First Place in Puppy - Dog, Judge: Nicola Howard (Tyneotter)
I would like to thank the club and committee for the invite to judge their show, this was my first judging appointment for several years so I particularly appreciated of my stewards, Katrina and Liz in keeping the ring running smoothly.
Thank you to all the exhibitors for making the journey and allowing me to go over their dogs. There was a lovely friendly atmosphere around the ringside.
On the day I thought the quality of the bitches surpassed the dogs overall. Movement seems to be an issue, particularly coming but I did find some lovely exhibits who covered the ground effortless.
Fitness and muscle tone was lacking in a few of the exhibits which I was surprised about and did factor into my decision making, they are ‘essentially a working terrier’ after all.
Coats were varied with a number in full coat, some in between and a few with little coats. Bites were good .I found one kinked tail.
A smart 6month old boy of nice size and well balanced. He was moderately angled front and rear and easily spanned carrying his ribs well back with good bend of stifle. He had a strong muzzle and head for this age and a good bite, he was carrying his ears a little high on occasion.
On the day he was turned out in excellent condition with a harsh double coat and good pelt. He had nice neat, tight feet . He moved with a lovely easy stride just needs to tighten up which should come with time. (Best puppy in Show)