NBTC Championship Show July 2025

Judge: Dr Hefin Jones OBE (Pengerreg)

BEST IN SHOW

Tcheria Sweet TCharity

Mr & Mrs Middlebrook

RESERVE BEST IN SHOW

Miteymidgets New Vision - Mrs Y Bannister

DOG CC

Miteymidgets New Vision JW - Mrs Y Bannister

RESERVE DOG CC

Ch Rhicullen Rennie Mac - Gillies

BITCH CC

Tcheria Sweet TCharity - Mr & Mrs Middlebrook

RESERVE BITCH CC

Squidlyannes Dreamer - Chester

BEST PUPPY

Mickleview Harvest Moon - Scott

RESERVE BEST PUPPY

Tunman Apple Be Lucky for Pococblu - COLLIER

BEST VETERAN

Ch. Miteymidgets Going Global JW ShCM VW - Mrs Y Bannister

BEST SPECIAL BEGINNER

Silverkinn French Fancy

JUDGES CRITIQUE

I should like to thank the committee of the NBTC for giving me the invitation to judge this prestigious show, and particularly thank my two very helpful stewards, Mrs. Pan Garbutt and Mr. Roy North. I have recently celebrated my 79^th birthday and have decided to retire from judging. I found no cracked pads, one case of prominent cartilage in the ears and several of the dogs would be improved by having their teeth cleaned.

PD. (1) 1^st. Scott’s Mickleview Harvest Moon. 8mth. Old, strong blue puppy. Up to size but balanced. Good texture of coat with plenty of pigmentation. Correct topline standing and moving. Fine filbert ears. Moves well for a youngster. BPIS

JD (2) 1^st. Fletcher’s Sharnor Sultan of Spica. Good looking year-old blue dog. Pleasing expression with correct eye and large nostrils. Correct texture of coat and correct topline. Well developed muscle providing excellent movement both coming and going.

2^nd. Stobb’s Silverkinn French Fancy. Another blue of similar age to 1. A shade longer dog but again with good texture of coat. Well developed muscle producing good movement, especially at the front. Strong teeth and pleasing, almond shaped eyes. Correct tail set.

PGD (1) Nind’s Devleigh True Blue. Strong blue dog having correct proportions. Coat good for both texture and pigment. Moved well both coming and going. Strong teeth and hard muscle. Correctly placed shoulders and tail set.

LD (4-abs 1) 1^st Pederson’s Silverkinn Skyfall of Topaz. Correct for size and proportions. Quality dark blue coat with plenty of length in the head with nostril, eye and ears in correct positions. Good topline and tail set. Strong muscle producing correct movement.

2^nd. Hewitt-Taylor’s Torbanie You Rock My World JW. Longer in the back than 1 but still in balance. Pleasing liver coat. Excellent expression. I particularly like his eye. Well muscled and possessed good movement.

3^rd. Low’s Bisbee Bulldozer with Tessarion.

OD (4 -2abs.) 1^st. Bannister’s CH. Miteymidgets New Vision JW. Striking, blue dog. Strongly built, could do a day’s work. Excellent topline and tail set both standing and moving. Good length of foreface with large teeth. Presented in hard condition. DCC and RBIS

2^nd. Worrell’s Ch. Bluesmurf Boogie Woogie. Strong head with large teeth. Well pigmented blue coat. Correct shoulder and bend of stifle. Another good mover with both reach and drive.

Sp. BD Stobb’s Silverkinn French Fancy BSpBD

VD (2) 1^st. Gillies’s Ch. Rhicullen Rennie Mac. Powerfully built, blue veteran dog. Coat still in fine order. Correct topline and tail set that he kept on the move. Muscle is still a credit to his exhibitor producing good reach and drive. BVD, RDCC.

2^nd Bridgeman’s Tcheria Tchorister. Well proportioned head. Pleasing, dark blue coat. Correct, springy movement as a result of well developed muscle. Large strong teeth.

GCD (0)

PB (5) 1^st. Collier’s Tunmun Apple Be Lucky for Pocoblue. 11mth.old dark blue coated bitch of correct size and proportions. Commendable long head, dark eye and fine ears. High point of topline correctly placed. Light springy movement. BPB, RBPIS.

2^nd. Fletcher’s Mickleview Layla.  Strongly built blue puppy bitch aged 9mths. Slightly taller than 1. Coat, again, good for pigment. Another with a long head with correctly positioned ears. Both muscle and teeth well developed. Good movement coming and going. Good to see two such promising young bitches which suggests the bree will do well in the future.

3^rd. Hanes’s Janmark Dame Dame Dame.

JB (1) Walters and Mitchelle’s Tunmun Apple Away. Litter sister to the winner of puppy bitch and not surprisingly, similar in many ways. Spot on for size, good muscle development and like her sister, has a striking blue coat. Strong bone and moved well.

PGB (6) 1^st. Alder’s and Bridgman’s Yarbach Cute Cookie. Balance young lady of correct size. Amongst the best movers of the day. Well developed, large teeth, fine ear, coat of correct texture.

2^nd. Gilles’s Rhicullen Lady Sharlot. Slightly taller bitch with good topline that held on the move and good tail set. Large nostrils and dark eye. Moved well.

3^rd. Bannister’s Miteymidgets New Variant

LB.(5) 1^st Chester’s Squidlyannes Dreamer. Balance blue bitch of correct size and proportions. Pleasing long head with good teeth. Excellent profile and correct angulation all round. Hard muscle producing correct movement. RBCC

2^nd. Alders and Bridgeman’s Bisbee Bolt from the Blue. Dark coated young lady, good hear and neck. Body of correct proportions. Good depth of chest with spring in the ribs. Moved well.

3^rd. Miteymidgets Twenty Twenty.

OB (7-Abs 1) 1^st Middlebrook’s Ch. Tcheria Sweet Tcharity. The breed standard could have been written for this blue young lady. No surprise she is a champion. Pleasing contrast between the dark blue jacket and striking white topknot. Well proportioned body and appealing expression with a dark eye. Topline and tailset spot on. Well muscled producing correct movement both at front and back. BCC, BIS.

2^nd. Hanes’s Ch. Janmark Name of the Game JW. Another worthy champion expertly handled. Has much in comman with 1 but a little taller yet well balanced. Movement was again very good, and she held her topline on the move.

3^rd. Scott’s Janamrk Just Do It.

SpBB (1) Jackson’s Terrablue Spirit Bizzibeddies. Good for size and proportions with good texture blue coat. Pleasing dark eye and correct movement.

VB (5 -abs 1) 1st Bannister’s Ch. Miteymidgets Going Global. 10year old dark blue bitch. This lady does noy seem to age.  Well built and still gives the impression of a strong healthy bitch. Coat does not give away her age and as well muscled as ever. No surprise she has maintained her correct movement. Some Bedlingtons seem to go on for ever and she is proof of this BVB, BVIS

2^nd. Phillip’s Ch. Rathsrigg Willow. Excellent lathy blue bitch. Has kept her muscle in good order and her movement proves this. Has kept her coat well for both texture and colour. Teeth that would not be out of place in a much younger bitch.

3^rd. Worrall’s Bluesmurf Utrinque Paratus.

GCB. (2) 1^st Jackson’s Terrablue Spirit at Bizzibeddies

2^nd. Worrall’s Skewhill Rememberance wit Bluesmurf. Blue bitch well built but balanced. Good teeth, coat of correct texture and hard muscle. Good movement both coming and going.

Hefin Jones