• Show Date: 28/06/2025
  • Show Type: Championship Show
  • Judged by: Domenico Santoriello Contact Judge
  • Published Date: 07/08/2025

Windsor Dog Show Society

Breed: English Toy Terrier (Black & Tan)

Thank you Gillian Knight & Maureen Betts for your hard work in the heat, much appreciated, you had the ring running like clockwork. Thank you to the exhibitors for your support on my first CC appointment in the breed, there was a nice atmosphere around the ring with applause for the winners. Some dogs were affected by the heat today, understandably.

V (4) 1 Forsythe’s CH Witchstone Raindance Avec Richpin JW, 7 years in excellent condition, well proportioned male. Masculine head of correct wedge shape, dark, well-shaped and obliquely set eyes. Ears placed high on back of skull. He has enough neck into well laid shoulder, super topline and tailset. Moved out with typical reach and drive. Close up in the challenge. 2 Francis & Blatchford’s CH Witchstone Not Apache On Me for Peopleton another super boy that I have done well for in the past, excellent head and dark eye, well set ears, good neck into well laid shoulders and correct topline and tailset. Excellent mover, would prefer just slightly less of him. 3 Harmans Boiman’s Great Expectations.

P(1) 1 Francis & Blatchford’s Witchstone Nasabe Strike Up The Band, 6 months and rather raw, super temperament, pleasing head & ears, well arched neck, good topline. Slightly straight in rear. Correct tailset and moving well.

J (2) 1 Roskell & Wood’s Nasabe Special Brew In Rahima, lovely head & eye giving excellent expression, typical wedge shape head, good neck into well laid shoulder and correct topline, rounded rear with correct tailset. Very sound mover. 2 Warren’s Rhymswell Fields of Gold, very nice head, flat skull and well set ears, good neck into shoulders, straight front, correct topline, good rear and low set tail. Moved OK.

PGD (4,1) 1 Dixon’s Lasagesse Dazed N Confused, super boy of excellent type, pleasing head & eye, straight front, deep chest and standing on good feet. Good neck into well laid shoulder & correct topline. Moves very well with correct action. 2 Shevchenko Ettoly Making Mischief, not the head and expression of 1 but well set ears, medium neck into good topline, good feet, and moved round with good reach and drive. 3 Cadman & Jarvis Pippahouse Tiny Shaddow

LD (4) 1 Roskell’s Witchstone Silent Wish with Rahima JW, have judged him as a youngster and did him well before, he has matured well. Excellent head & eye giving typical expression. Straight front, deep chest, good feet. Lovely topline & tailset. Pleasing mover with good reach and drive. 2 Keylock & Collins Lasagesse Paint It Black, he has a super temperament, handsome head & good eye & ears. Good topline and rear angulation, tail set low and carried correctly. Moves well.

OD (4) 1 Imrie’s CH Witchstone Black Horse at Almaric, 7 years old, I remember judging him as a puppy so it was nice to judge him again as an adult. Good for size, and a lovely shapely profile. Masculine and well balanced wedge shaped head, ears held high and set correctly, small almond shaped eye. Good for neck into compact body, and well muscled rear. Shown in glossy coat. On the move he shows the desired extended trot. Delighted to award him the CC, BOS & BV. He later won Group 3. 2 Harman’s CH Witchstone Crazu Horse at Boimans, litter brother to 1 and many of the same comments apply. He too has a masculine head and super eyes. Compact body, slightly curving body, and gently rounded buttocks. Good tailset and carriage. Lovely mover in profile, just preferred the precision of front movement on 1. RDCC. 3 Imrie’s CH Almaric Butch Cassidy.

PB 1 Haffenden & Wood’s Nasabe Strikes Again, 6 months and slightly more together than her litter brother. She presents a lovely shapely outline on the stand. Feminine head, small dark eyes, ears are well set giving a keen expression. Udnerjaw needs to strengthen. Good neck into compact body and good rear angulation. Thumbprints evident. Low set tail. Super mover showing good reach and drive. BP & Puppy Group 1.

J 1 Jackson’s Dandyteed Lily The Pink, pleasing type, feminine head and dark eye, small ears set on high. Good neck, compact body & good rear angulation. Moved OK.

PGB (4) Mixed class. 1 Imrie’s Fera Mits Argante of Avalon at Witchstone (imp SWE), comfortable winner of this class, ideal size, feminne head of a good length, dark eye, small ears set on high. Comapct body, correct topline & pleasing rear angulation. Tail set low with good carriage. Sound mover. 2 Marsden’s Galvizach Royal Amethyst of Regalriver, pleasing type and has a good shape with a pretty head and expression. Comapct body, good topline and sound rear. Moved OK.

L (2) 1 Love’s Lasagesse A Whole Lotta Love with Tettoy, 16 months, lovely type and typical outline on this girl. Good size and bone. Lovely head and eye, good neck, compact body and good tuck up. Typical topline falling to a well rounded.rump. Lovely mover. 2 Goodfellow’s Nasabe Royal Rose with Airambech, another typy bitch and close up to 1, just preferring the eye of 1. Good neck and shoulder, pleasing topline and tailset. Very sound mover.

OB (5) 1 Leonard’s Witchstone Silent Prayer, feminine bitch who caught my eye for her elegant and shapely outline. She Is the ideal size, beautiful headpiece, typical wedge-shape, obliquely set eye, small high set ears standing on back of her skull giving a super expression. Excellent bone, standing on super feet. Compact body, correct topline, falling slightly to her well rounded buttocks. Good tuck up. Hocks well let down.Low-set tail which she maintains on the mover. Textbook mover, showing that desired extended trot, with excellent drive from the rear. I gave her BPIS when I judged the ETT Club Open Show, so I was delighted to see her again today, and award her her 3rd CC, and Best of Breed, she was later shortlisted in an excellent Toy Group.2 Haffenden and Wood’s CH Nasabe Play The Game JW, another beauty and pushed 1 all the way. She too has a elegant outline which can’t be ignored. Pretty head and expression, super eyes and ear set. Good neck into lovely shoulder & compact body. Correct topline and tuck up, excellent rear angulation, low set tail. Pleasing mover showing excellent reach and drive. RBCC.