First Place in Graduate - Dog, Judge: Miss S A Leslie (Risdene)
I started the day with veteran dog followed by some excellent juvenile dog classes which were very enticing. Throughout the day size was sometimes a little difficult to come to terms with when exhibits at the top of the scale were the more shapely and sound but as long as they were spannable they still featured if they had the attributes breed and conformation-wise to do the job they were bred for. Generally I determined that there was no need for a diatribe from yours truly as I found my lovely entry on the whole brought forward much of what I was looking for and I thank exhibitors for that. Just remember while I love a proper double coat I still like a tidy coat! Heads were definitely improved with very few of the stoppy, round eyed exhibits I do not find typical. There were a few strangely grubby ones and some would have benefited from some tlc round their eyes to guard against stray hairs causing irritation. Be that as it may there were some smashing classes with dogs not making the cut that on another day would figure in the reckoning.
High class exhibit who gave me goose bumps as I inspected him at close quarters, masculine but nothing overdone, very pleasing well shaped and set eye to give a typical expression, has superb otter head with correct skull and muzzle, and fill under the eye, strong underjaw, it all falls into your hand just right. Stands balanced and parallel on all four well padded feet with correct bone, good neckline, shoulder and upperarm, is correct in forechest, and like his half brother has the true underline, he has the racy, strong quarters and conformation required to move as he should. He is still a youngster and can possibly tighten just a tad more but he could not be denied the RCC