"A lovely entry spoiled by so many absentees due, I am sure, to the awful weather.

Except for my winners I was disappointed by the lack of size. Newfoundlands are a giant breed, with upright shoulders and short upper arms. Heads varied greatly: where has the beautiful Newfoundland expression gone? Some had either small almost piggy eyes, giving a forbidding expression or eyes showing a lot of red haw which is unattractive and incorrect. Rear construction has improved producing some really good rear movement."