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First - hope you feel OK. And don't have the plague! 
I think he's lovely in all of the pictures. Don't worry about the coat. Topline looks fine.
I think my issue with the bottom 3 pics is whatever is going on with his lead/collar. I don't know where you are or how you are holding the leash, but in the ring he should not be strung up like that.... he also was posting a little in each of those 3 pics.
It's possible by the time we all get back to dog shows, we will ALL be rusty LOL - but generally speaking if I'm setting up, I let the lead drop out of sight between me and my dog, I've fixed the collar so the fur around the neck and ears is smoothed down and then I hold the collar by a finger or two with my left hand (gently) and I am baiting with my right hand.
The below pic is one that I just snapped over my shoulder so it's a little fuzzy (hopefully the forum doesn't decide to block it under suspicion of nudity like it did the last time I posted a fuzzy picture LOLOLOL) -
But when I'm setting my dog's head, I'm conscious of showing off that he has a neck + I also want to show off the beautiful head piece my dog has.
If you gently hold the collar at the back of the head behind the ears and bait in front, you can get that gentle curve and look.
As you can see from my pup - it's not an unnatural headset since he's doing it on his own.
This is a picture of my Bertie showing the same headset that I aim for.
I think he's lovely in all of the pictures. Don't worry about the coat. Topline looks fine.
I think my issue with the bottom 3 pics is whatever is going on with his lead/collar. I don't know where you are or how you are holding the leash, but in the ring he should not be strung up like that.... he also was posting a little in each of those 3 pics.
It's possible by the time we all get back to dog shows, we will ALL be rusty LOL - but generally speaking if I'm setting up, I let the lead drop out of sight between me and my dog, I've fixed the collar so the fur around the neck and ears is smoothed down and then I hold the collar by a finger or two with my left hand (gently) and I am baiting with my right hand.
The below pic is one that I just snapped over my shoulder so it's a little fuzzy (hopefully the forum doesn't decide to block it under suspicion of nudity like it did the last time I posted a fuzzy picture LOLOLOL) -
But when I'm setting my dog's head, I'm conscious of showing off that he has a neck + I also want to show off the beautiful head piece my dog has.
If you gently hold the collar at the back of the head behind the ears and bait in front, you can get that gentle curve and look.
As you can see from my pup - it's not an unnatural headset since he's doing it on his own.
This is a picture of my Bertie showing the same headset that I aim for.