Club News & Highlights

 

13.04.08

AGM

 

This year's AGM was held following the conclusion of the Open Show on 13th April at East Huntspill Village Hall for fully paid up members. The meeting approved a change in the Club's Ruling and subject to KC approval, for the future, the Officers and Commmittee will select all the judges for all of the Club Shows by majority vote.

 

The Club was pleased to elect as its Patron, Mrs Estella Fryer (Severndene).

 

28.01.2008

Thanking Carole lee

The Club AGM was attended by members who took the opportunity of saying thank you to Carole Lee who was stepping down as President; this was quite a nostalgic occasion not just for Carole but for all of us who have been guided by her over so many years; she was presented with a lovely original painting of a greyhound head which was so appropriate as greyhounds and their well-being have become Carole's passion in latter years.

 

There was only one nominee for President, this being Clari Cross, who was delighted and honoured to take on this role after having been involved with the Western for well over 30 years.

 

 

01.01.2008

Breed Seminar on 24th February 2008

 

We held a Breed Seminar on 24th February 2008. Our guest speaker was Roberta Hall (Saxonmill) who kindly agreed to do a Breed specific presentation during the morning. This was a very thorough interactive presentation right through the morning with an in depth view on the current Breed Standard.

 

 

 

This was followed by Chris Mayers (Tcheria) giving a Kennel Club Ring Stewards presentation, many helpful tips and advice was given with some surprises along the way, invaluable!

 

 

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Some of the Champions from the Parade at the Championship Show in November - from left to right:

Ch Bondor Twelth Night (Buttle), Ch Wilbus Libretto (Busby), Ch Wilbus Love Song ( Evans), Ch Renza Designer Red by Shimalma (Newton), Ch Renza Paint the Town Red Among Mogell (Ellis)

 

12.12.2007

Breed Standard of the Afghan Hound

 

You may be aware that the Breed Standard of the Afghan Hound has recently been updated, we re-produce this here for your further information:

 

General Appearance

Gives the impression of strength and dignity, combining speed and power. Head held proudly

 

Characteristics
Eastern or Oriental expression is typical of breed. The Afghan looks at and through one.

 

Temperament
Dignified and aloof, with a certain keen fierceness.

 

Head and Skull
Skull long, not too narrow, with prominent occiput. Foreface long with punishing jaws and slight stop. Skull well balanced and mounted by a long ‘top-knot’. Nose preferably black, liver permissible in light-coloured dogs.

 

Eyes
Dark for preference, but golden colour not debarred. Nearly triangular, slanting slightly upwards from inner corner to outer corner.

 

Ears
Set low and well back, carried close to head. Covered with long silky hair.

 

Mouth
Jaws strong, with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, i.e. upper teeth closely overlapping lower teeth and set square to the jaws. Level bite tolerated.

 

Neck
Long, strong, with proud carriage of head.

 

Forequarters
Shoulders long and sloping, set well back, well muscled and strong without being loaded. Upper arm long and sloping. In profile this brings the elbow vertically below the wither. Forelegs straight and well boned, elbows close to ribcage, turning neither in nor out.

 

Body
Back level, moderate length, well muscled, back falling slightly away to stern. Loin straight, broad and rather short. Hipbones rather prominent and wide apart. A fair spring of ribs and good depth of chest.

 

Hindquarters
Powerful, well bent and well turned stifles. Great length between hip and hock, with comparatively short distance between hock and foot. Dewclaws may be removed.

 

Feet
Forefeet strong and very large both in length and breadth, and covered with long, thick hair; toes arched. Pasterns long and springy, pads well down on ground. Hindfeet long, but not quite as broad as forefeet; covered with long thick hair.

 

Tail
Not too short. Set on low with ring at end. Raised when in action. Sparsely feathered.

 

Gait/Movement
Smooth and springy with a style of high order.

 

Coat
Long and very fine texture on the ribs, fore and hindquarters and flanks. In mature dogs, from the shoulder backwards and along the saddle, hair short and close. Hair long from the forehead backwards, with a distinct silky ‘topknot’. On the foreface hair short, ears and legs well coated. Pasterns can be bare. Coat must develop naturally. Any evidence of clipping or scissoring should be penalised.

 

Colour
All colours acceptable.

 

Size
Ideal height: dogs: 68-74 cms (27-29 ins); bitches: 63-69 cms (25-27 ins).

 

Faults
Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree and its effect upon the health and welfare of the dog.

 

Note
Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.