Judging Summary for Mrs Ann Pickburn
UK Appointments since January 2000
| Border Union 2019 | Date : 16th June 2019 | ||||||||||||||
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Thank you for my entry and how nice it was to hear applause for the class winners. I was delighted to see several former exhibitors from the past sat watching the judging. Thank you for your support. I was pleased with the quality of the entry, several classes were close decisions, the grass held some very interesting smells which resulted in several exhibits being distracted on the move. |
| Bath 2016 | Date : 30th May | ||||||||||||
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Thank you for my entry and how nice it was to hear applause for the class winners. My stewards made it a very pleasant day being very organised and efficient. Generally my entry was good and I was very pleased with my final line ups. Some classes were more mixed than others and the grass which - although beautifully cut - held some very interesting smells which resulted in some exhibits being unwilling to concentrate on moving. |
| LKA 2013 | Date : 14th December 2013 | ||||||||||||||
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I was very pleased with the size of my entry and would like to thank the exhibitors and my two stewards for a very pleasant day. It was nice to hear applause for the winners. As has become the norm the entry was very mixed in both quality and type. However, I was able to find what I wanted and was very pleased with my winners. Generally, the problems I found concerned poor tail carriage, exhibits who had a correctly set tail were hard to find in some classes and flat tails are creeping in again. Movement is variable, our standard does state strong rear action and some were very suspect in that area. I didn’t find as many narrow fronts as the last time I judged but please do not run with a Shih Tzu there is no need for this. Presentation was very good. |
| Northern Counties Shih Tzu Club 2012 | Date : 1st April 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Three Counties 2008 | Date : 12th June 2008 | ||||||||||||
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| Blackpool 2005 | Date : 24th June 2005 |
| My thanks to the exhibitors for such a lovely entry on a weekday show. I felt that the quality of the overall entry, despite being depleted by absentees due in part to the very hot weather, was very good. Bitches remain stronger in the main but there are some nice young dogs coming through. Movement needs to be watched, perhaps it is being curtailed to preserve coats. |
| Leeds 2003 | Date : 26th July 2003 | ||||||||||||
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Thank you for the lovely entry, which was much appreciated .1 wish I could say all, was well with our breed but unfortunately that would not reflect what I found. I have not judged males since 1996 and I was surprised at what I found. Mouths have improved but eyes remain a problem didn’ t find much white of eye but too many have small eyes. Also light eyes seem to be on the increase both in the dog classes and the younger bitches. Toplines are a problem also, along with poor shoulder placement mainly confined to the dog classes. There was no evenness in type in the males. The b classes were much more even in type and quality, full of plenty of sound typical Shih~Tzus. I had no problems with temperaments, v happy, outgoing Shih Tzus with only the occasional one who was finding the heat a little trying |
| Shih Tzu Club 2001 | Date : 6th October 2001 | ||||||
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