First Place in Veteran - 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.
Veteran classes are always a pleasure to judge. I think much can be concluded about a breed from the strength of it’s veterans. In this and the Veteran Bitch class I had some fit quality seniors who are a credit to the breed and their owners
Quality dog just rising 9 years old. Loved his overall type. Strong masculine head with neat ears. Good in shoulder, good for bone, super small tight feet. In good harsh jacket with thick skin. His age certainly did not exclude him from the running for top honours.