Show Placings
Boston & District CS
10th Jan 2010
Judge: Mrs M Reeves (Baywillow)
I was the replacement judge for Carolyn Muirhead who sadly died in November. Firstly I want congratulate all the exhibitors who made it to the show in spite of the atrocious weather conditions. I was very afraid there would be few dogs there for me to judge. What a tough lot border folk are. I had plenty of quality dogs to fill the top placings but as a general comment I felt a number lacked sufficient rear angulation.
Puppy - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Foxthorn Texas Star At Chatmoss
Yorks, Lancs and Cheshire BTC Open Show
13th Feb 2010
Judge: Mrs. Liz Wright (Totherend)
My thanks to the officers and committee for giving me the opportunity to judge this show and for their warm welcome. The relaxed atmosphere throughout the day allowed me to enjoy going over the exhibits which varied significantly in type and size.
A few dogs I couldn?t span and a few were carrying a little excess weight which may be due to the time of year but is still preferable to handling a featherweight.
I was pleased to see some quality carrot tails. Coats were at all stages, but it was a joy to go over those with the harsh, dense jackets true to type.
I was pleased with all the class winners and the final line up in particular.
Minor Puppy - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Foxthorn Texas Star At Chatmoss
Placing Critique
Another nice puppy, but carrying a little more weight, head needs to mature, coat coming through, great carrot tail, nicely presented and moved OK
Special Beginners - Dog or Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Foxthorn Texas Star At Chatmoss
Border Terrier Club Championship Show
27th Mar 2010
Judge: Mr. Jim Stewart
Judge elect, Jane Parker, was cruelly taken down with food poisoning just before the show and sadly was unable to undertake this prestigious appointment. I was honoured to be asked to stand in for Jane who had attracted a super entry of 271 from 237 exhibits.
Having been "out the scene" for some years, I was pleased with the overall quality of the entry. Mouths and temperaments were commendable, as one would expect with a working terrier. I noted more alien expressions than I would expect, even with the size of the entry and many exhibitors must pay more attention to presentation. Erratic front movement, like the poor, is always with us. Nevertheless, there was sufficient depth of quality to provide worthy winners in dogs and bitches throughout the card.
Special Beginners - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Foxthorn Texas Star At Chatmoss
Placing Critique
Up to size but every inch Border Terrier. Moved freely from sound construction. Well presented.
National Terrier
3rd Apr 2010
Judge: Mrs Valerie Furness (Quatford)
A big thank you to the National Terrier Club for inviting me to judge this prestigious show and thank you to my stewards especially Fred who as always put everybody and everything in order and kept the judging on the move and flowing.
I was looking for a true Border and was pleased with all my placings to-day, all of good quality. What I did notice was a lot of quantity but not a lot of quality. Front and hind movement looks to be getting worse, some exhibits were so lacking in bone that the front legs would make good knitting needles and some were actually doing knit one, pearl one when moving back towards me. I could see front pads on some as they were moving away. Hind movement was either too close or too wide, over-angulation needs to be watched. Top lines on the whole were good but there were some strange under-lines. A lot of exhibits were so short in muzzle that this made for very tight dentition, small feet were few and far between and tails in some were far too long, where have all the “carrots” gone. I only found three incorrect mouths and two abnormal tails. Some exhibits would benefit from more handling/ring-craft experience as their poor performance affected placings.
I think the Breed Standard would make good reading for some exhibitors.
On a positive note, temperaments overall where very good.
Puppy - Bitch /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Foxthorn Texas Star At Chatmoss
Joint Border Terrier Clubs' Championship Show
1st May 2010
Judge: Mr Arthur Cuthbertson (Ashbrae)
My thanks to the Committee for my appointment, and a well run show. The stewards Doreen Rushby and Dave Mitchell, and the exhibitors for the entry.
I was looking for a Border that could fulfil the standard, essentially a working terrier. Judging is about achieving that balance of the desired essentials of the standard, breed type, construction, movement, condition, and the true otter like head. I was disappointed to find so many lacking strength of muzzle, and some with narrow set eyes, with a lot, light in eye colour giving an untypical expression. Some with very small teeth and others very big on the rib, also some very long tails!
That said there were some lovely borders present, and I was pleased with the final line ups, all fulfilling my interpretation of the breed standard.
Puppy - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Foxthorn Texas Star At Chatmoss
National Dog Show
7th May 2010
Judge: Mr P Bakewell
Puppy - Bitch /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Foxthorn Texas Star At Chatmoss
Scottish Kennel Club
23rd May 2010
Judge: Mrs M A Bailey
A privilege to judge the SKC. With lovely weather. Good stewards which made the show run very smooth. I was sorry to see a few exhibits with straight shoulders which affects the front movement and a few with incorrect mouths. However, on the positive side there was a lot of quality and correct size in the breed, which where fit for function. Unfortunately the grass in the ring was very long, which made it difficult to access the movement.
Junior - Bitch /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Foxthorn Texas Star At Chatmoss
Class Critique
3 quality bitches
Novice - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Foxthorn Texas Star At Chatmoss
Placing Critique
Neat head, good front. Well balanced. Good front & rear angulations. Moved well. In good coat. Showed well.
Leeds Championship Show
24th Jul 2010
Judge: Mrs F A Somerfield
A good entry with lots of quality Borders in both sexes. It was the last time I shall judge the breed at this level & I enjoyed every minute. It was particularly pleasing to see how much movement had improved since the last time I judged.
Junior - Bitch /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Foxthorn Texas Star At Chatmoss
City of Birmingham Canine Society
4th Sep 2010
Judge: Miss A D Swales
This was a lovely entry, I send my good wishes for a speedy return to the ring to the scheduled judged Miss E D Rumsan. Coats were at all stages & I have to say that there were some which had no evidence of a second coat. Mouths were good except for, unusually, one overshot, Temperaments appeared to be OK, although a few lack confidence & were hesitant. The green carpet helped to show up some wide fronts & movement which did not extend & lacked drive, needed to follow a horse. All my placed dogs spanned comfortably. I was not happy with some exhibitors who were constantly feeding their dogs, even on the table.
Junior - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Foxthorn Texas Star At Chatmoss
Placing Critique
similar to 1 in most respects, but tailset a little lower. Showed plenty of animation;
Class Critique
In this class coats were either absent or past their best
Scottish BTC Championship Show
13th Nov 2010
Judge: Mr D E Fryer (Irton)
Thanks to the Club for the opportunity to go over so many quality dogs, and to the exhibitors for bringing them along. I was pleased to find , overall, a better standard of movement than I had expected, particularly in front; likewise coats, in general, were of good quality and quantity. I was, however, disappointed that so many seemed to have small teeth; mostly technically correct with only a couple with missing teeth. One male was not entire.
Junior - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Foxthorn Texas Star At Chatmoss
Yorks, Lancs & Cheshire BTC Open Show
27th Nov 2010
Judge: Mr Ken Bartlett (Dwilencia)
I was very pleased with the entry I received for this well run and friendly show, hut owing to the bad weather and motorway closed for some time, some exhibitors were unable to attend, so thanks to those who did arrive and gave me the pleasure to go over their dogs.
Post Graduate - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Foxthorn Texas Star At Chatmoss
Special Beginners - Dog or Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Foxthorn Texas Star At Chatmoss
YL & C BTC Open Show
29th Jan 2011
Judge: Mr Alan Hedges (Ramblix)
This was a great day for me and I thoroughly enjoyed myself and my thanks go to all exhibitors. Also to the club for the invitation and my two super stewards.
I thought that some of the young ones had a bit too much stop, and like most other folks seem to think I thought front movement was an issue. As proper concerns, I thought one dog was painfully thin and one bitch was what I can only describe as stinking. Neither condition is good enough, for either the dogs or the owners
Post Graduate - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Foxthorn Texas Star At Chatmoss
Class Critique
Quite a modest class, 1& 2 These are two very similar bitches. They have decent heads, are typy and moved OK. The deciding factor was that 1 moved that bit better in front
Special Beginners - Dog or Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Foxthorn Texas Star At Chatmoss
Midland BTC Open Show
13th Feb 2011
Judge: Mrs. Liz Wright (Totherend)
My thanks to the officers and committee for inviting me to judge their show, to the stewards Chris Wallace and Bob Wright for keeping the ring running smoothly and to the exhibitors for allowing me to go over their dogs.
I was pleased to find some well muscled dogs in good condition, coats were at varying stages, but the majority were thick and harsh, true to type. Temperaments were good.
I was very pleased with my winners and had a most enjoyable day.
Graduate - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Foxthorn Texas Star At Chatmoss
Placing Critique
nice size grizzle bitch, matured well since I last judged her, came well to hand with lovely harsh coat and good pelt, narrow throughout, fit, alert and happy, muzzle slightly long.
Post Graduate - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Foxthorn Texas Star At Chatmoss
Special Challenge - Dog or Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Foxthorn Texas Star At Chatmoss
Three Counties
8th Jun 2011
Judge: Mr Ron Wheatley
Thanks for the large and interesting entry. Although quality was variable there were many good entries to examine. Most were of a good size and generally coats were good, feet very variable, particularly hind ones. Although many moved out with drive, movement in many others was a concern. Many would benefit from more exercise and muscle development. There was only 1 kinked tail and mouths were mainly good. Finally, please realise that if you bait your exhibit on the table the judge can't see it!
Open - Bitch /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Foxthorn Texas Star At Chatmoss ShCM
Border Union
18th Jun 2011
Judge: Mr Tony Tomlinson
Open - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Foxthorn Texas Star At Chatmoss
Placing Critique
similar remarks as 1.
Manchester Championship Dog Show
19th Jan 2012
Judge: Mrs F A Somerfield
Limit - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Foxthorn Texas Star At Chatmoss ShCM
Placing Critique
pleasing head & expression, good neck, shoulders & outline, pleasing front, legs & feet, moved & showed well. Had more coat than it appeared at first glance being dense & tight
Class Critique
Hotly contested class.
Yorks, Lancs & Cheshire Border Terrier Club Championship Show
29th Sep 2012
Judge: Mrs Janet Lee (Tythrop)
My thanks to the officers & committee for their invitation & hospitality , I thoroughly enjoyed my day with them , the border folk & their dogs .Thanks too to my stewards for the day who kept the ring running smoothly . It is 28 years since I attended my 1st YLCBTC Ch show , watching Ch Dandyhow Crofter gain his title & Ch Thistycroft Candlelight take top honours . I remember clearly the heavy fall Ted Hutchinson had due to lack of mats , thankfully no-one slipped today , though some dogs did.
For me the most important sentence is ˜essentially a working terrier” I fully appreciate a gorgeous otter head & all breed details , but the common factor of all terriers pedigree & crossbreed who go to ground is that they are narrow fronted & eminently spannable , having a flat rib, this is a flattish egg shape , never slab-sided , well sprung nor barrel chested , all equally faulty in a Border . If the frame is too big by being either too deep &/or sprung they will get stuck & die underground as not all places are diggable . I was taught they should resemble a lightweight hunter , legs slightly longer than depth of body & ˜fairly long in body”, i.e. longer wither to end of loin than wither to elbow with no trace of brisket below elbow . These essentials plus positive straight scopy movement were uppermost today . I have no colour prejudice nor pedigree preference at all.
Temperaments were excellent in the ring with only a couple of “outbursts” from outside, a must for a working terrier is an equable nature . All males were entire . A few misplaced teeth & tail faults which would not affect work but do pass on to progeny . Untypical round eyes often too close together are prone to damage & ulceration working , & give a surprised foreign look rather than kind in repose & keen when alert correct expression . Quite a few ran down to the shoulders being either short in foreleg &/or steep in croup . Was pleased my winners have enough scope & soundness to get there & handled well enough in rib & front to be able to get in & more importantly , back out again.
Open - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Foxthorn Texas Star At Chatmoss
Midland Counties
25th Oct 2012
Judge: Mr. Gerald Baker (Jaslou)
Open - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Foxthorn Texas Star At Chatmoss ShCM
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.
Open - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Foxthorn Texas Star At Chatmoss
Class Critique
A class of very nice bitches who could change places on another day
Aston in Makerfield Canine Society
2nd Mar 2013
Judge: Tan Nagrecha (Chadimore)
Open /
Second Place
Name at show: Foxthorn Texas Star At Chatmoss
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.
Limit - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Foxthorn Texas Star At Chatmoss
Placing Critique
A very well presented ideal sized bitch. Lovely head and expression. Nice bend of stifle and angulation. Tails drops off from topline a little. Moved well.
National Dog Show
9th May 2013
Judge: Mrs Laura Illingworth (Thorneyhurst)
Thanks to Birmingham National for giving me the opportunity to judge this show and for providing me with two excellent stewards, who kept the ring running smoothly, also to all the exhibitors that gave me the pleasure of going over their dogs.
The quality in some classes was superb especially the limit and open of both sexes, leaving me with more dogs I liked, than cards to award. Temperaments and presentation were good.
Post Graduate - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Foxthorn Texas Star At Chatmoss ShCM
Goosenargh and Longridge Agricultural Society Open Show
6th Jul 2013
Judge: Mr J McGhie (Keillor)
Open /
First Place
Name at show: Foxthorn Texas Star At Chatmoss ShCM
Tonge & District Canine Society Open Show
20th Jul 2013
Judge: Mark Walshaw (Janmark)
Open /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Foxthorn Texas Star At Chatmoss ShCM
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 /
Reserve
Name at show: Foxthorn Texas Star At Chatmoss ShCM
