First Place in Novice - Bitch, Judge: Mr Dave Matthews (Tojamatt)
Really pleased to be invited to judge the midland open show, so my thanks to the committee for inviting me and for the hospitality received. Many thanks to Margaret Bailey and Paul Brannan for stewarding and making things run smoothly and keeping me on track. Also my thanks to the competitors for taking my decisions so well and for bringing real quality to the show ring it was hugely appreciated, whether you were first or third there were some close decisions and exceptional quality.
Red grizzle bitch with a cracking head and real expression, with good teeth and correct bite, the narrowest of fronts and nice reach of neck into good shoulders excellent topline and tailset she was easily spanned with harsh good jacket very typical of this Kennel. She was in good hard condition, a little unsettled but once on the move she went well.