Show Placings
National Terrier Club
1st Apr 2017
Judge: Mr A Horner (Stineval)
Thank you to The National Terrier Club for the appointment also my stewards who did a sterling job in keeping everything moving smoothly and a thank you to the exhibitors for allowing me the opportunity to go over their prized possessions. A few dogs were under weight and some would benefit by having their feet and nails some attention. I only found one suspect mouth and lots lacking in body condition. Some need to put scissors in the drawer and leave them there too! I was pleased with the final lines of my winners of both sexes.
Minor Puppy - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Esyntona Whisper
Birtley and District Canine Society Open Show
2nd Apr 2017
Judge:
Dogs: Alison Matthews (Tojamat) Thanks go to the committee for the appointment and the generous hospitality offered and to my Steward Barry who guided me through. Thanks also to the exhibitors for the sporting way they accepted my decisions. I judged with fit for function in mind while looking for that added sparkle that makes a showdog.
Best Puppy - Bitch
Name at show: Esyntona Whisper
Best Puppy
Name at show: PTG1, Esyntona Whisper
Junior - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Esyntona Whisper
The Northern Border Terrier Club Open Show
15th Apr 2017
Judge: Mr. Stewart Golding (Beaconpike)
Firstly I would like to thank the club for inviting me to judge their open show thank you to my stewards Alan Horner Anna Duxbury and Graham Richardson for keeping things running smoothly. Thank you to the exhibitors for allowing me to judge their dogs. I thoroughly enjoyed my day and was delighted to judge a show I regularly attend myself. I was very pleased with all my main winners I had some quality dogs to judge on the day my decisions in some classes were made difficult and on another day could easily change places.
Minor Puppy - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Esyntona Whisper
Placing Critique
Just 6 months old, lovely for breed type and showing lots of promise for one so young, beautiful feminine head with lovely expression she was enjoying her day in the ring very alert, sound movement shame she was lacking coat today.
Maiden - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Esyntona Whisper
Placing Critique
see 1st in minor puppy bitch
Novice - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Esyntona Whisper
Placing Critique
see 1st in minor puppy bitch
Selkirk & District CS Open Show
16th Apr 2017
Judge: Mrs Judy Carr
Thanks to the Committee for their invitation to judge and also their tremendous hospitality. Thanks also to the exhibitors who entered the show and allowed me the opportunity and privilege of going over their dogs. I’m also grateful to my two young stewards who did an excellent job. I thoroughly enjoyed my day and hope you all did too! I really appreciate everyone’s sporting attitude to my, sometimes difficult, decisions.
Junior /
Second Place
Name at show: Esyntona Whisper
Placing Critique
6 ½ month old bitch with a good, feminine head – nice dark eye and lovely expression. Good straight narrow front and good angulation front and rear. A little unsettled on the move. A pity there was no BPIB award today.
West of England Ladies' Kennel Society
28th Apr 2017
Judge: Mrs L Illingworth
My thanks goes to the society for the welcome and hospitality and for giving me the opportunity to judge a smashing entry of Border Terriers. Special thanks to my proficient stewards Anne and Rod Green for keeping the ring flowing smoothly.
The quality was pleasing with many fit, well presented and workman like dogs present, Dogs on the whole were well balanced and span able , a few were too upright in shoulder effecting an economical stride my main worry was mouths there were quite a few with small teeth weak under jaws and others with teeth out of alignment, worrying in a working breed. Double coats and thick pelts were in plenty
Minor Puppy - Bitch /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Esyntona Whisper
Joint Border Terriers Clubs' Championship Show
30th Apr 2017
Judge: Mrs. K. Wilkinson (Otterkin)
Minor Puppy - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Esyntona Whisper
Placing Critique
Loved this puppy as soon as she came in the ring. She is very sound and has a sweet, feminine head with lovely dark eyes and an excellent varminty expression which was very appealing, also lovely ears, dropping forward close to the cheek. She stands well balanced on neat feet and the best of legs, with just the right amount of bone and a good bend of stifle, she was moving well for one so young. Lovely thick pelt and good coat. Lovely shaped body and nice short, carrot shaped tail. Very much a baby and just right for her age of just one day shy of 7 months. What a lot of promise she has and I will watch her progress with interest.
Birmingham National Dog Show
4th May 2017
Judge: Mr Terence Tuck
Minor Puppy - Bitch /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Esyntona Whisper
The Yorkshire, Lancashire & Cheshire Border Terrier Club Open Show
13th May 2017
Judge: Mr. J. Thomas (Blaisdon)
Thank you to officers and committee for inviting me to judge and to stewards for excellent work and also to the exhibitors for supporting the show.
Minor Puppy - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Esyntona Whisper
Placing Critique
good head neck and front thick coat and pelt moved well.
Novice - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Esyntona Whisper
City of Birmingham
2nd Sep 2017
Judge: Mrs B Roderick
Firstly I would like to thank my stewards for their assistance during the day.
Thanks to the exhibitors that sportingly took my decisions, it was a pleasure to judge some lovely terriers. I would just suggest that over baiting not only slows up the judging, especially with young puppies but does spoil the terriers outline in the final line up of the classes on occasion. That said it was pleasing to find the temperaments sound in the exhibits, despite the various distractions and of course the clanking of the ducting under the carpet. Thank you again for your entry.
Puppy - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Esyntona Whisper
Wolsingham & Wear Valley Agricultural Society Open Show
3rd Sep 2017
Judge: Fran Kaye (Danfrebek)
Junior /
Reserve
Name at show: Esyntona Whisper
Birtley and District CS Open Show
1st Apr 2018
Judge: Tracey Anscombe (Orangebox)
Thank you to the committee and Secretary for the invitation to judge at your show, the hospitality was second to none. Thanks to the NBTC for sponsoring the class, my steward Dave and all the exhibitors for bringing your dogs under me.
Post Graduate - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Esyntona Whisper
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 - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Esyntona Whisper
Placing Critique
pleasing in head with good skull and correct ears. Good coat but a bit overdone there at the moment, which makes her look a shade heavy over the shoulder. Moved out pretty well. Needs a bit more scope and showmanship to complete the picture.
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.
Yearling - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Esyntona Whisper
Northern Counties Sporting Terrier Association Group Open Show
22nd Apr 2018
Judge: Mr C Dixon (Thornheswin) D, Mr P Brannan (Brankell) B
I would like to thank the offices and committee for their invitation to judge their well organised terrier group open show, Thanks also to the two stewards for their help in making it all run smoothly. Finally a big thankyou to all the exhibitors for entering their dogs under me, giving me a nice entry. Mr P Brannan (Brankell)
Post Graduate - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Esyntona Whisper
Placing Critique
19 month old grizzle & tan in the thickest of coats coming to its end, this bitch was very typy and was well off for bone, strong in head with dark eye, neat ear and correct bite with the cleanest of teeth. Another that looked heavy from a distance but again was all coat/pelt and underneath was a nice sized, spannable bitch. Well angulated both ends and moved well from any angle.
