Show Placings
Crufts
5th Mar 2009
Judge: Professor S P Dean (Tyrian)
A demanding day with 247 entered, my sincere thanks to all who entered and showed patience when decisions needed time. Also my gratitude goes to our ring stewards who were simply outstandingly efficient. I was very proud of the ticket line-ups and thought the BOB looked superb in the group. What was encouraging was there were many dogs down the line that would not have been out of place there and ?splitting hairs? became a routine technique in several classes to find class winners. Reflecting on the day leaves some lasting impressions. There is no doubt the breed has made great advances in head conformation. Good otter heads with strength in muzzle and strong teeth were very much in evidence. Ears by and large are good but with a trend towards largeness and heaviness which we must reverse. It is very difficult to change the ear shape so embedding any coarseness now must be of concern. Movement too has improved over the years largely driven by progress on stifle angulation but let’s not go too far here as some excess is creeping in. Shoulders still need attention with many severely lacking lay back and of more concern some foreleg assemblies are placed too far forward so fore-chests are vanishing. This produces flashiness but it is wrong. Coats and pelts were generally good and the majority were capable of being spanned. Flat feet were in evidence perhaps driven by a tough winter and lack of exercise but remember this is a sporting breed and needs fitness to be fully appreciated. As a result many nice dogs lost out because of a lack of muscle or flat feet. We have a healthy breed and this was supported by those in the veteran classes and with an 8 year old winning BOB perhaps this is proof enough.
Limit - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Kelgram Kaya Kalpis For Pipruda
Placing Critique
Liked this one a lot with typical head and expression, good strong muzzle and good conformation all round. Better standing than on the move and preferred the length of leg of 1&2 but a well deserved placing.
Crufts
12th Mar 2010
Judge: Mrs L.A. Crawley
Open - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Kelgram Kaya Kalpis For Pipruda
Placing Critique
looked so good standing but lost her topline on the move, a stylish bitch with a great expression who moved back and forth well, in good coat but personally preferred the quantity and depth of coat of 1.
East Anglia BTC Championship Show
18th Apr 2010
Judge: Mrs Trak Fryer (Irton)
I would like to thank the exhibitors for a lovely quality entry, the Club and committee for the appointment and my stewards Simon and Bev Jackson for their efficient help throughout the day. I was generally pleased with the overall quality, heads were good, pelts generally good and movement OK with many very typical exhibits on show. I was disappointed to find a number of poor mouths in the dog entry and to find a few exhibits presented down to the minute but totally lacking muscle, something that I find unacceptable in a dog with the Borders outlook on life.
Open - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Kelgram Kaya Kalpis For Pipruda
Placing Critique
A smaller bitch but quality throughout. Good in head, good bone, good feet, good forward angulations, well balanced and shown in good coat, not covering her ground on the move as well as the first two.
East Anglia Border Terrier Club Open Show
13th Nov 2011
Judge: Ms Bev Marsh
I would first like to thank the club for inviting me to judge their Open Show and for their hospitality on the day and would like to thank the exhibitors for their entries. There were some close decisions through the day and I was very pleased with my major winners.
Reserve Best Bitch
Name at show: Kelgram Kaya Kalpis For Pipruda
Open - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Kelgram Kaya Kalpis For Pipruda
Placing Critique
Another quality bitch with a super otter head, pleasing in neck, good top line through to a nice short tail. Nicely muscled and good in quarters. Less coat than first but what she had was of a good texture. Reserve Best Bitch.
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.
Veteran - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Kelgram Kaya Kalpis At Pipruda
Placing Critique
A really lively ten year old,raced around the ring with verve and panache. Nice to see a bitch of this quality still enjoying showing off.
