"Thank you to the club for the invitation, a breed club show is very special, particularly for me, the Northern Club. A huge thank you to my stewards for all their hard work and to the committee for theirs in producing a well run show.

I was delighted with my entry and as always temperaments of the exhibits were superb. A well-constructed Newfoundland moved at it’s correct pace, and that pace is individual to each dog, stops the ‘roll’ and like a sailing boat coming onto the plane achieves a seemingly light footed effortless power around the ring. The big ring is unforgiving and does not allow even the most skilled handler to hide very much. All my major adult winners showed this trait.

The puppy and junior classes were very full so many deserving babies went unplaced but to see so much quality coming on speaks well for the future of the breed. The only negatives are some short tails, lower eyelids could be a little closer to the orbit on some dogs but eyes have improved greatly and pleased to see there were no health issues. Although front construction is good excessive speed is causing some dogs to 'pin' in too much upsetting the balance, however watching as they slow down the front movement is true. Showing is not a race and for some is causing a loss of kinetic balance and losing exhibitors placings."