"Thank you to all those who braved the cold weather. I had a most enjoyable day going over my favourite breed. It was a great entry but sadly quite a few absentees.

On the whole I would say the breed has improved over the last few years. However, one must take extra care now as everybody grooms and presents their dogs far better than in my days of showing, and this can disguise faults. However, generally my entries had good conformation, although there were a few who were over angulated at the rear and equally a few with upright shoulders. Also, bone was lacking in some but overall balance, proportion and head types were what I would have expected to see.

I was pleased with many of the young dogs who will go on to better things and my CC winners were top drawer. My BOB was a well deserved G2 in a strong field."