Second Place in Open - Dog, Judge: Miss Elspeth Jackson (Clipstone)
It is always an honour to be invited to judge a club show and my first job here must be to thank Club, Officers, Committee and Members for asking me to judge their show. The hospitality shown to my Mother and myself made it a very enjoyable weekend. Thank you to my capable Stewards Les Moss and Ian Higham for their help on the day.
Thank you all for the great entry both in terms of number and in depth of quality I had to judge. There were some very tough, but enjoyable decisions to be made and in most classes and in the challenges the top honours were fiercely contested. .
I must repeat the often used cliché of not having enough cards on the day. Many who were down the line or even cardless today I would have been happy to have as winners in another entry.
A lovely class, hotly contested and a pleasure to judge.
My Best Puppy from my last judging appointment. What caught my eye then was his strong masculine head and so it did today. In super coat, harsh and thick with good undercoat on thick skin. Good top line completed by a super think short tail. Moved well. Reserve Dog CC.