First Place in Puppy, Judge: Mrs Sue Baxter (Mysulan/Sulan)
Thank you to the committee for the kind invitation to judge today , also to my stewards who kept things moving along nicely, your help was much appreciated. A big thank you to all the exhibitors for allowing me to go over your dogs and accepting my decisions
in a sporting manner. General observations were, no kinked tails found and the males were intact . I did see a few animals with slightly untidy bites affecting some placings. On the subject of ring presentation I may suggest that perhaps some animals would have benefitted from more attention being paid to nail clipping and feet trimming … even with the long grass, once on the table the feet are very visible. I thoroughly enjoyed my day and had a quality bunch of Borders before me. Thank you to everyone who made it possible !
Lovely 7 mth grizzle bitch . Real baby but shows promise . Pretty feminine head with correct proportions, lovely dark eye and good set of teeth , ears well set on and not too large. Muzzle will strengthen with maturity I’m sure .She flows neatly from neck into nice shoulder then into good topline ending with short carroty tail well set on. Coat is a little patchy but there is enough to feel the texture, pelt is loose and correct . Moved well once she settled and got used to depth of vegetation underfoot.. Pleased to award her BPIB and later to see her get a puppy group 2 .Well done !