First Place in Puppy - Dog, Judge: Mrs P McLellan (Breconbeds)
My thanks to the Scottish Committee for the invitation to judge our prestigious annual Championship Show; to my excellent steward Joyce Orr, and to the exhibitors for such a good entry.
I was happy with my class winners which were super examples of the breed. On the down side a number of exhibits were short in the leg and in the body, giving an unbalanced appearance and it’s very unlikely that they would be capable of following a horse, as the breed standard requires. Some pelts were too thin and too many dogs were single coated.
Nicely made puppy of good size. Typical Border head. Nice eyes and well placed ear carriage. Nice reach of neck, topline and tailset. Moved out well on small cat-like feet.
BPD & BP.