First Place in Special Open Working Dog or Bitch, Judge: Mr W Shorthose (Cundytyke)
It is always a particular honour to judge a Breed Club Championship Show and my thanks go to the committee for their hospitality and my stewards who kept things running smoothly. I found only two poor mouths but more had wrong, thin skins and some needed to go home for a good feed. A working terrier needs to be correctly muscled and too many needed nourishment and exercise. The biggest problem, however, remains poor front movement showing both incorrect shoulders and, for some, over angulation in the hindquarters.
Clear winner of this class with all the essentials. Good head with strong jaw. Reach of neck runs into well laid back shoulders. Narrow enough and spannable. Strong loin and good angulation in hindquarters. Moved soundly. RCC