To be invited overseas to Judge is an honour, to be invited to judge a Breed Specialty has to be the closest thing to being invited to Judge at Crufts in the UK. I cannot thank enough, the committee for inviting me and the exhibitors and their dogs all who travelled many thousands of miles to attend this magnificent show.

I am indebted to all 162 dogs who persuaded their owners to travel the vast distances from their homes to the wonderful setting in Adelaide. The Club’s Committee must have worked exceptionally hard to set up the ground and ring so professionally. All exhibits were a credit to their owners and handlers and whilst some new handlers have a little still to learn their dogs were amongst the best behaved I have seen around.

The Bullmastiff fanciers in Australia should be congratulated on their general standard of the Breed, many of whom would do well anywhere in the world. I was very encouraged to see that Breed type was far more important to most breeders than any other matter.

My Best of Breed was an Australian Bred Bitch who I would certainly have liked to ship back to the UK. Excellent in breed type, size, and body structure, this bitch would have worked all night should she have been born at the time this breed was used as a gamekeeper’s dog. A credit to her handler who was at one with her dog, dog and handler moved around the ring in the closest harmony, a picture for anyone to remember.

Thank you again to all winners and regrettably those who were not placed for attending these wonderful two days which I hope you enjoyed as much as I did.

On a final note I have to say how envious my wife and I were of all the wonderful prizes given by the club via donations etc we have plenty of new suggestions for our club for the future. Lastly a big thank you for the gifts given to us by the Club.