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Pure Agility, Tamworth on Saturday July 17th 2021 Judges: Ann Britton (Dogs) and Mac Percival (Bitches) The results of the top honours are as follows: Best in Show Hodges Naiken East Meets West Reserve Best in Show Campbell’s Binnaig Brene DOGS After a long lockdown break due to Covid19 forcing cancellation of most post-Crufts UK dog shows in 2020 up to mid-summer 2021, at last things look brighter. Show committees have been putting in a lot of hours behind the scenes to get our hobby going again, with full adherence to necessary Covid guidelines to keep us all safe. Having been approved to judge the Labrador Retriever Club Ch Show in 2020, which show was cancelled due to Covid 19, I was lucky enough to have been re-appointed to judge the Dog entry on the first day of the two day, Lab Club Championship show weekend 2021, at the new, excellent Pure Agility, Tamworth venue. What a find; a modern indoor and outdoor venue with camping area, level well maintained outdoor ring areas and excellent indoor facilities. Hopefully this venue will become the permanent site for many dog shows in future. My thanks to club Secretary Karl Gawthorpe and his show organising committee. So much work you must have put in over the previous months. You have coped with so well, not least securing the new and splendid venue in such difficult Covid times. The weekend shows were thoroughly enjoyed by everyone attending and were an organisational credit to you all. The first show-day of the weekend dawned in the middle of a UK heatwave with temperatures in full sun soaring into the upper 30s each day. Exhibitors had come well prepared with cool mats, gazebos and tents to shade their dogs and store their belongings whilst judging was in full unremitting sun. I thoroughly enjoyed being back in the ring and my two excellent stewards Nige Small and Sarah Thorpe, kept everything running smoothly throughout the day, including reminding me to sanitize my hands between every single dog I went over to comply with Covid rules. My general observations were:- On the plus side, temperaments in my ring were impeccable, and typical breed standard Labradors abounded. Front angulation
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