First Place in Junior - Bitch, 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.
RBB Blue bitch just over a year old, A well balanced bitch with otter head which is still developing, she has a correct scissor bite. Her ears are slightly heavier than I would like but are well set and this will change with head development. She has a straight front sat on neat feet, well angulated shoulders and stifle, narrow throughout, excellent rib length and a very easy span. She holds her level topline on the move. Tail is slightly longer but is set on well. She moved out well and was one of the best movers of the day which secured her Reserve Best Bitch. Well shown and handled.