First Place in Puppy - Dog, Judge: Miss Elspeth Jackson (Clipstone)
It is always an honour to be invited to judge a club show and my first job here must be to thank Club, Officers, Committee and Members for asking me to judge their show. The hospitality shown to my Mother and myself made it a very enjoyable weekend. Thank you to my capable Stewards Les Moss and Ian Higham for their help on the day.
Thank you all for the great entry both in terms of number and in depth of quality I had to judge. There were some very tough, but enjoyable decisions to be made and in most classes and in the challenges the top honours were fiercely contested. .
I must repeat the often used cliché of not having enough cards on the day. Many who were down the line or even cardless today I would have been happy to have as winners in another entry.
Eye catching rich red dog in super harsh coat. He has a pleasing masculine head with strong broad skull, neat ears and dark eye. A good reach of neck, good ribs easily spanned and well laid back. Good in loin and length of back. Racy hindquarters. He really shows himself off to best advantage and I could not deny him Best Puppy Dog & Best Puppy in Show.