First Place in Veteran - Dog, Judge: Mrs C Archibald
My thanks to the Officers and Committee of Birmingham Canine Society, for the opportunity to judge the Border terriers at this show.
My personal thanks to all the exhibitors for allowing me to “go over” their dogs, and making it a most enjoyable and memorable day.
I was delighted to find some fabulous jackets/pelts, which is crucial for a working terrier.
On the downside, I found some exhibits with weak pasterns, hence front movement issues, and some ‘poppy’eyes which detracts from the ottery head, and expression of the border terrier, some very attractive dogs just too much of them. On the whole, apart from a missing tooth to a misplaced one, most were reasonably fit, and there were some very close decisions.
What a way to start the day!
almost 8 yrs old, grizzle with lovely otter head, and expression, this dog has improved so much with maturity, easily spanned, fit condition, good angulation, thick pelt/coat just coming through. Best veteran. Delighted to see he was VTG3.