World Winner Dog Show, Amsterdam 4.-7.7.2002

Some changes in judgement of Wheatens were done in the last moment before the World Winner Show. Mr. Kurt Radnetter who was mentioned in show info became seriously sick.
Geijes Tristan Trueman, V4
The organizers invited new judge, who is sure one of the few suporters of standard Irish coat type in Wheatens, long time breeder of Irish lines of Wheatens: Mrs. Louise Borst-Borreman. This change was done before the last dead line. More owners and breeders of Irish type of this terrier entered their dogs. Total number of entered Wheatens reached unbelievable number 96.

Mrs Borst-Borreman started her judging with evergy and no concern. I mean her evaluation of American coat type, which she believes does not correspond to the standard, according to her 30 years breeding experiences. Dull, cottonly, mostly straight coat makes bad impression of type and breed. Dogs showed with this coat type, often together with wrong colour were judged with very good or good. There was also last year World Winner with American coat among them. I respect very much this strict keeping all points of standard. There are lot of problems with misinterpretation of the FCI standard for Irish Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier not only in the Czech Republic. World Winner Show is the finale of all show season and it is great experience to watch judge working according to standard. American Wheatens did not get better result than very good. Those with other colour than wheaten, white, grey, with black muzzle got even good.


Wheaten Volunteer´s Dita,V2
This year World Winner Dog Show was real holiday for the breed Irish Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier, it was a celebration of antient, original breed with its typical wheaten colour, wavy coat with moonlight shine.

Dogs with beautiful, typical coat, strenth body, standard height and good pigmentation were placed on the top.

Junior World Winner came to: male Camacha O´Neil and female Danterri Wheaten Nice Nani. World Winner came to the male Cosgrove Conan from Breenagh who made finaly BOB, and female Wheaten Volunteer´s Fleedwood´s Meggy.

Two Czech Wheatens were also successful: male from champion class Ich. Geijes Tristan Trueman got Ex 4 (from 13 entries: 8x excellent, 2x very good, 2x good), in veteran class female ch. Wheaten Volunteer´s Dita got Ex 2 (from 3 entries: 1 very good).



(left) Cosgrove Conan from Breenagh