First Place in Junior - Dog, Judge: Mrs B Jackson (Clipstone)
I thoroughly enjoyed judging at Paignton Championship Show. The new venue (well, new to me) was very pleasant and the show was efficiently run by the helpful and friendly committee. I had an excellent entry which contained lots of quality dogs to choose from. Some classes were, however, a real mix of types, again the Fox Terrier type with high ear carriage are appearing, as are those with almost “hound like” ears, far too large and which ruin the head. Ultimately I judged to my interpretation of the Standard. I like a dog to be a real stallion dog and a bitch, his feminine counterpart. I do not like bitchy dogs and masculine bitches. I was incredibly pleased with my winners, neither of which I have judged before and who to my mind are excellent examples of the breed, both home bred too, not bought in.
1 and 2 were two very different types. Both had attributes over the other
This blue and tan dog looks a lot more mature than his age and, like a fine wine, needs to be “laid down” for a while. He is a nice type, but he is up for size and, in these lower classes, this makes him look oversized. He has a good head and expression and an excellent coat. Moves true fore and aft