First Place in Puppy - Bitch, Judge: Mrs B Jackson (Clipstone)
I thoroughly enjoyed judging at Paignton Championship Show. The new venue (well, new to me) was very pleasant and the show was efficiently run by the helpful and friendly committee. I had an excellent entry which contained lots of quality dogs to choose from. Some classes were, however, a real mix of types, again the Fox Terrier type with high ear carriage are appearing, as are those with almost “hound like” ears, far too large and which ruin the head. Ultimately I judged to my interpretation of the Standard. I like a dog to be a real stallion dog and a bitch, his feminine counterpart. I do not like bitchy dogs and masculine bitches. I was incredibly pleased with my winners, neither of which I have judged before and who to my mind are excellent examples of the breed, both home bred too, not bought in.
Very pretty feminine young lady who oozes quality. She is beautifully balanced and goes to hand very nicely. Lovely head and expression. Nice dark eye and good strong teeth in correct jaw. Lovely temperament. Stunning neck leading into correctly placed shoulders, leading to lovely striding movement. She gave her handler quite a challenge! Liked her a lot, will watch her progress with interest. BPIB.