Show Placings
Isle of Ely Canine Society Open Show
2nd Feb 2013
Judge: Jem Thomas (Daluce)
Puppy /
Second Place
Name at show: Maryvics Quintessence
Placing Critique
Grizzle and Tan Bitch. 6 months old today. Strong but feminine head of good proportions. Excellent harsh coat, and thick pliable pelt. Level back line with tail well set on. Well angulated at the rear giving good drive. Covered the ground well in profile, just needs to settle in front. Two promising puppies
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.
Minor Puppy - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Maryvics Quintessence
Placing Critique
I liked this little girl and she’s a real eye-catcher. A neat youngster who was enjoying herself on the day – something I like to see from a ‘baby’. Excellent topline and movement on profile, good tailset and carroty tail, easily spanned. Dishing out with her front feet at the moment, but hopefully her front movement will tighten up with maturity. One to look out for in the future.
Novice - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Maryvics Quintessence
Special Beginners - Dog or Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Maryvics Quintessence
Dunstable & District Canine Society Open Show
1st Apr 2013
Judge: Laura Aithison (Kaskae)
Best Puppy
Name at show: TPG3, Maryvics Quintessence
Junior /
First Place
Name at show: Maryvics Quintessence
East Anglia Border Terrier Club Championship Show
14th Apr 2013
Judge: Mrs Jean Willetts (Hanway)
I would like to thank my stewards for all their hard work on the day, and to the committee for inviting me to judge there show. Also to the exhibitors who brought their dogs under me. I was pleased with my winners and placed dogs. I found that some had short muzzle coupled with round eyes which does not give a border expression.
Minor Puppy - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Maryvics Quintessence
Placing Critique
Another feminine headed bitch Held outline on the move .Nice length of rib. In good coat.
Class Critique
This was a really nice class. First three could change places on another day.
Special Beginners - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Maryvics Quintessence
Birmingham & District Gundog & Terrier Club Open Show
21st Apr 2013
Judge: Sue Wilson (Olderhill)
Many thanks to the committee for inviting me to judge and to my two young and very efficient stewards
Puppy /
Reserve
Name at show: Maryvics Quintessence
Bath Canine Society Championship Show
24th May 2013
Judge: Mr Martin P Phillips
Puppy - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Maryvics Quintessence
Placing Critique
very well balanced pup with good bone for age & size, very sound on the move, carrying a lovely head & body, in good order.
Three Counties Championship Show
6th Jun 2013
Judge: Mrs Jena Tuck (Nettleby)
Puppy - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Maryvics Quintessence
Derbyshire County Show
23rd Jun 2013
Judge: Mrs Karen Stockley (Foxfactor)
My thanks to the show Committee for the opportunity to judge at this lovely County Show and to my steward who kept things running smoothly inspite of the wet weather.Although it was light rain I chose to judge outside in a more than adequate ring where some exhibits especially in the puppy class weren't moving their best possibly due to the wet fairly long grass and some going cardless who on another day would have been placed.I found my main winners to have enough bone and substance without being too big therefore able to do a days work in the terrain they originate from.Quite a few exhibits needed their claws trimmed.I was disappointed as I'd waited to find that my BOB and BPIB didn't stay to represent the breed in the BIS ring.
Best Puppy
Name at show: Maryvics Quintessence
Puppy /
First Place
Name at show: Maryvics Quintessence
Placing Critique
10 months gr b shown in excellent coat which is where she scored over 2,Liked her for size and bone at this age,feminine with a keen expression.Moderately broad,flat skull with neat well set ears,good bite,good in rib and length,easy span,well set tail of good length and shape,moved true both ways and holds a good top line going around.BPIB.
Novice /
First Place
Name at show: Maryvics Quintessence
Placing Critique
1st in puppy
Leicester City Canine Society Open Show
26th Aug 2013
Judge: Mrs Glenise Hyslop (Raisbeck)
Junior /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Maryvics Quintessence
Darlington D S S
13th Sep 2013
Judge: Mrs Diane Rayner (Stoneygin)
I would first of all like to thank the society for inviting me to judge this show.
I would also like to thank Bob my steward for a sterling job.
I am sorry to bring this up again but I was most disappointed yet again to find a few exhibits that were far too thin. This determined placings as they are not fit for purpose.
Coats were at various stages as normally is the case, I had a few unspannable, but most were in a good fit condition.
I was pleased with my entry and enjoyed going over some lovely exhibits, most were a credit to you.
Junior - Bitch /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Maryvics Quintessence
Southern Border Terrier Club Open Show
15th Sep 2013
Judge: Mrs Kathy Newsome (Kighill)
I was very honoured to have been invited to judge the SBTC Open show and I would like to thank my Show Manager Wendy Mooney and the Officers of the Committee for their kind hospitality. I would also like to thank my stewards for the day Dave Hunt, Denise Townsend and Andrew Mooney for helping me to keep on track with a lovely entry of 137 dogs making a total of 157 and of course a special thanks to all the exhibitors.
I was pleased with the quality of some of my entries but we must not forget that the Breed Standard states that a Border Terrier is “essentially a working terrier†ie. “Going to ground â€. Unfortunately there were some that would not have been able to do the job that they were intended for, due to weight and depth leaving some unable to be spanned. Some heads were quite disappointing as they lacked the substance that would give them the “Head of an Otterâ€. On the plus side I found the fronts quite pleasing. Overall I was very pleased with my class winners and with my overall winners of the show on the day.
Junior - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Maryvics Quintessence
Placing Critique
Attractive head, front ok, good bone with nice body lines and correct tail set.
Maiden - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Maryvics Quintessence
Placing Critique
as class 14.
Novice - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Maryvics Quintessence
Placing Critique
as class 14.
The Northern Border Terrier Club Open Show
5th Oct 2013
Judge: Mrs. Trudi Baird (Dowgri)
Thank you to the Northern Border Terrier club for my invitation to judge at my first breed club show.
I was honoured to receive such a fantastic entry both in quality and quantity
Thanks go to the committee who made me feel so welcome on my arrival and at lunch, special thank you to my two able stewards Alan Horner and Norma Todd who kept the ring running so smoothly
My findings on the day were mostly positive ,there were some excellent coats and thick pelts, typical heads, good bone ,movement was mostly very good, though a couple of otherwise quality exhibits had to sadly drop down the line due to poor movement on the day.
There were a few with large flat feet ,some with small teeth ,I also found presentation on a few disappointing -particularly untrimmed feet and full long beards, a handful of dogs lacked condition with thin pelts and no meat on their ribs and more worryingly some lacked muscle tone, but these were few and far between .
All the males were entire , all bites good bar one, broken or the odd missing tooth does not concern me.
I was taken back by both of my line ups and was pleased to be able to present dogs and bitches who were what I considered to be excellent examples of the breed and who were on form , both challenges were very close up and it was a delight to be able to select from any of the winners
Junior - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Maryvics Quintessence
Placing Critique
G/T neat bitch with plenty of type , very pretty otter head with good dark eye , excellent top line into a well set tail , immaculate presentation with good tight coat ,enthusiastic showgirl , she was an excellent mover once she settled, a lovely young bitch .
Maiden - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Maryvics Quintessence
Placing Critique
Read 2nd Junior bitch
Novice - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Maryvics Quintessence
Hitchin & District Canine Society
6th Oct 2013
Judge: Mrs. Liz Wright (Totherend)
Junior /
Second Place
Name at show: Maryvics Quintessence
The Birmingham & District Gundog & Terrier Club
19th Oct 2013
Judge: Jenny Miller (Feorlig)
Junior /
Reserve
Name at show: Maryvics Quintessence
The Midland Border Terrier Club Open Show
17th Nov 2013
Judge: Mr Mark Lowry (Ravenside)
A big thank you to the Club for giving me the chance to judge this show, also to the exhibitors for giving me such a nice entry. Special thanks also to my stewards for making everything run so smoothly, and to the ladies in the kitchen for a great meal.
I had some quality dogs to go over and I am confident plenty will go on to achieve greater things. Coats were at various stages which is to be expected and although they don’t change the construction of the animal it can detract from the overall picture when awarding top prizes. Of course they are a working terrier but they are also on show so I have to have both things in mind when judging.
Junior - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Maryvics Quintessence
The Border Terrier Club Open Show
22nd Feb 2014
Judge: Mrs Karen Stockley (Foxfactor)
My thanks to the Officers and Committee for giving me the opportunity to undertake my first Breed Club judging appointment and my stewards Ken Mackenzie and Margaret Warren for their assistance in the ring.
My enjoyable day started with the picturesque drive to the venue, in the sunshine, a rarity lately! Grateful thanks also to the competitors for an entry of 111 (5 NFC) making 141 entries affording me the opportunity to go over some lovely dogs and sportingly accepting my choices.
The majority were in good coat and condition, a couple difficult to span, due more to being a little plump rather than in construction. All males were entire (a few would have benefited from a hygienic wipe for better presentation !), no kinked tails, one incorrect mouth and a couple of 'acceptable' level bites and some teeth really needed cleaning. I was surprised by the amount of untidy feet and overlong claws considering how claws can ultimately affect posture, balance and movement. I was pleased with both my line ups and had some close decisions to make.
Post Graduate - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Maryvics Quintessence
The Southern Border Terrier Club Limited Show
2nd Mar 2014
Judge: Miss Anita Harrison (Iacheslei)
My thanks to the officers and committee for the invitation to judge this show, and their hospitality on the day. I thoroughly enjoyed the appointment. All dogs bar one were entire, and all mouths good apart from one level bite and a few forgivable signs of age in the veteran classes. I found some exhibits to be well up to size and difficult to span, but was very pleased with my final line up and main winners. Thank you to the exhibitors for entering and accepting my decisions so sportingly, and to my stewards on the day.
Graduate - Bitch /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Maryvics Quintessence
Yorkshire, Lancashire & Cheshire Border Terrier Club Open Show
22nd Mar 2014
Judge: Mr. David Matthews (Tojamatt)
I wish to thank the YORKS LANCS AND CHESHIRE BORDER TERRIER CLUB for the opportunity to judge at this level many thanks to the stewards Carolyn Richardson, Cally Harris and Julie Price for the help in the smooth running of the show I would also like to thank the exhibitors for allowing me the pleasure of going over their dogs.
Post Graduate - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Maryvics Quintessence
Dunstable & District Canine Society
21st Apr 2014
Judge: Mr Mike Blay
Post Graduate /
Second Place
Name at show: Maryvics Quintessence
National Dog Show
9th May 2014
Judge: Mr Rainer Vuorinen (Finland)
Graduate - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Maryvics Quintessence
Bath Championship Show
23rd May 2014
Judge: Mr S Plane
Thankyou to the exhibitors for giving me such a good entry for the first time awarding challenge certificates. Although we had a super sized ring with short grass and level surface, the weather prevented us from using the outer part in some classes. Most of the exhibits were undeterred by the rain and dampness
Graduate - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Maryvics Quintessence
Southern Border Terrier Club Open Show
21st Sep 2014
Judge: Mrs Trudi Baird (Dowgri)
Many thanks to the Southern Border Terrier club for inviting me to judge and for their fabulous hospitality. The new venue had light inside much improved from the old venue and was in a beautiful setting . My appreciation goes to my ring stewards Andrew Mooney , Bev Marsh & Jane Roberts who ensured the entrants were in order, and kept the classes running smoothly.
A good entry ,numerically and in quality , which gave way to some close decisions. Coats were as always at different stages , I found myself forgiving lack of coat or blown coats in favour of correct movement .Some exhibits that on first glance I thought were my winners let themselves down on the move , there were a couple who “crabbed” and some who’s front movement was very untidy .From ringside these dogs looked wonderful stacked . Some dogs were moved rather fast which may have contributed to their wayward movement.
A few dogs had too much beard and cheek hair left on , this stood out even more when the rest of the dog was immaculately presented .
On the plus side I found fit, well conditioned dogs , teeth and bites were good ,and excellent temperaments - bar a couple who were uncharacteristically shy . I was extremely pleased with both line ups and was spoilt for choice with the top honours.
Thank you for allowing me to go over your lovely dogs.
Limit - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Maryvics Quintessence
Bedford & DCS Open Show
28th Sep 2014
Judge: Mr W Gray
Reserve Best Of Breed
Name at show: Maryvics Quintessence
Post Graduate /
First Place
Name at show: Maryvics Quintessence
Midland Counties Canine Society
25th Oct 2015
Judge: Miss Michelle Barnett (Brockfox)
My sincere thanks go to the society for the superb welcome and hospitality at this premium show, my proficient stewards and last but most importantly the exhibits and their exhibitors for their entries and sporting attitude. It was so nice to hear the ringside applause bestowed upon fellow exhibitors and as a judge it really does make for a pleasurable days judging
After my considerable absence ringside, my findings today were overall as always seems to be the case was the varieties in type, And some of the entry sadly on the day was far too big and by this i mean not necessarily in length of leg ( which the correct term is tall ) but in depth of chest and heavy shoulders , Fundamentally not the supple lithe bodies which is vital in an earth dog ,and an essential breed characteristic that we must strive to breed for.
Please assess your dogs objectively and ask yourself of your own dogs "is this really the build of an earth dog" ?
Mouths were on the whole correct but some very tight bites were apparent and teeth out of aliment I also found heavy almost houndy ears are also creeping in .
Always wanting to finish on a high note, once again temperaments as to be expected were excellent and all males were entire. As always when judging I was looking for a correct sized spannable tweedy border who comes to hand well, with the requisite ottery head shown in correct double jacket and thick pliable pelt, thus providing them the protection required of a working dog coupled with a lithe body with hard muscle tone and fitness to enable them to endure a day in the field
And in completing my appointment I was thrilled with my final line ups and ultimately such exemplary representatives of the breed to award the final top honours too.
Limit - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Maryvics Quintessence
Class Critique
Quality class
Edwinstowe and District Canine Society Open Show
21st Nov 2015
Judge: Debbie Lorraine (Raleniro)
Thank you to the officers and committee for the invitation to judge at this show. Many thanks to the exhibitors for the lovely quality entry and for accepting my decisions so sportingly, there were some very close decisions and dogs could easily have changed places on another day.
Open /
Third Place
Name at show: Maryvics Quintessence
Class Critique
A very strong class with the top two changing places on another day. Both capable of doing a day’s work.
Nuneaton & DCS Open Show
10th Jan 2016
Judge: Mr Richard Bott (Quensha / Allenie)
Graduate /
Third Place
Name at show: Maryvics Quintessence
