Second 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.
Another nice bitch, she was a lighter boned G&T who was appealing in head having a strong muzzle and moderately broad skull but not overdone. She was narrow throughout with a well laid back shoulder and firm loin, I spanned her with ease. She was presented in good fit condition. I found she had a good bend of stifle with race hindquarters; she moved ok when settled. Sadly, she had no coat today but still a nice type with lots to like.