Second 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
Upstanding 2 year old, another narrow dog easily spanned and also really well ribbed back but slightly bigger than 1. Flat skull, strong muzzle with good bite. Straight front into well laid shoulder and level topline held on the move. Harsh double coat with thick well set tail. Moved well. Won on movement over 3 who was another dog I really liked but who was not showing at his best today. Reserve Best Dog.