First Place in Open - Bitch, Judge: Tan Nagrecha (Chandimore)
My first time giving ccs in this lovely breed and an experience I enjoyed immensely .
To dig deep into such a numerically good entry and try find a pattern to type combined with condition and structure with good movement is always fruitful and I felt my line ups were good and uniform in general .
As a non specialist my intention was to find a specimen of good type but most importantly of the correct proportions and tail set and carriage . a dog in fit hard condition that can keep up with the horse and hounds on any terrain . short legs and deep chested dogs were not to my interpretation .
Dogs with good leg length and ground clearance with height at the withers being greater, a correct topline and underline ,a tail set off the back and at 45 degrees carriage were highly rewarded .
Expression is key and the otter head and expression is easily recognisable in the good ones .
Whilst most were spannable the correct flat ribs and loose pelting was few and far between .
LOVELY CLASS OF QUALITY , I see out of 11 the five placed are all champions !
understated and one of those that the more you look and access the more you like her .
She has excellent balance and symmetry and throws out a correct silhouette , clean in neck and shoulder ,with an excellent topline , underline and tailset , very good behind and needs to be handled to appreciate her quality .CC