Show Placings
Yorkshire, Lancashire & Cheshire Border Terrier Club Open Show
26th Jan 2013
Judge: Mrs G Small (Bethane)
I enjoyed my day with The Yorks. Lancs & Cheshire Border Terrier Club’s Open Show. Thanks to every one who braved the atrocious arctic weather conditions. Thorpe Willoughby village Hall offers an excellent venue, plenty of space for the dogs & their pens with good kitchen facilities. Perhaps not so many there but it was a nice show, well run. I found my BIS in a young grizzle dog, Stoneygin Chesta Coppapot, so much to like about him. Best puppy was Comberdown Thistle, a lovely b/t bitch that won well in a strong class.
Best Veteran
Name at show: Northlear The Trappers Tale
Veteran - Dog or Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Northlear The Trappers Tale
Placing Critique
grizzle dog, good for age with nice head, correct mouth, neat well set ears, spanable body, moved & handled well to Best Veteran.
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.
Veteran - Dog or Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Northlear The Trappers Tale
Placing Critique
7.5 year old male in very good coat. Front feet a little turned out. Good head ad expression. Moved ok.
The Border Terrier Club Championship Show
30th Mar 2013
Judge: Mrs. Doreen Rushby (Dormic)
The Border Terrier Club held a Championship show at Low Hesket on 30 March 2013. I felt very honoured to judge at this show and my thanks go to the Committee and Exhibitors for such an enjoyable day.
Veteran - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Northlear The Trappers Tale
Placing Critique
good overall type, nicely balanced, very good head, strong muzzle, pleasing front, good coat, moved & handled well.
Special Beginners - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Northlear The Trappers Tale
York Canine Association Open Show
21st Jul 2013
Judge: Mr Chris Wallace (Hobholt)
Open /
Second Place
Name at show: Northlear The Trappers Tale
Placing Critique
G/T, 7 1/2 years, dog, lovely head and expression, presented well in good coat, a very likeable, honest border who moved well and in great condition.
Leeds Championship Dog Show
26th Jul 2013
Judge: Mr M G Rushby
Veteran - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Northlear The Trappers Tale
Placing Critique
7¾ years, good head & eye, mouth OK, nice topline, good angulation, good coat & pelt, in good condition, moved well
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.
Veteran - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Northlear The Trappers Tale
Placing Critique
Correct size Light grizzle dog, 7years, head ok with no stop, narrow throughout, moved and showed well.
Yorkshire, Lancashire & Cheshire Border Terrier Club Open Show
25th Jan 2014
Judge: Mr Ian Hopper (Esyntona)
I enjoyed my day judging and would like to thank exhibitors for entering under me.
A big thank you to Carly and Anita who were very efficient in there stewarding duties.
I found on the day that the bitch classes were stronger than the dogs; coats were at various stages which you would expect at this time of year. All dogs and bitches were spanable. There were no bad mouths one concern is that some teeth are in need of cleaning. Movement in the main winners was excellent and they were shown in fit hard condition.
Veteran - Dog or Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Northlear The Trappers Tale
Placing Critique
8 year old dog larger type than winner good head, good jacket preferred size of winner
The Sporting Terrier Association of Yorkshire
16th Feb 2014
Judge: Mr Jem Thomas (Daluce)
Open /
Second Place
Name at show: Northlear The Trappers Tale
Placing Critique
8 years old grizzle and tan dog. Lovely head and expression. Harsh coat. Just a little heavy on the day.
Harrogate and District Canine Society Open Show
19th Jul 2014
Judge: Mr Bill Gray (Sygar)
Open /
Third Place
Name at show: Northlear The Trappers Tale
York Cannine Society
20th Jul 2014
Judge: Ms Judy Stockdale
Open /
Second Place
Name at show: Northlear The Trappers Tale
Leeds Championship Show
26th Jul 2014
Judge: Mr Ernie L Hill
Veteran - Dog /
Third Place
Name at show: Northlear The Trappers Tale
Darlington Championship Show
12th Sep 2014
Judge: Mr A Horner (Stineval)
I would like to thank the Darlington society for my invitation .The stewards were on the ball all day so I would like to thank them for making my day an easy one.
I would also like to thank the exhibitors for taking my decisions so sportingly.
However I feel that some exhibits would benefit from a little more food, feeding less does not make them any smaller!
One thing that particularly drew my attention was the dirty teeth in some of the younger exhibits, feet need improving by trimming nails. Nails on some were what a Hawk would be proud of!
Also scissor cuts do not enhance a coat , we are not a trimmed breed we are a breed where hand stripping is paramount.
Veteran - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Northlear The Trappers Tale
Placing Critique
A spritely chap nearly 9 years old with a good set of teeth nice expression for his age and enjoying his day moved well.
Driffield Agricultural Society Championship Dog Show
20th Sep 2014
Judge: Mrs A C Fryer (Irton)
Thanks to the exhibitors for giving me a lovely entry and to my stewards for keeping the ring running efficiently throughout. We had a good day with a very very slight drizzle; the exhibitors and exhibits seemed untroubled but it did cause the ringside to flee temporarily! There were some very good dogs present and I enjoyed all my winners but there are always some buts, and looking through my notes there was a preponderonce of “OK” over “good”. The standard asks for a dog that has the soundness to follow a horse; this, of course, must be understood in the context of a terrier working with the Hunt on rough moorland ground, but even so only the minority of exhibits could meet this requirement. Inadequate angulation leads to poor ground covering ability and untidy front movement – evident in a lot of exhibits. Whilst most exhibitors take the trouble to present their dogs as well as possible, a number were unfit and lacking muscle tone and would one of the Breed Clubs please put on a grooming seminar which shows exhibitors how to prepare feet and nails?? It is clearly needed. I forgive coats since these are outwith your control and sadly some excellent dogs had to pay the price for coming without a jacket.
Good Citizen - Dog /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Northlear The Trappers Tale
Grantham & District Canine Society
18th Oct 2014
Judge: Mr K. Green (Terabyte)
Open /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Northlear The Trappers Tale
Yorkshire, Lancashire & Cheshire Border Terrier Club Open Show
31st Jan 2015
Judge: Miss Claire Tutin (Riseburn)
I would like to thank the officers and committee for their invitation to judge their open show, and their warm welcome and hospitality. I would also like to thank my two efficient stewards on the day, Ian Hopper and John Thomas.
The entry was very pleasing but there were quite a few absentees on the day, especially the dog classes. However I enjoyed my day and was pleased with all my class winners, making a very satisfactory final line up, including some promising puppies, with some difficult decisions to be made. I found one bad mouth and one kinked tail.
Veteran - Dog or Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Northlear The Trappers Tale
Placing Critique
Grizzle dog, good in head, moved well but not the outline and balance of 1.
