First Place in Minor Puppy - Bitch, Judge: Mrs V Atkinson (Raedwulf)
Thank you so much to the society for inviting me to judge this wonderful show. To my steward, Judy Carr, thank you for running my ring so efficiently, especially in the heat. Thanks must go to the ladies for our delicious lunch too. I was presented with some super examples of the breed and there were some tough decisions, especially in the bitches. I do also think the heat affected the performance of some as the day progressed. On the whole mouths were good, but a couple of very knotted tails and some dogs I was unable to span, even with generous allowance which would preclude them from fulfilling the breed standard of ‘essentially a working terrier’.
Absolutely loved this young pup, so balanced and easy on the eye, everything about her was moderate and consistent for her age. Moderately broad skull with good scissor bite, nice reach of neck and excellent shoulder placement, straight front and tight feet. Good lay back of rib and enough loin. Tail straight off the back and rear muscles developing, movement was economical, purposeful and true. Coat going over but everything else was there. BPB BPIB RBB