Southern Border Terrier Club Open Show (18-09-2011)

Second Place in Junior - Bitch, Judge: Mrs Karen Dean (Tyrian)

Show Critique:

I would first like to thank the club for inviting me to judge their open show and thank the exhibitors for a lovely entry. I was very pleased with my major winners and several placings were close decisions. There were a number of exhibits that would benefit from shedding a pound or two and in some classes this could have altered the line-up somewhat. Our breed standard is all about moderation and I hope the exaggerated hind angulation noticed on a couple of occasions today does not become the norm, it makes the back end look weak and foreign in our breed. There were several promising youngsters that I will watch with interest as they mature further in their show careers

Placing Critique:

Longer cast. Good head although not quite as short in muzzle as 1. Straight narrow front, decent shoulder and well ribbed back. A little short on coat and pelt today. Nice carrot tail well set on. Good hind angulation allowed her to move with extension and energy.