First Place in Junior - 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.
Good sized rich G&T bitch shown in full coat . Nothing overdone about this bitch .She had a Iovely feminine expression and dark keen eye and correct scissor bite. She handled so well once you got under that super double coat which was harsh in texture with plenty of undercoat, she was another from this kennel with a fantastic thick pelt. She is moderate throughout without exaggeration, well angled front and behind with a level topline and well set on short carrot tail. I found her easy to span. She was in good fit condition with a firm 2nd thigh. She was just right for bone and had neat feet.
She really came alive on the move driving from the rear with a good reach in shoulder, she looked fantastic in profile covering the ground effortlessly. My eye just kept coming back to her in the lineup which secured her BB and BIS