Show Placings
The Northern Border Terrier Club Open Show
2nd Oct 2016
Judge: Mrs. Carolyn Richardson (Staynorwood)
Many thanks to Officers and Committee of the Northern Border Terrier Club for their kind invitation to judge their Open Show and the exhibitors for the sporting way they accepted my decisions. Thank you also to my Ring Steward Allen Horner and Dave Mitchell. I was very pleased with my winners on the day.
Best Puppy - Dog
Name at show: Normbar Hussar
Reserve Best Puppy
Name at show: Normbar Hussar
Minor Puppy - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Normbar Hussar
Placing Critique
6 months old puppy dog; nice type of puppy, typical head and ear placement, good reach of neck, harsh double jacket with loose pelt. Moves well for one so young. BPD/ RBPIS
Maiden - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Normbar Hussar
Placing Critique
6 months puppy dog; nice type of puppy, typical head and good ear placement, moderate reach of neck, good double jacket with loose pelt. Moves well for a one so young.
Northern Counties Sporting Terrier Association Group Open Show
9th Oct 2016
Judge: Mrs M Armstrong (Carrickfarm) & Dr S Fraser (Achnagairn)
Best Puppy - Dog
Name at show: Normbar Hussar
Junior - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Normbar Hussar
The Scottish BTC Championship Show
12th Nov 2016
Judge: Mrs. Nancy Hogg (Raeburnfoot)
Thank you for inviting me to judge this show. If my memory serves me correctly this was the very first Border Terrier show I exhibited at……30 years ago.
It really was a pleasure to go over so many good examples of the breed. Coats were at various stages and some paid the penalty with either little top coat or totally blown. Mouths were good. Some movement, especially front. Not so good. Size was better than I have seen in the past. Temperament on every exhibit was really good I am pleased to say. No noise from the cage area either that I was aware of. I was delighted with my main winners.
Special thanks must go to my very able steward and to the kitchen ladies for a lovely meal and coffee.
Minor Puppy - Dog /
Third Place
Name at show: Normbar Hussar
Novice - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Normbar Hussar
Placing Critique
3rd in minor puppy. Neat dog. Head coming along. Liked his reach of neck.Good coat. Thick pelt. Needs to settle in front movement.
Sunderland and District Canine Society Open Show
27th Nov 2016
Judge: Debbie Lorraine (Raleniro)
I would like to thank the society for inviting me to judge at their open show, and I have to say the hospitality shown to me was some of the best I’ve ever had! This is one of my local shows, and I was absolutely delighted with the size and quality of the entry I was privileged to be given the opportunity to judge. I also wish to thank the exhibitors for the sporting way in which they accepted my decisions. I was spoilt for choice in some of the classes, and places could have changed on another day. As to be expected at this time of year, coats were at various stages, and this did have a bearing on some of the placings. All males were entire, all bites were correct, and temperaments across the board were excellent. I thoroughly enjoyed my day!
Puppy /
Third Place
Name at show: Normbar Hussar
Class Critique
What a lovely way to start the day. A class of very promising puppies!
Junior /
First Place
Name at show: Normbar Hussar
Placing Critique
Placed 3rd in puppy. Almost 8 months pale grizzle and tan dog. Still very much a baby but another quality puppy. Good otter head with keen expression and correct scissor bite. Very narrow throughout with super straight front. Just enough bone. Spanned easily with good length of rib, longer coupled than 2. Good pelt with jacket just past it’s best but still harsh in texture. Super level topline and well set on carroty tail. Moved ok.For me up to size and doesn’t want to grow on.
Yorkshire, Lancashire & Cheshire Border Terrier Club Open Show
28th Jan 2017
Judge: Mrs. A. Heathcote (Saxheath)
My thanks to the Committee for asking me to judge this show , my Stewards Callie and Ian for their invaluable assistance and all the exhibitors for allowing me to judge their dogs . I had some quality dogs to go over with some close decisions in some classes , however , I found front movement in particular was rather disappointing in the lower classes .That aside I thoroughly enjoyed my day .
Best Puppy - Dog
Name at show: Normbar Hussar
Best Puppy
Name at show: Normbar Hussar
Puppy - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Normbar Hussar
Placing Critique
This lad had a head of correct proportions with a good skull, thick ears and good dentition. His nice reach of neck flowed into a level topline, he had good front and hind angulation and a carrot tail .His plentiful harsh coat, thck pelt and catlike feet completed the picture . He moved around the ring with plenty of drive and looked as if he would be capable of a days work . I was pleased to award him BPIS.
Novice - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Normbar Hussar
Darlington DCS Open Show
4th Feb 2017
Judge: Mr D G Taylor (Uptnorth)
Junior /
Second Place
Name at show: Normbar Hussar
The Sporting Terrier Association Of Yorkshire Open Show
12th Feb 2017
Judge: Margaret Davies (Glenorchy)
My grateful thanks to the society for their kind invitation, my very efficient steward, John, and also the exhibitors for not only a lovely quality entry but also for their sportsmanship. All the exhibits could easily change places on another day.
Puppy /
Second Place
Name at show: Normbar Hussar
Placing Critique
another nice dog of completely different type. Masculine head nice expression, good ear set, nice reach of neck and good lay of shoulder. Level topline and good tailset. Moved okay.
Birtley and District Canine Society Open Show
2nd Apr 2017
Judge:
Dogs: Alison Matthews (Tojamat) Thanks go to the committee for the appointment and the generous hospitality offered and to my Steward Barry who guided me through. Thanks also to the exhibitors for the sporting way they accepted my decisions. I judged with fit for function in mind while looking for that added sparkle that makes a showdog.
Junior - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Normbar Hussar
Placing Critique
Light grizzle dog with dark muzzle giving him a beautiful head and expression. Really good front and shoulders into narrow flat rib carried well back. Tailset straight of his back . Up to size. Didn’t move well today.
The Northern Border Terrier Club Open Show
15th Apr 2017
Judge: Mr. Stewart Golding (Beaconpike)
Firstly I would like to thank the club for inviting me to judge their open show thank you to my stewards Alan Horner Anna Duxbury and Graham Richardson for keeping things running smoothly. Thank you to the exhibitors for allowing me to judge their dogs. I thoroughly enjoyed my day and was delighted to judge a show I regularly attend myself. I was very pleased with all my main winners I had some quality dogs to judge on the day my decisions in some classes were made difficult and on another day could easily change places.
Junior - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Normbar Hussar
Placing Critique
Just out of puppy, good head with correct mouth, he is nicely balanced with good outline, good shoulders with good front and nice length of body, signs of a good coat just coming through, moved well.
The Yorkshire, Lancashire & Cheshire Border Terrier Club Open Show
13th May 2017
Judge: Mr. J. Thomas (Blaisdon)
Thank you to officers and committee for inviting me to judge and to stewards for excellent work and also to the exhibitors for supporting the show.
Junior - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Normbar Hussar
Placing Critique
nice young dog with good topline and tail set in good coat just preferred head of first.
Novice - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Normbar Hussar
Border Union Agricultural Society
17th Jun 2017
Judge: Mr Phil Sharp (Martec)
I would like to thank the Committee for inviting me to judge at this Show. It was my first visit to Kelso and I was most impressed with the hospitality and organisation there. My two excellent stewards, Gordon and Donald, kept me on the straight and narrow and contributed to a lovely atmosphere in and around the ring.
I did not make my usual visit to the SBTC championship show the weekend before as I wanted to see all the dogs afresh, and I am glad I did as many of the exhibits were new to me. In general, mouths were good, with dentition only slightly awry in one instance. I found no kinked tails and all dogs were entire.
It was a very hot and sunny day and this affected some dogs, who perhaps lacked their normal animation and were moving lethargically. As usual, there was a wide variation in coats, with some totally lacking top coat, and this naturally had an effect on the placings.
I would like to thank the exhibitors for the large entry and for the sporting way in which my decisions were taken throughout my judging stint.
Junior - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Normbar Hussar
Placing Critique
liked his head so much and looked good on the table, but could not forgive his rather crabby movement today.
Class Critique
Movement was not the strong point of any of these juniors today, perhaps it was the heat.
Blackpool Championship Dog Show
23rd Jun 2017
Judge: Mr D Mitchell (Paleside)
I would like to thank Blackpool for inviting me to give my first CC’s, and to the exhibitors for a lovely entry of super dogs which were a pleasure to go over. My two stewards for doing a sterling job. It was such a shame the weather turned on Friday morning, the heavens opened and it blew a gale. But you turned out non the less. Overall I was pleased with the movement back and front. Dogs were in good fit condition, some would benefit from ringcraft for both dog and owner. From what I saw today things are good for the future of our breed.
Junior - Dog /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Normbar Hussar
Windsor
1st Jul 2017
Judge: Mr Stewart McPherson (Brumberhill)
Firstly, my thanks must go to the committee for the invitation to judge at their show and to those exhibitors who entered, for my opinion, always an honour, to judge their dogs, giving me the highest entry in the Terrier Group. My thanks, also, to my stewards, who kept things running smoothly, with good humour.
An interesting entry, most were sound and typical. The thing that struck me most was front profile movement. An alarming number, due to an incorrect shoulder and upper arm placement, lacked full reach on the move, the leg lifting, hackney like, but not straightening out to reach full extension on the move. It may appear to be accurate coming and going, but it doesn’t actually cover much of the ground, so is therefore uneconomical movement, meaning the dog would have to work twice as hard to keep up, as the Standard asks for “capable of” and the “soundness to follow a horse”. Just because it’s possible to win with this type of movement doesn’t make it correct!
I was very pleased with my top winners, shown free standing, giving the, in my opinion, correct outlines, with no need to “assemble“ them in to a shape! All were sound, free movers. Typical “old school” Border Terriers! Pleased to hear that their qualities were recognised in their respective Groups!
Junior - Dog /
Reserve
Name at show: Normbar Hussar
The Midland Border Terrier Club Championship Show
6th Aug 2017
Judge: Dogs: Julie Guvercin, Bitches: Denise Townsend
Julie Guvercin, Dogs:-
Midland border terrier club ch sh 6th August 2017 A warm welcome and a super quality entry awaited me at this show with very few absentees.
A few kinked tails, some untidy bites and very noticeable were the amount of light eyes creeping in, some so pale it ruined the expression completely. Just one male with what felt like abnormal testicles!
Thank you for bringing your dogs, some classes were so hotly contested that all 5 placed had lots to commend them and 1st to 3rd was splitting hairs in some cases.
Some dogs looked beautiful stood, but failed miserably on the move and paid the price.
Denise Townsend, Bitches:-
I judged the first show ever held by the Midland Border Terrier Club back in 1984 which made me feel very old when I worked how long ago that was! Thank you to all exhibitors for the opportunity to go over your dogs – I always consider it a great privilege and I was very pleased with my winners. I could span virtually every bitch present so think that criteria went before me in terms of my entry! Just the very occasional crooked mouth and I would agree with my co-judge that I noticed several light eyes and some dogs that were light in underjaw.
Junior - Dog /
Reserve
Name at show: Normbar Hussar
Scottish Kennel Club
27th Aug 2017
Judge: Mr Euan Castel (Flutorum)
My thanks to the committee for their kind invitation to judge at this my local Championship Show. Special thanks to my excellent steward Ben Joiner for keeping everything in order. Thank you to all exhibitors for providing me with a lovely entry to go over. I found a depth of quality in each class with some close decisions to make. Very pleased that my Best of Breed, Best Puppy and Best Veteran went on to do well in their respective groups – well done.
Junior - Dog /
Third Place
Name at show: Normbar Hussar
Darlington
15th Sep 2017
Judge: Miss T James (Blackmine)
Thank you to everyone who entered under me. It was a fantastic entry and I thoroughly enjoyed my days judging. It is a beauty competition and it is much easier to assess a dog when it is well trained and well turned out. Showmanship sometimes comes naturally to some dogs and then others you have to work hard at. I was very pleased with all my winners.
Junior - Dog /
Reserve
Name at show: Normbar Hussar
Yorkshire, Lancashire & Cheshire Border Terrier Club Championship Show
23rd Sep 2017
Judge: Miss J Price
Thank you to the Yorkshire, Lancashire and Cheshire Border Terrier Club for asking me to judge this show and for their great hospitality. It was an honour to stand in for Cynthia Knight who sadly passed away in April 2015. My stewards for the day, Cally and Anna did a sterling job in keeping things running smoothly, thank you, to both of them.
I thoroughly enjoyed myself today and I was delighted with my top winners. In general some exhibits, even though made well were just too big and heavy, these would never get to ground to do the job, therefore not fit for purpose. I like a dog to be masculine and a bitch feminine, but both have to spannable and not overloaded in their shoulders, sadly quite a few exhibits were just this and were penalised for it. I found one exhibit to have a testicle with an abnormality. Some of the younger dogs were up to size already and have yet to stop growing. It will be interesting to see how some of them turn out.
Not everybody accepted my decisions in a sporting manner, but the general atmosphere was great. I didn’t go to the pub at lunch time but did see the pictures afterwards. Glad you all had a great time!
Junior - Dog /
Reserve
Name at show: Normbar Hussar
Yearling - Dog /
Reserve
Name at show: Normbar Hussar
