First Place in Puppy - Bitch, 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!
Another super puppy presented in good harsh cast and condition. Lovely grizzle bitch with a typical border head. Well balanced with a good front, lovely reach of neck into a level topline and well set tail. Good length of rib and she has good bone. It was a tough choice as I liked both puppy winners very much but was pleased to award her Best Puppy and to see she was awarded TBG4.