Midland Counties Norfolk Terrier Association

Midland Counties Norfolk Terrier Association

Single Breed Open Show

March 28, 2026

Judge: Dr. Robert Oulton

 I would like to thank the club for the invitation to judge today and to the exhibitors for your group of well presented Norfolks.

Class 1: Special Beginner Dog; 1. Mrs. J. Thompson & Mr. N. Pope’s Belleville In A Word; 3-year-old dog in good coat, attractive head with good expression, correct bite, would prefer ears to lay closer to cheek, good length of neck into a well laid shoulder, level topline, tail carried well however would improve silhouette if set slightly higher, good on the move, Best SB. 2. Miss. J.E. Lincoln & Mr. S.T. Eady’s Pryorvale Erme; Not in coat today, nice topline but lacks the maturity and substance of 1 although demonstrated a wonderful disposition.

Class 3: Puppy Dog; 1. Miss D. Jenkins’ Kingsridge Dark Moon; Didn’t expect to find my top winner so early in the day but what a handsome dog he was! 11 months, full up on size which did not bother me when he created such a pleasing outline exuding breed type. A lovely masculine head, with broad skull and well set ears of correct size for head, good bite, strong neck into good shoulder, lots of bone on perfect straight forelimb, excellent chest and spring of rib, level topline into tail well set and excellent carriage, hindquarters very well muscled which combined with correct fore and rear assembly gave a beautiful true movement from all angles, BPD, BPIS, BD, BIS.

Class 4. Junior Dog; 1. Mrs. R. Gee’s Watercroft Time Flies; Handsome and stylish young male, smaller in size to the previous class winner but excellent type again, lovely expressive head, correct skull and foreface, compact with plenty of substance, good bone and well set hind limb with lovely hock. Good movement, excellent coat quality and presentation.

Class 5. Novice Dog; 1. Mrs. R. Gee’s Watercroft Sticky Bud; 9-month-old with the most wonderful character! A truly happy puppy in the ring, true Norfolk stamp being sturdy and strong for age already, clean limb, compact with nice short loin, perfect harsh coat.

Class 6. Post Graduate Dog; 1. Mrs. E.D. Darnell & Miss C.E. Pointon’s Kingsridge Smart Cookie With Jacquidon; 18-month-old dog, good for size, broad skull, ears of good size and shape laying close to cheek, correct scissor bite, good substance in front with correct shoulder, true movement away and back which helped win this class. 2. Mrs. J. Thompson & Mr. N. Pope’s Belleville In A Word (see Class 1.) 3. Mr. A. Hess & Mr. J. Higgins’ Umbrage July In Paris

Class 7. Limit Dog; 1. Miss M.L. Davis’, Watercroft Cosmic Dust; 3-year-old, Super for overall type, correct skull proportions giving a good expression and more breed type over 2, strong chest with deep rib cage and good spring of rib, good bone with short straight forelimbs, good tail set although slight curl when carried, sound in movement, very good presentation. 2. Miss L.E. Toms, Ms. J.S. Toms & Mr. K.J. Daws Jaeva Party Boy; well presented 2-year-old, slightly up on leg in relation to depth of chest, nice level topline, coat of good texture.

Class 8. Open Dog; 1. Mrs. R. Gee’s Watercroft Time After Time; Handsome 17-month-old exuding breed type, super showman, nice broad head, slightly rounded with good stop and strong muzzle of correct proportion to skull, ears alert and laying close to cheek, nice oval eye, strong neck into excellent shoulder, short strong loin, plenty of muscle on hind legs and well set hock giving powerful purposeful drive, among the best movers today, ResD. 2. Miss S. Wren’s Jaeva Strut Your Stuff, beautiful coat well presented, slightly long in foreface, good neck, excellent width in chest and good substance, good topline and ok movement.

Class 12. Puppy Bitch; 1. Miss D. Jenkins Kingsridge Strawberry Moon; A beautiful 11-month-old bitch, feminine in head, nice wedge shape of good proportions, perfect scissor bite, nice front, excellent in topline and nice short strong loin, good drive around the ring and correct to and fro in movement, excellent coat, a real contender for top honours and will be nice to see her mature. 2. Mr. A. & Mrs. C. Emms’ Watercroft Sunday Girl With Vioclan; 9-month-old feminine puppy, lacking coat at the moment which should come with age, low set, would prefer shorter loin to balance size. 3. Mr. R. & Mrs. A. Geary’s Germanus Off The Peg.

Class 14. Novice Bitch; 1. Mrs. R. Gee’s Watercroft Sticky Affair; Beautiful 8-month-old full of the breed character, typey in outline and typey in expression, nice slightly rounded skull with excellent set to ear, laid well to cheek, excellent front with width and depth of chest for age, short straight forelimbs, nice short loin, moves with expression and drive, perfect coat, BPB, ResBest P, ResB. 2. Mrs. K. Tate & Miss S. Wren’s Jaeva Finger On The Button; Another lovely young girl for overall type but preferred the head on 1., good topline, good coat, movement correct, tail down on the move at times today sadly. 3. Mr. A. & Mrs. C. Emms’ Watercroft Sunday Girl With Vioclan

Class 15. Post Graduate Bitch; 1. Miss L.E. Toms & Mrs. K. Tate’s Heilurihannan Burning Question With Jaeva (IMP FIN); Attractive head, strong muzzle with correct scissor bite, nice front with nice round feet well up on pads, enough coat of great texture which should come in more, beautiful hind end assembly with good bend of stifle, nice angulation to well let down hocks. 2. Mrs. J. Jones’ Jaeva Runner Duck; Coat of nice texture, good length of body and nice level topline, would prefer more width in skull and to be more up on pads, not always settled on the move today.

Class 16. Limit Bitch; 1. Mrs.K. Tate & Miss S. Wren’s Jaeva On The Run; Nice outline, attractive bitch with nice wedge shaped head, very good shoulder, excellent chest with good depth and spring of rib, nice on top with excellent tail set.

Class 17. Open Bitch; 1. Mrs. R. Gee’s Watercroft Stitch In Time JW; Loved this bitch, super for overall type, lovely and feminine, beautiful wedge shaped head with a nice oval eye, excellent neck for length and strength into well laid shoulder, nice short and forelimbs of good bone and well up on pads, perfect topline, beautiful well muscled hindquarters with well set hock giving beautiful drive around the ring, best movement of the day, perfectly presented, BB, BOS, RBIS. 2. Mr. R. & Mrs. A. Geary’s Watercroft Quick As A Flash To Germanus; Attractive 3-year-old, not quite the bone of our winner and would prefer a stronger topline on the move, nice bitch for size and general appearance.

Class 18. Veteran Bitch; 1. Mrs. E.D. Darnell’s Jacquidon Nip And Tuck; Rising 9-year-old nicely presented, Good for size and overall balance, keen expression and nice head, lovely width through and depth through chest, enough hindquarters, good set to hindlimb, movement ok, BV.