Show Placings
Ladies Kennel Association
15th Dec 2013
Judge: Mrs Jayne Alpe
I was honoured to accept this appointment at short notice, due to Kathy Wilkinson’s ill health. I was impressed with the new halls and layout this year.
I was able to judge with no preconceptions, as I have only been to two shows this year, so the majority of dogs were new to me. A good size entry with some good quality dogs present in a number of classes in which I was splitting hairs I had two very good stewards who handled the large classes with calm and efficient precision allowing me to get on with my job.
Overall movement, has improved considerably. In my opinion Borders should move soundly, positively and with the minimum of effort needed to cover the ground well, this means that they use far less energy when travelling distances, and my principal winners all fitted this criteria. Nice large teeth and good bites were very much in evidence. At long last I am starting to see definition between dogs and bitches, I like to see a masculine dog and a feminine bitch. The other thing I was pleased to see was the majority had good tight feet. Some exhibitors seem to be under the impression that an underweight dog is a way to make them easier to span, it doesn’t work! I hate to be able to feel bone and not muscle.
I learnt after judging that there was some kind of aggression in one of the classes, unfortunately I did not witness this personally, as I was going over a dog on the table, if I had of seen it then I would have taken appropriate action as this type of temperament is totally unacceptable in our lovely breed.
Minor Puppy - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Lutudarum Kristallkrona
Placing Critique
Very feminine grizzle/tan pup with nice expression on a strong head, and best feet of the day and she moved so soundly for one so young. Will watch her career closely.
Boston & District Canine Society
12th Jan 2014
Judge: Mr David Maggs
I would like to thank the committee for inviting me to judge at this show, and to my two stewards who were very efficient and good natured throughout. I was a little dissapointed at the lack of coat on quite a few of the exhibits today, apparently many had been stripped ready for Crufts,I found no bad mouths, movement on the whole was good and I was very pleased with the overall condition and soundness, had no problem spanning any of the exhibits.
Minor Puppy - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Lutudarum Kristallkrona
The Midland Border Terrier Club Open Show
16th Feb 2014
Judge: Mrs Ann Maltby (Pherjan)
Minor Puppy - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Lutudarum Kristallkrona
Wellingborough & District Canine Society Open Show
30th Mar 2014
Judge: Mr John Dace (Cassacane)
Best Puppy
Name at show: Lutudarum Kristallkrona
Puppy /
First Place
Name at show: Lutudarum Kristallkrona
East Anglia Border Terrier Club Championship Show
13th Apr 2014
Judge: Professor A S Milton (Baillieswells)
It was a great pleasure to judge my own club’s championship show. The venue is excellent, and I was able to experience this from the judge’s side of the table. The show was run very smoothly, and I was particular grateful to Beverley Jackson who, as chief steward, saw that everything was in the right place at the right time. I was pleased with my class winners, though some of the lower placing were a little problematic. As one would expect at this time of the year, with a few exceptions, coats were excellent. I seem to go on about movement every time I judge. I was pleased to note that wide fronts were fewer than before, however we seem to be going in the opposite direction,, with front paws nearly touching on the move. In my opinion the top-line should either be level or slightly sloping downwards to the hind legs. There were several exhibits in which the slope was the other way, with the top of the hind legs above the front legs. This is a wrong. There were several tails that were far too long. There was only one really bad mouth, the dog in question should not in my opinion be shown, and a couple with an incisor out of alignment. And that raises a question. The first line of the standard states ‘Essentially a working terrier’. Does a minor tooth misalignment affect the ability of the dog to work? Any judge can see a fault in the mouth and penalize it, and yet miss other faults which can indeed affect the working ability. Similarly how important are missing teeth? Many a Border has one or more of the first premolars missing or not properly erupted. The standard makes no mention of teeth other than in the context of a scissor bite. At least we are not obsessed with counting teeth as are the Germans.
Puppy - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Lutudarum Kristallkrona
Manchester & District Sporting Terrier Club
20th Apr 2014
Judge: Stewart Golding (Beaconpike)
Puppy /
First Place
Name at show: Lutudarum Kristallkrona
Placing Critique
Liked this puppy bitch for her type nice otter head with good teeth, good lay of shoulder with good front, nice length of body, easily spanned, nice tight feet with good pads, she pushed hard for BP and BOB just unsettled on the move.
Junior /
Third Place
Name at show: Lutudarum Kristallkrona
West Of England Ladies' Kennel Society
25th Apr 2014
Judge: Mr A Cuthbertson (Ashbrae)
Thank you to the exhibitors for their entries and to my two stewards.
I think size needs to be watched in the breed as a working terrier. I have a large span but a number of dogs were not spannable by me, this reflected in my placings. We also seem to loosing the otter like head, some with too much stop, some with weak muzzles and others lacking under jaw. This results in a loss of type which defines the breed. We should try and adhere to the breed standard laid down by the original border terrier breeders.
The over baiting of dogs on the table is totally unnecessary. In my opinion they do not need to be constantly fed on the table. It makes judging difficult when a dog is constantly looking for food.
I was very surprised to see border terriers with coats on around the ring, as they should have their own double coat for warmth and protection. I hope this isn’t the start of trend with the breed becoming just another show breed and losing its identity as the standard states “essentially a working terrier”.
Puppy - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Lutudarum Kristallkrona
Placing Critique
Liked this pup for her type and body lines. Nice head with dark eye and neat ears, shallow stop gives an otter like appearance. Narrow throughout with moderate neck, good shoulder with correct rib size and shape carried well back. Good texture of coat, very promising. BPB.
Boston & District Canine Society
11th Jan 2015
Judge: Mrs Julie Guvercin
Thank you to all exhibitors for your entries I had a good cross section of dogs to choose from. Some dogs that I have admired in the past were either not in coat or didn’t move well and others that I've not noticed before, were 'found ' on the table. We must all remember judging should be on the day and not on what something has won or not won, beforehand. I'm sure the same dogs could be placed differently on another day under me, some that did or didn't perform affected their placings accordingly.
Some super puppies coming through, with all four of my puppy class winners looking very promising. They gave me some hair splitting decisions.
Yearling - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Lutudarum Kristallkrona
Post Graduate - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Lutudarum Kristallkrona
Birmingham & District Gundog & Terrier Club Open Show
19th Apr 2015
Judge: Joyce Martin (Merumhor)
Post Graduate /
Reserve
Name at show: Lutudarum Kristallkrona
The Joint Border Terrier Clubs' Championship Show
3rd May 2015
Judge: Miss Julie Price (Oxcroft)
I would like to thank the Midland Border Terrier Club committee for the opportunity to judge this year’s Joint club show. Many thanks to my two ring stewards Bob and Liz Wright for the smooth running of the ring and the cups of coffee. It was an experience to go over so many dogs of different types; this made my job difficult at times, as each one had different attributes to the next. A few classes I found very hard to decide who my winners would be for this reason. Is the breed getting better or worse? I do not think I am the first to mention that there are too many foreign heads and plain faces with no expression. The breed standard states “a head like that of an otter” and “essentially a working terrier”. Confirmation and movement, I think has improved a little, but the heads and strength of the dogs has declined. When I looked at some of the dogs, I liked them but then had to remind myself that they where dogs not bitches. Thank you to all exhibitors for letting me go over your dogs and the gracious way most of you accepted my decisions.
Yearling - Bitch /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Lutudarum Kristallkrona
National Dog Show
9th May 2015
Judge: Mr John Dace (Cassacane)
I must begin by saying a very sincere thanks to the Kennel Club and the officers and committee of the Birmingham Dog Show Society Ltd for giving me this most prestigious appointment to award Challenge Certificates for the first time.
Also again sincere thanks to the exhibitors for their splendid entry and acceptance of my decisions on the day, and to my very efficient Stewards who ensured that classes moved along which helped in a timely finish.
On reflection of the exhibits I found that teeth and mouths were very good on the whole, feet were variable as was movement. Temperaments were good. All dogs were entire. My main concerns were in the condition of some exhibits who could have been fitter and harder in muscle tone but where has the consistent “head like that of an otter” gone? The variance in head shape and therefore expression was quite evident. I was pleased with my final awards and again many thanks to everyone for making this one of my most memorable days.
The depth of quality particularly in the bitches bodes well for the breed in the future but as already mentioned concentration on heads to achieve the “head like that of an otter” should be one of the paramount objectives.
Limit - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Lutudarum Kristallkrona
Placing Critique
similar in type to 1. Feminine head with correct border proportions and attributes. Dark eyes – good scissor bite. Narrow front. Ribs well back. Strong loin. Good tailset. Good bend of stifle with well let down hocks giving lovely free movement.
Coventry & DCS Open Show
17th May 2015
Judge: Rachel Larner (Hawcoat)
Reserve Best Of Breed
Name at show: Lutudarum Kristallkrona
Post Graduate /
First Place
Name at show: Lutudarum Kristallkrona
Placing Critique
Tough decision between 1 and 2 but her coat and condition won her top spot. Loved her beautiful otter head. Nice size, narrow front, good length of rib and lovely topline. Moved well on neat feet. RBOB
Boston & District Canine Society Premier Open Show
26th May 2015
Judge: Mr Colin Girling (Benattivo)
Post Graduate /
Second Place
Name at show: Lutudarum Kristallkrona
Placing Critique
A very nice bitch with many appealing features, super feminine head, lovely and narrow through with excellent rib and top-line. Less positive in front movement this evening when compared to 1.
Staffordshire & Birmingham Agricultural Society Open Show
27th May 2015
Judge: Mrs Linda Coleman (Hartswelin)
Thank you to the exhibitors for the super entry.
Post Graduate /
First Place
Name at show: Lutudarum Kristallkrona
Placing Critique
Handy size grizzle bitch, very feminine. Lovely tight coat with good pelt. Lovely head, angles all in balance and consequently moved well using her hindquarters.
Crewe & District Canine Society Open Show
31st May 2015
Judge: Miss Bridget Singh (Borderbridge)
Best Of Breed
Name at show: TG3, Lutudarum Kristallkrona
Graduate /
First Place
Name at show: Lutudarum Kristallkrona
Placing Critique
2 year old Grizzle Bitch with lovely head. Narrow throughout, good front construction. Easily spannable, nice length of rib. In super harsh coat. Correct tailset. Neat cat like feet. Moved very well with good reach and drive. Held topline on the move.
Midland Counties Canine Society
25th Oct 2015
Judge: Miss Michelle Barnett (Brockfox)
My sincere thanks go to the society for the superb welcome and hospitality at this premium show, my proficient stewards and last but most importantly the exhibits and their exhibitors for their entries and sporting attitude. It was so nice to hear the ringside applause bestowed upon fellow exhibitors and as a judge it really does make for a pleasurable days judging
After my considerable absence ringside, my findings today were overall as always seems to be the case was the varieties in type, And some of the entry sadly on the day was far too big and by this i mean not necessarily in length of leg ( which the correct term is tall ) but in depth of chest and heavy shoulders , Fundamentally not the supple lithe bodies which is vital in an earth dog ,and an essential breed characteristic that we must strive to breed for.
Please assess your dogs objectively and ask yourself of your own dogs "is this really the build of an earth dog" ?
Mouths were on the whole correct but some very tight bites were apparent and teeth out of aliment I also found heavy almost houndy ears are also creeping in .
Always wanting to finish on a high note, once again temperaments as to be expected were excellent and all males were entire. As always when judging I was looking for a correct sized spannable tweedy border who comes to hand well, with the requisite ottery head shown in correct double jacket and thick pliable pelt, thus providing them the protection required of a working dog coupled with a lithe body with hard muscle tone and fitness to enable them to endure a day in the field
And in completing my appointment I was thrilled with my final line ups and ultimately such exemplary representatives of the breed to award the final top honours too.
Limit - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Lutudarum Kristallkrona
Placing Critique
Another beautiful bitch with a cracking head and expression ,and correct bite, Lovely outline standing and moving A rich G& T Shown in harsh jacket She was in good hard condition on the move she went well fore and aft with ground covering movement. One to watch out for
Class Critique
Quality class
