MIDLAND COUNTIES LABRADOR RETRIEVER CLUB
‘Mini Show’
SATURDAY 30th May 2021 Wellfield House Judge: Barbara Cherry I would like to thank the Midland Counties Labrador Retriever Club for their kind invitation to officiate at their event. I am sure everybody wants to thank Judy and Michael for allowing the Club to use their lovely grounds. As most dog owners and their dogs have had little opportunity to socialise during this pandemic, with no shows and only occasional restricted ringcraft classes, there has been no chance of groups meeting – not a good thing for youngsters. Luckily the sun shone and being outdoors with brollies, gazebos, etc., things seemed back to normal. This small outdoor event was so welcome. The babies were stars – not one dog backed off or appeared nervous. For a strange face, masked up, with glasses and smelling of hand-sanitizer to go over the puppies, could have been very off-putting for them. Their tails continued to wag...... in fact, the whole of their rear ends wagged! The overall quality of the exhibits was excellent, and I didn’t have one dog that was an inferior specimen. Often 6 or more exhibits appeared in a class, all good quality well-constructed animals that moved well and were balanced and sound. This made some difficult decisions when placing them – a good thing for the breed. Several breeders had dogs exhibited in several classes and they looked like clones. There is a lot to be said for the clever breeders breeding to a type.
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