First Place in Limit - Dog, Judge: Mrs M Reeves (Baywillow)
I was the replacement judge for Carolyn Muirhead who sadly died in November. Firstly I want congratulate all the exhibitors who made it to the show in spite of the atrocious weather conditions. I was very afraid there would be few dogs there for me to judge. What a tough lot border folk are. I had plenty of quality dogs to fill the top placings but as a general comment I felt a number lacked sufficient rear angulation.
The best class of the day for depth of quality. The first four dogs placed were all of high quality.
Just had the edge for his narrowness, excellent length of rib and level topline. Well placed shoulders and excellent angulation. Well shaped skull and strong jaw. Shown in super hard coat. Moved out with purpose.