"It really was a great honour to be one of the first two judges to be invited to judge this specialty show of the club. It was a beautiful venue, ideal for a dog show and a very well organised show in every way and I want to thank the club for looking after me. And a special thanks to Hutch for her hospitality after the show.

I am very happy for all those that entered under me and I want to thank the exhibitors for bringing their dogs. With my great Christmas spirit and atmosphere I judged the dogs with my heart. First and most important was that the dogs were all of excellent temperament. I found only very good handlers and I find it is so much easier to judge the dogs when they are well handled.

I was very pleased with the five males in my final line up and was very happy to find the type of Newfoundlands that I wanted who were all in excellent condition, with beautiful coats and well prepared for a grand show.

My eventual winner of Best Dog in Show who went on with the full agreement of my co-judge to win Best in Show is a true Newfoundland inside and out. He is beautiful, sound and in an excellent show condition. My reserve dog was in hard competition with the three others in my final line up and won his place because of his young and fresh attitude and I think he will have a promising and very exciting future ahead of him. I would also like to congratulate the winner of Best Bitch in Show who is his litter sister – she is a little diamond and another star for the future."