First Place in Open - 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.
A lovely class, hotly contested and a pleasure to judge.
A quality dog of correct size, not overdone in any respect and balanced throughout. Strong otter head with masculine expression. Good in neck and shoulder. Ribs easily spanned and well carried back to strong loin. Neat feet, correct bone, good hind angulation. He moved effortlessly and with drive and just kept catching my eye in the class and then on the challenge to take the Dog CC and then Reserve Best in Show