First Place in Yearling - Bitch, Judge: Mr Dave Matthews (Tojamatt)
Many thanks to City of Birmingham Canine Society for giving me the opportunity to judge this show , my first Championship show, may I also thank every exhibitor who entered the show ,and also my steward Alan Tomlinson for his help.
I enjoyed my day ,I was very pleased with the entry,I had some difficult decisions to make on the day .
The ring was of a good size and that gave the exibits the chance to get into there stride,front movement on some exibits was a little loose ,but I had some real good movers, a few low set tails are creeping in to the breed ,Iwas pleased with the condition and presentation of the exhibits ,I found some really good pelts and coats, I am pleased to say the the day passed without a cross word from any of the exibits ,I was pleased with heads and expression , some foreign expressions had been appearing in recent years.
May I again thank you all for the chance to go over your dogs , and for the way you accepted my decisions .
Blue and Tan bitch presented in excellent coat with good ticking., coat is harsh and dense covering a thick loose pelt. She has a feminine head full of expression and enough strength of muzzle and correct bite and good sized teeth, dark eye and nice ear set. Narrow straight front with enough bone, she is totally unexaggerated. Good length of neck and correct shoulder placement easily spanned. Good topline and tailset, moved around the ring with real drive. Looked lovely in both outline and when on the move. BCC. BOB.