Show Placings
Darlington and District Canine Society Open Show
6th Feb 2016
Judge: Val Harley (Donvalset)
Junior /
Second Place
Name at show: Micustins Little Helper
The Border Terrier Club Open Show
27th Feb 2016
Judge: Mrs Elizabeth Barrett (Howthwaite)
Firstly, I would like to thank the committee, members and exhibitors for the fantastic entry at this, my first club open show. It was a great privilege to judge here on the 50th anniversary of the Jedbergh show and to be able to get my hands on all these dogs. Thank you to my ring stewards, Jane Morton-Shaw and Janice Johnson for their hard work and efficiency. Thank you also, to Carole MacKenzie for going the extra mile with my lunch and plying me with all sorts of gluten free goodies!
All the dogs were entire and I found only two or three kinked tails, but mouths were a bit of a concern. There were a lot of level bites, and although “acceptable” we should all be mindful of this when breeding on. Strong scissor bites with typically large teeth is what we should be aiming for. The majority of dogs were in good fit order, but unfortunately a small number of exhibits were rather thin and lacking condition. The two shouldn’t be confused. There were also quite a number of very short, and in some cases, sprung ribs, and quite a few lacking angulation and length of upper arm in front. On a positive note, there were some very promising youngsters, especially in the young bitch classes, which can only bode well for the future.
Best Puppy - Bitch
Name at show: Micustins Little Helper
Best Puppy
Name at show: Micustins Little Helper
Minor Puppy - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Micustins Little Helper
Placing Critique
Light grizzle and tan, eight months old. Caught my eye as soon as she entered the ring and on closer inspection, just got even better. Excellent otter head with good mouth, a short strong muzzle, shallow stop, flat skull and lovely dark, kind eye. Good reach of neck into the best of shoulders. Ribbed well back with good topline and underline. Narrow throughout but strong through loin and nicely angulated hindquarters. Shown in a short tight coat with a thick close fitting undercoat and thick pliable pelt. Moved well in all directions. It was a pleasure to go over her and a pleasure to award her Best Puppy Bitch and Best Puppy In Show.
Puppy - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Micustins Little Helper
Placing Critique
See 1st in Minor Puppy Bitch.
Billingham Synthonia Canine Club Open Show
28th Feb 2016
Judge: Mrs Anne Heathcote (Saxheath)
Puppy /
Second Place
Name at show: Micustins Little Helper
Junior /
Third Place
Name at show: Micustins Little Helper
The Northern Border Terrier Club Open Show
16th Apr 2016
Judge: Mrs. Kathy Newsome (Kighill)
My thanks go to the Northern Border committee for their warm welcome and for the honour of judging their Open show. I really enjoyed my day, and the ladies put on a lovely lunch and Christine’s apple pie was the best pudding of the day. I received a lovely entry and I was very pleased with my winners. My thanks also go out to the exhibitors for allowing me to inspect their dogs on the day. My thanks also go to my two stewards who were a great help on the day.
It is only my opinion, but I think that the size of the border terriers is slowly returning back in line with the breed standard which I am pleased about as I thought that Border terriers were getting too long in the leg. Mouths were good, all dogs were entire, but just a few exhibits were a bit close at the rear. A few exhibitors could do with spending a little time learning how to tidy their dogs and how to get the best out of the dog on the day.
Puppy - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Micustins Little Helper
Border Union Agricultural Society
19th Jun 2016
Judge: Mrs M Wanless
My sincere thanks go to the officers and committee of Border Union for this appointment, this is such a well run, friendly show, with outstanding hospitality!
My thanks also to my two Stewards on the day, Ella Linton, and Alan Small. Thank you too to all those who entered under me, and came, and accepted my decisions with good grace. I was pleased with my winners. I do wish though that dogs were shown on a loose lead, and stacked freely. Big ears are becoming prevalent, not as in the standard. Presentation and condition played a large part in my decisions.
Puppy - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Micustins Little Helper
York Canine Association
31st Jul 2016
Judge: Mrs Elizabeth Barrett (Howthwaite)
I would like to thank York Canine Association for inviting me to judge their 125th anniversary show. Thank you also for the great hospitality and to my efficient ring stewards. I had an excellent entry of quality dogs to go over and would like to thank all of the exhibitors for their entries. Unfortunately with only three mixed sex classes, some very good dogs had to stand down the line, but all of my card winners had the attributes I look for.
Post Graduate /
Third Place
Name at show: Micustins Little Helper
Wolsingham & Wear Valley AS Open Show
4th Sep 2016
Judge: Mrs Lesley Roberts (Mindlen)
Junior /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Micustins Little Helper
The Northern Border Terrier Club Open Show
2nd Oct 2016
Judge: Mrs. Carolyn Richardson (Staynorwood)
Many thanks to Officers and Committee of the Northern Border Terrier Club for their kind invitation to judge their Open Show and the exhibitors for the sporting way they accepted my decisions. Thank you also to my Ring Steward Allen Horner and Dave Mitchell. I was very pleased with my winners on the day.
Junior - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Micustins Little Helper
Placing Critique
Bigger type of bitch than No1. ok for head. mGood length of back and rib, good loose pelt and double jacket. Moved ok.
Maiden - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Micustins Little Helper
Placing Critique
Bigger type of bitch than No1. ok for head..Rangy bitch, good length of back, good loose pelt and double jacket. Moved ok.
Darlington DCS Open Show
4th Feb 2017
Judge: Mr D G Taylor (Uptnorth)
Post Graduate /
Second Place
Name at show: Micustins Little Helper
Northern Counties Sporting Terrier Association
18th Mar 2017
Judge: Dogs Mrs Val Mann - Bitches Mrs Norma Ellis
Thankyou for the nice entry of bitches spoilt for choice. A nice friendly show with a hard working Committee. Norma Ellis
Thank you to the Committee of this friendly, well run show for inviting me to judge the Border Terrier dogs. Val Mann
Post Graduate - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Micustins Little Helper
Placing Critique
Close up this girl has come on so well since I last Judged her, best of heads & length of neck into well good shoulders, nice length of back and good tail held nicely on the move. Coat crisp and in good condition, moved well for handler.
The Northern Border Terrier Club Open Show
15th Apr 2017
Judge: Mr. Stewart Golding (Beaconpike)
Firstly I would like to thank the club for inviting me to judge their open show thank you to my stewards Alan Horner Anna Duxbury and Graham Richardson for keeping things running smoothly. Thank you to the exhibitors for allowing me to judge their dogs. I thoroughly enjoyed my day and was delighted to judge a show I regularly attend myself. I was very pleased with all my main winners I had some quality dogs to judge on the day my decisions in some classes were made difficult and on another day could easily change places.
Maiden - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Micustins Little Helper
Novice - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Micustins Little Helper
The Nothern Border Terrier Club Championship Show
15th Jul 2017
Judge: Mrs. P. McLellan (Breconbeds)
My thanks to the committee and members for giving me the opportunity to judge this show, with such an excellent entry. However, I’m sorry to say that I was alarmed to see so many dogs that were short in both rib and leg, resulting in short backed and cobby looking dogs with deep briskets. I also observed that some of these same dogs had pleasant enough heads but carried very small teeth.
Movement was a major concern; decent enough dogs to examine but poor fronts on the move spoiled the whole picture – toeing in and/or with incorrect shoulder angulation. Some were really wide in front.
Novice - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Micustins Little Helper
Placing Critique
Rangey grizzle bitch, pleasing head and good mouth. Nice length of neck and ribcage. Decent topline and tailset. Showed well.
Special Beginners - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Micustins Little Helper
Wolsingham & Wear Valley Agricultural Society Open Show
3rd Sep 2017
Judge: Fran Kaye (Danfrebek)
Post Graduate /
Second Place
Name at show: Micustins Little Helper
The Northern Border Terrier Club Open Show
14th Apr 2018
Judge: Ms Judith Fawcett (Carrock)
I would firstly like to thank the Northern Border Terrier Club for inviting me to judge their show and for their lovely hospitality – lunch was very tasty. Thank you also to the committee for their lovely gift. My two stewards, Graham Richardson and Geoff Sugars, kept things moving along nicely – well done. This was my first breed club show and I was absolutely delighted with the excellent entry – thank you to everyone for giving me the opportunity of going over your dogs. As expected coats were at various stages but on the whole were good; only a couple of exhibits on the day had no coat at all. All dogs were entire and there were no kinked tails. There were one or two missing or broken teeth, especially in the veteran class and one or two untidy mouths. I thoroughly enjoyed my day and was delighted with my main winners - I had some really good quality dogs to judge.
Novice - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Micustins Little Helper
Placing Critique
Taller and rangier than 1 and totally out of coat today. Head OK. Moved soundly keeping a level top line
The Northern Border Terrier Club Open Show
5th Oct 2019
Judge: Mrs. L. Roberts (Mindlen)
I would like to thank the officers and committee for inviting me to judge their open show the hospitality was second to none. Thanks must also go to the efficient stewards and sporting exhibitors for their support would like to thank the officers and committee for inviting me to judge their open show the hospitality was second to none. Thanks must also go to the efficient stewards and sporting exhibitors for their support
Novice - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Micustins Little Helper
