First Place in Junior - Dog, Judge: Karen S Stockley (Foxfactor)
I would like to thank the Officers and Committee for the judging appointment and for their hospitality on the day, the lovely gifts, also my stewards Alison and Callie and not least the competitors for a lovely entry and for allowing me the opportunity to go over their dogs. I was pleased with my final line ups, some close decisions particularly in the two hotly contested Junior classes where all the placed dogs and bitches could change places on another day. I felt my top winners all met the breed standard in that they would be capable of getting to ground and have the strength and stamina to do a good days work if called upon. There were a few with acceptable level bites, all tails were good, one or two could have been a little cleaner, some that would have benefitted from better coat tidying and presentation and surprisingly one with undescended testicles. However I felt that I was presented with some good representatives of the breed to have the pleasure to go over.
A lovely class of quality dogs which could all change places on another day. Not enough first prize cards.
14 mnths grizzle in fit hard condition,liked him for his size and type,typical in head and expression,good bite and strength of muzzle,my notes say,everything in moderation,and so he was,just the right amount of bone and substance,a well constructed dog with a straight front,good clean shoulders,well ribbed back with strong loins,easily spanned,moved with drive from well angulated rear assembly,shown in good double jacket with loose pelt,good length and shape tail which he held well on the move,strode around the ring on neat tight feet,didn’t put a foot wrong and well deserved the top spot today,BD, BIS