Second Place in Veteran - Dog or 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.
Wasn’t expecting a Veteran class like this, but my it was very much appreciated, thanks to the exhibitors for bringing them and for excepting my decisions so sportingly. A class full of quality.
Red grizzle dog with lovely head and expression typical of this kennel with good ear placement, and with big strong teeth and correct bite, nice shoulders and level topline and tailset, he is in very good condition hard and fit and is a credit to his owner breeder. He moved well both ways and is not showing his age.