Cardiff Canine Society

Cardiff CS Premier Open Show 25/1/26

Judge: Averil Cawthera-Purdy

I thoroughly enjoyed judging Cardiff Canine Society’s well organised Premier Open Show. The venue being cold was expected and so dressing warmly helped and was more than compensated for by the warmth of the Welsh committee and exhibitors throughout the day. My thanks to the group judges for sending through some lovely dogs for me to make my final selection from. My thanks also to my steward who ran the ring both efficiently and cheerfully throughout the day.

For BIS I had quality dogs to select from but catching my eye particularly were the Pastoral, Working and Hound winners. The Afghan on the move had to be considered but wasn’t giving his all in stance. Which left me my most difficult decision of the day! In the final analysis the Hungarian Puli, Thomas’ Chesmes Kutya Magyar Gryff at Mournebrake took BIS. He drew my eye and continued to impress more and more. He is so beautifully balanced throughout, square, nicely angulated and with excellent head properties. He has breed typical brisk, accurate movement, holding his shape well throughout. His corded coat is presented to advantage and he was giving his all for his handler.  RBIS and pushing hard all the way, the Russian Black Terrier, Williams’ Evrussky Black Widow (AI). An excellent example of this stunning breed, so strong and with such substance, yet retaining all her femininity. Beautifully constructed and moving out with power, precision, reach and drive to prove it. Presented and handled beautifully.

The puppies were also of high quality and will give their owners some exciting times as they grow up. The Border Terrier caught my eye but my choice had to be between the Peke and the Lhasa, two stunning puppies! They gve my my second hardest decision of the day. BPIS went to the Pekingese, Shaw, Mee & Ransome’s Pekehuis Dream Maker. Well named. At 8 mths he has everything you would want in abundance. Large broad, flat skull with good underjaw. A lustrous dark, round eye. Excellent firm body with good waist and lovely rib. So sound and moving correctly with both roll and purpose. Well coated with correct texture. BTP BP RBOB.  RBPIS the Lhasa Apso Barnett & Carter’s Alamiks So Macho. A very handsome young man with a most attractive headpiece. Soundly constructed, with good proportions. Moving well from all angles with reach and drive. Pushed hard all the way.

Best Veteran again a lovely selection of top quality exhibits to choose from but it had to be the Standard Smooth Dachshund, Stark’s Ch Adnerbs Won Vision of Gobannium JW OSW. Impressive hound, loved everything about her. Strong topline, excellent quarters and hocks and a lovely refinement in head and expression. Moving out with both precision and strength.

Toy Group

1. Scott’s Cotton De Tulear, Mopseyscoton Minti Minki Quality exhibit who belies his age. His head proportions are good as is his pigmentation. He has a correct topline, tail carriage and a good coat of the correct texture. Well put together with good muscle to his hindquarters and moving out strongly in all directions. TG1 BTV BAVNSC Toy

2. Shaw, Mee & Ransome’s Pekeingese, Pekehuis Hyperion. 2yrs Nothing overdone, the more you look the more you like and under hands he is even better. Everything exactly where it should be and what it should be. Correct for size and with plenty of substance. His head is wide and shallow giving that perfect envelope shape. He has passed his excellent dark, round lustrous eyes on to his son. So good on the move. His son will trouble him soon but today he had enough. BOB TG2

3. Smeath’s IG, Bytheiad Fair Guinevere at Willingwisp. Taking the freezing cold temperatures in her stride this well balanced feminine bitch of nice size refused to be overlooked. Liked her head and expression. Well set ears, compact body and strong hindquarters, moved soundly.

4. Williams’ CKCS, Charnell The Renegade Sancana. Blenheim Quality boy, with excellent head qualities and lovely expression. Well laid back shoulder with correct angulation on rear. Sound mover. Correct coat well presented. BOB.

Toy Puppy Group

1. Shaw, Mee & Ransome’s Pekehuis Dream Maker. BTP BP RBOB (See above)

2. Linett’s Pug, Roxmarr Pimms Royale at Conquell Quality lad with much in his favour. Excellent make and shape with a beautiful head and expression, liked his dark round eyes, good width of jaw and dense pigmentation. Holds his outline well, showing soundness and good breed typical movement.

3. Niven-Lewis’ Maryanns Golden Roses Cathy Rostellar (Imp Hun)

Correctly sized with good make and shape. Good soft coat, Nicely proportioned head and muzzle, dark eyes. Good topline with slight rise over loin. Moved well with free and parallel action.

4. Hawkin’s Lexody’s Legacy. Blenheim 6 mth old dog who has all the essentials. Melting expression on his typical yet still masculine head. Shoulders nicely laid back giving a good front. Good topline and tail carriage. TPG4 BPIB

Affenpinscher

JD/B (4 Entries) Abs: 1

Three quality juniors

1st: Currie’s Faehat Boater. 12 ½ mth old. Just right for his age, good size with pleasing head and outline. A well-constructed sound mover, particularly liked his shoulders and front. Correct coat. BOB

2nd: Adams’ Hawksflight Obsession. Has promise with a pleasing head and expression. Well-constructed and string in rear and side movement just needs to settle a little in front. RBOB

3rd: Hughes’ Faehat All I Want for Nantmellon.

PGD/B (1 Entries) 0Abs

1ST: Currie’s Faehat Halo. 2 yrs, she is well made with a typical head and expression. Well put together and sound on the move. Carrying a little more than her well textured coat today.

CKCS

PB/B (3 Entries) Abs: 1

1st: Hawkin’s Lexody’s Legacy. TPG4 BPIB (See above)

2nd: Rees’ Parcauwen Bloomin Wild. Blenheim At 9mths he is close up to the winner again scoring in head and expression with correct tail carriage and good topline. Not really co-operating with his handler on the move today, however did do beeter in this respect in his second class.

JD/B (2 Entries)

1st: Rees’ Parcauwen Bloomin Wild (Repeat)

2nd: Hawkin’s Lexody’s Serenity. Blenheim. Very much a baby and not as mature as her litter brother but has plenty of promise for the future. Pretty and feminine. Well constructed and once she settled good moving away, her front has the makings but is still developmental.

PGD/B (2 Entries) Abs: 0

1st: Williams’ Granasil Tea House Moon On Sacana. B/T Correctly sized, feminine with good head and expression. Well made and of pleasing type and balance. Moved well.

2nd: Wakeman’s Llapsttam’s Secret Affair. B/T Sound boy, good for size and shape. Not the coat quality of the winner.

Open D/B (2 Entries) Abs: 0

1st: Williams’ Charnell The Renegade Sancana. BOB TG4 (See above)

2nd: Wakeman’s Thekop’s Medicinal Brandy. Ruby boy who pushed hard all the way, loved his topline and tail carriage. Good for size and shape with again a lovely head and expression. RBOB

Chihauhau L/C

Puppy D/B (5 Entry) 2Abs

1ST: Colquhoun’s Okeanid Fantasy for Cleoianto. 8mth baby who shows lots of promise. Good head and expression, well balanced and well put together. Moved out to win here.

2nd: Taylor’s Chantaydan Calm Your Nerves. 12 mths on the day plenty to like and standing could have won as she is balanced and has a good head. Out moved by winner today.

3rd: Skivington’s Gustafski’s Milkman’s Son

JD/B (3 Entries) 0Abs

1ST: Taylor’s Chantaydan In It To Win It. And the did! Good head and expression. Liked his make and shape Moved well and stood away here. BPIB RBOB

2nd: Angel’s Chatwyn Watch Me Dance with Onlynice (IKC). Liked this lad’s head and expression, very typical. Nicely put together with a good outline. Moving well behind when going but somewhat stop start and nose down today.

3rd: Skivington’s Gustafski’s Milkman’s Son

PD/B (5 Entries) Abs: 2

1st: Lewis’ Chantaydan No Airs Or Graces. Very pretty with most pleasing head and expression. Well constructed and moving to win here.

2nd: Skivington’s Return To Senda With Gustafski JW Rangier than first but still a nicely proportion lad with good topline.

3rd: Skivington’s Gustafski’s Milkman’s Son

Open D/B (4 Entries) Abs: 1

1st: Colquhoun’s Chantaydan Dulce Nina Mia at Cleoianto. Correct size, nicely proportioned head with pleasing expression, extremely well balanced. A quality, sound exhibit who although not in her full coat stood away to win here. BOB

2nd: Skivington’s Chantaydans Veni Vidi Vici JW SLO JCH. Sire of above. Pleasing head and expression. A sound quality lad, just a little more of him than is my preference.

3rd: Angel’s Chatwyn Watch Me Dance with Onlynice (IKC).

English Toy Terriers

Open D/B (3 Entries) Abs:2

1st: Peters’ Ir/At/Nld Ch EttologyCherry Bakewell at Troysel JW. Good for size, feminine refined head and expression. Good ear. Nicely made but had a tendency to over stride on the move today. BOB

Miniature Pinscher

Open D/B (2 Entries) Abs:1

1st: Adams & James Jagerson Takes The Biscuit. Typy quality exhibit, belying her 7 years. Soundly comstructed moving well but a little shivery on the stand, totally forgiveable in the circumstances. BOB

Pekingese

My big surprise of the day, I never expected an entry of this calibre, the best I have ever judged!

JD/B (2 Entries) Abs: 0

1st: Shaw, Mee & Ransome’s Pekehuis Dream Maker. BPIS TPG RBOB BPIB (See above)

2nd: Thomas’ Joy Ming Mira. So much quality in this 7mth old girl. Again scores well in head with a lovely expression, good body and correct coat. Moved to prove her worth.

PGD/B (2 Entries) Abs:1

1st: Evans’ Edgewarebury Best for Last. Strong masculine head with pleasing dark, round eye. Good for size and plenty of substance. Good topline and correct movement. Plenty to like here.

OD/B

1st: Shaw, Mee & Ransome’s Pekehuis Hyperion. BOB TG2 (See above)

2nd: Thomas’ Meritorous Classi Sassi. And she certainly is both. 18mths. So feminine with a large, broad, flat skull and again a good round, dark eye. Nicely bodied with a well-knit frame. Moved both with style and roll but not quite the purpose of one.

AVNSC Toy

PD/B (1 Entry) Ab: 0

1st: Mathias’ Australian Silky Terrier, Antares Du Domaine de Barronniere (Imp Fra) Promising baby. Good size and nice in outline. Needs to strengthen in front good behind.

OD/B

1st: Scott’s Cotton de Tulear, Mopseyscoton Minti Minki TG1 (See Above)

2nd: Farrugia’s Jap Chin, Capevidles Simply The Best for Cholas. Beutifully feminine, sound and full of breed type. Pushed hard here.

3rd: Morgan & Godwin’s Jap Chin, Shardlow Koji at Mairamel.

AV Toy Veteran

1st: Scott’s Cotton de Tulear, Mopseyscoton Minti Minki TG1 (See Above)

2nd: Thompson’s IG, Blue Lagoon of Bytheiad ShCEx VW Quality, lovely lines with a refined head and god expression. Soundly constructed and moving well.

3rd: Adams & James Min Pin, Jagerson Takes The Biscuit.

Averil Cawthera-Purdy

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