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Critique - Judge - Carolyn Hogsflesh

BITCHES

I would like to thank the committee for their warm hospitality,my two stewards for their help and also the exhibitors for a raelly nice entry givingme plenty to do during my days judging.While I was very happy with my winners,in fact so much so that in the top classes from PG to Open I was splitting hairs for my placings and in the challenge could easily have given my CC to any one of the 4 winners it was a really hard decision and could go another way another day. I know this is often said but this day I really felt this.On the negative side I have to say I was disappointed with some of the heads which I felt were plain and just not feminine enough,we need to watch we do not loose our soft quizical Irish expressions,also there were quite a few taller squarer bitches which does not give the typical “Irish” outline with the gently sloping topline that so typifies our breed.Presentation on the whole was good – but handlers do need to make the best of their dogs.

Critique - Judge - Eva Ciechonska

DOGS

A very enjoyable dinner the night before started off a good day.  The Committee were very welcoming and couldn't have done more and Lynn and Martin,my 2 stewards, kept the ring running smoothly and I thank them for it.  I would also like to thank the exhibitors for their entries and for providing me with some hairsplitting decisions.  I was enormously pleased with my winning line-up of dogs.  BIS was Mugford's Copper's Undercover at Lynwood. RBIS was Edden and Crocker's Meadway Morrisey, BOS was Chorley's Outfoxed by Kerryfair, BPIS was Gisby and Pike's Suteresett Milky Way with Scarletti and BVIS was Vallance's Braidmount Georgie Girl.

Judges:Bitches: Mrs L King (Kirkavagh)  Dogs: Mr C Atkinson