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nwhatevercapacityweattendthePBGVCA
national/regionalspecialties,itisthehighlightofour
yearlyevents.Fortheshowchairmanandcommittee

chairmen,itisupwardsofathree-yearcommitment
requiringalotofattentionandproblemsolving,and
thensolvingthoseproblemsalloveragain.Pam
Helmer,showchairmanofthe2014specialties,didan
outstandingjobanddeservesourapplause.Helen
Ingher,assistantchairman,wasalwayspresentto
respondtowhateverattentiontheshowrequired.
Thankyou,PamandHelen.JeanneHurtytookgood
careofthejudges,andBarbaraPepperdidamasterful
jobaschiefringsteward.Inaddition,therearemany
othercommitteechairmenandtheirmemberswho
contributedtheirtimeandtalentstothesuccessof
thisevent.HeatherHelmeristobecongratulatedfor
presentingourfirstTop20.Ithankyouall.

Iwasverypleasedtoseemoreuniformityinthesize

andproportionsofthePBGVs.Mostwere“somewhat
longerthantall,”althoughafewexceededthe
“somewhat”specifiedinourstandard.Ifoundthatthe
dogstendedtohavelegsshorterthanspecifiedinthe
standard,whichcallsfor“slightlymorethanonehalf
theheightfromwitherstoground.”Thiscompromises
boththesilhouetteandperformanceinthefield.The
bitches,however,tendedtohavebetterleglength.There
hasbeenatrendofmuzzlelengthtobecomelongerand
equalthelengthofthebackskull.Anylengthofmuzzle
greaterthan“slightlyshorter”detractsfromPBGVtype.
Ingeneral,coattexturewasgood,biteswerefineand
movementcorrect.Yes,someweremovedtoofast,
somehadrestrictedgaitandotherscrabbed.Thesewere
notablyintheminority.

ThetwodogsincontentionforBOBIfoundoutto

bebrothers.Theyarebothverywellmade,excelin
typeandmovewithground-coveringease.Bothhave
excellentproportionsandpleasingharmonyofalltheir
partsasmyeyetravelledfromtheirnosetotheirtail.
Myfinaldecisioncamedowntoonehavingthe“rough,
unrefinedoutline…casual,rathertousledappearance”
whichthestandardstatesis“vitallyimportant.”MyBOB
lookslikehecouldhuntalldayandthenjointhepack
attheirfavoritewateringhole.

MyBOSandSelectBitcharehalf-sisters,siredbythe

samedog.Botharebeautifullymadeandveryfeminine.
MyBOSnodwenttothematurebitch,andSelectBitch
toanexcitingyoungster.Iwanttoaddawordaboutthe
VeteranBitchIselectedforanAOM.Whilehertailisnot
hercrowningglory,herothernumerousattributesare
worthyofrecognition.Herexcellentconstructionand
propermovementbelieherage,atalmost12yearold.

Thankyouverymuchfortheopportunityandgreat

privilegetojudgetheregionalspecialty.

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