Show Placings
The East Anglia Border Terrier Club Open Show
19th Nov 2017
Judge: Mr Stewart Golding (Beaconpike)
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the committee and members for inviting me to judge your club show. Thank you to the exhibitors for allowing me to judge your dogs and taking my decisions gracefully. I was pleased to find so many dogs presented in full double coat which showed in my main winners. Overall I was happy with the quality on the day.
Best Puppy - Dog
Name at show: Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
Minor Puppy - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
Placing Critique
6 month old dark grizzle and tan with a dark eye with thick ears and correct bite, good reach of neck leading into good well laid shoulders, nice neat feet with thick pads, good length of rib. Well set on tail and good angulations behind, excels in coat and pelt secured the class and RBPIS on his sound movement.
Novice - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
Placing Critique
please see 1st in puppy dog
West Midlands Terrier Society Open Show
25th Nov 2017
Judge: Mr. S. Golding (Beaconpike)
Thank you to the Club and Committee for inviting me to judge and for the wonderful hospitality, and thank you to the exhibitors for allowing me to judge their dogs.Thank you to the Club and Committee for inviting me to judge and for the wonderful hospitality, and thank you to the exhibitors for allowing me to judge their dogs.
Best Puppy - Dog
Name at show: Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
Best Puppy
Name at show: 4th for BPIS, Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
Puppy - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
Placing Critique
6 month old dark grizzle and tan that I have recently judged and awarded highly, he was presented and shown beautifully, I really like his length of rib and excellent shoulders, he excels in coat in pelt, his movement is so true both coming and going, pleased to award him Best Puppy in Breed and delighted to hear he went on to win Best Puppy in Show group 4 I wish him luck in the future.
Lincoln Canine Society Open Show
17th Dec 2017
Judge: Helen Reaney (Rolenska)
Puppy /
Reserve
Name at show: Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
Boston & DCS Championship Show
7th Jan 2018
Judge: Mr Mark Walshaw (Janmark)
Many thanks to the society for inviting me to award Challenge Certificates for the first time for this breed at this show. The show had a wonderful atmosphere throughout & it was great to see the other terrier breeds gaining support from exhibitors. I was delighted with the entry of 98. Thank you to my stewards Bill and Trish, who kept the ring running very smoothly and to all the exhibitors who entered under me today. I consider it a great achievement to be able to handle & judge this lovely breed I thank the exhibitors for their sporting behaviour & kind comments afterwards. I personally had an enjoyable day, despite been very much under the weather & to be honest really struggled at times, but thankfully I continued to ply myself with tablets, lozenges and drinks. I tried to judge the dogs as I saw them on the day, based on their virtues, difficult at times, due to the varying types. The quality within the entry was in the bitches. Front movement is obviously an issue within the breed & in some classes; I had to be lenient with this obvious fault. Again it was disappointing to find so many with so little muscle tone. Coats & pelts were generally good throughout, considering the time of year & dentition was also good with large teeth in abundance. It was a pleasure to see not one cross word between the dogs & temperaments were excellent. Quite a few were wriggly little devils on the table, but guess all aren't, or supposed to be statues.
Minor Puppy - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
Placing Critique
Dark grizzle and tan with a dark eye, good ears and correct bite. Ample reach of neck leading into well laid shoulders, tidy neat feet Body good with length of rib. Well set on tail and good rear angulation, Sporting a good coat and pelt. Moved well in profile.
Class Critique
Three very nice puppies topped this class, many virtues amongst them & I am sure they will change places many times.
Worcester & Malvern CS Open Show
13th Jan 2018
Judge: Tim Ball (Kaitak)
Junior /
First Place
Name at show: Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
Placing Critique
8 mth dog who I thought was good for type and balance. Medium length of neck, firm topline, narrow chest of good depth, ribcage extends well back, strong loin and tail set and carried correctly. He is well constructed, standing nice and straight in front on good feet, with thick pads. Nice breadth to skull, a tad longer in muzzle than I would like, good eye and ear and correct dentition. Moving cleanly with particularly good side gait and self carriage.
Manchester Championship Show
18th Jan 2018
Judge: Mr Frank Kane (Hirontower)
Many thanks to my stewards Alan Small and Susan Kannangara.
Minor Puppy - Dog /
Third Place
Name at show: Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
Coalville & District Canine Society Open Show.
28th Jan 2018
Judge: Mr Peter Armstrong (Atron)
Puppy /
First Place
Name at show: Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
Placing Critique
8 month old Red Grizzle dog with a dark eye and correct bite. Good length of rib and excellent shoulders, excels in coat and pelt, sound true movement both coming and going, nice neat feet with thick pads. Presented and shown beautifully.
Rugby & DCS Open Show
3rd Feb 2018
Judge: Mrs Penny Sands (Krakenexis)
Best Puppy
Name at show: TPG2, Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
Junior /
Second Place
Name at show: Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
West Midland Terrier Society
10th Feb 2018
Judge: Alison Daly (Laurel Glen)
Best Puppy
Name at show: Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
Best Of Breed
Name at show: Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
Puppy /
First Place
Name at show: Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
Placing Critique
an 8-month-old puppy dog, a cracking little pup that has border terrier written all over it. A real showman who wants to be seen. Nice otter shaped head, good dark eyes with keen expression, Good mouth and teeth, nice straight forelegs. Ribs carried well back and spanned well. Good tail and set, moved with purpose, showed and handled well. I predict a champion in the making. (Best of Breed, Best Puppy in Breed)
Sutton Coldfield DCA Open Show
24th Feb 2018
Judge: Mr Tan Nagrecha (Chandlimore)
Puppy /
Second Place
Name at show: Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
Crufts
9th Mar 2018
Judge: Mr.Carl Gunnar-Stafberg
Puppy - Dog /
Third Place
Name at show: Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
Swindon & DCS Open Show
17th Mar 2018
Judge: Jane Keeves (Seveek)
Reserve Best Of Breed
Name at show: Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
Best Puppy
Name at show: TPG1, Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
Junior /
First Place
Name at show: Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
National Terrier Club
7th Apr 2018
Judge: Mr. W. R. Irving
Thanks to the exhibitors for the entry of 160 from 157 dogs.
There were some very strong classes and interestingly the biggest class was Limit Dog with seventeen entries. My biggest worry about the overall entry was that there seemed be some very large exhibits which were well over the standard size. Even in bitches there were a good number that were too big and in dogs some were enormous. And it was not so much that they were too leggy - rather that so many were far from being able to be spanned. I think we really ought to try to do something about that.
Heads were by and large good but there were quite a few with big ears. Coats of course were variable and I only found one really bad mouth and one kinked tail.
Movement left a bit to be desired especially in front but I was disappointed also that so many were not moving well behind either.
My thanks to my two very efficient stewards which enabled us to finish by around 1 p.m. and to the exhibitors most of whom seemed to take my decisions in the sporting way befitting the breed
Novice - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
Placing Critique
pleasing in coat and had a good thick pelt. Could be better in topline. Moved OK behind. Very strong in head with a strong muzzle. Could be smaller in ears. OK in skull and had enough bone. Better there than 3.
The East Anglia Border Terrier Club Championship Show
8th Apr 2018
Judge: Mr David Hunt (Ottaswell)
With apologies for the delay in submitting this critique.
My sincere thanks to the officers and committee of East Anglia Border Terrier Club for offering me this appointment.
Huge thanks to my sole steward Rob Brewster who efficiently organised the ring and exhibits all day despite being in poor health and needing constant medication throughout the day. Most of all my appreciation to the exhibitors for giving me the opportunity to assess your dogs.
With the ever rising cost of suitable venues, it was necessary to move this show from the much appreciated previous Burgess Hall at St Ives to a new Leisure Centre at Littleport. On the day the huge venue was shared with a large number of indoor bowls enthusiasts which meant there was a longish walk from the large car park to our hall. The hall itself was large enough but dog cages all around the hall gave rise to lots of noise and distraction from barking dogs which was very evident when listening to my dictaphone. At lunchtime, with lots of people all trying to use the cafe/restaurant at the same time, this caused long queues and even longer waiting times for food and drinks to arrive, which in turn meant the lunch break overran.
I had the honour of judging the first border terrier club show to schedule Champion dog and bitch classes.
Prior to the show I was undecided about such classes but having here seen the smallish entries for both Open and Champions on reflection I see little point or need for them.
As always coats were at various stages but the exhibits were with a few exceptions in good condition. All males were entire. Bites were better than at previous appointments and I only found a few with misplaced teeth, however the size of teeth varies considerably. Although not a fault, I noticed a few liver noses. Several exhibits could benefit from attention to feet to produce the small feet as required. Movement in general was better at the rear than in front with too many swinging fronts, moving wide or toeing in.
Puppy - Dog /
Third Place
Name at show: Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
Placing Critique
Dark G/tan almost a year old. Another with a typical head, narrow front and good shaped ribs. Moved OK, better angled front than rear. Tail well set if a little long.
Special Beginners - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
Placing Critique
see 3rd Puppy dog
Birmingham & District Gundog & Terrier Club
22nd Apr 2018
Judge: Debbie Lorraine (Raleniro)
I would like to thank the committee for their invitation to judge at this twin group open show. Thanks also to my two stewards, Karen and Andrea who kept the ring running smoothly. I found all temperaments to be excellent and all male dogs were entire. There were a couple of misplaced teeth but generally all bites were correct .Thank you to the exhibitors for the opportunity to go over their dogs and the sporting manner in which they accepted my decisions.
Puppy /
Second Place
Name at show: Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
Placing Critique
11 month old dark grizzle dog. Good otter head with strong muzzle. Correct bite. Heavier boned than 1, spannable with good angulation. Excellent jacket and pelt. Would prefer a slightly higher tailset. Moved positively around the ring. Just preferred the overall picture of 1.
National Dog Show
11th May 2018
Judge: Mrs Jane Morton-Shaw (Fehmarn)
My sincere thanks to the Birmingham National Dog Show committee for inviting me to judge at what was my first CC appointment. My thanks also go to my super-efficient stewards on the day. Thanks to all of you exhibitors who gave me an excellent entry, and for your sporting acceptance of my decisions, some of which were difficult, as there were a couple of times when the quality was so good, it was hard to separate them, so I had to look at the minor points to split them.
There were a couple of level bites but no kinked tails. My main grumble were the huge ears on too many exhibits, front movement on many left much to be desired, and a number of exhibits were too big overall making some unspannable. A couple of dogs were badly overweight. All exhibits were presented in good clean condition.
I had a wonderful time and hopefully the exhibitors enjoyed their day too at this well-run show. The icing on the cake was the fact that my Best Puppy in Breed went on to win Terrier Puppy Group 2, and my DCC/Best Veteran went on the win Terrier Veteran Group 2.
Puppy - Dog /
Third Place
Name at show: Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
Novice - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
Placing Critique
Lovely varmity expression, strong muzzle & good bite. Nice size. Thick pelt. Good bend of stifle & angulation. Moved OK but front movement needs to tighten up.
Boston and District Canine Society Premier Open Show.
29th May 2018
Judge: Carol Dunford (Quixol)
Junior /
Reserve
Name at show: Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
Reading DCS Open Show
30th May 2018
Judge: Mr Graham Richardson (Staynorwood)
Junior /
Second Place
Name at show: Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
Placing Critique
12 month old dog , Good otter like head with nice expression , strong jaw with big teeth. Good topline.Well angulated rear with neat tight feet . Rear movement a little loose but could improve with age.
Yearling /
Second Place
Name at show: Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
Southern Counties Canine Association
2nd Jun 2018
Judge: Mr Frank Nicholls (Halcus)
Thanks to the exhibitors for an excellent entry. Quality was present in many classes especially both open classes and minor puppy dog. My thanks for a job well done go to those excellent stewards Janet and Maureen, who made my job so much easier.
Junior - Dog /
Third Place
Name at show: Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
Graduate - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
Placing Critique
Bigger than 1 with ok coat and pelt but taking all the coat off his shoulders and legs did him no favours, decent head. Not the movement of 1.
Blackpool & District Canine Society
22nd Jun 2018
Judge: Mr Karl-Erik Johansson
I was most happy with such a good entry on this my first CC-appointment having had close contact with breed since the early 70s.
Overall size was excellent as was temperament. I was able to span almost everyone although I had hoped for more typical otter-heads. There were some long and narrow muzzles. Bites were excellent and Pelts mostly good for the season.
Conformation and movement coming and going was very good. Maybe I am a bit more concerned about side movement as some who was excellent standing lost the topline on the move.
Graduate - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
Placing Critique
Ex type and size. Ex confirmation and good coat. Best mover.
Post Graduate - Dog /
Reserve
Name at show: Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
Southampton DCA Open Show
21st Jul 2018
Judge: Nicola Foster (Thozow)
Open /
First Place
Name at show: Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
The Midland Border Terrier Club Championship Show
5th Aug 2018
Judge: Dogs: Jimmy Gilpin, Bitches: Hilary Gilpin
Bitches :- Thank you to the committee for the very kind invitation to judge the bitches at your always sunny show, yes it was very hot but all dogs were underneath the gazebo when not being assessed. Thank you to all who exhibited in the hot afternoon sun, we all coped very well.
I've had BT's since 1978 and started showing in 1986, I have meet quite a few friends along the way and judged many BT's, today I found some lovely exhibits as you always do, the downside was so many other dogs really had poor movement both front and rear. Handlers must watch their dogs as bad movement is a no no for me. Coats were mainly good, some with no coat at all and were penalised accordingly. In all the bitches there was only one undershot mouth.
I totally agreed with the dog judge for best in show, the dog stood out for us both, in movement, confirmation and type. Judge Hilary Gilpin
Graduate - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
Placing Critique
Made on smaller lines as 1st, nice dark grizzle, good shape to ribs and body.
The Scottish Kennel Club
25th Aug 2018
Judge: Mr. Ian Higham (Comberdown)
What a privilege it was to judge my breed again at the Scottish Kennel Club. I am very grateful for the invite.
I would really like to thank all of those who exhibited their dogs under me and for putting trust in my opinion and my integrity. I would also like to thank my very capable stewards Kate Scott and Lindsay O’Neill, who were very confident, efficient and jovial on the day.
My general findings were that the breed is showing a good in-depth quality. Movement is still a bit erratic here and there as one would expect, but I saw plenty of good borders on the day. However, I did notice that thickness of skin was not as evident as in the past and I honestly only found a few really good thick pelts. I found one dog had a very slight deformity near the very end of its tail. I had one or two level bites and one that obviously had recently had a tooth come out and its owner, very honestly, informed me of what had happened. None of these dogs were penalised in any way re mouths. Some exhibits were tallish but spannable, however, there were some that were two heavy in chest and had a rounder shape rib rather than the correct ‘v’ or heart shape.
As usual I was looking for borders that fulfilled the type points as laid out in our standard, combined with correct physical construction to be able to cover the ground well as they would have had to when our standard was written all those years ago.
Post Graduate - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
Placing Critique
This dark grizzle and tan dog had an excellent harsh double coat and loose pelt. He moved ok and has a good head with dark eye and correct ear placement. Mouth correct and strong muzzle. Spannable with correct shape and lay back of ribs and a strong loin.
Richmond Championship Show
8th Sep 2018
Judge: Mrs Patsy Hollings (Gunalt)
As always at this show, everything runs smoothly and hospitality is first rate. Thank you. I really enjoyed this appointment with many quality Borders to choose from.
Junior - Dog /
Third Place
Name at show: Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
Yearling - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
Placing Critique
16 mths and good to have the chance to express my feelings, as he was third in the super junior class. Decent head with good eye and ear. Short strong muzzle and width to underjaw. Neck is clean and muscled. Long ribs and short loin. Thick skin and decent coat. Goes with determination.
Buckinghamshire CS Open Show
29th Sep 2018
Judge: Ms A Witmond (Tiltser)
Post Graduate /
First Place
Name at show: Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
Grantham & District Canine Society Open Show
13th Oct 2018
Judge: Mr R Brewster (Breckgreen / Stowthorney)
I would like to thank the committee of Grantham and District CS for inviting me to judge at their Open Show on 13th October 20018. I would also like to thank the exhibitors for entering under me. I had a quality entry of beautiful dogs.
Post Graduate /
Reserve
Name at show: Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
The Birmingham & District Gundog & Terrier Club
20th Oct 2018
Judge: Mrs Jill Stevens (Cobstoneway)
I would like to thank the committee for giving me the honour of judging at this lovely show, and for the hospitality shown on the day. Thank you also to my 2 very efficient stewards, Lesley and Judith, but most of all I would like to thank all the exhibitors who gave me such a lovely entry of quality dogs which were a pleasure to go over. I found no bad mouths, no kinked tails, and all the dogs were entire. Coats were at various stages, as to be expected, but none of the exhibits were without the correct double coat needed by a working terrier.
Post Graduate /
First Place
Name at show: Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
Placing Critique
This grizzle and tan dog has a rich, dark coloured beautifully harsh coat, and a very masculine head with varmity expression, short muzzle, strong jaws and big teeth. He is narrow in front with a moderate, strong neck into well laid shoulders. Moved confidently and well.
Open - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
Placing Critique
See 1st in Post Graduate.
Huntingdonshire CS Open Show
10th Nov 2018
Judge: Mr R Eastall (Daedal0
Reserve Best Of Breed
Name at show: Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
Post Graduate /
First Place
Name at show: Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
Camberley DCS Open Show
18th Nov 2018
Judge: Helen Bradford (Flintwyre)
Best Of Breed
Name at show: TG3, Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
Post Graduate /
First Place
Name at show: Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
Open /
First Place
Name at show: Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
Ladies Kennel Association
16th Dec 2018
Judge: Mrs. K. Wilkinson (Otterkin)
Thanks to the exhibitors for a super entry of Border Terriers. As I repeatedly say, the shows are about the dogs and the exhibitors and are not held for the benefit of the judges, so I appreciated the honour of going over your dogs. Thanks also to the ring stewards Angie Feildsend and Andrea Caudrelier who kept everything flowing smoothly so that we finished in good time. With an entry of 148 dogs making 159 entries, we had the highest entry in the Terrier Group and what a lovely entry it was that awaited me on 16th December. As my finalists came into the ring for each set of CCs, I thought "I like all these!!"
After the show was over, I was told that the four dogs I had brought together at the top of the ring, when deciding on the Dog CC, were all related to one dog and in fact three of them were by that same dog, one I have often referred to in the past when discussing stud dogs with people, as a dog who consistently puts breed type on his progeny, so I was thrilled to be told that Ch Grindelvald In Full Cry JW sired three of the dogs and was the great grandsire of the fourth and to confirm that in the catalogue later. Congratulations to Mrs Margaret Bailey on breeding and owning a dog who clearly puts his breed type stamp on his progeny.
Unless something changes drastically with the Judges Competency Framework, this will be my last General Championship Show appointment and so, when asking for the name of the dog to whom I had awarded the CC and Best of Breed at the end when I was filling in the Award Cards, it was fitting that I then found out his name was Dassett Last Waltz JW. So pleased to later see him pulled out in the shortcut in the Terrier Group. Good luck for the future.
Post Graduate - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
Placing Critique
Smaller dog all through. Real varminty expression with the darkest of eyes. Perhaps a little shorter head proportions than a third and two thirds. Easily spanned. Good topline and tailset.
Worester & Malvern CS Open Show
12th Jan 2019
Judge: Mr Gary Hinsley (Tigerbull)
Best Of Breed
Name at show: TG4, Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
Open /
First Place
Name at show: Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
Isle of Eley CS Open Show
2nd Feb 2019
Judge: Jane Eyeington (Meadowdale)
Thank you for a lovely entry, I was spoilt for choice, super dogs
Open /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Fisherbloom Kiss My Class
