Show Placings
Selby Canine Society Open Show
25th Oct 2014
Judge: Mr. Stewart Golding (Beaconpike)
A big thank you to club for inviting me to judge your open show, I received a nice warm welcome.
Best Puppy
Name at show: TPG1, Kenquartz Take A Bow
Puppy /
First Place
Name at show: Kenquartz Take A Bow
Placing Critique
Just 6months old puppy bitch enjoying her day, liked her for type, lovely head with good reach of neck running into good shoulders, narrow throughout, nice length of rib, level topline with nice tail and tail set, super feet, moved soundly once settled, she just needs time, I like her a lot. BP & TPG1
The Midland Border Terrier Club Open Show
16th Nov 2014
Judge: Miss Tracy Peacock (Ragatam)
I would like to thank the committee for the judging appointment and the two stewards, Jem Thomas and Margaret Davies. I enjoyed my day very much. Thanks to the exhibitors for an excellent entry. I was pleased with my principle winners. Some dogs were penalised today for lack of coat, I know coats will grow back. Movement in some exhibits left a lot to be desired.
Minor Puppy - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Kenquartz Take A Bow
Houghton Le Spring Canine Soc. Open Show
23rd Nov 2014
Judge: Mr. Mark Ord (Marnadee)
Puppy /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Kenquartz Take A Bow
North and South Shields Canine Society
4th Jan 2015
Judge: Mrs. Liz Wright (Totherend)
Puppy /
Third Place
Name at show: Kenquartz Take A Bow
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.
Puppy - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Kenquartz Take A Bow
Placing Critique
Smaller puppy than 1, moved ok, good topline and tail set.
Class Critique
Very mixed class of different sizes and types.
Special Beginners - Dog or Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Kenquartz Take A Bow
Jarrow and Hebburn CS Open Show
8th Feb 2015
Judge: Mrs C Richardson
Puppy /
Third Place
Name at show: Kenquartz Take A Bow
The Midland Border Terrier Club Open Show
15th Feb 2015
Judge: Mr C Wallace (Hobholt)
This was my 1st Breed Club Show appointment and I would like to thank the Midland Border Terrier Club Committee for the opportunity to judge the show. Thanks also to my stewards, Bob & Liz Wright who did a great job ensuring the smooth running of the ring throughout the day. Thanks also to all the exhibitors for allowing me to go over your Borders’.
All Borders were in good health, had good mouths and were complete. I was impressed with most coats and particularly pelts which were mainly loose and thick. A number of coats were clearly coming through to be at their best for Crufts.
I like “moderate” Borders, not exaggerated in any way. Of importance, straight, narrow fronts, good shoulders. Hind quarters racy, body fairly long as described in the standard. Equally I like movement to be a good length of stride with purpose & drive. On movement, some front and rear movement was not great, some wrists were astray, some “knitting” and some were better shown on a loose lead and not “strung up”. In summary, I was pleased with my winners & many down the line in some classes, I enjoyed the day, thank you all again for bringing your Borders’, it was appreciated.
Puppy - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Kenquartz Take A Bow
Class Critique
1st & 2nd two very different types
Billingham Synthonia Canine Club Open Show
22nd Feb 2015
Judge: Mr K Green (Terrabyte)
Puppy /
Second Place
Name at show: Kenquartz Take A Bow
Yorkshire, Lancashire & Cheshire Border Terrier Club Open Show
21st Mar 2015
Judge: Karen S Stockley (Foxfactor)
I would like to thank the Officers and Committee for the judging appointment and for their hospitality on the day, the lovely gifts, also my stewards Alison and Callie and not least the competitors for a lovely entry and for allowing me the opportunity to go over their dogs. I was pleased with my final line ups, some close decisions particularly in the two hotly contested Junior classes where all the placed dogs and bitches could change places on another day. I felt my top winners all met the breed standard in that they would be capable of getting to ground and have the strength and stamina to do a good days work if called upon. There were a few with acceptable level bites, all tails were good, one or two could have been a little cleaner, some that would have benefitted from better coat tidying and presentation and surprisingly one with undescended testicles. However I felt that I was presented with some good representatives of the breed to have the pleasure to go over.
Puppy - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Kenquartz Take A Bow
Special Beginners - Dog or Bitch /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Kenquartz Take A Bow
The Border Terrier Club Championship Show
28th Mar 2015
Judge: Mr. Carl-Gunnar Stafberg (Bombax) Sweden
I will thank the club and the show committee for inviting me to judge this prestigious show, I feel very honoured to be invited. I really enjoyed my day and was very pleased with huge entries. My winner was really top quality border terriers, excelling in type and heads. The overall quality was very good, but I hoped to see more quality in the younger classes. Size was ok, coats in different stages because of the time of year. It was about 40 years since I judged my first CCshow in England and I still enjoy it so much. My stewards did a fantastic job on the day, keeping both me and the dogs in order. They make it running very smooth and efficient, thank you!!!
Puppy - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Kenquartz Take A Bow
Northern Counties Sporting Terrier Association Open Show
12th Apr 2015
Judge: Mr R Mann (Valger)
Junior /
Reserve
Name at show: Kenquartz Take A Bow
The Northern Border Terrier Club Open Show
18th Apr 2015
Judge: Mr. J. Todd (Roxess)
I would like to express my thanks to the officers and committee of The Northern Border Terrier club for the invitation to judge my first Breed Club show and also acknowledge the help and assistance in the ring by my stewards Ann Maltby and Scott Cranson.
I thoroughly enjoyed my day and would like to thank the exhibitors for providing me with the opportunity to go over so many quality dogs.
I found the majority to be in good fit condition and in good coat. There was a variation in head type but most fit the standard in my interpretation.
Mouths were generally good with only a couple with an acceptable level bite. In some presentation could have been better with a few having untidy feet. I was impressed with both line ups and some decisions were very close.
Puppy - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Kenquartz Take A Bow
Placing Critique
Nicely proportioned head with depth of muzzle feet small and neat has a harsh coat. Took time to settle on the move.
Maiden - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Kenquartz Take A Bow
Novice - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Kenquartz Take A Bow
The Northern Border Terrier Club Open Show
4th Oct 2015
Judge: Mr J Thomas (Daluce)
It was an honour to be invited to judge such a prestigious show as "The Northern Border Terrier Club Open Show " I would like to humbly thank the committee for their invitation and their warm welcome on the day.
I would also like to thank my stewards on the day Allen Horner, Anne Maltby and Dave Mitchell, who kept the ring running smoothly for me.
Finally would like to thank the exhibitors for giving me the pleasure of going over their dogs and accepting my decisions in a sporting manner.
Maiden - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Kenquartz Take A Bow
The Border Terrier Club Open Show
17th Oct 2015
Judge: Mrs. Joyce Martin (Merumhor)
I would like to thank the Border terrier Club for the invitation to judge at the Open Show at Low Hesket. It was an honour and privilege to be offered this appointment. I was delighted with the super entry of 96 dogs making a total entry of 132 and appreciate the turnout of so many fine dogs on the day and the sporting way my decisions were taken. Thank you to my ring stewards Ken McKenzie and Dave Hodgson for keeping everything running smoothly for me. Also thank you to the committee for their hospitality and to Jane Shaw for providing a lovely lunch which I enjoyed very much.
Junior - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Kenquartz Take A Bow
Maiden - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Kenquartz Take A Bow
Novice - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Kenquartz Take A Bow
Northallerton & District Canine Society
15th Nov 2015
Judge: Lynn McFarlane (Lynsett)
Graduate /
Third Place
Name at show: Kenquartz Take A Bow
Darlington and District Canine Society Open Show
6th Feb 2016
Judge: Val Harley (Donvalset)
Post Graduate /
Reserve
Name at show: Kenquartz Take A Bow
Northern Counties Sporting Terrier Association Open Show
5th Mar 2016
Judge:
Post Graduate - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Kenquartz Take A Bow
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.
Maiden - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Kenquartz Take A Bow
Placing Critique
Didn’t seem happy on the table but once she relaxed, her head was ok, nice straight front, top-line ok, had a well set tail and did move nicely around the ring.
Wolsingham & Wear Valley AS Open Show
4th Sep 2016
Judge: Mrs Lesley Roberts (Mindlen)
Post Graduate /
Reserve
Name at show: Kenquartz Take A Bow
The Yorkshire, Lancashire & Cheshire Border Terrier Club Championship Show
24th Sep 2016
Judge: Mrs Jena Tuck (Nettleby)
I would like to thank the Committee of the Yorkshire, Lancashire and Cheshire Border Terrier Club for inviting me to judge this very enjoyable and well run show. It was an honour and pleasure. In the ring I was very ably assisted by my two capable stewards Ian and Bridget, who I would like to thank. The hospitality of the Club was second to none I had a truly wonderful day. Thanks must go to the exhibitors, who allowed me to go over their dogs. The depth of quality was remarkable and some very good exhibits had to go cardless I was delighted by my main winners, thank you again for giving me the pleasure of judging them. I chose the dog as BIS because he had that extra attitude and showmanship.
Novice - Bitch /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Kenquartz Take A Bow
Northern Counties Sporting Terrier Association Group Open Show
9th Oct 2016
Judge: Mrs M Armstrong (Carrickfarm) & Dr S Fraser (Achnagairn)
Post Graduate - Bitch /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Kenquartz Take A Bow
Yorkshire, Lancashire & Cheshire Border Terrier Club Open Show
28th Jan 2017
Judge: Mrs. A. Heathcote (Saxheath)
My thanks to the Committee for asking me to judge this show , my Stewards Callie and Ian for their invaluable assistance and all the exhibitors for allowing me to judge their dogs . I had some quality dogs to go over with some close decisions in some classes , however , I found front movement in particular was rather disappointing in the lower classes .That aside I thoroughly enjoyed my day .
Special Beginners - Dog or Bitch /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Kenquartz Take A Bow
Darlington DCS Open Show
4th Feb 2017
Judge: Mr D G Taylor (Uptnorth)
Post Graduate /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Kenquartz Take A Bow
Wolsingham & Wear Valley Agricultural Society Open Show
3rd Sep 2017
Judge: Fran Kaye (Danfrebek)
Open /
Reserve
Name at show: Kenquartz Take A Bow
