First Place in Yearling - Dog, Judge: Rachel Larner (Hawcoat)
Thank you to everyone that entered and attended my first judging appointment at Championship level. Many thanks to my stewards, who kept the day running smoothly. We were very lucky with the weather, a little warm at times but the dogs all managed well and did not flag in the heat.
I was thrilled at the quality of dogs that I had to go over and extremely pleased that I had very few absentees. There were some super quality of classes that made my decisions quite hard. Finding a dog that most fits the standard is important to me, and I feel my winners did just that. I was extremely pleased with my main winners, and even more thrilled to see that I made up two Champions!
Tough Choice between 1st and 2nd.
So much to like about this dog, and he made it a tough choice between him and the CC winner. I loved his head and expression. He has an excellent otter head with dark eye and lovely teeth. He has a good reach of neck into a well laid shoulder and rib. Super front and easily spanned. He has a level topline into correct tail set. He was in excellent condition and has a super coat. Always showing, this boy moved very well. RDCC.