First Place in Post Graduate - Dog, Judge: Mrs Margaret Sneddon (Kersfell)
I would like to thank the Committee for offering me this appointment, I was honoured to be given this opportunity. Thank you also to my stewards for all their hard work keeping the show running as smoothly as possible, for which I was very grateful. There were some lovely dogs present but front movement and lack of correct length and angulation of the upper arm continues to be a problem in some exhibits as well as size and correct coat . We should not forget the first line in the breed standard “essentially a working terrier”.
upstanding, masculine light grizzle with a good otter head with nice length of flat skull and strong jaw with big teeth, dark eyes with keen expression. Nice length of neck flowing into clean shoulders, level topline; narrow, straight front with well boned legs and tight feet with thick pads. Good length of rib, narrow and spannable; presented in deep, double coat with a thick, loose pelt. Shown free-standing on a loose lead, strode out sound and free on the move.