Show Placings
The Scottish Border Terrier Club Championship Show
11th Nov 2023
Judge: Mr Mark Lowry (Ravenside)
Firstly, I would like to thank everyone for a lovely entry and also to the Scottish BTC for this opportunity. Special thanks go to my two stewards for the day who kept everything running smoothly and for their good company. Although the lighting in the hall isn’t the best, it was adequate and the large square ring was perfect for watching movement, something I feel is very important in a border terrier. On that note I found my main winners to excel in this department. I was pleased to judge some strong puppy classes and also some strong adult classes
Minor Puppy - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Remony Rose Gold
Placing Critique
G&T 7 months pup with a beautiful outline who immediately caught my eye. She has an excellent topline and tailset and very well balanced while on the move. Feminine head with nice dark eye and keen expression. Narrow front with tight feet, easily spanned. Very promising.
The Scottish Border Terrier Club Members Limited Show
28th Jan 2024
Judge: Mr. P. Appleby (Hollexby)
Firstly I would like to thank the committee for inviting me to judge this show, it was an honour and a privilege, secondly thank you to the exhibitors for entering a lovely selection of dogs for me to go over, and lastly but not leastly to my Stewards, Liz Barret and Val Mason for keeping me right.
Best Puppy - Bitch
Name at show: Remony Rose Gold
Best Puppy
Name at show: Remony Rose Gold
Puppy - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Remony Rose Gold
Placing Critique
9 old month Grizzle, pleasing feminine head with bright eyes and neat ears, nice tight paws, moved well, good straight front, a good drive from the rear
Maiden - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Remony Rose Gold
Placing Critique
As Puppy bitch
The Border Terrier Club Open Show
24th Feb 2024
Judge: Libby Tanton-Joy (Itsaso)
Thank you to the committee for inviting me to judge their open show held at Jedburgh, the home of the border terrier. It was a great privilege, and I had some amazing dogs present who are a credit to their owners, thank you for bringing them.
Thank you to my stewards for organising the rings so smoothly and keeping me on track so we finished at a reasonable time. The hospitality was second to none and I would like to thank the whole committee for this.
Reserve Best Puppy
Name at show: Remony Rose Gold
Best Puppy - Bitch
Name at show: Remony Rose Gold
Puppy - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Remony Rose Gold
Placing Critique
10-month-old grizzle puppy who is so well put together, very balanced in outline and on the move holds level topline. Super jacket with plenty of pelt and thick skin. Scored over 2 in head today
Maiden - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Remony Rose Gold
Placing Critique
Repeat - 1st in Puppy Bitch
Novice - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Remony Rose Gold
Placing Critique
Repeat – 1st in Puppy Bitch
Crufts
10th Mar 2024
Judge: Mrs Lesley Gosling (Akinside)
A tremendous entry of 275 Borders ( 25 absentees on the day)to enjoy handling, judging and placing. I must extend my appreciation to my two valiant stewards for their patience and skill in keeping classes moving. Thank you all.
I do believe our breed is changing, but in subtle ways. The lack of opportunities for true terrier work below ground for some Borders has been replaced by agility and other energetic pursuits, but lack of hard muscle tone has produced a ‘softer’ body on some exhibits. Some feet are slacker, pads are more spread and thinner and some fronts are wide. Movement is not always positive and a ‘driving’ action is lacking. Size is fluctuating too. We have a ‘working’ breed - let’s ensure that features defining the breed are not lost, i.e. ‘spannability’; a hard, harsh top coat and soft protective undercoat (not enough of those today); a dark, expressive eye, a broad skull and strong quarters – ‘the engine is at the back!’. Heads generally were good, but some bitch heads veered towards coarseness.
One thing not lost is the Border’s kind temperament – curious, interested and ready for anything.
Puppy - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Remony Rose Gold
Placing Critique
Super coat and pelt on this youngster. Lovely typical head and expression. Perfect size, and neat feet. Moved out well.
The Border Terrier Club Championship Show
30th Mar 2024
Judge: Mrs Lynda Ward (Roundtown)
It was an honour to be invited to judge this, our parent club’s show. My thanks to the committee who ran such a lovely event with a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. My judge’s gift is much appreciated and will be a treasured momento of the day.
My superstar stewards, Janice Johnson and Liz Barrett, worked hard and unobtrusively whilst keeping the classes moving smoothly over a long day – well done ladies.
Many thanks of course to the exhibitors who made the journey on a major bank holiday weekend giving a large and quality entry of 190 dogs making 229 entries plus 10 NFC.
I had some lovely sound and typical Borders to go over and, had I had them, I would have had no qualms in awarding 4 dog tickets and 5 bitch tickets.
Unfortunately there are always downsides in a big entry and today size was an issue with some overly large exhibits who were not spannable and very heavily built.
There were a number of youngsters which were obviously unused to having their mouths examined and more practice in a calm atmosphere would help to make them comfortable and avoid stress for them and their handlers.
Ears need watching as some were quite large and spoiled the head.
Sadly, as in the past I must complain about long tails. Tails are an integral aspect of the overall picture of a typical Border outline and long is simply wrong. Our breed standard is spartan compared to many others but for tails the description is clear and begins with, “Moderately short; fairly thick at base, then tapering.” Hopefully the issue will be addressed before the untypical becomes the norm.
On a positive note …
Feet were overall small and thickly padded although some would benefit from trimming and shorter nails.
There was a good number of lovely otter-like heads of correct proportions with well placed dark eyes and a keen expression.
As is usual these days coat presentation was generally good and today there were plenty of dense coats of correct texture and thick skins.
Do I think the quality shown in this entry bodes well for the breed? Yes.
Puppy - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Remony Rose Gold
Placing Critique
Promising 11 month old with good head and expression. Neat feet. Correct topline and tailset. Balanced and moved well holding a firm topline. Liked her a lot.
National Terrier Club
6th Apr 2024
Judge: Miss Elspeth Jackson (Clipstone)
Thanks to the National Terrier Club for their invitation to judge at this prestigious show and to the exhibitors who did me the honour of judging their dogs. I was lucky to have two efficient stewards who kept things running smoothly, thank you Laura and Dave.
The entry showed a good depth of quality. In many classes the places were hotly contested with decisions needing to be made on the narrowest of margins. I was very pleased to find that there were some good coats on thick pelts and the nice thick short tails which set off a good border so well.
Best Puppy
Name at show: Remony Rose Gold
Puppy - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Remony Rose Gold
Placing Critique
Quality, feminine grizzle and tan puppy. Super neck, good shoulders, pleasing top line with well-set short tail. Good in front, spannable correctly shaped ribs, good loin and racy hind quarters. An overall balanced picture was finished off with a good thick double coat. BP
Novice - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Remony Rose Gold
Placing Critique
See 1st PB
The Northern Border Terrier Club Open Show
13th Apr 2024
Judge: Mrs P Cox (Cushatlaw)
Best Puppy - Bitch
Name at show: Remony Rose Gold
Best Puppy
Name at show: Remony Rose Gold
Puppy - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Remony Rose Gold
Novice - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Remony Rose Gold
