2025 Championship Show

Firstly thank you to the committee for the invitation to judge and putting on a fabulous show, I judged the open show at this venue in 2008 in the snow!!
Heartfelt thanks to the exhibitors for entrusting me with a record entry in recent times of 34 glorious hounds. Quality has improved and all were presented in good clean coat. Thank you for making it a truly memorable judging appointment and I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did.

Veteran Dog or Bitch What a super class to start the day, I think it would be better to have separate dog and bitch veteran classes.
1. Olphae Clayton, I see he is the litter brother to the DCC winner and was surprised he doesn’t carry a title. He has a very typical head, with a long ear with fold. Long powerful neck leading into a good shoulder, strong bone, and webbed feet. Well sprung Deep chest and strong moderately angled rear. He really came in to his own on the move, with a long striding sound trot, close up in the challenge. Best veteran in Show.
2. Ch Teckelgarth Zsa Zsa,what a lovely lady this one is, she too is so typical in head, strong neck,excellent depth and ribbing, stands on good feet, super topline and high set tail. Not quite the front as one.
3. Ottaryx Quinevere,making up a trio of super hounds.

Puppy Dog
1. Skarabrae & Avitar’s A Rhapsody In Blue Via Kingstree (Can Imp). Quality young chap with super breed type clean and imposing head, strong muzzle, ears set level with corner of the eye, and of good length, strong long neck leading into a well laid shoulder. Enough depth for age, super overall outline, moderate in rear, large feet, long striding chap delighted to award him Best Puppy, thought he has great potential.

Junior Dog
1. Olphae Governor, very typical boy who has super overall breed type, particularly scores in head, and has amazing ears, strong neck and excellent front, super topline, well set tail, moderate rear, super mover, another who pushed in the challenge.
2. Ottaryx Bronson, upstanding young chap, who scores in type, super typical head, super eye and ears, strong neck, but could have a touch more length, good front, and strong bone and feet, super topline and correct rear, when settled was sound on the move.
3. Ottaryx Carson (a.i.)

Special Yearling Dog
1. Ottaryx Bronson (a.i.), As previous class
2. Teckelgarth Kraken, another of good type, super head, would prefer more length of neck good depth and overall shape, super topline, stands on good feet, has strength throughout, super rear and tail, moves soundly
3. Ottaryx Cedar (a.i.).

Post Graduate No entries

Limit Dog
1. Ottaryx Vandal**. although alone deserved his first, has a typical head with good eye and ears, longs strong enck leading in to a good front, super topline,could use a shorter loin, moderate rear sound on the move.

Open Dog
1. Ch Olphae Charman **,My res CC winner from crufts in 23, now a veteran I don’t think I have seen him look better. He has a super head, such typical expression, strong neck and well laid shoulder, stands on good feet, super depth and topline, strong short loin, moderate in rear, well set tail, long string active trot, delighted to award him the CC and RBIS.
2. Ch Teckelgarth Ingot. Different type to one, but lots to like, quality dog with a super head, strong neck, into well laid shoulders super depth and ribs carried well back, very strong rear and moderate, another sound mover RDCC.

Puppy Bitch No entries

Junior Bitch
1. Ottaryx Chaos (a.i.), really liked this young lady, super head, lovely fold to her ears, strong neck leading into a very good front, enough depth for age, just needs to mature in body a touch, loved her strong rear and well set tail, moved very well, one to watch
2. Ottaryx Apple*, loved her head, she has super ears, good neck and ok in feront, stands on good webbed feet, lovely depth and good ribbing , more mature than one, would like more strength to her rear
3. Olphae Graceful with Peregos.

Special Yearling Bitch
1. Teckelgarth Little Limpet (a.i.), lovely type bitch, she has so many qualities, lovely head , super expression, good front and depth, correct topline and strong loin and super rear, well balanced all thorugh, would like a touch more of her.
2. GER YCH Houndville Ingeborg,promising young lady, who has super type, good head, eye and ear, lovely neck leading into a well laid shoulder, needs a touch more body, super topline and strong rear, moved soundly
3. Ottaryx Cobweb (a.i.)

Post Graduate Bitch
1. Teckelgarth Kiss Me Kate, really liked this ones overall breed type, she has a gorgeous head, super ears, strong neck into a good front, good depth and super topline, just enough body condition, strong rear and super hocks, stands on large feet, and sound mover, really liked her
2. Olphae Fleur with Ottateck (a.i.), another of good breed type, good head and strong neck, ok in front, good depth and strong bone, would like a little less length of body, very strong hindquarters and and sound mover
3. Olphae Ember.

Limit Bitch
1. Teckelgarth Le Lakme, was a super lady this one is, was really taken wit he, very imposing head, long pendulous ears with good fold, strong long neck leading into a excellent front, strong boned and slightly sprung pastern, deep chest with her ribs carried well back, strong short loin, and well set tail, strong rear and well muscled, she has large feet, she came into her own on the move with that fabulous long string action but she was also sound to and fro, even with 3 different handlers !! Delighted to award her the CC and BIS.
2. Ottaryx Rascal,unluckly to meet one, super lovely quality bitch, super head good front, super depth, feet could be a tad bigger, strong topline and super rear, another good mover
3. Ottaryx Vivid**.

Open Bitch, this was a super class of lovely bitches,
1. Ch Teckelgarth Jovial **, nice quality bitch , good overall type, she present a super outline. She looks as if she could do a days work, super front, and overall shape, very strong rear, and a sound mover RBCC
2. Teckelgarth Kalliope,lovely type of otterhound, good overall make and shape, loved her head and super ear, would prefer a little less condition, good length and depth of ribbing strong short loin, well set tail, stands on good feet, sound mover
3. Ch Conestoga and Crossroads English Dream at Otterslade (IMP USA) another lovely bitch.

Helen Wayman