Mr. Pinto Teixeira, how was your day (Sunday)?

It was a mess because the ring was so small with 40-50 dogs in the ring, the second round was really a mess. They have to take care about those big breeds with big entries to get bigger rings. When I judged Malamutes they had huge rings, really huge rings, they were too big. But today there were big classes in too small rings. I think they should improve the size of the rings for some breeds. But they were lucky with the weather. If it had rained they would have had a problem but with this nice weather they were lucky. I think for us, the judges, there could be a little bit more atmosphere but we are not so important, the most important in the dog world is the dog. Unfortunately some judges think they are, but they are not, that is my opinion.

Were you happy with the ring stewards and ring service?

I've heard from some colleagues that they had complaints with the language and communication, but I was lucky and did not have any complaints on the stewards, they knew the rules, they filled out the paperwork - I hate paperwork, when we come to dog shows we come to judge, not to do paperwork - and managed well during the four days and had no complaints at all.

And what about the main ring?

The size is OK, the timetable is also OK. To set up 3 prejudging rings was a very good idea, of course prejudging rings are not new, but 3 rings is a very good idea and that has certainly helped them to keep so close to the time schedule of the main ring judging.

Thank you for your input Mr Pinto Teixeira!

Interview by Karl Donvil