GS Club of GB Handling Classes (Ch - 05/11/2016)

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I would like to thank the German Spitz Club of Great Britain for giving me the opportunity of judging the handling classes at this year’s Championship Show and to the exhibitors who entered.  I thoroughly enjoyed myself.

When judging handling I am looking for those handlers who can show the dog at its best. Most importantly, the handler and dog should work as part of a team, so that everything appears smooth and polished. Calm, confident and controlled handling that is sympathetic to the dog and never distracts from the dog.

Junior Handling 6-11 (2/2)

1st & Best Junior Handler - Izzy King aged 10

Izzy gave a very high standard of handling. She was smartly dressed, neat with her pattern work and her presentation at the end was excellent. Izzy was polite and it was nice to see a handler with a smile in the ring. Izzy could improve her overall performance by working on presenting the dogs teeth in a neater fashion.  In the challenge for Best Overall Handler, Izzy knew how to work side by side with another handler, where to stand the dog, and what direction to face the dog, when returning to the judge. Overall a very promising junior handler.

2^nd Mia Rogerson aged 6

Mia was smartly dressed and showed her dog sympathetically.  Mia performed a perfect triangle, she shows great promise and over time and with practice her confidence will grow.  Well done Mia.

Junior Handling 12-16 (1/1)

1^st Aneira Mably aged 12

Although standing alone today in her class, Aneira is a very neat handler and shows great promise.

Aneira showed her dog at the correct pace and had good knowledge of the breed.   Aneira needs to practice her pattern work which will give her extra confidence and produce a smoother more effortless performance.

 Adult Handling 17 – 50yrs (5/5)

1st Bethan Williams - Bethan really impressed me, in a strong class of handlers. She is a very smart and sympathetic handler. Her pattern work was precise and to a high standard with excellent lead changes, and never came between the dog and judge. Bethan stood her dog correctly exactly three paces away from me, and presented it beautifully. Bethan has a natural ability to show her dog off without distracting from the dog’s performance in any way. All these things made her stand out in this class. She did not put a single foot wrong, an absolute pleasure to judge.

 
2nd Dan Mann – Dan moved his dog at the correct pace and was precise with his pattern work and lead control, giving a smooth overall performance. 

3^rd Kevin O’Leary - I had a very hard decision between my 2nd and 3rd as they both had the same potential and are both excellent handlers. The only thing that split my 2^nd and 3^rd place was the precision of the pattern work.

Adult Handling 50+

Patricia Rogerson – Again I was impressed with this handler.  She had excellent knowledge of the breed and her pattern work and lead control was of a very high standard.  Faultless performance, a pleasure to watch.

Judge: Fiona Minshall