First Place in Open - Dog, Judge: Mrs. Karen Dean (Tyrian)
I would first like to thank the committee for the invitation to judge, and to them and my stewards, Frank Nicholls and Paul Cheeseman for looking after me so well on the day, and lastly to all those who exhibited and accepted my decisions so graciously. It was a long, exhausting but very enjoyable day for me. I absolutely loved my best dog, best bitch and best puppy, they were all lovely and narrow, well balanced with small tight feet, sound movement and not overdone in any way. I would take any of them home in a heartbeat.
What a super class, there were so many really nice dogs they were very hard to split
Fabulous upstanding 6 year old, super narrow very elegant dog, so easy to span and very well ribbed back, really lovely head, flat skull, strong muzzle with good bite. Narrow straight front with neat tight feet, well laid shoulders flowing into level topline held very well on the move. Harsh double coat and good pelt, nice tail well set on. Not overdone in any way. Covered the ground effortlessly and with good drive. Better hind angulation and tighter feet won him this class. Best Dog, BOS.