First Place in Minor Puppy - Dog, Judge: Mrs Jane Roberts (Smalesmouth)
My first appointment at this level and I would like to thank the officers and committee of WELKS for the invitation. Grateful thanks to my stewards who kept everything moving so efficiently and thanks to all the exhibitors who gave me the privilege of going over their dogs. I thoroughly enjoyed my day and fully appreciated the opportunity to judge some high quality exhibits. Some decisions were difficult and places could change on another day.
On a positive note temperaments were good, as were mouths and feet. On the down side I felt that there were not enough exhibits that moved with drive and there were several with wide fronts – these are faults that would impact on the dog’s ability to work.
8 month light grizzle. Still very much a baby. Liked him for size and balance over the others in this class. Promising head with nice shaped dark eye. Good reach of neck into well angulated shoulders. Liked his length of body and rib shape. Easily spanned. Movement was erratic at times but this should improve with maturity. BPD