First Place in Post Graduate - Dog, Judge: Mr Phil Sharp
I appreciated the good entry. With a ring rather restricted in size ( not to mention a bitterly cold wind blowing through the cattle shed), I felt it was necessary to give the dogs as much opportunity as possible to move. Unfortunately, several moved rather wide behind, while one or two were plaiting in front. Coats were a problem , with a couple of good looking dogs showing absolutely no topcoat at all. It was interesting to see that most, but not all, of the dogs that I saw when I last judged Borders in 2010 had come on well.
a lovely bitch but unfortunately not in the best of jackets. Nice head, but what was outstanding was the superb balance on the move. Good fore and aft. Looked really good , but my notes say ‘pity about the coat’