Show Placings
Yorkshire, Lancashire & Cheshire Border Terrier Club Championship Show
28th Sep 2013
Judge: Miss Elspeth Jackson (Clipstone)
It is always an honour to be invited to judge a club show and my first job here must be to thank Club, Officers, Committee and Members for asking me to judge their show. The hospitality shown to my Mother and myself made it a very enjoyable weekend. Thank you to my capable Stewards Les Moss and Ian Higham for their help on the day.
Thank you all for the great entry both in terms of number and in depth of quality I had to judge. There were some very tough, but enjoyable decisions to be made and in most classes and in the challenges the top honours were fiercely contested. .
I must repeat the often used cliché of not having enough cards on the day. Many who were down the line or even cardless today I would have been happy to have as winners in another entry.
Novice - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Hollowoakend Bruins Ruin
Placing Critique
Light red dog in good condition. Pleasing in shoulder and rib. Good behind with well muscled racy quarters.
Wigan & District Open Show
3rd Nov 2013
Judge: Kim Lathean
Graduate /
First Place
Name at show: Hollowoakend Bruins Ruin
Sedgley & Gornal CA
24th Nov 2013
Judge: Callie Harris (Nickeltweed)
Post Graduate /
Third Place
Name at show: Hollowoakend Bruins Ruin
Lichfield Canine Society Open Show
25th Jan 2014
Judge: Wendy Allen (Penparc)
Post Graduate /
Second Place
Name at show: Hollowoakend Bruins Ruin
National Terrier Club
5th Apr 2014
Judge: Mr David Hunt (Ottaswell)
My thanks to the committee of the National Terrier Club for their invitation to judge at this group championship show. Thanks also to my stewards Brian Doyle and John Callow for their help and assistance in keeping me organised and the ring running smoothly. My appreciation also to the exhibitors for such a large entry in these tough financial times.
The ring was large with lots of space for dogs to move freely without being forced to stop/start. In general the dogs were in good condition. I found 1 dog that was not entire. Although teeth were mostly OK, apart from a few misaligned, they varied greatly in size. Coats varied as always but I judge on the day and lack of coat is taken into account when placing exhibits. I was concerned at the number of exhibits down on their pasterns, not giving the small feet as required. Many younger exhibits would really benefit from regular ringcraft experience.
Novice - Dog /
Reserve
Name at show: Hollowoakend Bruins Ruin
The Joint Border Terrier Clubs Championship Show
4th May 2014
Judge: Mrs E Weijenborg-Weggemans
What a big honour it is to judge the Border Terrier in the native country. I didn’t know what to expect because I haven’t been to Crufts or other shows to have a clean look at what I was presented on that May, 4th, 2014.
I myself live with Border Terriers most of my life now and I have seen the breed changing through the years. What the old breeders feared for years and years ago seems to happen: changing a working terrier into a show terrier. Meaning that the trimming is too short therefore missing the tweedy look, clipping belly, tail and buttocks, overangulation especially in hindquarters. Saying this I was really pleasantly surprised finding so many genuine Border Terriers during this show. Of course I know that coats can’t be in the best condition all year long so some specimens were rather short in trim but as long as I could feel the required harshness and see the correct double coat it was fine for me and only played a role in placing when there were more Borders with the same qualities. I didn’t see any faulty mouths, found only big strong teeth. Movement is – as in the rest of the world – still a problem in the breed. Especially front movement is an issue. When placing, movement was one of the criteria to place one Border higher than the other, but the right type, body proportions, spannability, thick pliable pelt and harsh double coat came first.
In some classes the quality was so high that some of the Borders left the ring unplaced while they were of excellent quality.
I really want to thank all the exhibitors for their sporting attitude in taking my decisions, for entering their dogs under me and give me a hard day’s work with 222 entered dogs and of course the committee for trusting me this honourable job and their hospitality during this weekend for me and my sister, who accompanied me. My congratulations to the breeders and owners for presenting such nice Border Terriers and keeping the breed on such high standard.
Post Graduate - Dog /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Hollowoakend Bruins Ruin
National Dog Show
9th May 2014
Judge: Mr Rainer Vuorinen (Finland)
Post Graduate - Dog /
Third Place
Name at show: Hollowoakend Bruins Ruin
Crewe & District Canine Association
1st Jun 2014
Judge: Miss R Barber
Best Of Breed
Name at show: TG3, Hollowoakend Bruins Ruin
Post Graduate /
First Place
Name at show: Hollowoakend Bruins Ruin
Cheshire County Show
18th Jun 2014
Judge: Mr S Goodwin (Lanola)
Post Graduate /
Reserve
Name at show: Hollowoakend Bruins Ruin
West Midland Terrier Society
29th Nov 2014
Judge: Mr Dave Matthews (Tojamatt)
Many thanks to the committee for inviting me to judge at there open show many thanks to my steaward, unfortunately a high absentee rate,
Post Graduate - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Hollowoakend Bruins Ruin
Placing Critique
Red grizzle Dog with nice expression and good teeth, narrow front who was easy to span, unfortunately his head and neck were partially stripped which gave him a very unbalanced look.
Heywood & Radliffe Canine Society Open Show
4th Jan 2015
Judge: Patsy Hollins (Gunalt)
Post Graduate /
Third Place
Name at show: Hollowoakend Bruins Ruin
Lichfield Canine Society Open Show
24th Jan 2015
Judge: Tim Bell (Kaitak)
Post Graduate /
Second Place
Name at show: Hollowoakend Bruins Ruin
Potteries & District Canine Society Open Show
14th Feb 2015
Judge: Kim Lathaen (Tyrdyma)
Post Graduate /
First Place
Name at show: Hollowoakend Bruins Ruin
