the topknot is of finer and softer texture than the rest of the coat. Correct colors are blue & tan, solid sandy and solid red. Th e color of the blue and tans can range from dark blue, steel blue, dark grey blue, to silver blue. Tan should be rich in color but not red. Any shade of solid red or solid sandy is correct. “Faults: All black body coat in the adult dog. Tan smut in the blue portion of the coat, or dark smut in sandy/red coated dogs. In any color, white markings on chest or feet are to be penalized.” 2 THINGS TO REMEMBER AND CHECK FOR Use you hands to check for arch of the neck, the prominent forechest and keel. Artful grooming could mask a lack of correct structure. Proper length of body must come from the correct angles of both front and rear and there should be something to fill the hand both in front and at the buttocks. Th e Aussie does not present a square out- line. Remember the length of back is 1-1 ½ " longer than height at withers. Remember the muzzle should be long and strong and equal in length to the flat, clean-sided skull. Th e proportion of the shoulder and upper arm is 1:1 and form a 90° angle. Th e expression is keen and intelligent. Th e new 2014 ATCA Judging Th e Aus- tralian Terrier Power Point can be seen at www.australianterrier.org. REFERENCES 1. Sullivan, Louis H. (1896). “The Tall Office Building Artistically Considered”. Lippin- cott’s Magazine (March 1896): 403–409. 2. Australian Terrier Standard, approved by the American Kennel Club 8/9/88. ABOUT THE AUTHORS Ida Ellen Weinstock has been involved with Australian Terriers 1963. A fi rst trip to Australia in 1966 was a 21-day in-depth course in the breed, conducted by Fred Wheatland and Frank Longmore, credited as two of those responsible for reviving the
Australian Terrier and de fi ning the mod- ern Australian Terrier. Watching judging of dogs important to the breed with their in depth comments, trips to the kennels of many of the great breeders of the time, learning from them, and bringing home a few outstanding dogs was the foundation upon which she and her sister based their Regency line. Th e dogs bred by them include the fi rst Aussie to win 3 Group Firsts, which also held the record for 16 years for BoB over largest entry of Aussies (National Specialty in Bellingham WA), four Westminster BoB winners, several Montgomery Co. BoB win- ners including 3 that did it from the classes. Th ey also bred the dam of one of the breed’s earliest Best in Show winners, which to date is the only Aussie to place in Montgomery County KC’s group, and the fi rst to place in the Westminster group. Th e only red to date to win Best in Show in US, Ch. Regen- cy Lord of Summerhill, handled by Jane Tenor, was sired by the homebred Ch. son of the National Specialty winning bitch, Ch. Regency My Gracious. His descendents are still successfully competing in the US, Europe and Australia. She was a member of the committee that wrote the current stan- dard, and is co-author and editor of Illus- trated Clarification of the Standard , has presented several sanctioned judges semi- nars and workshops. She is a member of the ATCA Judges Education Committee. Jane Tenor is the current chairman of the Australian Terrier Club of America’s Judges Education Committee, past president of the ATCA serving 6 years, and has been involved with the breed since 1969. She has successfully bred and shown her own Auss- ies on a limited scale while fi nishing many champions for others. She started handling Aussies for others in the early 1980s. Among the dogs she handled were two of the breeds few Best in Show winners including Ch. Crestwood’s Crackerjack, who in 1983 won three National Specialties and three all breed BiS’s and Ch. Regency Lord of Summerhill the fi rst red Aussie to win an all breed Best in Show. A great educator, she always has time to help novices and experienced exhibitors with presenting their
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dogs to the dog’s best advantage. Among the awards she has won is the Good Sportsman- ship Award from the Greater Chicago Area Australian Terrier Club. She is an ATCA approved presenter and has done ATCA sanctioned judges seminars and ringside mentoring with judges. She served as mod- erator for the fi rst International Australian Terrier Forum held in conjunction with the ATCA National Specialty in 2003. In 2005 she entered obedience ring with her bred by dog Ch. Ridgepark’s Crowned in Honor and they went on to earn a UD and RAE title. He became the fi rst Aussie to obtain the rally AKC RAE title and in 2007 he went High in Trial at the National specialty and received the ATCA Versatility Excellent title.
“IN ANY COLOR, WHITE MARKINGS ON CHEST OR FEET ARE TO BE PENALIZED.”
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