Show Placings
Midland Counties Championship Show
26th Oct 2023
Judge: Mr J Gilpin (Otterbobs)
I would like to thank the officers & committee for giving me the opportunity to judge the Border Terrier classes, & also a big thank you to Penny Winger & Gavin Argill my two ring stewards who kept things in order & also made sure we finished on time, and a special mention to my Best of Breed winner for attending the terrier group, and being rewarded with being short listed in the final seven.
Minor Puppy - Bitch /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Raedwulf Moondance
Selby Canine Society Open Show
28th Oct 2023
Judge: Jill Young (Chadbrook)
Puppy /
Second Place
Name at show: Raedwulf Moondance
Junior /
Third Place
Name at show: Raedwulf Moondance
Houghton le Spring CS Open Show
29th Oct 2023
Judge: Lesley McNally (Conekesheved)
Best Puppy
Name at show: TPG2, Raedwulf Moondance
Post Graduate /
Third Place
Name at show: Raedwulf Moondance
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 /
Reserve
Name at show: Raedwulf Moondance
Puppy - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Raedwulf Moondance
Novice - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Raedwulf Moondance
Placing Critique
Red bitch with feminine head, dark eye with a good topline and straight narrow front. Showed well.
The Sporting Terrier Association of Yorkshire Open Show
12th Nov 2023
Judge: Sarah Pateman (Lessien)
Puppy /
Second Place
Name at show: Raedwulf Moondance
Junior /
Second Place
Name at show: Raedwulf Moondance
Manchester & District Sporting Terrier Club Open Show
19th Nov 2023
Judge: Sonia Connell
Puppy /
Second Place
Name at show: Raedwulf Moondance
Junior /
Second Place
Name at show: Raedwulf Moondance
Ladies Kennel Association
8th Dec 2023
Judge: Mr Ken Bartlett (Dwilencia)
Minor Puppy - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Raedwulf Moondance
Placing Critique
Nice for overall shape, dark eyes, good ear set, lovely neck and shoulders, well ribbed and correct in rear angulation, moves well
Puppy - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Raedwulf Moondance
Wigan and District Canine Society Open Show
14th Jan 2024
Judge: Siân McKay (Redesholt)
My thanks go to the Committee of the Wigan and District Canine Society for the opportunity to judge today (we were kept well fed and watered!), and to my steward for her assistance in the ring. The show was very well attended and was therefore very busy and noisy. The Border ring was right next to an open door which unfortunately did appear to have a detrimental effect on a few exhibits, leading to some inconsistent and unsettled presentations. That aside, there were some lovely dogs to go over – no major faults to note, and all had very pleasing loose pelts. Coats, as to be expected, were in various stages of growth.
Puppy /
Second Place
Name at show: Raedwulf Moondance
Placing Critique
8-month-old grizzle and tan bitch. Dark eyes, gentle expression, good set on of ears. Another with correct shoulder placement with good length of rib, being well back, and nice set on of tail. Correct ratios throughout. Shown in a harsh coat with good pelt. Movement today not as assured as 1.
Junior /
Second Place
Name at show: Raedwulf Moondance
Placing Critique
2nd puppy
Manchester Championship Show
20th Jan 2024
Judge: Mr Richard Allen (Penparc)
Best Puppy
Name at show: Raedwulf Moondance
Minor Puppy - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Raedwulf Moondance
Placing Critique
A quality puppy who has a lovely outline, good head, dark eye, straight front, good bone, legs and feet, in excellent coat and body condition, well angulated quarters, thick pelt, spanned easily, moved and showed well, BP.
Puppy - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Raedwulf Moondance
Placing Critique
Repeat
Yorkshire, Lancashire & Cheshire Border Terrier Club Open Show
27th Jan 2024
Judge: Mr R Wright (Borderexpress)
Thank you to the committee of the YLC Border Terrier Club for this appointment, a very hard working team that pulled a lovely show together at a great venue and also my two very capable stewards Bridget Singh and Margaret Davies. To the exhibitors that also supported me on my wonderful entry for the day and generated a great atmosphere around the ring.
The lunch time interval also kept me busy with 6 lovely puppies taking part in the puppy walk, a great idea successfully carried out by the club and an opportunity to get the youngsters out and into a show environment – some promising youngsters to go over made the interval very pleasing.
I was really pleased with my final line ups on the day although I felt that the bitch classes were stronger than the dog classes, jackets with Crufts up and coming in a few weeks were varying so again thank you for putting exhibits forward that we all knew could do with some more jacket to just complete the picture.
Puppy - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Raedwulf Moondance
Placing Critique
Another lovely bitch pup, 9 months old grizzle that’s good for size and moves really well. Correct in head with a dark eye and neat ear set, I liked her rib and clean level top line/tail set, in super jacket/pelt – came up against a very good puppy today but she does make up a lovely picture and a hard decision.
Junior - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Raedwulf Moondance
Placing Critique
See 2nd in puppy bitch
Novice - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Raedwulf Moondance
Placing Critique
See 2nd in puppy bitch
Cumberland CA Open Show
4th Feb 2024
Judge: Mr Keith Derry (Vistca)
Puppy /
Reserve
Name at show: Raedwulf Moondance
Junior /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Raedwulf Moondance
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.
Puppy - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Raedwulf Moondance
Placing Critique
10-month-old grizzle who pushed 1st hard in this class. Shown in new jacket of correct texture which showed off her balanced outline. Moved well with drive from the rear and positive in front. I am sure these two will swap places going forward.
Junior - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Raedwulf Moondance
Novice - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Raedwulf Moondance
Placing Critique
Repeat - 2nd in Puppy Bitch
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 /
Second Place
Name at show: Raedwulf Moondance
Placing Critique
11 months old. Broad skull and strong jaw. Typical bodylines and dense jacket over a thick pelt.
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.
Puppy - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Raedwulf Moondance
East Anglia Border Terrier Club Championship Show
20th Apr 2024
Judge: Mrs Elizabeth Barrett (Howthwaite)
Thank you to the committee of the East Anglia Border Terrier Club for the honour of inviting me to judge your Championship show and for your great hospitality on the day. It was hit-and-miss as to whether or not I would be judging inside or out, and I’m pleased that the committee took the decision to hold it outdoors. It is far nicer for the dogs to be outside, even with the biting wind, and we are not to forget that they are designed to be outside in that type of weather, which reiterates the importance of a good coat. I hope everyone at ringside managed to keep the chill away, myself having Cumbrian bloodlines, found it rather pleasant. Thank you to my stewards Tracey, Dave and Mike who worked tirelessly to keep the ring moving. My biggest thanks are to the exhibitors who gave me an excellent entry and took all my decisions in a sporting manner. I know it is always said there are too many good dogs for the number of cards and that was especially true of the limit and open classes. I was spoiled for choice in a number of classes and had to split hairs on a number of occasions. Dog’s are never static and can have good days and bad days just the same as us, and condition and coats can change dramatically. Some dogs were out of top coat or had no harshness to their coat on the day which cost them on this occasion. Repeating myself from my last judging appointment, I made mention that true movement isn’t necessarily conducive to good movement if no ground is covered at the same time, ideally of course we want both but I would rather see a dog with a good outline in profile than one very accurate that’s going nowhere. Good construction should be a given, I know not much mention is made to that in our breed standard, but to constitute soundness to follow a horse, the construction must be balanced and correct with no exaggeration. Thankfully, there were not many exaggerations on the day. One or two were big ribbed and not quite spannable, and surprisingly they were not necessarily the ones that looked up to size. Overall, I was very pleased with the quality of the dogs presented.
Graduate - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Raedwulf Moondance
Placing Critique
Light grizzle and tan, twelve months old. Lovely size. Good otter head, with short strong muzzle and neat, well set ears. Good neck and shoulders. Just right for bone, standing on straight front legs leading to small well padded feet. Well ribbed back and easily spanned. Good topline and tailset. Racy hindquarters, which she used well on the move. Shown in an excellent harsh topcoat, with good undercoat and pelt. Moved very well in profile.
Yorkshire, Lancashire & Cheshire Border Terrier Club Open Show
4th May 2024
Judge: Mr Ken Fraser (Ycart)
Junior - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Raedwulf Moondance
