Florida Gulf Coast Dachshund Club-A Great Day, Near the Ocean (11/07/2013)
Download this page in PDF formatI arrived mid afternoon on Wednesday, the day before my assignment, drove up from Tampa, Florida to Brooksville, had a nice dinner and went to bed early to get up for the Specialty on Thursday. It was a close drive to the show site and so I was there early that morning to start the Specialty which was to begin in the afternoon.
After Pat Prellwitz finished with her sweeps, I began judging with a very nice entry of Longhairs, many having the things I was searching for and several had what I was looking for exactly. It was a real treat to judge this nice entry of quality Dachshunds and hope people understand what I based my decisions on. In Longhairs, there was an entry of 13-7-5-4 and many of them had the correct front I am always looking for. In fact , their forechest and neck set on were very admirable and, before we get started, that needs to be said so that there were choices that had to be made and sometimes there were more correct fronts than places for them in the line up. Winners dog became a contest between the 6-9 puppy, Stolz Don Juan v Syringa SL, the 9-12 puppy, Poulstead’s Moonwalker Pioneer, and the Bred By dog, Poulstead’s Moonlight Serenade. I regaited them and let them pose themselves and saw what they currently had and it made the decision easier. For WD, I chose the Bred By dog, Poulstead’s Moonlight Serenade, who had a commanding presence stacking and moving. He was owned by David and Sue Humphrey, shown by David. His front was very nice and he really looked great going around the ring, very masculine, but still young in appearance and very eager to please. For Reserve Winners, I picked out the 6-9 month dog, Stolz Don Juan v Syringa SL, owned by Dan Stolz and Mary Manning. He was a very nice moving youngster, with great forechest, nice topline, strong underline and great neckset and, again, was a very nice animal. Winners Bitch was a young bitch, Stolz Lady Emma v Syringa SL, owned by Carol Stolz-Biancato and Vince Bianccato. She was beautiful, standing or moving, and used her forechest very admirably, great front and rear, and was very stylish moving around the ring. Reserve Winners was a clear red Standard, 12-18 month, Telkel Maybe She’s The One SL , not quite as good in front as the WB, but with a nice outline, a very pretty profile and quite a good mover. There were several nice ones in the WB line up with a nice 9-12 month puppy, the 2nd place in the Bred by class and the Open Standard class. I liked their outlines, toplines, neck sets, fronts and rears, but they lost to the aforementioned WB and RWB for the reasons I stated, although all were nice in my opinion.
For Best of Variety, five Longhair Male Specials and four Longhair Female Specials joined the Winners Dog and Winners Bitch for choosing the Best of the Best Longs here. I gaited and worked them all and then pulled out a few for regaiting and stacking by themselves and with other dogs. As a result, I came up with a very nice B&T Standard male for Best of Variety, GCH Laurjosh Prince Palatine of Poulstead, owned by David and Sue Humphrey, shown by Aaron Wilkerson. He was a very sprightly mover around the ring and kept his great outline, standing or moving, and always posed, looking great, with a gorgeous head and neck, beautiful front, great topline and underline and superb rear and croup. He was just outstanding to me. For Best of Winners and Best Opposite, I placed Stolz Lady Emma v Syringa SL, the young Bred By bitch who just kept getting better and better for me all afternoon. She carried herself well and really had a great outline herself, arching her neck and gaiting like she had somewhere important to go. Select dog was the Red Miniature GCH Midnight Fashion Plate, owned and shown by James Vier Hall. He was beautiful in type, great in the rear with a very nice body, but not quite as good in front as the BV himself. Select Bitch was GCH PBD Madison v Dachshire SL, owned by and shown by Raymond Chaplin and Michael Scarbrough. She was a very nice Standard B&T, long and low and very nice to watch move with her front and rear and that long body. I was not surprised that I liked these dogs as well as I did, because many people down here do like the fronts we had and breed for them still. Many here were very nice, indeed.
In Smooths, we started out with an entry of two who were both very nice dogs. Both excellent, front and rear, with great necksets, toplines and underlines, but the older one was a tad better in front with a very smooth shoulder, with that shoulder very far back on the body. Winners Dog was the Open, Standard, Hialeah’s Magesil’s Sir Heinrich, owned and shown by Madeline George. Reserve Winners was the B&T Bred By dog, Donegal Georgi Dachs Jedidiah, owned and shown by Stephanie Haas, David Haas and Nancy Thompson who almost had his act together, but not quite as strong in front as the WD, although his equal in rear, topline and underline. Both very nice dogs, in my opinion. For Winners Bitch of seven entered, I placed the red Standard Bred By bitch, Donegal Georgia Dachs Envy, shown by Stephanie Haas, David Haas and Nancy Thompson, the RWD’s littermate. I foundher to be very nice going around the ring , with great front and rear, gorgeous outline with a beautiful arch of neck and headset. She was very pretty, indeed! Reserve Winners was the red Open Standard, Lucene’s Magesil’s Naishall My Majesty, owned and shown by Madeline George, another pretty moving one, with a great outline and front and rear with a gorgeous head and neck. Unfortunately, the Bred By bitch just outmoved the Reserve bitch by a little bit in front, but they were very close in quality. In Smooth competition, after adding one male Special and five female specials to WD and WB, the competition picked up again. After gaiting them and really looking for the qualities they had to offer, it was obvious that the Best of Variety was a really nice red Miniature Special, CH Leoralee’s Barstool Boogie MS, owned and shown by Robbie Anderson and she was a thrilling one to watch move, with a great front, great rear and beautiful outline. That outline was always the same with that front sticking out and the rear being equally gorgeous and never losing that shape we all want to watch going around the ring. She was another outstanding bitch and one I would have taken home. Best of Winners and Best Opposite was the WD who just would always present the correct outline and beautiful shape and never let down. He was a very nice one as well and another one I enjoyed judging. Select Dog was the red Smooth Miniature, CH Apollo Von Raab MS, owner-handler Mary Ellen Byrne, who was a very nice entry with ring presence and outline, but a little lacking in front, where, as everyone knows by now, is where I put so much emphasis. Select Bitch was CH Add-Sim’s Black Beauty Classic of Corjoe, owned and shown by Corene and Joseph Teneriello, a B&T Miniature Smooth special, who was extremely long , with nice front and rear, great outline, beautiful topline and underline . Again, she just lacked a little in the forechest to keep her from higher honors, but otherwise a very nice bitch.
My Winners Dog in Wires was the only entry and was one who could have handled a whole ringful of competition as he was a beautiful mover with a great front and rear and just was very sure of himself on the ground. He was Tomar Full Circle Corsair W, owned by Martha Doerner and Edna Martin, shown by Blake Hansen who did a very nice job with him as well as he was great dog to see at the show. There were only two entered for Winners Bitch points and the point went to Full Circle Harbor Cadence W, owned by Jan Maxwell and, again, shown by Blake Hansen. What an outstanding bitch she was as she covered ground so effortlessly and with that elusive dachshund outline that we all strive for. She was a great looking little bitch and, I thought, one to give BV to later in the show. Reserve Winners was a Bred By bitch #56(not in my catalog) who was fairly nice but just not as nice as the WB with her great outline standing or moving. In Best of Variety, there was just one bitch added to join the WD and WB. As I liked the WD and REALLY liked the WB, I assumed I would be using one of them for BV as they were both top quality, but then the Special came into the ring and she was absolutely beautiful. She had the outline to move with, a great profile in motion and a great topline, underline with a gorgeous front and neckset. I found her to be pretty close to perfect! I placed her on the table and really enjoyed going over her, watching her move and come back and strike a pose. She was GCH Rivendells Hotwire SW, owned by Kellie Williams, Diana Rockwell and Patrick Caddell, shown by Rindi Gaudet and was easily Best of Variety and quite an outstanding bitch. Best of Winners was the WB and the Best of Opposite was the WD, all of whom were really eye catching dogs with lots to offer and could have won over much more competition today!
For Best of Variety, the three Best of Breeds came back in the ring and all still looked very nice to me. I gaited them and let them stack and then made my choices. I soon narrowed down BB to the two bitches and both had several things to be competitive. The Smooth had the better head, but was not quite as long as the Wire and the Wire was the better mover although the Smooth was pretty good herself. In the end, I presented the Wire as the Best of Breed and thought there were several places where the Smooth and the Wire would have easily been Best but not today as this was the Wires day to be Best of Breed!!
For Best Opposite to Breed, I kept the Long Special and added the Smooth and the Wire Best Opposites, gaited them and gave the Long BV Best of Opposite quite handily. He was a very nice dog and certainly enjoyed his time in the ring as the center of attention.
For Best Bred By, both LHs ,the Smooth WB and the Wire RWB came into the ring and, after gaiting them again, I chose the Long WB , Stolz Lady Emma v Syringa SL, as Best Bred By. Again, she was an outstanding bitch!
It was a great day for me to judge such a nice entry and see that people are still making the correct choices that we all like for breeding and exhibiting. Keep up the good work and keep the quality coming as they are appreciated by many of us.