Show Placings
Scottish Kennel Club
27th Aug 2016
Judge: Professor A S Milton
It was a pleasure to come back to Scotland, even though for just a day, and to judge Border Terriers at the Scottish Kennel Club's August Show. Looking at the catalogue I was surprised to find that Border Terriers had the fourth largest entry at the show. It was a very satisfactory entry, with many dogs that I had not seen before. I was particularly impressed with the overall quality of the coats. There was only one really bad mouth, a few crooked teeth, so what, as long as they can bite! I was concerned about size, not only those outwith the standard, but also even more worrying, those that I could not span. I should like to thank Joyce Martin for sending me a CD with photos of all the class winners.
Best Puppy
Name at show: Loiriston Adair
Puppy - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Loiriston Adair
Placing Critique
BP. Stood alone but well worth being best puppy in breed. Strong head with correctly placed ears, Excellent top line and tail set. Good front and well angulated hind quarters. Lightish grizzle coat, which needs to toughen up. Good on the move.
The Border Terrier Club Open Show
15th Oct 2016
Judge: Mr. Graham Richardson (Staynorwood)
I would like to thank The Border Terrier Club for inviting me to judge their Open Show . The club and officers were very welcoming and I thoroughly enjoyed my day . I would like to thank my very helpful stewards Liz Barratt and Janice Johnson who kept things flowing through the day . I was pleased with my entry with some quality dogs to handle. It was also good to see some promising pups coming through . I was very pleased with my winners on the day
Puppy - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Loiriston Adair
Placing Critique
11 month old typical otter head with good bite . Length of neck ok ,good in shoulders and straight front ,easily spanned with harsh dense double coat with loose pelt. Well set on tail with good angulation, moved ok.
The Terrier Club Of Scotland Open Show
16th Oct 2016
Judge: Mrs Tina Jones (Otterholme)
My sincere thanks to the committee for the invite to judge at this well run and welcoming show and to my efficient steward who kept things flowing allowing me to focus on the task in hand. Lastly and most importantly the exhibitors, for your entry and sporting manner that my decisions were accepted.
I am always mindful when judging the breed, that it is essentially a working terrier so therefore I am looking for a terrier that is fit for function. Some I struggled to span, which had a bearing on my placings. Pleasing to find the majority had ample pelts, but on the flip side some lacked for me enough undercoat to afford protection, if they were in the working arena.
Junior - Dog /
Third Place
Name at show: Loiriston Adair
Novice - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Loiriston Adair
Placing Critique
grizzle dog shown in a correct jacket which was of good texture, appealed for size, nice well shaped head, not in any way overdone, good strength of jaw, prefer a bit more length of rib to complete the picture.
The Scottish Border Terrier Club Limited Show
29th Jan 2017
Judge: Mr M Johnston (Joncroft)
Junior - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Loiriston Adair
Placing Critique
Very masculine dog with a excellent coat and ribs well back, front movement not as good as one
Scottish Kennel Club
27th Aug 2017
Judge: Mr Euan Castel (Flutorum)
My thanks to the committee for their kind invitation to judge at this my local Championship Show. Special thanks to my excellent steward Ben Joiner for keeping everything in order. Thank you to all exhibitors for providing me with a lovely entry to go over. I found a depth of quality in each class with some close decisions to make. Very pleased that my Best of Breed, Best Puppy and Best Veteran went on to do well in their respective groups – well done.
Yearling - Dog /
Third Place
Name at show: Loiriston Adair
