Second Place in Open - Dog, Judge: Mrs Sue Baxter (Mysulan/Sulan)
Thank you to the committee for the kind invitation to judge today , also to my stewards who kept things moving along nicely, your help was much appreciated. A big thank you to all the exhibitors for allowing me to go over your dogs and accepting my decisions
in a sporting manner. General observations were, no kinked tails found and the males were intact . I did see a few animals with slightly untidy bites affecting some placings. On the subject of ring presentation I may suggest that perhaps some animals would have benefitted from more attention being paid to nail clipping and feet trimming … even with the long grass, once on the table the feet are very visible. I thoroughly enjoyed my day and had a quality bunch of Borders before me. Thank you to everyone who made it possible !
Three year old grizzle. Nice head and good muzzle . Ears of a good size and
placement . A new coat coming through , loose pelt covering good ribs and loin . Topline and tailset good . Movement was ok , would like to see more second thigh and rear angulation . Hocks not quite as well let down as 1st placed dog.