First Place in Puppy - Bitch, 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 hand sized10month old bitch who was a real little live-wire and outgoing puppy which was nice to see. I found her quite short in muzzle with broad scull, but this may balance out with age and time and her bite was ok. She had dark eyes and neat well-placed ears. She is quite a light framed bitch who was spanned with easy, a good rib with neat feet , she was very short on coat today. Difficult to assess on the move as she was quite exuberant but still lots of time to settle.