First Place in Limit - 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!
Super dog, who was in the running for the top awards, just a shame he came up against the CC and RCC winner today. Good head with a lovely expression and strong jaw. Good length of neck into narrow front and well laid shoulders. Liked his length of body and was easily spanned. Level topline that he held well on the move, with a well set, carrot like tail. Grizzle jacket that was in good condition and a thick pelt. Moved out really well on neat feet.