Show Placings
The Midland Border Terrier Club Championship Show
7th Aug 2016
Judge: Dogs: Ms Elspeth Jackson, Bitches: Mr Mike Hollingsbee
Dogs - Elspeth Jackson
I would like to extend many thanks to The Committee of the Midland Border Terrier Club for once again organising an enjoyable, well run show with a relaxed garden party atmosphere. It was an honour and a pleasure this year to enjoy it as Judge of the dog classes and I would like to thank the Officers and Committee for this honour. I was very ably assisted by two capable and efficient stewards to whom I would like to give thanks both for their help and for their hospitality. Further and important thanks are due to all the exhibitors who did me the honour of going over their dogs. It was a super entry both numerically and in depth of quality with cc quality dogs right down the line in some classes.
Bitches - Mike Hollingsbee
I would like to thank the Officers and Committee of the Club for inviting me to judge bitches at their show. I would also like to thank my stewards Sharon Pickering and Helen Thomas for keeping me in order and running the ring so efficiently. My thanks also go to the exhibitors for allowing me to examine their dogs and accepting my decisions.
Together with my co-judge Elspeth Jackson we managed to agree on the major honours of the day apart from Best Veteran. I preferred Elspeth’s dog choice and she chose my selection of veteran bitch. Our referee John Dace was called in and awarded Best Veteran to the bitch.
Minor Puppy - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Grizzledale Forget Me Not
Bournemouth Canine Association
13th Aug 2016
Judge: Mr N Straw
I would like to thank Bournemouth Canine Association for the invitation to judge at their Annual Championship Show, my steward's who keeping things running smoothly in the 'office' and to the exhibitor's for a lovely entry. Temperaments as always in this breed were excellent. Size varied in both sexes with the bitches having the overall edge on the day. Heads were more uniformed than when I last judged, some were shown without the required 'double' coat and several were un-spannable, there were a few in-correct bites and front movement is still an issue, but the area that concerned me most was dirty teeth not just rear molars but the canines and incisors in particular some of the youngsters
Minor Puppy - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Grizzledale Forget Me Not
Placing Critique
feminine head, well balanced skull, good ears, eye, muzzle & bite, straight front, good ribbing, sound quarters, parallel hocks & well padded feet, coat & pelt ok for age, move well once settled,
Class Critique
both these puppies show promise & at different stages
Richmond Championship Dog Show
10th Sep 2016
Judge: Mr David Shields (Wilholme)
Minor Puppy - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Grizzledale Forget Me Not
The Southern Border Terrier Club Open Show
18th Sep 2016
Judge: Mrs Chris Davis (Hesselemere)
Firstly my thanks to the Committee of Southern Border Terrier Club for the invitation to judge their show this year. I thoroughly enjoyed my day. It was lovely to see such a good bunch of Borders as I have not been around any shows of late due to other commitments. The quality was excellent; I was really pleased with both my line ups, but particularly the males. Size was very pleasing, as was condition, well muscled animals that could do a day’s work. Temperaments were excellent too. The breed is ‘looking good’.
Minor Puppy - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Grizzledale Forget Me Not
Placing Critique
Nice pup. 7 months. Good head and eye, good feet.
The Midland Border Terrier Club Open Show
5th Nov 2016
Judge: Mrs Joyce Martin (Merumhor)
I would like to thank the Midland Border Terrier Club for their invitation to judge this show. It was a great privilege to be asked and I would like to thank my two ring stewards Jem Thomas and Richard Wright for keeping everything moving smoothly for me throughout the day.
Puppy - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Grizzledale Forget Me Not
Crystal Palace Canine Association Open Show
12th Nov 2016
Judge: Mrs Felicity Snook (Pitcombe)
Junior /
Third Place
Name at show: Grizzledale Forget Me Not
Guildford & DCA Open Show
13th Nov 2016
Judge: Julien Barney (Romaunt)
Puppy /
Second Place
Name at show: Grizzledale Forget Me Not
Wealdstone & Northholt CS Open Show
27th Dec 2016
Judge: Mr Richard Kinsey (Kitarn)
Best Puppy
Name at show: Grizzledale Forget Me Not
Junior /
Second Place
Name at show: Grizzledale Forget Me Not
Chichester & District Canine Society Open Show
29th Jan 2017
Judge: Miss N Foster
Junior /
Third Place
Name at show: Grizzledale Forget Me Not
The Southern Border Terrier Club Members Limited Show
5th Mar 2017
Judge: Mrs Jill Stevens (Cobstoneway)
I would like to thank the committee for giving me the honour of judging at this lovely show, with special appreciation to show manager Jane Roberts, and ring stewards Sandra Girling and Sheila Hales. Most of all, I would like to thank the exhibitors for giving me the privilege of going over their lovely dogs.
With the phrase “Essentially a working terrier” in mind, I was satisfied that my main winners fitted the breed standard and moved soundly with good reach and drive. Coats also played a part, and although I appreciate that coats come and go, they did matter on the day. All the dogs were entire, there were a couple of level bites and the odd tooth out of line, but most exhibits were really nicely turned out. The puppy classes were very promising, and at the other end of the scale it was nice to see the veterans enjoying their day.
Junior - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Grizzledale Forget Me Not
Placing Critique
13 month grizzle and tan, slightly bigger all round than first but still easily spanned. Also had good double coat and loose pelt, a nice head, strong jaw and moved ok.
Novice - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Grizzledale Forget Me Not
Beckenham Canine Association Open Show
23rd Apr 2017
Judge: Tina Morgan (Blewecourt)
Thankyou to the officers and committee for the invitation to judge at this show, and to the exhibitors for attending. It was a good venue with an ample sized ring and an efficient steward who kept everything in order. All exhibits were bitches today with excellent temperaments, and they were all fit for function.
I was delighted that both best of breed and best puppy, achieved group placings.
Reserve Best Of Breed
Name at show: Grizzledale Forget Me Not
Junior /
First Place
Name at show: Grizzledale Forget Me Not
Placing Critique
Dark grizzle feminine 14 month old bitch. Broad skull with neat ear and strong teeth. Lovely narrow front and nice length of narrow body with well set on tail. Good coat and pelt and was easily spanned. Moved out soundly whilst keeping a good topline on the move.
Birmingham National Dog Show
4th May 2017
Judge: Mr Terence Tuck
Junior - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Grizzledale Forget Me Not
Placing Critique
Similar overall proportions and eye-catching outline to the winner, quality construction all through, straight front and racy hindquarters. Lovely typical head. Just pipped on coat.
Windsor
1st Jul 2017
Judge: Mr Stewart McPherson (Brumberhill)
Firstly, my thanks must go to the committee for the invitation to judge at their show and to those exhibitors who entered, for my opinion, always an honour, to judge their dogs, giving me the highest entry in the Terrier Group. My thanks, also, to my stewards, who kept things running smoothly, with good humour.
An interesting entry, most were sound and typical. The thing that struck me most was front profile movement. An alarming number, due to an incorrect shoulder and upper arm placement, lacked full reach on the move, the leg lifting, hackney like, but not straightening out to reach full extension on the move. It may appear to be accurate coming and going, but it doesn’t actually cover much of the ground, so is therefore uneconomical movement, meaning the dog would have to work twice as hard to keep up, as the Standard asks for “capable of” and the “soundness to follow a horse”. Just because it’s possible to win with this type of movement doesn’t make it correct!
I was very pleased with my top winners, shown free standing, giving the, in my opinion, correct outlines, with no need to “assemble“ them in to a shape! All were sound, free movers. Typical “old school” Border Terriers! Pleased to hear that their qualities were recognised in their respective Groups!
Junior - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Grizzledale Forget Me Not
Placing Critique
Grizzle & Tan. Typical head & expression. Excellent neck, shoulder, front & feet. Good topline & tailset. Good hindquarters. Similar, in many ways, to the 1st, discovered later they shared the same sire, Onthill Amaretto! Just not quite so collected on the move, but two very good bitches.
Bournemouth CA Championship Show
13th Aug 2017
Judge: Mr Harold Ogden
This was such a special appointment and I am indebted to Bournemouth for the opportunity. You see it was "Aunty Eva" Heslop, the revered breeder of the Corburn Border Terriers, who drove me to my first ever allbreed Ch show in 1970. Eva took Sunday school in the Methodist chapel in Corbridge, Northumberland, and I was her secret weapon boy soloist at the competitive music festival! I particularly remember the beautiful Ch Corburn Corn Dolly shown by Mr Skeet. Bellingham show was not only local for me but THE Mecca for Geordie/Scots Borders. I have judged the breed since 1992 and been educated both by a breed club seminar in 2012 and by obtaining a JDP Credit in Nov 2013. That would theoretically have halved the KC Judges Sub requirement of 160 hands on. I actually had 200. I only mention all this as cynics assume the likes of me to have been "fast tracked" and / or to have no actual interest.
69 of the original 82 starters made it so I had plenty to work with. The bugbear was fronts whether steep /elbows /plaiting /hackney. As a toydog specialist I am accustomed to spotting lift / hackney that is often written into the breed standards. But this no decorative breed but rather a functional working terrier "capable of following a horse" that
requires endurance and hence a rhythmical swing straight through from the shoulders ensuring no wasted effort, He will tire all too quickly otherwise. Moreover the breed standard expressly includes in the Faults section an assessment of "its effect on the terrier's ability to work"
Yearling - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Grizzledale Forget Me Not
The Midland Border Terrier Club Open Show
4th Nov 2017
Judge: Mrs Sandra Girling (Benattivo)
I would like to express my sincere thanks to the Officers and Committee of the Midland Border Terrier Club for inviting me to judge my first club show. My very competent and Friendly stewards Jem Thomas and Richard Wright, were well organised to keep the day flowing so many thanks for their help. A special thank you to all the exhibitors who trusted me to evaluate their Border Terriers, accepting my decisions graciously.
I was very impressed by the standard of presentation particularly the quality of coats. I had some amazingly difficult decisions and in many classes placings were hotly contested, forcing me to ‘split hairs’ over placings. I appreciated that some quality exhibits did not win their classes despite some outstanding breed features. I looked for accurate movement and narrow body lines which were present in my primary winners. The youngsters were particularly noteworthy staying enthusiastic and keen right to the end of the show.
Graduate - Bitch /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Grizzledale Forget Me Not
Guildford & DCS Open Show
12th Nov 2017
Judge: Mrs Elizabeth Barrett (Howthwaite)
Post Graduate /
First Place
Name at show: Grizzledale Forget Me Not
Placing Critique
Dark grizzle and tan bitch. Very good skull and little stop. Dark eye and good bite. Excellent neck and shoulders. Good angulations front and rear. Not too heavy in bone and narrow throughout. Standing on small neat feet. Excellent in rib and body and when settled held a good topline. Good quality topcoat just coming in and the thickest of pelts. Moved well from all angles.
The East Anglia Border Terrier Club Open Show
19th Nov 2017
Judge: Mr Stewart Golding (Beaconpike)
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the committee and members for inviting me to judge your club show. Thank you to the exhibitors for allowing me to judge your dogs and taking my decisions gracefully. I was pleased to find so many dogs presented in full double coat which showed in my main winners. Overall I was happy with the quality on the day.
Post Graduate - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Grizzledale Forget Me Not
Placing Critique
Handy size bitch with nice head with good expression, narrow front shown in good coat. She moved better in front than behind today, presented well.
City of Birmingham
1st Sep 2018
Judge: Mr Dave Matthews (Tojamatt)
Many thanks to City of Birmingham Canine Society for giving me the opportunity to judge this show , my first Championship show, may I also thank every exhibitor who entered the show ,and also my steward Alan Tomlinson for his help.
I enjoyed my day ,I was very pleased with the entry,I had some difficult decisions to make on the day .
The ring was of a good size and that gave the exibits the chance to get into there stride,front movement on some exibits was a little loose ,but I had some real good movers, a few low set tails are creeping in to the breed ,Iwas pleased with the condition and presentation of the exhibits ,I found some really good pelts and coats, I am pleased to say the the day passed without a cross word from any of the exibits ,I was pleased with heads and expression , some foreign expressions had been appearing in recent years.
May I again thank you all for the chance to go over your dogs , and for the way you accepted my decisions .
Post Graduate - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Grizzledale Forget Me Not
Richmond Championship Show
8th Sep 2018
Judge: Mrs Patsy Hollings (Gunalt)
As always at this show, everything runs smoothly and hospitality is first rate. Thank you. I really enjoyed this appointment with many quality Borders to choose from.
Post Graduate - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Grizzledale Forget Me Not
Placing Critique
Strong feminine head of correct proportions. Strong forehand, firm back, a touch full in ribs. Good quality jacket.
The London & Home Counties Terrier Club
9th Sep 2018
Judge: Ms Tina Jones (Otterholme)
Post Graduate - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Grizzledale Forget Me Not
Southern Border Terrier Club Open Show
16th Sep 2018
Judge: Mr Julien Barney (Romaunt)
A big thank you to the committee for giving me the opportunity to judge at this well run show. A super sporting atmosphere around the ring on a very pleasant sunny autumn afternoon.
My general comments would be about heads and the lack of that typical Otter look with a good skull and a powerful muzzle required to do their job. Front movement in some wasn’t good being tied in front and I wonder how well they would be able to follow a horse for a good days hunting. Plus size seemed to be an issue with some being well up to the limit.
Post Graduate - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Grizzledale Forget Me Not
Placing Critique
Pleasing make and shape, balanced. In good coat with correct texture. Feminine head and expression, well made forequarters. Moved out well with some purpose.
