First Place in Minor Puppy - Dog, Judge: Gentle Lowe (Rockslade)
Firstly I would like to thank everyone who entered under me and gave me the pleasure of going over their dogs. I would also like to thank the committee for its hospitality and the lovely gift. I would also like to thank my excellent stewards Sharon and Peter who kept everything in order and the ring running smoothly.
Sadly there were many absentees but the show clashed with a number of other open shows with breed specialists judging around the country. I thoroughly enjoyed my day however being my first club show.
All males were entire and mouths were generally scissor bites with only one or two close bites and untidy teeth, a lot of dirty teeth but this is cosmetic and was not penalised. No kinked tails found and I was pleasantly surprised at the number of short tails, some however lacking thickness at the base. Coats as usual ranged from dogs in their undercoats to fully blown, some dogs would benefit from a good tidy up to enhance the presentation such as tails, ears, feet and underlines.
Some dogs movement was hard to assess due to them not settling in classes. Please don’t string dogs up on excessively tight leads one dog was not enjoying his experience for it both on the table and on the move.
Movement was generally ok but some lacked reach and drive with a couple moving wide or really close.
BPD BP A very smart grizzle puppy who has just turned 6 month, head is developing nicely with a dark eye and nice head proportions. His ears are well set and he has the correct scissor bite with good sized teeth for his age. His neck is a moderate length which flows into his level topline and pleasing tail set which is short and thick at the base. Good length of rib and I liked him for bone and size along with his straight front, well angulated shoulders and stifle. Thick pliable pelt and shown in a double jacket with good texture and depth. When settled he moved out well for such a young puppy. Well-presented and handled.