SCWT CLUB OF GB BREED RECORD HOLDER CRITERIA

The SCWT Club of GB criteria for achieving Breed Record status is as follows.

The title of Breed Record holder is a personal achievement.

Only unique CCs from individual judges, awarded at Championship shows, will count towards the Breed Record.

The following awards will NOT count towards the Breed Record: –
* Repeat CCs from same judge
* Group wins
* Best of Breeds at non CC shows

No other awards will count towards the Breed Record.

Details of the current Breed Record Holders are shown below.

We will aim to update details of the individual dogs achieving these top Breed Record Holder immediately after a new record holder becomes eligible. We will also update the content for each title holder on an annual basis after the Club’s AGM.

SCWT OVERALL (& DOG) BREED RECORD HOLDER

‘HENDRIX’
CH Greentree Gold Mombo to Denzilly (Imp USA)
DOB : 11th February 2016
40 Unique CCs (43 CCs in total)

Graham & I were delighted when Hendrix was officially crowned as the Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Club Of GB’s “Breed Record Holder” in April 2024 .

The breed record holder is the Wheaten who has been awarded the most Challenge Certificates (CC’s) in the breed by individual judges.

To date (at 28th February 2025) Hendrix has been awarded forty CC’s from individual judges, although he does have a total of forty-two CC’s to his credit.

Hendrix was bred by our friends Beverly & Kevin McDonald, Greentree Wheatens, New Jersey. Hendrix was born in February 2016 by Sire: AmCh/CanCh Greentree Moonstruck Mombo Man ROM, and Dam: AmCh/Can Ch Greentree Gold Charm. Graham collected Hendrix from his breeders in May 2016, at the age of 16 weeks, and his show potential as a puppy soon started to become a reality from the moment his paws stepped into the show ring at the age of six months.

We are privileged and so lucky to have Hendrix in our lives, we cherish all his wins & the great memories we have been able to make. We sincerely thank all forty judges who have recognised his qualities and awarded him top honours over the years. We do feel four of Hendrix’s awards deserve a detailed mention in this article as they represent key milestones of Hendrix’s show career to date. In chronological order these awards are as follows:

1. Steve Howe (Stevelyn/Sunnidayze) – Awarded Challenge Certificate #1, with Best of Breed at Richmond Championship Show, September 2016, at the age of 7 months. To this day we do not know who was more surprised by this award, ourselves or Steve Howe, seldom are puppies awarded BOB at such a young age.
Judges Critique – “Wow what a pup, so well balanced, caught the eye right from the off, did everything right, moved a dream & couldn’t resist him in the challenge. Hope he goes on to be a real star. CC & BOB”

2. Carol Barnes-Davies – Awarded Challenge Certificate #3 with Best of Breed at WELKS Championship Show, April 2017, at the time this made Hendrix the UK’s youngest breed Champion at the age of 14 months.
Judges Critique “Loved his size and ring presence. Nice overall outline which is confirmed on examination. Good coat and colour coming nicely for age. Well presented. Dark eye, black nose and great dentition. Lovely head with well set ears. Nice straight front and good shoulder placement. Kept level topline standing and on the move. Good rear angulation with tail well set on. Moved out well with bags of animation. Happy boy. CC & BOB”

3. Jane Withers – Awarded Challenge Certificate #23 with Best of Breed at Crufts, March 2023. The BOB which allowed Hendrix the honour of representing the breed in the Terrier Group at Crufts and found Jo facing an impromptu “live on air” interview by Clare Balding.
Judges Critique – “Loved his size and ring presence. Nice overall outline which is confirmed on examination. Good coat and colour coming nicely for age. Well presented. Dark eye, black nose and great dentition. Lovely head with well set ears. Nice straight front and good shoulder placement. Kept level topline standing and on the move. Good rear angulation with tail well set on. Moved out well with bags of animation. Happy boy. CC & BOB”

4. Norman Bristow – Awarded Challenge Certificate #39 (#38 from individual judges) with Best Of Breed, at National Terrier April 2024, which gave Hendrix the title of the Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Club Of GB “ Breed Record Holder”.
Judges Critique “judged this Dog as a youngster in 2017 where he went TG3, and he has lost none of his ring presence in the intervening years. Good mouth with big teeth, well-made head with neat ears, well laid shoulders, good reach of neck, well ribbed, good topline with well set on tail, coat of a good wheaten colour, moved with drive, Best Veteran, Dog CC, and BOB. Pleased to see him go Best Veteran in Show 2. I understand that this is his 39th CC making him the new Breed Record holder”

Not only has Hendrix excelled in achieving 43 CC’s, he has also achieved additional Top Awards and Show Awards as listed below.

TOP AWARDS 
2024 – SCWT Club Of GB Top Dog
2024 – SCWT Club Of GB Top Veteran
2022 – Our Dogs – Top Stud Dog
2021 – SCWT Club Of GB Top Stud Dog
2019 – SCWT Club Of GB Top Wheaten
2019 – SCWT Club Of GB Top Stud Dog
2018 – SCWT Club Of GB Top Dog
2017 – SCWT Club Of GB Top Dog
2016 – SCWT Club Of GB Top Puppy

SHOW AWARDS
43 CC’s (40 CC’s from individual judges)
32 Best of Breeds
19 RCC’s
2023 – Crufts Best Of Breed
7 x BIS – SCWT Club Of GB
3 x Group 3 – Championship Shows
4 x BVIS – Championship Shows
2 x RBVIS – Championship Shows
13 x VG Placings – Championship Shows

We are extremely proud of Hendrix’s achievements despite 34 Championship Shows being cancelled during the Covid Pandemic of 2020/2021; We can only dream of what may have been had Covid not darkened all our lives during this period.

While Hendrix continues to enjoy showing Jo will continue to show him. He is the consummate show dog, always giving his all, always to be seen wagging his tail both in and outside of the ring. Hendrix ended 2024 as the breeds UK Record Holder, Top Dog and Top Veteran, having won five CC’s and five RCC’s, together with numerous Best Veteran in Breed awards and Veteran Group Placings, at Championships shows, during 2024. Hendrix turned nine in February but as the saying goes “there is life in the old dog yet” and Hendrix & Jo look forward to competing in the show ring during 2025.

We are unable to conclude this article without saying the biggest thank you to Beverly & Kevin McDonald of Greentree Wheatens, we remain forever grateful and mindful of their selflessness in allowing such a promising puppy to join us in the UK. We know Hendrix has made them very proud and we share all of his accolades with them. We would also like to say thank you to our friends around the wheaten world whose support of Hendrix, over the years, has been nothing short of amazing.

Jo & Graham Dowdy
Denzilly Soft-Coated Wheaten Terriers

Awards last updated 6th July 2025.

SCWT BITCH BREED RECORD HOLDER

‘RUBY’
CH Silkcroft Never Miss A Beat
DOB : 22nd April 2019
27 Unique CCs

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Ruby was born 22nd April 2019 and was out of Mickey (Multi Ch Mother’s Finest Heat Is On) and Shutter (Multi Ch Keepsake’s Double Exposure) and was 1 of 6 puppies in the litter. She was known as Miss Pink.

She is the product of a combination of European and North American lines. Her mother Shutter was sent to us by our close breeding friends Shari and Sydney Robinson of Kennel Keepsake in Canada to whom we are forever grateful.

Ruby had a great puppy career which ended with a high, winning Best Puppy at Crufts 2020 under Terrier Specialist Judge Ann Bradley. This high quickly changed to a low, as it was also when Covid and the lockdown sadly began. This meant no dog shows for us or Ruby for around 18 months.

During lockdown Ruby learnt a new skill and gained her Trick Title and was the first SCWT in the UK to gain this title.

Once shows began again, it was all systems go and Ruby came back with a bang in 2021 as she won her first CC and BOB at Paignton under Judge Tom Johnson, and she was shortlisted in the group that day too.

Her second CC came from Blackpool 21 under Judge Patsy Hollins and her third and crowning CC came at Crufts 22 under judge Bill Browne-Cole. We then decided to give Ruby a maternity break which meant we did not show her for over 12 months. She returned to the show scene in 2023 and has since won 24 more CCs, a total of 17 BOBs and 10 RCCs much to her credit.

She has also done immensely well in group competition, in addition to the breed classes, and is the most successful bitch in group competition to date, winning a Group 1 on two occasions, a total of 8 Group Placings and 5 Group Shortlists.

She has been the Top Overall Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier both in 2023 and 2024 in both the SCWT Club of GB and Our Dogs Competitions.

She has even been shown once in Europe and picked up a Group placing there and a CACIB / CAC.
She is a delight to own and show. She is never quarrelsome and loves every person and every dog she meets.

She has always been a natural, who just loves to stand and wag her tail and move with enjoyment.

Her notable wins are: –
2024 – SCWT Club of GB Top Overall SCWT
2024 – Our Dogs Top Overall SCWT
2023 – SCWT Club of GB Top Overall SCWT
2023 – Our Dogs Top Overall SCWT
27CCs (unique) / 17 BOBs /10 RCCs

Adult Groups All Group Championship Shows
Group 4 Blackpool Championship Show 2025
Group 2 Midlands Counties Championship Show 2024
Group 3 Belfast Championship Show 2024
Group 2 Windsor Championship Show 2024
Group 1 Border Union Championship Show 2024
Group 2 SKC Aug Championship Show 2023
Group 4 Darlington Championship Show 2023
Group 1 Border Union Championship Show 2023
5 x Group Shortlists at Championship Shows
BIS SCWT Club of GB Championship Show 2023
BIS SCWT Club of GB Championship Show 2024
BIS SCWT Club of GB Open Show South 2023

Owners and Breeders Cheryl and Chris Satherley
Kennel Silkcroft UK