First Place in Open - 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 racy, workman like blue and tan dog who was presented in the harshest of double jackets with a good pelt. He has a masculine head, nice dark eye with a moderately broad skull and well-placed ears. Slightly longer in muzzle but still has plenty of strength in foreface. Correct scissor bite with a strong jaw and big teeth.
He is narrow throughout which made him spannable, with a straight front a nice reach of neck into a level topline which he held well on the move. He moved positively around the ring, particularly from behind using his racy quarters. He was in firm condition today and with his excellent jacket that helped secure him BD and BOS