City Of Birmingham 2003
Judge: Mr A Wight

Dog CC :  Miss H L HOWARD Ch Tameron Mr XS
Res Dog CC :  Mrs J FRANKS Ch Hashanah Hot Shot
Bitch CC, BOB & Gp3 :  Mrs J FRANKS Ch Hashanah Flash Point
Res Bitch CC :  Mr A & Mrs M BUSHELL Superlion Redoute Rose at Caserose
Best Puppy :  Mrs G M GILKES Zeeva Fire and Ice
Best Veteran : Mrs C A MURRELL Krisquest Clean Sweep
 

Class 1860 VD (2 Entries) Abs: 1
1st: MURRELL Krisquest Clean Sweep a very smart gold and white in pristine coat and condition. Eyes a shade full now otherwise difficult to assess his age. Smart as paint, level backline delightful head shape and moves with a certain jauntiness.

Class 1861 MPD (10 Entries) Abs: 1
1st: STANGELAND Weatsom Lets Get Serious a top quality young man with heaps of promise. Stylish on the move he is a delight to go over. Excellent head, good width between the eyes which are dark and quite round, his nose that fraction tip tilted aiding his expression of aloofness. Nicely ribbed he is chunky in body, heavy boned, profusely coated and clearly shows his pads when going away.
2nd: QUICK Minfaa Space Cowboy really nice constructed with a lovely ribcage, backline and tail set. Has a decent arch to his neck that carries a nice head. Perhaps not the skull development of the first as yet but quite masculine and with pleasing eyes. In excellent jacket he is totally balanced when circling the ring.
3rd: LORD Huxlor Blazing All Guns
Res: MACDONALD Centastage Creates A Legend
VHC:CASTLE Harropine Cool Shades

Class 1862 PD (7 Entries) Abs: 0
1st: ACE Bar of Gold with Matsonic a sound moving grey/white dog with a degree of charm in his outlook. Nice length/height proportions, level backline with a very good tailset and nice bend of stifle. His head is a good shape, excellent mouth and the muzzle short and well finished. Just edged out for BPD on the winner having, for me, a slightly better eye size.
2nd:WILLETT Debeaux Washington this black & white is perhaps not a glamour boy but he is a delight to handle. Excellent head for skull breadth, the nose almost in a line with the lower eye rim and he has a chin. Very heavy bone, well ribbed and in excellent coat. Needs to firm up in front action.
3rd: SYMONDS Symaraju Lord of the Dance
Res:SCANNELL Jacquinta If By Chance
VHC: JONES Cedarhythe By Pure Chance to Fairlou

Class 1863 JD (5 Entries) Abs: 2
1st: DAVIES Navross Spirit in the Sky apart from being a shade full in eye for my taste, this is a delightful young man. Well constructed he is heavy in bone, the ribcage carries well back and he is so rounded and muscular in hindquarters. Very nice head for size and in spotless condition. Moved alright once he settled down.
2nd:BEER Harropine Gunther I admired his head, the skull a good size and breadth, the stop well defined, the nose large and well-shaped eyes. I would like a little more reach of neck and I feel he could be shorter coupled to give the proportions I seek.
3rd:  BOLT Kucheng Perfect Timing

Class 1864 ND (7 Entries) Abs: 1
1st: DEVINE & MALONE Mirazian Artist Impression other than being a trifle long cast, I liked him a lot. He has a really nice head for size and shape, plus points in eyes, large, dark, expressive and no white showing! Good neck, level back and a really good tail set and carriage. Demands a second look on the move.
2nd: FLACK & HANNAH Mifcahs Fast and Furious not a hair out of place on the grey & white. Not the rib development of the winner so less chunky. However, his topline is level, he has a decent head, the nose placement excellent and he is so well boned. Another which takes the eye in action.
3rd: MEAD Harropine Maybe This Time for Chaucer
Res: SCANNELL Jacquinta If By Chance
VHC:BUSH My Lucky Charm

Class 1865 GD (8 Entries) Abs: 1
1st: BILLSON Sarsuki Principle Boy at Shanjora I felt this black and white had the best head In this class. It is a fair size, so well shaped and the correct eye size, shape and colour enhance the expression so much. Nicely ribbed, excellent tail set and carriage and in good coat. When stacked he is handsome.
2nd: CULVERHOUSE Lykath's Legolas JW black and white with one of the best mouths of the day. Pleasing head, not quite the stunning eye and expression of the first but his skull is nicely rounded, his nose is ideally placed and he was in excellent coat. He does have a nicely rounded rump and his heavily boned hind legs are covered with good muscle.
3rd: ASHMAN Wonder of You
Res: FARNWORTH Tsantha Moulin Rouge
VHC:BELL & TURRELL Ragabbey Autumnal Gold Bellwaycharm

Class 1866 PGD (8 Entries) Abs: 1
1st: McINTYRE Bakalo Shayna Punim at Shanitau a well boned, bodied and coated dog with that hint of quality which always means a second look. For me a tad overdone in neck length, other than that I felt he has style. Excellent head properties, super eyes and expression and so extrovert on the move.
2nd: GRUGAN Grandavon Extra Special With Jardhu gold & white that is strongly made throughout. Heavily boned excellent forechest and spring of rib. Good breadth in skull which is well rounded and lovely coat texture. Close run thing but I preferred the winner in expression.
3rd: WILLETT Debeaux Ruff Love
Res: RUTTER Ethelsmead Dirty Harry
VHC:  TURNER Sampa Sengi-Soon-Li

Class 1867 LD (14 Entries) Abs: 3
1st:BUSHELL Caserose Mr Toby Jug a real delight this handsomely headed dog. Undeniably male in outlook enhanced by those lovely eyes. Beautiful outline aided by a sufficient arch of neck, level back over a big ribcage, leading to a really well muscled and rounded rump and that high set, perfectly carried tail. His presentation was immaculate and he did everything right on the move. I considered him seriously in the challenge and feel he should get his title.
2nd:  BURNS Jenkapa Some Like It Hot smaller all through but nonetheless quite masculine. I loved his head shape, the mouth and muzzle finish and his head carriage. Nicely ribbed, enough forechest and weight of bone and like the winner he can motor. Not quite the eye of the first which swung the scales.
3rd: MOORE Daltricia Python
Res: DAVIES Navross Steel Dawn
VHC:  SIMS Delwins Studant Prince Denroma

Class 1868 OD (11 Entries) Abs: 0
What a class! Filled with lots of top quality dogs and some I have admired before were edged out on the merest of details today.
1st: HOWARD Ch Tameron Mr XS my BPIB last time I judged & I have watched his spectacular rise to fame ever since. Today he was again presented in superb bloom, handled to perfection and he never put a foot wrong. Appeals whether in stance or on the move and whilst there are specific differences between him and the second dog it was his fuller jacket which today swung the scales his way.
2nd: FRANKS Ch Hashanah Hot Shot this red and white is absolutely typical of the long run of outstanding dogs and bitches this prefix has produced for a number of years. For sheer breed type and especially head and expression they are hard to beat. This heavily boned dog is yet another outstanding Shih Tzu and I was delighted to give him the Res.CC.
3rd: GRUGAN Ch Jardhu Tobii Tobias
Res:FLACK& HANNAH Tangse Dont Worry Be Happy with Mifcah (Imp)
VHC: MAULE Ch Ir Ch Daltricia Menelaus JW

Class 1869 VB (1 Entries) Abs: 1

Class 1870 MPB (19 Entries) Abs: 5
1st: JOHNSON Paliden Make a Wish at Keytor What a poppet. G/w with the loveliest of heads which is developing beautifully. I just fell for her expression and the proportions of her head. So firmly ribbed, in good body and that gorgeous tail set and carriage. Still a little uncollected in front action but that will settle. But she has style.
2nd: ROSSER Stenross Calendar Girl a real glamour puss this black and white. Her outline when stacked stops one dead then she gives you that look! She has lots of promise, motors round with the confidence of an old hand, was in immaculate coat and deserved her place in this lovely class.
3rd: LONGWORTH Denroma Savanna
Res: SYMONDS Symaraju Shining Star
VHC:BROWN Rossvale Winter Melody

Class 1871 PB (13 Entries) Abs: 2
1st:GILKES Zeeva Fire and Ice Quite an eyeful. Gloriously rich red and white jacket. Large headpiece, beautiful mouth, nose placement spot on and another with that "you know you like me" gaze. The chunkiest of bodies, heavy in bone, level backline, excellent tail set and carriage and what a show off when moving. I see she is all Hashannah breeding, sired by the RCC Dog out of the lovely Ch. bitch which was 3rd in OB. One I shall follow with interest.
2nd: FLACK & HANNAH, Mifcahs Move Over Dad JW Sh.CM In most normal puppy classes would be a comfortable winner as she has so much going for her. Her headpiece is a joy and the expression so appealing from those darkest of so alive eyes. Good neck, trifle longer in body than the first but she has excellent hams, good weight of bone and is quite accomplished on the move.
3rd:HOWARD Tameron Miss Intuition
Res: MARTIN Grandavon Orange Orchid
VHC: THATCHER Bakalo Bon Bon

Class 1872 JB (14 Entries) Abs: 4
1st: BUSHELL Superlion Redoute Rose at Caserose ultra feminine package which quite captivated me on sight. The head & eyes are superb and no matter when I glanced towards her she was looking at me. I even walked down the ring and the neck was imperceptible in movement, but there she was watching – so aloof & defiant. Not the heaviest in bone, but adequate and rest of the package just fits so beautifully. Her proportions are very much me, her presentation impossible to better and that tail set just completes the picture. Sound as a pound and with a presence we all wish for. In a lovely line up of bitches I was more than happy to give her the runner up spot to the BOB winner and wish her well.
2nd:MAULE Virtulvilage Carousel self-red with lots to like. Good size, well boned and of good overall proportions. Pleasing headpiece but where the winner oozed self belief, this one was less forward. Moves well and will look better when she projects herself more.
3rd: DAVIES Navross Miss Rosie Ribbons
Res: HITT Cedarhythe Classic Design
VHC: GRUGAN Cloughlea High Jinks with Jardhu

Class 1873 NB (7 Entries) Abs: 0
1st: GILKES Zeeva Fire and Ice
2nd: SWEENEY Marionswood Cameo g/w with a good head, correctly balanced and with a well-placed nose. I admired her eyes, not overdone and no white showing. Enough neck, topline a little unsettled when moving but it is quite level and firm when table handled. Again a credit in coat condition and pleased me on the move.
3rd: HATTEN Thaisu Damask Rose
Res: BARRON Maitreya Superstition
VHC: DEVINE & MALONE Mirazian Let The Dream Begin for Dangra

Class 1874 GB (6 Entries) Abs: 0
1st: BROWN Rossvale She's Bewitching a well established prefix which invariably produces top quality stock and this is another. Gold and white with a scrumptious head, so well developed skull, excellent eyes of the darkest hue, nose placement all you could want and carried atop a nicely arched neck. She is proportionately balanced, was spotless in condition and moved well. Another very bright prospect.
2nd: EDMONDS Cedarhythe Tabasco Jazz white and red not quite so finished looking in coat and furnishings as the first. Very good head, especially in skull. Loved her expression, the firmest of level backs and the tail correctly set and carried. She moves with much drive, the pads pushing back so visibly.
3rd: JONES Shanjo Heart Breaker for Fairlou
Res:  MONK Paliden Rhapsody In Red For Morhenjo
VHC: HATTEN Thaisu Damask Rose

Class 1875 PGB (9 Entries) Abs: 2
1st:DOLPHIN Dolha's Deja Vue a real chunky bodied and heavily boned bitch with lovely feet, excellent ribcage and powerful hindquarters. Her head is a good shape, well placed nose and dark pigmentation. Covers the ground with such an even stride. Just wish her tail was carried a little higher.
2nd: TOD Chanikos Truly Charming of Kengai at first glance I felt could be the winner. She has that appeal which is an asset and was a delight to go over. Very good head, lovely eyes which convey self importance. Her neck is used to advantage, her back firm and level and her tail better set and carried than the winner. Regrettably she was somewhat lethargic on the move, not showing the true up and at ‘em gait I associate with the breed. Perhaps it was the floor.
3rd: BURNS Jenkapa Too Hot To Touch
Res: WILLIAMS Essvana Picabo Street
VHC: TOWNSIN Redhall Jus F' the Thrill of It

Class 1876 LB (18 Entries) Abs: 2
1st:FRANKS Hashanah Red or Ded red and white of immediate impact appeal. Thought I had "found" a new star, only to learn after judging that she was another Hashannah being handled by a friend. Also that she is already a Group winner. I loved everything about her. She is feminine, heavily boned, beautiful feet, powerful hindquarters and a head so typical of her breeding. She is arrogant in expression with that "what’s gonna be second" gaze. Just a trifle short of furnishings which cost her the RCC. Her day will come.
2nd:LORD Vanitonia Bundle of Laughs at Huxlor Another heading for the top. Quite enchanting headpiece with eyes to die for set so well in a lovely headpiece. Holds herself so well, showing off her lovely bodyshape and outline. She is so balanced, well ribbed, has a decent forechest and was in full bloom. Whilst she is totally sound she didn’t quite have the rear drive of Red.
3rd: FARNWORTH Tsantha Lucky in Love
Res:CARTER & LEIGH Sonoltay Talk About Mollie of Gladmin
VHC: DAVIES Navross Silver Dawn

Class 1877 OB (8 Entries) Abs: 2 Another lovely class of outstanding bitches.
1st:FRANKS Ch Hashanah Flash Point Red and white with that drop dead gorgeous headpiece which stopped me in my tracks. Not a big bitch but such heavy bone, excellent spring of ribs, the hardest of backlines and that fantastic tail set and carriage. Positively explosive on the move and seemingly filled with self belief. In stance she exemplifies the breed for sheer arrogance in both her expression and deportment. She certainly is a true star.
2nd: ANDERTON Ch Pekoe Pick Me Up JW dark grey and white whose coat presentation and condition was outstanding. She too oozes charm with a gorgeous head and expression, lovely firm, well ribbed body, a good tail and she too can shift around the ring, holding her shape and driving well. Backline not as level as I would like when table handled yet once moving, the shape is exactly as one would like. Had to be good to beat the 3rd another beautiful bitch
3rd: GILKES Ch Hashanah Love Unlimited For Zeeva JW
Res: LAWRENCE Huxlor Political Affair
VHC: TOWNSIN Redhall With One Look

Class 1878B Brace (1 Entries) Abs: 0
1st: Flack & Hannah