First Place in Open - 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.
2year old red bitch who had a super otter head with a keen expression and as with the junior bitch she had a cracking short carrot tail . She had a strong muzzle and correct bite. She was shown in full coat which made her look heavier than she is but when you get your hands on her you will find a moderately angled, balanced bitch who has a correct shoulder placement which enabled her to move true aft and to. She had a thick pelt and level topline. She had a good bend of stifle which she used on the move. She moved true all ways around the ring which evidenced her correct, balanced construction.
It was a close decision between her and the junior bitch for BIS I just found the junior bitch had that extra sparkle today. RBB &RBIS