Dachshund Club

The Dachshund Club 15 March 2026

My thanks to the committee & club for the invitation to judge. My thanks to my hard working stewards, Lesley & Elizabeth, for keeping the ring running smoothly which made my day much easier. To all of the exhibitors for their entries & accepting my decisions with good sportsmanship.

Overall most of the dogs present had good clean teeth with correct scissor bite. All dogs were presented in a nice clean condition with good temperaments. Size on some of the minis needs to be watched, there were a few that were oversized. One thing I would point out is handling, if you are in a bigger class give yourself space on the group movement, it’s difficult for a judge to assess your dogs movement if you’re rushing up the back of the dog in front & having to slow down.

Standard Smooth-Haired

Puppy Dog 3/2 1st Taylor, Williams & Williams - Bulldaxit’s Armani My Way. 7 month old shaded red dog who was a happy & outgoing boy. Nice head but ears slightly long for my liking. Nice length of neck with a slight arch and good chest. Slightly long in loin & topline needs to firm up but this will come in time. Nice tidy feet and good rear angulation. Good power & movement round the ring & this clinched him BPIB on the day.

Junior Dog – No entries

Post Graduate Dog 2 1st Sandell – Wanderhund Grand Illusion. 20 month old shaded red with nice conical head, good ears and almond eye. Long neck flowing into well laid shoulder with good tight feet. Nice topline with good length of ribbing & a short loin. Slightly under angulated on rear but moves well around the ring, reserve best dog. 2nd Heels - Daxanory Menacing Awesome. 2 ½ year old red with nice head, a prominent stop & correct almond eyes. Nice strong neck into shoulder which is a little upright. Would like to see more ground clearance. Lovely ribbing extending well back but loin is a little long. Moved freely round the ring but just preferred 1 for overall size & balance.

Limit dog - 1 Absent

Open dog 2 1st Jennings – CH Marvale’s Manifesto At Jenivon. 3 ½ year old black & tan boy with good head, correct scissor bite & nice clean teeth. Nice shaped almond eye. Long slightly arched neck leading to good shoulder angulation and lovely prominent chest. Ample ribbing extending well back and a nice short loin leads to a topline held at all times. Good rear angulation & a sound mover. Best dog & only lost out on BOB as the bitch had slightly more drive in the challenge. 2nd Heels – CH Daxanory Menacing Dennis. 6 year old red with a nice shaped head and correct almond eye leading into a strong neck. Slightly heavy shoulder for my liking although correct angulation. Strong chest and good length of ribbing although loin is slightly long. Moves really well and still has plenty of drive despite nearly being a veteran and pushed 1 hard for the win today.

Veteran Dog 2 1st Cox – Dovestream Black Russian at Dachshinbull. 7 year old black and tan with good strong conical head and nice teeth. Correct ear set and lovely almond eyes. Long slightly arched neck flowing into correct shoulder & good front angulation. Slightly smaller in chest but good length of keel & good ribbing with a nice short loin. Good rear angulation and moved straight & true coming & going. Unfortunately on the day he was slightly underweight due to bitches in season at home, but pushed hard for reserve best dog & on another day would have been my choice for best veteran. 2nd Macdonald – Don Pedro II Das Terras Do Cannis Lupus. 7 year old red boy with correct conical head and good neck. A little unsettled & unwilling to move today giving his handler a hard time.

Puppy bitch 2/1 1st Kerry - Hampdach Belle Returns to Kireton. 7 month black and tan who is a nice happy girl. Correct conical head and lovely almond eye with good earset and nice long slightly arched neck. Correct shoulder and nice deep chest with good ribbing and short loin. Nice rear angulation and topline held at all times. Movement was ok on the day but in phantom at the time which wasn’t helping.

Junior bitch 2/1 1st Jennings - Melriding True Colours at Jenivon. 14 month black & tan with a good head and eye. Long neck flowing into correct shoulder placement with a nice deep chest. Good rib and loin with level topline. Moved ok.

Post Graduate bitch 3/1 1st Valentine - Empetthounds Genesis Into Tiffwazz. 2 year old black and tan with a correct conical head & good eye. Nice length of neck, good deep chest and good ribbing and length of loin. Good rear angulation and moved well, reserve best bitch. 2nd Heels - Daxanory Ravishing Rose. 2 ½ year old red girl with a nice head and eye. Would like a longer neck and heavy in shoulder but correct angulation. Moved ok.

Limit bitch 1 1st Cox - Bulldaxit Sooner or Later. 3 year old black & tan with a lovely head, great teeth & correct almond eye. Good long slightly arched neck into correct shoulder. Good deep chest with good ribbing, short loin & a level topline held at all times. Good rear angulation & moved well around the ring, strongly considered for RBB.

Open bitch 3/2 1st Chauhan - CH Hundpoint Mamma Mia. 2 ½ year old shaded red with a lovely shaped conical head, good strong teeth & correct almond eye. Moderately long, strong neck leading to good lay of shoulder. Good depth of chest & keel with nice long ribbing & a short loin. Good rear angulation and moved with real power & drive earning her BOB.

Veteran bitch 2/1 1st Valentine - Amlida Tamora to Tiffwazz. Nearly 8 year old black & tan with a great head and eye. Good length of neck leading into a strong shoulder & a nice deep chest. Perfect Rib to loin ratio. Moderate rear angulation but drives well despite age, BVIB.

Miniature Wire-Haired

Puppy dog 1 - Absent

Junior dog 2/1 1st Fitzherbert, Stewart & Tomsett - Dajean Spanish Gold with Ottateck. 16 month old shaded red with a good head, almond eye, good earset and nice teeth. Nice length of neck into good lay of shoulder and deep chest. Reasonable ribbing & length of loin. Moderate rear angulation but moves straight with drive.

Post Graduate dog 3/1 1st Kirkwood-Emery - Helydon Xtra Xpecial JW. 17 month old wild boar who caught my eye as soon as he entered the ring & proved to be a real showman. Good overall size & balance with a lovely head and dark almond eye. Strong, long, slightly arching neck leading to a correctly angled shoulder and good deep chest. Tight feet. Good rib and loin ratio with a level topline held at all times. Correct rear angulation helping him move very well with real power & drive. Pleased to award him BOB & happy to see him go RBIS 2nd Foley - Bimini Alfie Moon at Clavennae. 2 year old wild boar with a nice head leading to a moderate neck. Ok shoulder angulation and would prefer a slightly stronger chest. Good ribbing & length of loin. Moved ok.

Limit dog 2 1st Phillips - Birichino Barley of Robinswood. 6 year old brindle with a nice head and correct almond eye leading to a good length of neck. Shoulder is set slightly forward but has a good chest and rib to loin ratio is spot on. Good tail set & he won this class as I preferred the movement to 2nd, reserve best dog. Coveney - Emem Django. 5 year old wild boar with a nice conical shaped head but has a slightly round eye. Good neck but would prefer a slightly deeper chest. Ribbing doesn’t extend far enough back for me. Slightly close coming and going today with a high tail set.

Open dog 3/2 1st Gilkes - Dereheath Shaken Not Stired At Birichino. 4 year old wild boar with a nice conical head and correct almond eye and ear set. Nice long slightly arched neck and deep chest but slightly upright in shoulder. Would prefer slightly more ground clearance. Moderate length of ribbing & slightly under angled on rear but moved ok.

Veteran dog 1 1st Phillips - Gulliagh Loganberry of Robinswood. 8 year old wild boar with a good head & correct almond eye but ear set is a little low. Good length of neck and & moderate chest. Good shoulder angulation and good ground clearance. Ribbing extends well back & is coupled to a nice short loin, tailset is slightly high. Moved ok, best veteran in breed.

Puppy bitch 6 1st Tomsett & Fitzherbert-Stewart - Dajean Mimosa. 8 month old wild boar with correct conical head but eye is slightly round. Good strong scissor bite & correct ear set. Good slightly arched neck leading to correct shoulder placement & moderate chest. Ribbing extends well back coupled to a nice short loin. Good rear angulation & won this class as she was the most settled mover in the class, BPIB. 2nd Kirkwood Emery - Helydon Yer Yolo. 6 month old wild boar with lots of promise. Correct conical head & dark almond eye. Nice slightly arched neck into well laid shoulder and good chest. Reasonable length of ribbing and short loin helps support a good topline held at all times. Moved ok but considering this was her first show I’m sure she will improve with time.

Junior bitch 4/1 1st Marston Teal - Lordscairnie Love in Paris, 13 month old wild boar with a good conical head and correct ear set. Slightly short in neck but good lay of shoulder & reasonable depth of chest. Would prefer ribbing to extend slightly further back & more rear angulation but moved straight & true with drive. 2nd Rose - Rozamie Reflection of Rosencrantz. 11 month old chocolate & tan with a nice head, correct almond eye and good ear set. Good length of neck and good chest but slightly upright in shoulder & would prefer ribbing to extend slightly further back. Ok rear angulation, just needs to drop at rear, but moved ok away & back.

Post Graduate bitch 8/2 1st Rose - Merryline Martha with Rosencrantz JW. 2 ½ year old wild boar. Good conical head with dark almond eye. Good length of neck flowing into correct shoulder placement. Would prefer a slightly deeper chest but has good ground clearance with good length of ribbing and short loin. Good rear angulation and moved straight & true with drive. 2nd Lindfield - Zabannah Firestar. 20 month old shaded red with a lovely head with correct almond eye and ear set. Good length of neck with good chest and shoulder placement. Slightly short in ribbing but rear angulation ok, moved well but wouldn’t want any bigger.

Limit bitch 8/4 1st Gilkes - Dereheath Love is the Tonic At Birichino. 4 year old wild boar with a good ‘houndy’ head, correct dark almond eye and ear set. Moderate length of neck with correct shoulder and good depth of chest. Ribbing to loin ratio was spot on creating a level topline. Moderate rear angulation, she was the best mover in the class & considered for RBB. 2nd Brown - Payched Eglantine Rosebud. 4 year old wild boar with correct conical head and ear set but slightly rounded eye. Lovely length of neck and good depth of chest. Would prefer ribbing to be slightly longer but good balanced angulation between front & rear. Moved well & was unlucky to come up against 1 today.

Open bitch 5/3 1st Kirkwood Emery - CH Helydon Tartan Talula JW. 2 year old wild boar who is another good example of the breed from this kennel. Good conical head and dark almond eye with correct ear set leading into lovely long slightly arched neck. Correct shoulder placement and good depth of chest with a long keel & ribbing that extends well back. Good rear angulation and moves with great drive around the ring, BOS & only lost in the challenge as the dog was more settled. 2nd Dance - Emem Hazel Sunshine JW. 3 year old wild boar who pushed 1 really hard for the win, I’m sure these 2 would swap places on another day. Lovely conical head & dark almond eye. Long slightly arched neck leads to good shoulder placement & another with good depth of chest. The keel extends well back as does the ribbing which leads to good rear angulation. She moved with real drive but for me was just slightly closer behind than 1 today, just had to call her back in for RBB.

Veteran bitch 2/2

Tristan Rycroft (Trisensara)