Show Placings
The Border Terrier Club Championship Show
25th Mar 2023
Judge: Mrs Charlotte Archibald (Tweedburn)
What an absolute honour and a privilege to be invited to judge this show, my thanks to the Officers and Committee of the Border Terrier Club, and my two excellent stewards for the day, Judy and Marina.
My sincere thanks also, to ALL the exhibitors for making it truly memorable, with 196 dogs, 233 entries.
Some very close decisions had to be made!
On the down side, I found some very short muzzles and small teeth, and quite a number of filthy teeth!! Temperaments were generally good, there were 2 kinked tails and 1 suspect mouth, a lack of muscle tone and condition in some exhibits, which is essential for a terrier to do it’s job.
That said, it was an absolute joy to see so many super dogs.
Special Beginners - Dog /
Third Place
Name at show: Ravenside All In One Night
Placing Critique
g/t flowing bodylines, very attractive head, didn’t have the movement of 1 and 2.
The Scottish Border Terrier Club Open Show
4th Jun 2023
Judge: Mrs V Atkinson (Raedwulf)
Thank you so much to the society for inviting me to judge this wonderful show. To my steward, Judy Carr, thank you for running my ring so efficiently, especially in the heat. Thanks must go to the ladies for our delicious lunch too. I was presented with some super examples of the breed and there were some tough decisions, especially in the bitches. I do also think the heat affected the performance of some as the day progressed. On the whole mouths were good, but a couple of very knotted tails and some dogs I was unable to span, even with generous allowance which would preclude them from fulfilling the breed standard of ‘essentially a working terrier’.
Special Beginners - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Ravenside All In One Night
Placing Critique
Broad skull with shallow stop and strong jaw. Presented in plenty of coat. Heavier set dog with a lot of bone he was broad across the shoulder and deep in chest I found him difficult to span. He did have a decent tail and good second thigh however he was very nervous and unsettled resulting in erratic movement.
Novice - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Ravenside All In One Night
Placing Critique
1st SPD However he was more confident with the different handler
The Border Terrier Club Open Show
14th Oct 2023
Judge: Mrs Sue Baxter (Mysulan)
Firstly I’d like to thank The Border Terrier Club Committee for their very kind invitation to judge this Open show, I felt honoured and privileged . I thoroughly enjoyed my day and the hospitality on offer , the lunch certainly hit the spot..thank you Nancy Hogg. My two stewards, Jane Morton-Shaw and Marina Fleming kept things running smoothly and I am grateful for their support .
To the exhibitors , my thanks go unbounded as I had a lovely selection of good quality dogs to go over and there were certainly some tough decisions in many of the classes. It is an education to finally go over some of the dogs I have admired from the ring side. I am grateful that my decisions were taken, mostly in a sporting manner.
My general findings were , all males were intact , I found no kinked tails ( 1 dog had a bump on the underside of its tail , not a kink in my opinion), jackets were, as usual , at various stages of growth. I was impressed by the fact that all animals before me could be spanned , some a little easier than others.
Once again I feel compelled to comment on the state of nails and feet. In my opinion , many dogs had nails that were too long and some needed drastic fur trimming to enhance the shape of the feet.In my opinion it is a shame to groom your dogs for the ring but forget that ,especially whilst on the table, the judge has a perfect view of any, long nails and/or woolly “ Yeti” feet .
Special Beginners in Breed
Name at show: Ravenside All In One Night
Special Beginners - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Ravenside All In One Night
Placing Critique
a very well put together grizzle dog , nearly 3 years old… lovely masculine head and expression , dark eyes correct for shape and size … good width of skull and lovely full muzzle with super dentition …. Good front and straight legs …Neck of moderate proportions into shoulder , flat ribs with strong loin …. Nice short carroty tail which comes nicely off the level topline .Crisp jacket and good pelt … Movement was good in all directions.
Novice - Dog /
Third Place
Name at show: Ravenside All In One Night
Penrith & DCS Open Show
17th Dec 2023
Judge: Siân McKay (Redesholt)
My thanks go to both the Penrith & District Canine Society and the Border Terrier Club for considering me to judge a super entry of some quality dogs. The show committee were most welcoming and kept the judges well fed and watered. My stewards – Sue, Jane and Katrina keeping the proceedings flowing smoothly- my thanks.
All dogs presented today were of sound temperaments, all found to be spannable and, as to be expected, various stages of coat with some excellent coats and pelts on display. Movement overall was most pleasing; with some excellent examples of strong reach and drive making for fluid balanced movement. In some classes I found myself splitting hairs due to the quality of the exhibits. Again, my one plea is for clean teeth!
Post Graduate - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Ravenside All In One Night
Placing Critique
3-year-old Grizzle and Tan dog that exudes a workmanlike attitude. Super Ottery masculine head with correct proportions and a keen interested gaze. Lovely flow from neck through straight topline to good tailset. Spannable, and not too deep at brisket, with a lovely underline. Moved efficiently, would have just liked a little more drive today.
Open - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Ravenside All In One Night
Placing Critique
See 1st Post Graduate Dog
