Show Placings
Cartmel Agricultural Society Open Show
7th Aug 2024
Judge: Pam Cox (Cushatlaw)
Puppy /
Reserve
Name at show: Roseghyll Tipsy Queen
Darlington Championship Show
13th Sep 2024
Judge: Mrs L Roberts
Thank you to the Darlington committee For the invitation and hospitality. To Mo my steward for her able assistance on the day.
I really enjoyed my appointment thank you to the sporting exhibitors for the lovely entry
Minor Puppy - Bitch /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Roseghyll Tipsy Queen
Puppy - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Roseghyll Tipsy Queen
The Northern Border Terrier Club Open Show
12th Oct 2024
Judge: Mrs. V. Mann (Valger)
I would like to thank The Committee for their invitation to judge their Open Show. I thoroughly enjoyed my day. Thank you to my very efficient Stewards Mark & Julie for keeping everything on track & The Club for their hospitality & splendid gift.
Puppy - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Roseghyll Tipsy Queen
The Terrier Club of Scotland Open Show
13th Oct 2024
Judge: Mrs Judy Carr (Wreighaugh)
Junior - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Roseghyll Tipsy Queen
Placing Critique
9 month old grizzlebitch, nice feminine head with keen expression. Correct front angulation, very easily spanned. Good coat. Moved OK, Lacked the maturity of 1.
The Border Terrier Club Open Show
19th Oct 2024
Judge: Mrs Margaret Armstrong (Carrickfarm)
Thank you to The Border Terrier Club for inviting me to judge The Open Show at Low Hesket, one of my favourite shows and venues. As always hospitality was superb and a lovely enjoyable lunch.
Thank you to Judy and Andrea my two excellent stewards who kept proceedings running smoothly and on time and thank you to all exhibitors.
I had a lovely entry and some lovely dogs to judge. A very enjoyable day.
Puppy - Bitch /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Roseghyll Tipsy Queen
Special Beginners - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Roseghyll Tipsy Queen
Ladies Kennel Association
12th Dec 2024
Judge: Miss Sally Leslie (Risdene)
Special Beginners in Breed
Name at show: Roseghyll Tipsy Queen
Special Beginners - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Roseghyll Tipsy Queen
Placing Critique
lovely skull and foreface with good shaped eye. Felt a little tense so perhaps does not present as well as might otherwise be possible which is a shame as does have some appealing qualities.
Manchester Championship Show
19th Jan 2025
Judge: Mr Paul Wilkinson
Special Beginners - Bitch /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Roseghyll Tipsy Queen
Scottish Border Terrier Club Members Limited Show
26th Jan 2025
Judge: Mrs Katrina Golding (Beaconpike)
A big thank you to the Scottish BTC for the invitation to judge their members limited show. This was my first breed club show which I very much looked forward to after being asked previously, but I didn’t quite feel ready at the time. I needn’t have worried as I was made to feel very welcome by the friendly committee and exhibitors, there was a lovely atmosphere in and around the ring. A special mention to my steward Anne Gregory for ensuring everything was in order and keeping the ring running smoothly. Considering the time of year with Crufts approaching I was delighted to find correct double coats with good depth. I forgave dirty teeth in preference for correct bites, sadly I found a number that were disappointing along with small teeth. Movement was on the whole ok though I found some dogs coming towards me had loose fronts though they looked good in profile.
Junior - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Roseghyll Tipsy Queen
Placing Critique
Just a year old, grizzle and tan of nice size and type, feminine head with keen expression, she drives from behind but does need to tighten in front which she has time on her side. She was shown in super double coat with thick pelt.
Novice - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Roseghyll Tipsy Queen
Placing Critique
see 2nd in junior
The Border Terrier Club Open Show
22nd Feb 2025
Judge: Andrea Dixon (Otterpaws)
Thank you to the club for the invitation to judge at one of my favourite breed club shows and the exhibitors for their entries. Thank you to my stewards Judy Carr and Kath Lothian. Overall, I found fronts to be very varied, ranging from wide to very narrow and resulting movement a reflection of this, most dogs were spannable. I found no issue with temperaments.
Junior - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Roseghyll Tipsy Queen
Novice - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Roseghyll Tipsy Queen
The Northern Border Terrier Club Open Show
23rd Mar 2025
Judge: Mr Mark Atkinson (Raedwulf)
Thank you so much to the committee for inviting me to judge at my home club. I had a good selection of quality dogs to choose from, and a couple I’d happily have in my own kennel. Thank you to my stewards Julie and Nicky for keeping my ring running smoothly and to the exhibitors for allowing me to assess their dogs, taking my decisions in a sporting manner.
Junior - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Roseghyll Tipsy Queen
Novice - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Roseghyll Tipsy Queen
The Border Terrier Club Championship Show
29th Mar 2025
Judge: Janice Johnson (Ratcheugh)
My thanks to the Border Terrier Club for this appointment it was indeed an honour and privilege to judge this prestigious show in Border Country. To my stewards Judy and Pam for their efficiency and all the exhibitors who entered, thank you for giving me this opportunity to go over your dogs and accepting my judgement on the day.
I had the most enjoyable day going over some excellent examples of our breed. My feelings are we have a good future in some of our younger exhibits but, watch out for size and movement. For all exhibitors, we must remember the border terrier is a working breed and should be able to follow hounds, sound movement is essential. I love a good coat and thick pelt and today I had both in abundance, all mouths were correct and all, but a couple were spannable.
Special Beginners - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Roseghyll Tipsy Queen
Penrith & DCS Open Show
20th Apr 2025
Judge: Mr Joe Ashe (Ebrooks)
Junior - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Roseghyll Tipsy Queen
Placing Critique
broad skull dark expressive eye, strong forequarters, level topline, well place tailset, good span, thick pelt, won on head and outline.
Yorkshire, Lancashire & Cheshire Border Terrier Club Open Show
3rd May 2025
Judge: Anne Speake
I’d like to thank the officers and committee for their kind invitations to judge their breed clubs open show. The hospitality received was much appreciated and the day was one I enjoyed very much. Thank you to my two very efficient stewards Sian McKay and Margaret Davies who kept me on track and the ring running smoothly through out the day. My day was very rewarding seeing such quality dogs presented for me to judge, and in some classes especially LB and Veteran I would of liked more 1st places such was the quality of the exhibits.
Junior - Bitch /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Roseghyll Tipsy Queen
Class Critique
A lovely class of youngsters who could easily change places on another day.
Special Beginners - Dog or Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Roseghyll Tipsy Queen
Placing Critique
vhc in a strong junior class, feminine head on this 16mth old grizzle, lovely dark eye, nice length neck in to good shoulders. Good body proportions. Stands a little wide in front, has a strong loin and good tail set. Moved ok
The Midland Border Terrier Club Partnership Championship Show
8th May 2025
Judge: Mr John Bainbridge (Risdene)
Many thanks to the Midland committee for this appointment which l thoroughly enjoyed, despite the weather which sent us indoors after bitches. Many thanks to my stewards. As an aside l was pleased to see that moderately short tails are coming back! I was also pleased to find that three of the youngsters from the previous time l judged had developed as hoped and received top honours today. The exception was the outstanding dog which took BIS, my first time judging this one and what a treat! This blue and tan dog meets the standard so well, essentially a working terrier, the most important requirement of our breed, but with the quality of a top show dog .
Special Challenge - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Roseghyll Tipsy Queen
Placing Critique
Placed in earlier class preferred head and coat to 2
Birmingham National Dog Show
8th May 2025
Judge: Miss Katie Hamilton (Cromlechs)
Special Beginners - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Roseghyll Tipsy Queen
Scottish Kennel Club 205th Championship Show
17th May 2025
Judge: Mr Ian Hopper (Esyntona)
Thank you to the following.
SKC for inviting me to judge after my two previous appointments at Driffield were cancelled due to corvid restrictions and the storms.
The stewards who helped keeping the classes running smoothly at times we had to wait for exhibitors who were showing in the SKC Champ show in the adjacent ring.
To all the exhibitors who entered their dogs under me, I was looking for dogs that were fit for function for what they were originally bred for even though very few get the chance to carry this out.
Junior - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Roseghyll Tipsy Queen
Special Beginners - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Roseghyll Tipsy Queen
Scottish Border Terrier Club Open Show
1st Jun 2025
Judge: Mrs Sue Spafford (Dassett)
I would like to thank the Scottish Border Terrier Club for asking me to judge at the Open Show. Thank you to the ladies for a super lunch and Bill Shorthose for being my Steward for the day.
As always movement was variable with some very strange front actions. I found two kinked tails, a lack of coats in some dogs and also untidy coats, all had to be considered in the placings. That said I had a lovely day and enjoyed going over all the dogs that were entered.
Junior - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Roseghyll Tipsy Queen
The Northern Border Terrier Club Championship Show
12th Jul 2025
Judge: Mrs Jayne Gillam (Orenberg)
Thanks go to the Northern Border Terrier Club for inviting me judge their 53rd Championship Show, and to the exhibitors for giving me the opportunity to go over the good entry of Borders. Thanks also to my stewards Nicki Cummins, Julie Leckenby and Sarah Eccles who really did a fantastic job and kept everything running smoothly, I enjoyed my day immensely.
It was an extremely hot day and I was thankful we were inside the hall, the committee made sure doors were opened to ensure a through draft which made for a pleasant environment for the task in hand. No dogs appeared stressed by the heat when they were being shown, although some dogs did seem less than enthusiastic in the ring.
I found some really good profile movement, but good movement fore and aft was in the minority, and in some classes non-existent.
Overall some very good coats and pelts and good presentation, some really good tails too, just a few long thin tails. Although found three kinked tails on this occasion, teeth seemed cleaner and only a few feet spoilt by overly long nails.
Junior - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Roseghyll Tipsy Queen
Placing Critique
18 months, G&T. Very typey with a strong but feminine head, short strong muzzle and keen expression. Straight forelegs Presented in her undercoat, a tad low in tailset.
