First Place in Open - 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!
Stood out in this class, as a beautiful border of super type and quality. She was presented in top condition, in a great blue and tan coat, with plenty of ticking. She has a lovely otter head, that is strong but feminine with lovely expression. Strong muzzle and good bite. She has a good neck and shoulders and good narrow front. Well balanced, well angulated with a good length of rib and body, easliy spanned. She moved with drive around the ring, on neat feet and held her topline. So pleased to award her her 3rd CC, it was well deserved. BCC.