First Place in Limit - 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’.
Beautiful 2 year old grizzle and tan with a super head and shallow stop. Good reach of neck and nice lay back of shoulder, she has a narrow rib and strong loin with tail straight off the back. Plenty of muscle and good turn of stifle she has small tight feet and had a graceful but purposeful movement. RBIS