First Place in Open - Bitch, Judge: Tina Morgan (Blewecourt)
Thankyou to the officers and committee for the support and courtesy extended to me at this well-run breed club show. I also want to thank and congratulate Sheila Hales the show manager, David Hunt and Lyn Aldrich my stewards and Andrew Mooney for ensuring everything was in order and ran smoothly. My last thanks must go to the exhibitors for a quality entry and allowing me to go over their dogs, as well as the sporting way they accepted my decisions.
It was a great atmosphere, all the dogs and bitches displayed good temperaments, all males entire, a couple of level bites which is of course acceptable and a wide variety of types with some carrying too much condition which I couldn’t span and were heavy. Coats were at varying stages of growth and I was pleased to feel a number of good thick pelts. I judged as I saw the dogs on the day and had at the fore the essentials required for ‘essentially a working terrier’.
Lots to like about this narrow handy sized G/T bitch. Lovely feminine head with neat well-set ears and straight front, good neck into well laid shoulders and well ribbed back into a level topline. Good for bone standing on neat tight feet, easily spanned and loved her overall balance and fit workmanlike condition. Good harsh coat, good pelt and well set on tail. Looked great in profile, moved well in front, covering the ground well.