Show Placings
Wath, West Melton & District Canine Society Open Show
2nd Mar 2024
Judge: Anne Speake
Puppy /
Second Place
Name at show: Pipruda Peppermint Patty At Beckholm
Retford & DCS Open Show
17th Mar 2024
Judge: Kathleen Haugh
I would like to thank the committee for letting me judge the borders at their open show. It was pleasure and a lovely day with good atmosphere with good dogs to go over. I would also like to thank the stewards for doing a fabulous job on the day.
Puppy /
Second Place
Name at show: Pipruda Peppermint Patty At Beckholm
Placing Critique
A lovely puppy who still has a lot of time on her side. Lovely and narrow with good head proportions. Dark eye strong muzzle and good scissor bite. Moved freely. Spannable
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.
Best Puppy - Bitch
Name at show: Pipruda Peppermint Patty At Beckholm
Reserve Best Puppy
Name at show: Pipruda Peppermint Patty At Beckholm
Best Opposite Sex Puppy
Name at show: Pipruda Peppermint Patty At Beckholm
Minor Puppy - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Pipruda Peppermint Patty At Beckholm
Placing Critique
At 6 months old topping a strong class. Feminine with otter-like head and dark eye with keen expression. Neat front and steady movement for age. BPB and RBPIS
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.
Minor Puppy - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Pipruda Peppermint Patty At Beckholm
Placing Critique
Litter sister to the winner and pushed her hard. Like her sister she is balanced and good in body with spannable ribs well laid back to a decent loin. A good coat completed a nice feminine outline.
Novice - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Pipruda Peppermint Patty At Beckholm
Placing Critique
See 2nd MPB
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.
Minor Puppy - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Pipruda Peppermint Patty At Beckholm
Placing Critique
Grizzle and tan, seven months old, slightly stronger puppy than 1. Nice head with keen dark eye. Good bone standing on small feet. Nicely angulated front and back with nothing exaggerated. Ribbed well back, and has a good topline and tailset. Shown in an excellent harsh topcoat, with good undercoat and pelt. Moved well in profile and looked in very good order throughout.
Novice - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Pipruda Peppermint Patty At Beckholm
Placing Critique
See 2nd in MPB
West of England Ladies Kennel Society
26th Apr 2024
Judge: Mandy Holmes (Bimandi)
Minor Puppy - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Pipruda Peppermint Patty At Beckholm
Novice - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Pipruda Peppermint Patty At Beckholm
Yorkshire, Lancashire & Cheshire Border Terrier Club Open Show
4th May 2024
Judge: Mr Ken Fraser (Ycart)
Minor Puppy - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Pipruda Peppermint Patty At Beckholm
Novice - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Pipruda Peppermint Patty At Beckholm
