Show Placings
Boston & DCS Championship Show
11th Jan 2009
Judge: Mrs Kate Walton (Enterlaw)
A great honour to judge the breed at this show where Borders were the only breed in the terrier group to have CCs on offer & for the first time. Thank you to all exhibitors who braved the exceptionally cold weather at Newark. Remarkably there were only 6 absentees in the dog classes & 19 in the bitch classes out of a total entry of 114 (2 late entries increased the published catalogue entry).
In general I was looking for skulls like that of an otter, the late Walter Gardner told me 30 years ago to place the ears of a Border back to really appreciate the shape of an otter skull & this holds true today. I was also looking for a Border who was easily spanned & most importantly one with good movement & of a size to enable this working terrier to go to ground. I have to say that front movement in many cases was worse than rear movement, with pinning-in & platting much in evidence, while a few were cow-hocked at the rear. All dogs were entire, temperaments overall were excellent, dentition in a few cases incorrect & essentially for the breed, thick pads were noticeably lacking in some exhibits. As always coats were in varying stages of growth, several toplines were not typical with low set tails, otherwise I was delighted with the first placements in each class, all of which were representative of the Standard.
Yearling - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Totemia She Knows You Know At Justrite JW
Yorks, Lancs, & Cheshire Border Terrier Club Open Show
24th Jan 2009
Judge: Mr Kevin Green
Post Graduate - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Totemia She Knows You Know
Midland BTC Open Show
15th Feb 2009
Judge: Mr Jimmy Gilpin (Otterbobs)
I would like to take this opportunity to say many thanks to the Midland Border Terrier Club for giving me the privilege to judge their Open show and for giving me such a wonderful entry.
Post Graduate - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Totemia She Knows You Know At Justrite
East Of England Championship Show
10th Jul 2009
Judge: Mr T H Johnston
Graduate - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Totemia She Knows You Know At Justrite JW
Placing Critique
Balanced head with good muzzle, nice expression, well placed ears, good bite and teeth size, moderate length of neck, good forequarters, depth of body and topline, ok loin, nice coat and pelt, moved well fore and aft but just a little lethargic.
Yorks, Lancs & Cheshire Border Terrier Club Open Show
7th Nov 2009
Judge: Mrs L Hardman (Spanwise)
Thank you for such a lovely entry of Border Terriers on this my first club appointment. I enjoyed myself immensely and was pleased with my winners in type and soundness. All exhibits had correct dentition and all dogs were entire. Nice to see new exhibitors to the breed. The majority were easily spannable with good temperaments and smartly turned out. I wish to point out that straggly hair on inner thighs just spoils the look for me. More concern though is size, in both dogs and bitches. With bitches as big as dogs and heads that are not feminine. Many thanks to the Officers and Committee for the smooth running of the show and how nice it was to see T.A.G. Knight back at the show. Lastly thanks for the excellent lunch provided by Diane Rayner and her super helpers.
Limit - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Totemia She Knows You Know At Justrite JW
Placing Critique
Just right for me to award her this class. Nicly proportioned head with dark eye. Nice large dentition, pleasing front, good jacket with thick pelt. Well muscled fit condition. Handy size moved well.
