First Place in Open - Bitch, Judge: Mr William Gillot (Weegee)
It was a great honour to judge this show and I appreciated the large entry and the sporting way my decisions were received by the exhibitors. My overall impression is that the dogs have more quality in depth at the moment and that mouths no longer seem to be a problem in the show dogs. Size and movement are a constant worry, especially front movement where quite a lot were actually crossing in front, something not helped by exhibitors stringing up their dogs. Other judges have remarked that some of the dogs are getting too coarse in the head with too short a muzzle, but on the other hand a lot of the bitches seem too snipey and weak in the jaw, not what we want in a working terrier.
a grizzle in full coat of the correct texture, Beautifully Proportioned head with neat ears and feminine expression. If you will excuse the pun, I had no regrets about awarding her her third CC. It is just 50 years since this exhibitor made up her first champion and she can trace the line down to this latest winner. BCC & BOS.