First Place in Graduate, Judge: Mrs N Anderson
Many thanks to the club for the invite to judge at their 90th Anniversary show, it was a lovely well run show. Also thanks to my capable steward, Judy Carr who kept things running smoothly throughout. Thanks to all the exhibitors who entered on the day and accepted my decisions in a sporting way. All males were entire, no bad mouths or kinked tails. There was quite a variety in type on the day. The biggest issue was movement with many dogs swinging in front or pinning and lacking the drive from behind to follow a horse. I like my dogs in hard, fit condition and found many lacking in this area with little muscle tone. However I found some quality dogs and was delighted to see my BOB go TG1.
Dark Grizzle and tan who was a real ‘workman like’ masculine dog. He has a good head, strong muzzle with big teeth. A straight front with a good shoulder and topline standing on well padded feet. I would have liked a touch more length of body to give him a more balance profile. Short on coat but what was there was pin wire. He covered the ground very well on the move and was presented in hard condition