My thanks to the ACT BTC for inviting me to judge the Trophy Show. The show weekend was wonderful in spite of the weather (which was a welcome change from the desert heat at home!). It was an honor and a pleasure to judge such tremendous Bull Terriers with such depth of quality. It made sorting out classes difficult at times as the exhibits were so close in quality. I was impressed with the number of dogs that were short backed, and the tiny, deep-set eyes, tremendous expressions and deeply filled heads. And, oh, those baby puppy bitches … what a class of promising females!

 

On the debit, I would have liked to see better underjaws, less upright shoulders and better tail sets.

 

I would also like to thank my steward, Nathan. A great steward is an asset to the show and he was invaluable. 

 

Many thanks also for my judge’s gifts. They are treasured reminders of my first visit to Australia. I enjoyed my stay and would like to thank Mike and Di Cross for making certain I had a wonderful time.

 

Now on to the dogs …

 

Jellico’s Miramira Top That (Ch. Rijiaca Man Power ex Satori Alkoomie) A squarely made white puppy with good bone. He has a beautiful profile. A nice tiny eye and good ear set give a very good expression. Mouth is correct. He has a reachy neck that flows into a level topline. He has a good forechest, a straight front, and good angulation. On the move, he has beautiful reach, but moved a little close in rear. 

 

1. Humphrey’s Bullroy Trigger Hammer (Bullroy Costa Razoo ex Bullroy Holly Tears) Well-made white puppy with black eye and ear markings. There is some coat ticking and he has a mismark at the base of the tail. His head has good fill with a gently curved profile. The mouth is correct. I would like just a bit more underjaw. He has a tiny eye and good ear set which give him a good expression. He has a good front with a deep chest and very good bone.  He is squarely made with a level topline and good angulation. His construction flows. His front movement is stronger than his rear movement. A very masculine young dog. 

2. Villano’s Evildoeur Kung Fu Panda (Evildoeur Chcargo Bootleg ex Ellbrea Tickled Pink) A white puppy with brindle eye patches and some coat ticking. He has a beautiful,

gently curved profile, but he does not have as much fill as the winner. He has a correct mouth and a tiny eye. Squarishly built, but not as short coupled as the winner. He has a straight front with a deep forechest and good bone.  He has clean body lines and good rear angulation.   He has a level topline that flows into a nice tail set. His movement was fairly clean.

3. Stephenson’s Satori Hot Hot Hot (Ch. Satori Karnakarrhu ex Ch. Satori Wild Poppy) Splash marked red and white puppy with a gently curved profile with adequate fill, nice ear set, and good expression. He has a good forechest, but he toes out in front. He has clean lines with a level topline and good tuckup. His rear movement could be cleaner and he is high in the rear on the move. He has a high tail carriage.

4. Grech’s Satori Hot Onya Heels (Ch. Satori Karnakarrhu ex Ch. Satori Wild Poppy) This dog was not available to critique as it had left the ring.

 

1. Wright’s Lowdina Perkin Warbeck (Bodalla Marshall Stone ex Ch Delestro Malady) A white puppy with eye and ear markings. He has a good profile (not extreme) and has tremendous width and fill. His bite is reverse scissors. A good eye and a good ear set enhance his expression. He has a good, straight front with a deep chest and good bone. He has good shoulder angulation and good rear angulation. A reachy neck flows into a level topline. The tail could be set slightly lower. He is a nicely balanced with good movement. 

2. Stephenson’s Satori Champange Buck (Shirvin Excaliber ex Satori Countach)  A white puppy with left eye patch. This dog has a tremendously arced profile. He has good fill. His mouth is correct. He has a good eye set and Archangel ear set giving him a very good expression. His coatis mildly ticked. He has good bone for his size and a straight front. He has beautiful reach of neck. His body lines are not as clean as the winner as he is somewhat upright in shoulder. He has good rear angulation and covered ground freely.

3. Clifford’s Bekmar Chad Kroger (Sarjeni Easy Rider (AI) ex Bekmar Nellie Furtado)

A white puppy of smaller stature. He has a gentle profile and very good fill and width to his head.  He has a tiny eye and a good ear set. He has good bone for his size and a good forechest with depth of chest. His topline is level but he is longer backed than first two placements and carries his tail gaily. His rear angulation is a bit straight. He has a clean undercarriage.           

4. Buttel’s Bulrrush Reveille (Shirvin Excaliber ex Ch. Bullamakanka Movie Star) White puppy with ear markings. He has an extreme profile and not as much fill as the other dogs that placed in this class. He has a tiny eye and a nice ear set with very good expression. He has good bone, a straight front and a good forechest. He is more upright in shoulder which gives him a dip in the topline. He is short backed. His rear angulation could be better.  His tail is set is good.

1. Humphrey’s Bullroy Rico (Bullroy Stinga ex Bullroy Holly Tears) Short coupled. A beautifully made, substantial, young white dog with a small eye patch on the left eye. His profile is better observed from the off side as it does not have the marking to interfere with viewing the profile. He has a very masculine head with a classic gently curved profile and good roman finish. His head is packed up with fill.  He has a correct mouth. A touch more underjaw would be ideal. He has a tiny eye and a good ear set giving him tremendous expression. Good heavy bone and a straight front with good forechest and depth of chest. He has a reachy neck that flows into a level topline and good tail set. He has good shoulder and rear angulation. Squarely made with good make and shape. Construction is very good and he was the cleanest moving of the dogs. He promises to mature into a more masculine dog than he already is. A beautiful, beautiful dog that I was pleased to award both the Ormandy and Souperlative Dog Boxes.

2. Wiseman’s Bulroarus Mischief Maker (Buroarus Indiana Jones ex Bulroarus Too Easy) Beautiful, nicely made, substantial tri-color male that pushed the winner for first place. He does not have quite the profile as the winner, but he has good fill. He has tiny eyes and a good ear set which give him a very good expression. His mouth is correct. He has good straight front construction, a good forechest and good bone for his size.  His body lines flow from front to back. He has a level topline and good undercarriage, but he is slightly longer cast than the winner. He has good rear angulation. His tail is set on a little high. Moves nicely but a little close in the rear.

3. Hoare’s Alunday Mahem (Shirvin Eldorado Man ex Alunday Elly May) Substantial white with a more extreme profile and adequate fill. He has tiny eyes, a good ear set and varminty expression. He is well-bodied up, short coupled and squarely made. His mouth correct and he has a good underjaw. Nice reach of neck. Straight front with good bone, but he toes out in front. He has decent shoulder construction. Good tail set

4. Wohlhuter’s Ch. Rathain Soldier of Fortune (Amatol Tin Soldier ex Ch. Sirram Blackbetty CCD) A white with ear marks. He has a gently curved profile with adequate fill. He has tiny eyes and very good expression. His mouth is correct. Lacks profile of winner but I placed him because he is nicely made, nicely muscled, with a good shoulder, nice reach of neck, good bone for his size, a level topline, good rear angulation. His tail set is good but he carried his tail high on the move.

 

1. Hoare’s Alunday Hoodlum (Shirvin Excaliber ex Ch. Awwalia Sweet Trouble) Masculine, heavyweight white that caught my eye with his power and substance when he entered the ring. He is a big strapping male with a very masculine head! He has a gently curved profile and a good mouth. He has a fat, filled head with deeply sunken, tiny eye that along with a good ear set give him a wicked expression. He has good heavy bone, squarely constructed with a good forechest, depth of chest, level topline, good rear angulation and a correct tail set. 

2. Sutcliffe’s Bulroarus Tuff At The Top (Bulroarus Indiana Jones ex Buxton Last Noel) A nicely made medium-sized white with dog. He does not have the strength of profile and fill as the first place dog. His mouth is correct. However, I do like the construction behind the collar on this dog. He has a straight front with good bone, good forechest and depth of chest, good layback of shoulder, level topline and good rear angulation close in rear. His tail is set on a little higher that the winner’s. He moved better coming that going away.

3. Sarajeni Kennels’  Sarajeni Easy Rider (AI) (Rodeo Rider The Joker (GMY) ex Sarajeni Calamity Jane) A brindle/white dog with good profile and fill, nice ear set and expression. He has a nice reach of neck that flows into a level topline and correct tail set. His front is not as strong as the other two dogs, but he has a deep chest and adequate bone for size. He is shorter coupled than the #2 dog and pushed for second place but his rear is not as strong as second place dog. 

4. Watkiss’s Westbul Ziggy (Westbul Charlie Boy ex Westbul Ellice Lass) A white dog with black markings and ticked coat. His profile is not as strong as the other three dogs that placed in this class. His mouth is correct. He has good bone for his size and good depth of chest. He has a shorter upper arm. He has a level topline with a good tail set. He is in well-muscled condition.

 

1. Burgoine’s Bodalla Marshall Stone (Lowdina Loaded Image ex Bodalla Lady in Ivory) A smaller white dog with a black eye patch. He has a beautiful, gently curved profile and good fill. He has a good ear set and tiny eye with good expression. His mouth is correct. He is s squarely made with good bone for his size. He has a deep chest. His rear angulation is good. He has a level topline, but his tail is set on a little high and he carries it gaily. He is nicely muscled and on the move he elbows out a little and moves a little close in the rear.

2. Stephenson’s Ch. Satori Karnakarrhu (Ch. Tiponya Mr Peabody ex Satori Sweet Temptation) This is an upstanding tricolor dog. He has a good profile with a beautiful length of foreface. His mouth is correct. He has good expression. He has nice length of neck and a level topline and tail set. He has nice depth of chest. He has a shorter upper arm resulting in an upright front. He pushed for first place but had a hitch in the rear on the move, but it settled down as he went.

3. Bush’s Ch. Kubhaven Bullwinkle (Charlemagne Kiwi Kracker (Imp NZ) ex Ch Keory Klasstoo) A white dog that unfortunately met up with some tough competition. He does not have the strength of profile and fill as the winner. His ear set could be tidier. He is nicely made with good muscle and bone, good topline and tail set. He is a bit longer cast than the winner and he is a bit straighter in his rear angulation.

 

1.      Hoare’s Alunday Dynamite (Alunday Cracker Jack ex Ch. Rijiaca Ice Queen) A heavyweight red dog that could use a bit more profile. His head has good fill. His mouth is under. He has a good ear set. His forechest is good. He has good depth of chest and a straight front with good bone.  He has good reach of neck that moves into a level topline. He is slightly longer cast in body. His tail set is correct but he carries it gaily. He has moderate rear angulation. He moved a better coming than going.

 

1. Berman & Thompson’s Amatol Temptress (Amatol Bluetigeroo ex Amatol Porcelain) A lovely, square, little white bitch with girl with a beautiful gently curved profile. Her mouth is correct. Her ears are right up on top of her head and combined with tiny, tiny eyes for a very good expression. She has nice bone with a straight front with a good forechest, deep chest and good layback of shoulder. She has a beautiful reachy neck that flows into a level topline. Her rear angulation is good. She has good make and shape. She moved right out which for her age is amazing. A gorgeous young lady!

2. Bullpatchy Kennels’ Bullpatchy Insta Gator (Ch. Alunday Hoodlum ex Bullpatchy Kenzy) This chunky, cobby white bitch with black ear markings caught my eye as she came in the ring. She is a heavyweight thug of a baby! Although she does not have as feminine head as the winner, she has good fill and tiny eyes. Her ear set could be tidier as it distracts from her expression. She has a deep chest and very good bone for her age. She is short coupled with good rear angulation, a level topline and a good tail set. She pushed the winner hard.

3. Brown’s Bulltacho Steel Magnolia (Bulltacho Samauri Jack ex Bulltacho Black Pearl) A black brindle bitch puppy with elegant sweeping lines from front to finish. Higher on leg. Nice profile and good fill.   Her mouth has one incisor off on the bite. She has a nice ear set, good reach of neck, good straight front, nice forechest, deep chest, level topline and good angulation. She is more upstanding than the others. 

4. Watkins’s Miramira White Victory (Ch. Rijiaca Man Power ex Satori Alkoomie

Gorgeous, white squarely made, elegant puppy bitch. She has a gently curved profile with sufficient fill. Her tiny eyes along with a nice ear set give her a wicked expression. She has good bone and construction and is short coupled with good front and rear angulation and good tail set. She also moved out very well for her age.

 

1. Villano’s Evildoeur’s Picture Puzzle (Evildoeur Chcargo Bootleg ex Ellbrea Tickled Pink) A beautifully made white puppy with brindle ear and eye patches. She has a gorgeous classic profile, good fill, and lovely length of foreface. Her bite has one incisor reversed. She has a nice tiny eye and a good ear set, giving her a beautiful expression. Her body lines are smooth and they flow from front to finish. In the front assembly, she has a beautiful reachy neck, good depth of chest, good forechest, a straight front and very good bone for her size. Little longer cast than the Ormandy Box winner, but she has a level topline, good tuck up and beautiful rear angulation. She moved right out, very nicely made. She could use a touch more underjaw and a little better tail set. This little bitch is just breathtaking! I was very pleased to award the Souperlative Box to her. 

2. Lynam’s Sisianee Sinead (Bullyoak Cobra ex Bullyoak Nefertiti) A black brindle/white puppy bitch with a gently curved profile and good fill. She has tremendous length of foreface. She has good clean lines. Her reach of neck flows into a level topline and correct tail set. She is short backed. Her front is straight with a good forechest and good depth of chest. She has good bone for her age. Her underline is clean with a good tuck up and she has good rear angulation. She moved smoothly, but a bit close in rear. 

3. Lynam’s Sisianee Sianna (Bullyoak Cobra ex Bullyoak Nefertiti) Squarely made white puppy bitch with eye markings who is a litter sister to the #2 placement. Her profile and fill are not as strong as the #1 and #2 placements. I would like a bit more underjaw. Behind the collar she has good layback of the shoulder, a nice forechest and good depth of chest. She also has good bone for size. Her rear angulation is not as good as first two placements.

4. Healand’s Shirvin Over The Rainbow (Shirvin Top Of The World ex Shirvin Your Nice Aspie)Awhite puppy bitch that has a gently curved profile, but does not have the fill and strength of head as the others. She has a tiny eye and good ear set giving her a beautiful expression.  She is nicely made with good bone, good forechest, deep chest, a reachy neck that flows into a smooth topline and correct tail set. She has clean lines with good front and rear angulation.

1. Buttel’s Bulrrush Black I Pea (Shirvin Excaliber ex Ch Bullamakanka Movie Star) A

white bitch puppy with large black eye patch. Her head has a gently curved profile and good fill. Her mouth is correct. She has a tiny eye and her ear set could be tidier, but she does have a beautiful expression. She has a reachy neck. Her front could use a bit better layback of shoulder. Her chest is deep. She has sufficient bone for her size. She has a level topline, good tail set and good rear angulation.

2. Baker’s Hulia Little Turtle (Wakatang Thunderstruck ex Hulia Cha Cha Cha) A smaller white puppy bitch with an ear mark and a ticked coat.  She has a gently curved profile and a nice wide face with good fill. I would like a bit more underjaw and her ear set could be a bit tidier. She has a tiny eye. She is lovely in silhouette with nice reach of neck, straight front, good forechest, deep chest, and good bone. Her topline is level and she has a correct tail set. She is straighter in the rear angulation than the winner. She is fairly short coupled. She pushed for the number one spot.

3. Gill’s Hulia Mini Spotted Wolf (Wakatang Thunderstruck ex Hulia Cha Cha Cha) A white bitch puppy that is a litter sister to the #2 placement. She has a lovely gently curved profile with good fill. Tiny eyes. Her expression is good in spite of widely set ears. She has good reach of neck. Her front assembly is a little upright. She has a deep chest and good bone.  Her topline is level and I would like a bit more rise over the loin. Her rear angulation could be a bit better. She has a good tail set. She was shown in well-muscled condition. 

4. Yeoh’s Yandomir Daisy Duke (AI) (Sarajeni White Gandalf ex Pariben Voodoo Gal) A heavyweight, small white puppy bitch who is substantial. She has a gently curved profile, tiny eyes with wicked expression and wide set ears. Her mouth is correct.  Behind the collar she has a good forechest and a deep chest well down below elbows, clean undercarriage, a level topline, good rear angulation. She has a gay tail set.

1. Marshall’s Wakatang Hysteria (Bodalla Marshall Stone ex Wakatang Tiger Miffy) Strapping, heavyweight, gorgeous brindle/white bitch of medium size. She is squarely made with classic head and profile, good fill, good ear set, and beautiful expression. Half of her face is solid which is distracting, but when going over her head you can tell it is well made. Her mouth is correct. She has lovely reach of neck, good depth of chest, a straight front,  a short back, a good topline, although she carries her tail high. Decent front angulation and good rear angulation. She has a nice undercarriage.  

2. Humphrey’s Bullroy Nicky Noodle (Bullroy Stinga ex Bullroy Holly Tears) Small white bitch that is squarely made. Her profile is gently curved. Her expression is good in spite of wide set ears. Her mouth is just reversed. Behind the collar she has good angulation fore and aft. She has a good deep chest, a good forechest, and a straight front with good bone. Her legs are right up under her. Her topline is level with nice rise over the loin. She has a good tuck up and undercarriage. Her tail set could be a bit lower. 

3. Cross’ Ch. Missigai Massasoit (Shirvin Top Of The World ex Ch. Missigai My Romance) Upstanding white bitch with a beautiful head. Her profile is gently curved and she has very good fill. A tiny, deep-set eye with a good ear set gives her a very varminty expression. She has a lovely reachy neck and a level topline. She has moderate rear angulation. The tail set is correct. She has a clean undercarriage with good tuck up. She has a straight front with good bone and a deep chest. I would prefer a cleaner shoulder assembly.

4.      Harwood & Jessup’s Ch. Sarajeni Pretty Whitesatin (AI) (Pretty Boy Floyd The Joker (Imp USA) ex Sarajeni Paris) A small, heavyweight white bitch with less profile than the other winners in this class. She has good fill under her tiny eyes and her ear set could be tidier. Her mouth is correct. She has a straight front with very good bone and good depth of chest. She has a strong forechest. Her angulation is good both in the front and in the rear. She has nice reach of neck that flows into a level topline. On the move she was better coming than going.

 

1. Wright’s Ch. Lowdina Not Negotiable (USA Ch. Gothic’s Earl of Warwick ex Ch. Lowdina Hothead Mistress) Small dark brindle/white. She has her faults but overall is a stunning picture. She has a gently curved profile and good fill. Her mouth is correct. She has a good ear set and good expression. Behind the collar her reachy neck flows into a level topline. She has a beautiful, straight, gunbarrel front, with a deep chest and good bone. She has a clean underline and good tuck up. Her rear angulation could be better and she has a high tail set. She has a heavily muscled rear. She was expertly and beautifully presented.

2. Pride’s Bonari Celtic Rose (Wakatang Razor’s Edge ex Bonari Dalhouzee)  A   heavyweight brindle/white. She has a classic, gently curved profile and her head is filled right up. Her mouth is correct. Her ear set is good and combined with a small eye, give her a good expression. She has a straight front with a good forechest and deep chest. She has very good bone. She has good reach of neck.   She is squarely made with good front and rear angulation, a correct topline and tail set. Not as flashy as the winner, and not overly happy being in the ring, but her quality garnered her placement.

3. Humphrey’s Bullroy Baggy Britches (Bullytown Just Cruisin ex Bullroy Mustang Magic) A white bitch with a beautiful head having a gently curved profile and good fill. She has a deep, well sunken eye and a good ear set giving her a nice expression. She has a nice reach of neck and a level topline. She has good rear angulation. Her front assembly is not her fortune as she is very upright in the shoulder. She does have good depth of chest. She is not as bodied up as the first two placements. Her movement was close in the rear.

4. Sarajeni Kennels’ Sarajeni Joker Jane (AI) (Rodeo Rider The Joker (GMY) ex Sarajeni Calamity Jane) A lovely black brindle/white bitch. She has a gently curved profile, but I would like a tad more fill. She has a tiny eye and a wider ear set.  She has good reach of neck that flows into a level topline and a good tail set. She is square, but and short backed with good rear angulation. She has a straight front with good depth of chest. Her shoulder layback is not her fortune as she has a short upper arm.

1. Humphrey’s Bullroy Kamikaze (Bullroy Hellbent ex Bullpatchy Anastasia) A white bitch that has a good gently curved profile and good fill. She has a deep set tiny eye and her ear set could be a touch closer. She has a good forechest and depth of chest along with sufficient bone for her size. Her undercarriage could be tidier. She has beautiful reach of neck. Her topline is good and she has good rear angulation. Her tail set is a tad high.

2. Hoare’s Alunday Honkey Tonk (Shirvin Excaliber ex Ch. Awwalia Sweet Trouble) A white bitch with a brindle cheek patch and right ear patch. She has a gently curved profile, very good length of foreface and good fill. Her eye is tiny and deeply set. Her wider ear set affects her overall expression. She is a bit more upstanding, does not have the strength of forechest of the winner, and a bit more upright in the shoulder than the winner. She is squarely made with good bone for her size and good depth of chest. Her reachy neck flows into a correct topline and tail set. She has good rear angulation. Her movement was fairly clean.

3. Golledge’s Bulltimmy Miss Rhonda (Ch. Glenbull Hagar ex Glenbull Hestia)

Upstanding, heavyweight brindle/white bitch. She has a gently curved profile, but lacks the fill of the first two placements. She has a reachy neck and a correct topline. Her front construction is not her fortune as she is upright in the shoulder. She has good depth of chest and a clean under carriage with good tuck up. Her tail is set on high. She is a little high in the rear and I would like a little better rear angulation.

 

1. Wright’s Wakatang Love Bomb (Ch. Lowdina Iced Image ex Wakatang Tiger Miffy A well-made white bitch with a small eye mark that caught my eye when she entered the ring. What an absolute classic beauty! Beautiful, gently curved profile with a good roman finish. She has gorgeous fill. A deep-set, tiny eye and correct ear placement give her a tremendous expression. Her mouth has one reversed incisor. She is beautifully made with flowing lines. She has a gorgeous, reachy neck that flows into a level topline. She has a good deep chest, a good forechest and beautiful bone. She has a very clean underline and good tuck up. She has very nice rear angulation. I would prefer a bit lower tail set.  Even though she moved a little close in the rear, she moved with reach and drive. She is beautifully conditioned and muscled up. Beautifully presented and showed like a BOMB! I was pleased to award her the Ormandy Box and I found out afterwards this is her second trophy win.

2. Hoare’s Alunday Jellybean (Ch. Satori Karnakarrhu ex Alunday Ellie May)  A white with eye and ear markings. Her head has a gently curved profile and has good fill. Her mouth is just off. She has a tiny eye and I would like a tidier ear set. She has nice reach of neck, good bone, a straight front, good forechest and deep chest with her elbows tucked up tight. She has a level topline, good rear angulation, but a high tail carriage. She is a little longer cast, but nicely made. 

3. Hoare’s Alunday Fortune Cookie (Ch. Shirvin Slice of Heaven ex Alunday Charlotte) A black brindle/white bitch with a gently curved profile. I would like a bit more fill. She has a nice eye, but I would prefer a better placement. She has a wider ear set. She is squarely made with a good forechest, straight front and good depth of chest. She has adequate bone for her size. She has a reachy neck that flows into a level topline and correct tail set.  She has moderate rear angulation.

4. Bonari Kennels’ Bonari Pawnstar (Ch. Lowdina Iced Image ex Kabullka African Voodoo) A small, white bitch with a brindle ear mark. She has a gently curved profile, but her head is not as strong as the other three placements. She has a good depth of chest and a straight front. I would prefer better layback of shoulder. She has sufficient bone for her size. Her topline is level and she has good rear angulation. Her tail is set on high. 

The three final trophy winners are animals their breeders and owners should be very proud of and I was pleased to award the trophies to them. There were two dogs I considered in the top running for the Dog Trophy: Bullroy Rico and Alunday Hoodlum. In the end it came down to movement and the younger dog won with his cleaner movement.