First Place in Novice - Dog, Judge: Mrs Karen Stockley (Foxfactor)
I would like to thank the SBTC committee for inviting me to judge their show and for the lovely gift,a day I thoroughly enjoyed with some lovely exhibits to have the pleasure of going over.
A big thank you to my stewards Jill Stevens and Tina Morgan who very efficiently kept the classes running smoothly throughout the day.
Thanks also to all the exhibitors who entered and those present on the day.
I found a great percentage of the exhibits in good muscle tone and condition, coats as always at different stages but many in good harsh double jackets, disappointingly quite a few thin pelts and a lack of real carroty tails, just a couple with incorrect dentition and one kinked tail. All dogs were entire and all dogs and bitches displaying good temperaments in the ring.
I was pleased with both my final line ups. There were some lovely puppies forward which I love judging and some close decisions there.
19 months gr,a lovely type,this boy is up to size but a balanced dog who fills the eye,masculine head of correct proportions,good dentition with strength of muzzle,shown in good harsh double coat,well shown and presented,spannable and well ribbed back into strong loin with his good length tail coming straight off his back,a sound true mover,one of the best of the day,I liked him a lot and have on occasions observed exhibits in the lower classes that I thought could have done better on the day and was pleased to award him this class,BD and BOS.