First Place in Open - 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’.
This was the most difficult class to judge.
Super grizzle bitch with strong head and bright eye she has a lovely expression. Broad skull with strong muzzle and very strong under jaw, which was my deciding factor, I liked her a lot. Held her top line on the move with tail carried well. She has good hind quarters and moved well