Show Placings
Midland Counties Canine Society
25th Oct 2025
Judge: Felicity Freer (Felfree)
Minor Puppy - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Gracezheim Bounce Back To Awbrooksky
East Kent Canine Society Open Show
2nd Nov 2025
Judge: Evan Ryan (Cavallibrook/Feorlig)
Best Of Breed
Name at show: TG1, Gracezheim Bounce Back To Awbrooksky
Best Puppy
Name at show: TPG1, Gracezheim Bounce Back To Awbrooksky
Puppy /
First Place
Name at show: Gracezheim Bounce Back To Awbrooksky
Placing Critique
caught my eye on the first go around and I found nothing to change my mind. Super youngster, excellent head and eye, good front and chest, spans well & has a good pelt, tail used correctly and foot perfect up and back and in profile. Thought he was lovely, BOB, BPIB, TG1 & TPG1. Close up for main awards later in the day, Ch quality no doubt.
East Anglia Border Terrier Club Open Show
15th Nov 2025
Judge: Mr Ken Fraser (Ycart)
I would like to thank the committee for the opportunity to judge their show, thanks also to my ring stewards for helping everything run smoothly and as efficiently as possible.
The breed standard calls for numerous elements which make up the border terrier and with that its ability to cover ground efficiently and economically with no exaggerations,it also states “essentially a working terrier” .I feel we are losing many fundamentals of the breed especially in front movement wide fronts, short upper arms,sprung ribcages,undesirable toplines, lack of drive from the rear quarters and poor feet all of which restrict the border to work efficiently. Weak and short muzzles, lack of fill under the eye are creeping in and are undesirable in a working terrier.
Best Puppy
Name at show: Gracezheim Bounce Back To Awbrooksky
Best Puppy - Dog
Name at show: Gracezheim Bounce Back To Awbrooksky
Best Dog
Name at show: Gracezheim Bounce Back To Awbrooksky
Best Opposite Sex
Name at show: Gracezheim Bounce Back To Awbrooksky
Reserve Best In Show
Name at show: Gracezheim Bounce Back To Awbrooksky
Minor Puppy - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Gracezheim Bounce Back To Awbrooksky
Placing Critique
Grizzle, with keen and alert expression,good head, correct dentition, little stop good fill under the eye,neat earset which flowed into a neck of good length, narrow front, good lay of shoulder, narrow throughout,easily spanned, ribs carried well back,level topline both stood and on the move, racy rear quarters with good angulation,tail set well on, neat tight padded feet, harsh jacket with good texture, loose pliable thick pelt moved with confidence,purpose and drive in all aspects.
Novice - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Gracezheim Bounce Back To Awbrooksky
Placing Critique
See minor puppy dog for critique.
Camberley and District Canine Society Open Show
16th Nov 2025
Judge: Caitlin Penny Forbes (Karensbrae)
Best Of Breed
Name at show: TG3, Gracezheim Bounce Back To Awbrooksky
Best Puppy
Name at show: RBPIS, TPG1, Gracezheim Bounce Back To Awbrooksky
Puppy /
First Place
Name at show: Gracezheim Bounce Back To Awbrooksky
The Southern Border Terrier Club Open Show
30th Nov 2025
Judge: Mrs M Fleming (Flegato)
A big thank you to the committee for inviting me to judge my breed at their lovely Christmas show. It was my first time judging at a breed club show and it couldn’t have gone any better - the welcome was amazing, my stewards were fantastic and the atmosphere felt so harmonious and friendly. A true club show atmosphere. I am also immensely grateful to the exhibitors who entered and let me go over their lovely dogs. Thank you all so very much, I had an amazing day.
Temperaments were good and all dogs were spannable. Coats were in different stages which is OK. A number of exhibits would benefit from a little less condition.
Best Puppy
Name at show: Gracezheim Bounce Back To Awbrooksky
Minor Puppy - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Gracezheim Bounce Back To Awbrooksky
Placing Critique
7 months old G & T, nice headed puppy. Correct bite, dark eyes with a lovely expression. Dark ears set well. Straight narrow front and lovely bodylines, easy to span. Good feet. Harsh topcoat and plenty of undercoat on a thick loose pelt. Moved confidently demonstrating excellent reach and drive, maintaining a level topline. Nicely set on tail carried well. Confident puppy with a definite ring presence, very promising. BPD & BPIS.
Bexley, Woolwich & DCA Open Show
7th Dec 2025
Judge: Carmel Clarke O'Neill (Lemracdream)
Best Of Breed
Name at show: TG2, Gracezheim Bounce Back To Awbrooksky
Best Puppy
Name at show: TPG1, Gracezheim Bounce Back To Awbrooksky
Junior /
First Place
Name at show: Gracezheim Bounce Back To Awbrooksky
Ladies Kennel Association
14th Dec 2025
Judge: Mr Colin Girling (Benattivo)
Thank you to my stewards who helped me with their friendly efficiency that made it easy for me to concentrate on the Border Terrier judging. A bit of pressure to get out of the ring but I hope this did not spoil anything for my top winners or the other exhibitors who seemed to appreciate my choices out of a wonderful group of dogs. A couple of close bites and the odd bump in tails, some under/over weight exhibits which was a shame as some may well have moved further up the line. As expected a great deal of variation in coats but the vast majority were presented as well as they could be in their growth cycle. Thanks to everyone who entered and showed such good sportsmanship in accepting my decisions and supporting others. I was delighted with my class winner lines ups for both dogs and bitches, some hotly contested classes and tough choices for me throughout the day.
Minor Puppy - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Gracezheim Bounce Back To Awbrooksky
Placing Critique
At just over 8 months of age this Grizzle and tan male had a harsh double jacket, presented in top condition this youngster moved out with confidence and drive both ways, keeping his topline at all times, strong muzzle and keen expression. Easily spanned I will watch his progress with interest.
Cheltenham & District Canine Society Open Show
22nd Feb 2026
Judge: Caroline Friend-Rees (Amical)
Special Yearling /
First Place
Name at show: Gracezheim Bounce Back To Awbrooksky
The Southern Border Terrier Club Open Show
1st Mar 2026
Judge: Mr Kevin Yeates (Bluebabel)
My thanks to the committee for giving me this opportunity. I had a lovely day going over some lovely dogs. Mouths were very good with only one level bite. A couple of weak front pasterns, and a few carrying too much condition. They are after all ‘essentially a working terrier’
Best Puppy - Dog
Name at show: Gracezheim Bounce Back To Awbrooksky
Best Opposite Sex Puppy
Name at show: Gracezheim Bounce Back To Awbrooksky
Puppy - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Gracezheim Bounce Back To Awbrooksky
Placing Critique
10 month grizzle, short strong muzzle with good dentition, moderately broad skull, moderate length of neck flowing into a level topline held on the move, straight front with good bone, good shape to ribs leading to a strong loin, well set on tail, coat coming in.
National Terrier Club
4th Apr 2026
Judge: Mr Matt Smith (Alncroft)
Best Puppy - Dog
Name at show: Gracezheim Bounce Back To Awbrooksky
Best Puppy
Name at show: Gracezheim Bounce Back To Awbrooksky
Puppy - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Gracezheim Bounce Back To Awbrooksky
Crystal Palace CS Open Show
12th Apr 2026
Judge: Mr David Bell (Balintyne)
Open /
Second Place
Name at show: Gracezheim Bounce Back To Awbrooksky
East Anglia Border Terrier Club Championship Show
18th Apr 2026
Judge: Mr Stewart McPherson (Brumberhill)
Unexpectedly judging, this year, being brought forward a year, due to the incapacity of the scheduled Judge. Best wishes to Dave for a speedy recovery. My thanks to the Club for the invitation and to my stewards, Andy and Rob, for keeping everything running smoothly and to the exhibitors for a super entry, which I enjoyed judging. It was a super large ring, giving dogs every chance to really move out and the weather, although a bit nippy at times, held out.
Now to the dogs, themselves. On the whole, heads were good, most having the “moderately broad skull” asked for in the Standard, very few being overly broad, with deep stops, more reminiscent of the Asiatic otter, rather than the native River otter.
Necks, into shoulder, were, on the whole ok, the main problem, as ever, being short upper arms, giving a front construction, set too far forward, on the body, rather than under it, more Fox Terrier than Border Terrier, meaning that the elbow was the widest part of the dog, not ideal on a dog bred to go to ground.
Bone varied, while we don’t want heavy bone, a few were too light, those with straight fronts and quality bone, down to small feet, with thick pads were a joy to find.
I’ve got hands like shovels, so the majority were spannable, but even I struggled with one or two! A few were, to my mind, short in rib, lacking the carry back, giving an untypical cut up underline.
Topline and tailsets were in the main good, just a few “not quite” sloping in croup. Tails, in the main, were good, not too many long ones. A few could have been thicker at the base, but none curled over the back.
The majority had good racy hindquarters, very few showing the stilted rear action that seems to be creeping in to the breed, totally incorrect in a breed that should be capable of “following a horse” as there’s no length of stride, driving from the hocks.
The main point of concern, I found, is an alarming number, whose back legs are simply not on the same track as the front ones, when moving, I assume, due to a slight imbalance between the front and rear construction, the angles not matching, to give efficient movement.
Coats and pelts were pretty good, even those short of coat, had, in the main, evidence of harshness. Given it’s pretty much the start of the show season, none were unduly penalised, my view being coats are transient, construction is a constant.
Junior - Dog /
Third Place
Name at show: Gracezheim Bounce Back To Awbrooksky
Graduate - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Gracezheim Bounce Back To Awbrooksky
Placing Critique
Grizzle and Tan. Typical head and expression. Good in neck and shoulder. Just not quite so narrow, in front, as the winner. Good topline and tailset. Super hindquarters. Excellent coat and pelt. Sound, free mover.
Gravesend And Medway Towns Canine Society
3rd May 2026
Judge: Mr Mark Marshall (Marstaff)
Best Of Breed
Name at show: Gracezheim Bounce Back To Awbrooksky
Open /
First Place
Name at show: Gracezheim Bounce Back To Awbrooksky
