Second Place in Limit - Dog, Judge: Miss Sally Leslie (Risdene)
Thank you for a super entry. At times I felt I had been let loose in a sweetie shop such was the quality of the exhibits before me. Indeed because I was spoilt I was hard on jaw and dentition faults and Borders that were more smart terrier than true Border in type. My experience over the years leads me to believe that such faults are heart-breakingly likely to continue to bite in the future if not stamped on. My main winners were true Borders. You read of “a-ha moments†and happily for me there were some rather nice ones here. Good times indeed.
This masculine boy is finishing well, free shown to advantage he is well proportioned and stands balanced on all well padded feet with superior hindquarters with second thigh and correct in stifle and hock. I love his ottery head and true Border expression. Coming towards me he was just not quite as accurate as 1