glen. This breed is a wonderful breed, and it is the breeders that determine the trajectory of the breed, and their responsibility is to preserve breed type and the breed specific features unique to this wonderful and vulnerable breed.

Class 1. Minor Puppy Dog (2,0)

1st Hannington’s Boudievella Milo. Seven-month-old male of good type. Masculine headed dog with nice eye and good bite. Maximum substance for size with good angulation, correct topline. Angulations good in front with good forechest. Correct topline. Moved soundly but would like a little more drive behind. Presented and handled well.

2nd George’s Ballyclare Offaly Boy. Six and a half months old male, masculine headed dog. Good ears. Good ribcage, with correct length of loin. Stands too close in front and not the forechest of 1, although he is a youngster this may improve as he develops. Presented and handled well.

Class 3. Junior Dog (1,0a)

1st Garner’s Jeonty Murphy Shading Dark. A one-year-old male, with a masculine head of good proportions with powerful foreface and an excellent bite. Nice type. Good upper arm and shoulder with good forechest. Ribbed well back and has the correct topline. Moves well behind with drive but moves a little narrow in front. He is still a youngster, and this may improve as he develops. Presented well. This young dog challenged his owners’ handling skills to the last.

Class 4. Post Graduate Dog (2,1a)

1st Salettie’s Hermone Bear. This two-and-a-half-year-old dog has a masculine head of correct proportions, powerful foreface, and correct mobile ears. Good upper arm and good forechest. His topline is not to his advantage stacked or on the move. Ribcage well ribbed back. Moves soundly but would like more power in rear movement. Presented and handled well.

Class 5. Limit Dog (1,0a)

1st Hardy’s Amhard Quick Fire. This two-and-a-half-year-old boy has a masculine head of correct proportions with an excellent bite. Correct angulations in front, with good forechest and depth of chest and well ribbed back. Good angulations behind. Correct topline. This boy was more settled on the move in the challenge than in the class. He has a little more developing to do but he scored on breed type, being correctly balanced and being of a nice size. It had the desired breed attributes that I was looking for. Dog CC.- RBIS

Class 6. Open Dog. (6,1a)

This class challenged me as it was a class of dogs of correct breed type.

1st. Bailey’s Zippor Brandan. A two-year-old male with a masculine head of correct proportions with an excellent bite. Well balanced in outline with a good topline. Good ribcage, well ribbed back. Angulations good front and rear. This boy needs more time to mature, and a little more ring training would be to his advantage. Sound in all aspects and for his overall breed type and size delighted to award him the RCC. The owner later told me it was only his second show. Presented well.

2nd Hardy’s Amhard Manhattan. This four-year-old male is of a nice type and had a lot of breed qualities to appreciate. Masculine head of good proportions. Angulations good front and year, with a good ribcage and well ribbed back. Correct topline and moved soundly. Presented and handled well.

3rd Hannington’s Boudivella Osca

Class 7. Veteran Dog. (3, 1a)

1st Alstead’s Ch Golden Spur. A seven-year-old male of an excellent type with maximum substance for his size. Head of correct proportions. Good topline with good ribcage, well ribbed back. Moved soundly behind but not quite as free moving in front action. Presented and handled well. Best Veteran in Show.

2nd Samuel’s Jeonty Yippe Kiaye A seven-year-old male with masculine head, would prefer more width. Good eye with excellent bite. Correct topline with good ribcage, well ribbed back. This boy would benefit from more angulation front and year. Moved soundly but could do with little more drive. Presented and handled well.

Class 8 Minor Puppy Bitch (2,0a)

1st Tobijanski Zippor Magic Molly. A 6-month-old female of excellent type. Feminine head and expression, head of correct proportions, excellent bite, and correct mobile ears. Good angulations front and rear, good forechest. Good ribcage and well ribbed back. Correct topline. Moved soundly in all aspects and shown in excellent condition. Presented and handled well. Best Puppy In Show.

2nd George’s Romainville Rag A Muffin. 7-month-old female, with feminine head of good proportions. Good ribcage and well ribbed back. Correct topline. Not the balance I would prefer. Shown In excellent condition. Moved soundly. Presented and handled well.

Class 10. Junior Bitch (1,0a)

1st Samuel’s Jeonty Spirit of Naboo. Feminine head and expression on this one-year-old female who is of a nice type. Good eye, powerful foreface with excellent bite. Correct balance and good topline. Good ribcage and well ribbed back. Needs to watch right foreleg when stacked. Angulations good, moves soundly behind, front action needs to settle. Still a youngster and needs time to develop. Presented and handled well.

Class 11. Post Graduate Bitch. (1,1a)

1st Hannington’s Boudievella Silver Spirit. A two-and-a-half-year-old female of an excellent type. Feminine head and expression with a lovely type and with good substance. Good angulations front and year with a good forechest and excellent ribcage and well ribbed back. Moved soundly in all aspects and shown in excellent condition. Presented and handled well.

Class 12. Limit Bitch (3,1a)

1st George’s Romainville Ragdoll. A four-year-old female who was not quite the balance I would prefer. With that said she had a feminine expression, head of good proportions, excellent bite. Good ribcage and well ribbed back. Correct topline. Angulations good front and rear and moved soundly in all aspects. Would prefer a little more bow in forelegs. Presented and handled well.

2nd O’Grady’s Amhard Quick Sand. A two-and-a-half-year-old female, with lovely feminine head and expression. Correct balance, with correct topline. Good ribcage and well ribbed back. Angulations good. Moved soundly and was presented and handled well. I would prefer a little more substance for her age.

Class 13. Open Bitch (6,2a)

1st George’s Romainville Izzy Wizzy. A five-year-old female of a lovely type with a feminine head and expression. Good substance. Good forechest and angulations front and rear excellent. Correct ribcage and well ribbed back. She had a strong loin and overall, in excellent body condition. Correct topline. Moved soundly in all aspects. CC and BIS.

2nd Alstead’s Ch Sigrid Helgaat Pentcottage. Feminine head and expression of a good balance. Correct topline, good ribcage and well ribbed back. Another female with a strong loin and shown in excellent condition. Moves soundly but needs to keep the momentum going to give her an advantage. RCC.

3rd Hardy’s Amhard Indi Kate

Judge: Yvonne Cannon - Cloughlea