Show Placings
Boston & District Canine Society Championship Show
13th Jan 2013
Judge: Mrs Janice Johnson
My thanks firstly go to Boston & District Canine Society Committee for giving me this opportunity to judge the breed again, for looking after me on the day and providing my excellent stewards who gave me great support throughout the day with their efficiency and unobtrusive discretion.
Secondly the exhibitors, who travelled many miles for my judgment, thank you all for taking my decisions sportingly. Thank goodness we didnâ??t have the following weekend when we were all had over 6 inches of snow!
I was extremely pleased with my main winners who all deserved their placings and I was delighted when I received the news that my BOB winner had gone G2 in Terrier Group under Ernie Darby and my best puppy had gone G1 in the Terrier Group under Peter Clifton.
I had some really good examples of the breed to go over and it is a pleasure when you find an exhibit in a class that really meets all your requirements. Movement in the younger classes was inconsistent some may settle others will not. I had a number of very nice quality borders who I know will go on to greater things and some promising puppies, I will watch their futures with interest. Coats on the whole were good with most of the exhibits having thick pelts.
Minor Puppy - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Chatmoss Rebel Rebel
Puppy - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Chatmoss Rebel Rebel
Aston in Makerfield Canine Society
2nd Mar 2013
Judge: Tan Nagrecha (Chadimore)
Junior /
Second Place
Name at show: Chatmoss Rebel Rebel
Yorkshire, Lancashire & Cheshire Border Terrier Club Open Show
23rd Mar 2013
Judge: Mrs Jane Morton-Shaw (Fehmarn)
I would like to thank the club and committee for inviting me to judge at this show. It was unfortunate for the club, exhibitors and myself that the adverse weather conditions dictated a large proportion of absentees. My thanks to everyone who made the effort to attend.
I’m pleased to say that temperaments were good and that no ‘sparks’ flew!! My only plea to handlers is that they show their dogs on a slacker lead! Dogs that are strung up are unable to move freely, and it is neither pleasant for the dog nor for anyone to watch.
Apart from two level bites, mouths were good and most were in good coat. Most were also spannable.
Puppy - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Chatmoss Rebel Rebel
Junior - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Chatmoss Rebel Rebel
Novice - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Chatmoss Rebel Rebel
WELKS
28th Apr 2013
Judge: Mrs Jane Roberts (Smalesmouth)
My first appointment at this level and I would like to thank the officers and committee of WELKS for the invitation. Grateful thanks to my stewards who kept everything moving so efficiently and thanks to all the exhibitors who gave me the privilege of going over their dogs. I thoroughly enjoyed my day and fully appreciated the opportunity to judge some high quality exhibits. Some decisions were difficult and places could change on another day.
On a positive note temperaments were good, as were mouths and feet. On the down side I felt that there were not enough exhibits that moved with drive and there were several with wide fronts - these are faults that would impact on the dog's ability to work.
Junior - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Chatmoss Rebel Rebel
Class Critique
A strong class.
Southern Counties Canine Association
1st Jun 2013
Judge: Mr Hans T Lehtinen (Finland)
Junior - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Chatmoss Rebel Rebel
Goosenargh and Longridge Agricultural Society Open Show
6th Jul 2013
Judge: Mr J McGhie (Keillor)
Junior /
Second Place
Name at show: Chatmoss Rebel Rebel
Graduate /
Third Place
Name at show: Chatmoss Rebel Rebel
Tonge & District Canine Society Open Show
20th Jul 2013
Judge: Mark Walshaw (Janmark)
Junior /
Second Place
Name at show: Chatmoss Rebel Rebel
Post Graduate /
Third Place
Name at show: Chatmoss Rebel Rebel
Dutch Kennel Club All Breeds 1 Day Winners Show
13th Dec 2013
Judge: Mr Zsolt Lokodi
Best Of Breed
Name at show: CAC & CACIB, Group 2, Chatmoss Rebel Rebel
Heywood & Radcliffe Canine Society Open Show
5th Jan 2014
Judge: Mr Mike Vikers (Eskwyre)
Open /
First Place
Name at show: Chatmoss Rebel Rebel
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.
Open - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Chatmoss Rebel Rebel
Manchester Dog Show Society
16th Jan 2014
Judge: Mr Philip J Greenway
Open - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Chatmoss Rebel Rebel
Crufts
7th Mar 2014
Judge: Mrs Melanie Lewis
Thank you to the exhibitors for giving me a record entry for the breed of 303 exhibits making 340 entries and indeed the largest entry for a single Judge at this prestigious show, also for the sporting way in which my decisions were accepted. Thank you also to my two Stewards, Roger and Heather Chaston, who worked tirelessly throughout the day, for their assistance in ensuring that I was able to get through this huge entry in plenty of time for my Best of Breed to compete in the Group.
It was an interesting entry with some difficult decisions having to be made such was the high standard of exhibits present. I felt that movement had improved since the last time I judged. Heads and expressions were good, although a few were a shade heavy in ear. Mouths overall were much improved with a marked reduction in the number of dogs presented with overcrowded jaws of small teeth, only the odd few having either a chipped, or in the case of an older exhibit, a missing tooth. The majority of teeth were clean with just a small number needing more attention in this area. All dogs were entire.
I was pleased that so many were presented with the correct double jacket that the standard asks for, unfortunately some exhibits that really appealed for type and size had very little evidence of, or no, jacket and on another day could have done better. Attention to feet was very evident, many of whom I believe may have benefited from plenty of roadwork, resulting in tight thick pads and short claws. Inevitably with any entry of this magnitude I had to let a number of worthy exhibits leave the ring without a prize card, which I really did not enjoy doing.
Post Graduate - Bitch /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Chatmoss Rebel Rebel
St Patricks Day All Breed Championship Show - Dublin
15th Mar 2014
Judge: Miss J O'Connor
Green Star Bitch
Name at show: Chatmoss Rebel Rebel
Reserve Best Of Breed
Name at show: Chatmoss Rebel Rebel
Open - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Chatmoss Rebel Rebel
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.
Yearling - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Chatmoss Rebel Rebel AMW '13, CW'14
Colne, Nelson and District Canine Society Open Show
20th Apr 2014
Judge: Debbie Lorraine (Raleniro)
I would like to thank the committee for their invitation to judge at this show, and also the exhibitors for their entry.
Open /
Third Place
Name at show: Chatmoss Rebel Rebel AMW '13, CW'14
City of Birmingham Championship Dog Show
30th Aug 2014
Judge: Dr Ron Wheatley
My thanks to the committee for their invitation to judge here, to my two very effective and helpful stewards Jane Keeves and Alan Tomlinson, and to the exhibitors for the large and interesting entry of many different types. Many of the classes had quality in depth, with many close decisions. Both line ups were pleasing with plenty of choice and close decisions for both cards. I found no kinky tails and one level mouth, most exhibits were of a good size, a few were too heavy and one undernourished, and many needed their nails trimming. Most moved well in the super sized ring that we were given.
Open - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Ir/NL CH Chatmoss Rebel Rebel AMW13 CW14 BWNL14
Irish Kennel Club All Breed International Championship Show (Day 1)
4th Oct 2014
Judge: Mr. S. Falk Rudiger
Green Star Bitch
Name at show: Ir/NL CH Chatmoss Rebel Rebel AMW13 CW14 BWNL14
CACIB Bitch
Name at show: Ir/NL CH Chatmoss Rebel Rebel AMW13 CW14 BWNL14
Reserve Best Of Breed
Name at show: Ir/NL CH Chatmoss Rebel Rebel AMW13 CW14 BWNL14
Champion Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Ir/NL CH Chatmoss Rebel Rebel AMW13 CW14 BWNL14
Irish Kennel Club All Breed International Championship Show (Day 2)
5th Oct 2014
Judge: Mr. S. Seymour
Reserve Best Of Breed
Name at show: Ir/NL CH Chatmoss Rebel Rebel AMW13 CW14 BWNL14
CACIB Bitch
Name at show: Ir/NL CH Chatmoss Rebel Rebel AMW13 CW14 BWNL14
Green Star Bitch
Name at show: Ir/NL CH Chatmoss Rebel Rebel AMW13 CW14 BWNL14
Champion Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Ir/NL CH Chatmoss Rebel Rebel AMW13 CW14 BWNL14
Heywood & Radliffe Canine Society Open Show
4th Jan 2015
Judge: Patsy Hollins (Gunalt)
Open /
Second Place
Name at show: Ir/NL CH Chatmoss Rebel Rebel AMW13 CW14 BWNL14
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.
Open - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Ir/NL CH Chatmoss Rebel Rebel AMW13 CW14 BWNL14
Scottish Kennel Club
16th May 2015
Judge: Mr Paul Wilkinson
Open - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: CIB, IR CH, NL CH, Chatmoss Rebel Rebel MFH, AMW 13, CW 14 & 15, BWNL 14
Placing Critique
very nice type, good size, good head, muzzle, well set ears, good expression, nice neck, topline & tailset, in beautiful condition, moved soundly, just preferred the front of 1
The Southern Border Terrier Club Championship Show
6th Jun 2015
Judge: Mr Stewart McPherson (Brumberhill)
My thanks, to the Club, for the invitation to judge their Club Show and the hospitality shown to Peter and myself. Thanks, also, to my Stewards, Wendy Mooney and Denise Townsend, who valiantly coped with the paperwork in the, at times, rather blustery conditions, keeping everything going smoothly! Thank you to the exhibitors, also, who entered for my opinion. The grass, in the ring, wasn’t exactly “bowling green”, so it certainly sorted out the good from the bad, on the move!
As is usual, from me, not an “everything in the garden is rosy” preamble! After 35 years, living and breathing Border Terriers, I tell it, as I see it!
As with my last appointment, Crufts, it is just over a 3 year gap, since I judged the Breed in the UK. I had obviously made my point, last time, that I wouldn’t pass the excessively broad skull, almost caricature like, that had become popular, despite the Standard asking for “Head like that of an Otter. Moderately broad in skull”, as there were none I thought overdone, on the day. I think, the problem lies, possibly, that the Standard doesn’t specify, as I was taught, that it refers to English River Otter, some people, mistakenly thinking the commoner headed Sea Otter, or deeper stopped Asian Short Clawed Otter is being referred to. There is a big difference between the three! Not helped by critiques, apparently, praising “broad” skulls, which, to me, sends out the wrong signals!
At Crufts, I had thought the breed had turned a corner, with regard to forehands ie. shoulder and upper arm construction…….how wrong was I?!!! I think I had the full range of faults today, upright shoulders, short upper arm, out at the elbow, sometimes all on the same exhibit! The widest part of a Border Terrier, “Essentially a working Terrier”, bred to go to ground, shouldn’t be the elbows, this fault usually being because the forehand isn’t set on the body correctly, being too far forward, due to a short, steep upper arm, usually, although not always, accompanied by an upright shoulder. These faults also affect that other line from the Standard “Capable of following a horse”, as, due to the incorrect angles, the movement is no longer efficient, being restricted to a shorter, hackneyed, step in profile, almost as though they are walking on hot coals, due to the foreleg not reaching full extension. It may look ok, coming and going, being accurate, as the shorter stride means there is less room for error, but the lack of a ground covering stride would mean the dog working twice as hard on the move, doing its job, soon becoming exhausted. This was brought home to me, discussing the stamina of various dogs with a friend, his son exercising their two Border Terrier champions chasing after him, on horseback, around a field. The accurate mover, with the shorter stride was soon exhausted, having had to work twice as hard, whereas the more angulated one, with the longer, ground covering stride, was up for more! Like, usually breeds like, good forehands being bred for. They don’t appear as if by magic! I am well aware that these faults are seemingly being passed by Judges, not just in the UK, at the very highest level, but that doesn’t mean that they are either correct or desirable and they are very difficult to breed out. I’m left wondering, having read a number of critiques, then having seen, or judged the dogs being praised, are the Seminars failing to educate the correct mechanics of economical movement, or are people just not seeing the movement faults, as long as its trots up and down, with its head and tail up, showing nicely for the Judge! Conversely, as ever, hind movement was pretty good.
It was interesting to note that those I have rewarded in the past, with the correct forehands and narrow fronts, at Crufts and previous engagements, came back, having retained their virtues and have also passed the same, narrow, lithe bodylines on to the next generation. If they are made right, they last right! A working Terrier, whose front is going, or has gone, by the time it is reaching maturity, is neither use nor ornament and is a liability to itself and its owner.
I would like to think, from ring side, that it was obvious that I was looking for Borders with a pattern of moderation and workmanlike construction, with sound, free, scopey movement, who also had quality and style. It wasn’t always easy, in some classes, but I thought my final line ups, in both sexes, demonstrated my priorities.
On the whole, coats and pelts were good, as always my opinion being that coats are transient. I don’t expect them to be aimed specifically, time wise, for me, as I am more concerned with correct construction, but it is “the icing on the cake.” As long as there was evidence of the correct textures, no one was unduly marked down, until it came to the top honours.
Most were spannable, although very few were easily spannable, slightly worrying, as my hands have a big span! This isn’t just a UK problem!
Mouths were all acceptable, a few with the odd broken tooth, which is only to be expected in a working Terrier and certainly wouldn’t be penalised by me.
Special Garw Open Working Dog or Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: CIB, IR CH, NL CH, Chatmoss Rebel Rebel MFH, AMW 13, CW 14 & 15, BWNL 14
Placing Critique
Grizzle and Tan. Typical head and expression. Good neck and shoulder. Straight front, good feet. Excellent top line and tail set. Super hindquarters, she used well, powering around the ring, soundly and freely. In better coat than 1st, but just not quite as good in front coming towards me.
West Midland Terrier Society Open Show
28th Nov 2015
Judge: Mrs Anne Heathcote (Saxheath)
Open - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: CIB, IR CH, NL CH, Chatmoss Rebel Rebel MFH, AMW 13, CW 14 & 15, BWNL 14
Ashton under Lyne & District Kennel Association Open Show
24th Jan 2016
Judge: Mr T Nagrecha
Open /
Third Place
Name at show: CIB, IR CH, NL CH, Chatmoss Rebel Rebel MFH, AMW 13, CW 14 & 15, BWNL 14
The Midland Border Terrier Club Championship Show
7th Aug 2016
Judge: Dogs: Ms Elspeth Jackson, Bitches: Mr Mike Hollingsbee
Dogs - Elspeth Jackson
I would like to extend many thanks to The Committee of the Midland Border Terrier Club for once again organising an enjoyable, well run show with a relaxed garden party atmosphere. It was an honour and a pleasure this year to enjoy it as Judge of the dog classes and I would like to thank the Officers and Committee for this honour. I was very ably assisted by two capable and efficient stewards to whom I would like to give thanks both for their help and for their hospitality. Further and important thanks are due to all the exhibitors who did me the honour of going over their dogs. It was a super entry both numerically and in depth of quality with cc quality dogs right down the line in some classes.
Bitches - Mike Hollingsbee
I would like to thank the Officers and Committee of the Club for inviting me to judge bitches at their show. I would also like to thank my stewards Sharon Pickering and Helen Thomas for keeping me in order and running the ring so efficiently. My thanks also go to the exhibitors for allowing me to examine their dogs and accepting my decisions.
Together with my co-judge Elspeth Jackson we managed to agree on the major honours of the day apart from Best Veteran. I preferred Elspeth’s dog choice and she chose my selection of veteran bitch. Our referee John Dace was called in and awarded Best Veteran to the bitch.
Special Open Working - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: CIB, IR CH, NL CH, Chatmoss Rebel Rebel MFH, AMW 13, CW 14, 15 & 16, BWNL 14
Placing Critique
Strong fit dog with good coat and pelt, Moved with drive, although standing alone a worthy winner.
