Show Placings
Boston & District Canine Society Championship Show
13th Jan 2013
Judge: Mrs Janice Johnson
My thanks firstly go to Boston & District Canine Society Committee for giving me this opportunity to judge the breed again, for looking after me on the day and providing my excellent stewards who gave me great support throughout the day with their efficiency and unobtrusive discretion.
Secondly the exhibitors, who travelled many miles for my judgment, thank you all for taking my decisions sportingly. Thank goodness we didnâ??t have the following weekend when we were all had over 6 inches of snow!
I was extremely pleased with my main winners who all deserved their placings and I was delighted when I received the news that my BOB winner had gone G2 in Terrier Group under Ernie Darby and my best puppy had gone G1 in the Terrier Group under Peter Clifton.
I had some really good examples of the breed to go over and it is a pleasure when you find an exhibit in a class that really meets all your requirements. Movement in the younger classes was inconsistent some may settle others will not. I had a number of very nice quality borders who I know will go on to greater things and some promising puppies, I will watch their futures with interest. Coats on the whole were good with most of the exhibits having thick pelts.
Minor Puppy - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Chatmoss Les Diables Rouges
Placing Critique
up to size puppy, nice headed dog, good topline and tail set, coat just going over.
Aston in Makerfield Canine Society
2nd Mar 2013
Judge: Tan Nagrecha (Chadimore)
Best Puppy
Name at show: Chatmoss Les Diables Rouges
Limit /
Second Place
Name at show: Chatmoss Les Diables Rouges
Bootle, Crosby & South Liverpool Canine Society Open Show
24th Mar 2013
Judge: Mr Ifor Williams (Bryntonian)
Best Puppy
Name at show: TPG2, Chatmoss Les Diables Rouges
Junior /
First Place
Name at show: Chatmoss Les Diables Rouges
Newcastle (Staffs) & District Canine Society
7th Apr 2013
Judge: Mr M Walshaw (Janmark)
Best Of Breed
Name at show: TG4, Chatmoss Les Diables Rouges
Best Puppy
Name at show: TPG4, Chatmoss Les Diables Rouges
Post Graduate /
First Place
Name at show: Chatmoss Les Diables Rouges
Manchester Sporting Terrier
21st Apr 2013
Judge: Mr Stephen Goodwin (Lanola)
Best Of Breed
Name at show: BIS3, Chatmoss Les Diables Rouges
Best Puppy
Name at show: BPIS, Chatmoss Les Diables Rouges
Puppy /
First Place
Name at show: Chatmoss Les Diables Rouges
Joint Border Terrier Club's Championship Show
5th May 2013
Judge: Mrs Denise Townsend (Llanishen)
I was thrilled to be awarded this prestigious appointment and would like to thank everyone for making this a very enjoyable day. I have always been a fan of the joint show and the opportunity it gives for the clubs to come together. The entire organising team was marvellous but special mention must go to my stewards Peter Roderick and Colin Girling for all their support and assistance, and to collecting ring organisers Wendy and Andrew Mooney for keeping the action flowing. Also thanks to Kathy Wilkinson and Su Williams for all their help in organising the event.
Overall I was pleased with the quality of my entry although there was more quality in depth in bitches. Movement was generally good and there were very few wry mouths. True otter heads seem somewhat in decline and there were several single coats. However, I was delighted with all of my winners.
Novice - Dog /
Third Place
Name at show: Chatmoss Les Diables Rouges
Devon County Show
17th May 2013
Judge: Dr Ian Gabriel (Gabybryl)
Junior /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Chatmoss Les Diables Rouges
Blackpool & District Championship Show
21st Jun 2013
Judge: Mrs Hilary Gilpin (Otterbobs)
What a lovely day, no rain in sight!!
Thank you to all the exhibitors and especially my steward Alisan, she was excellent at her job. I enjoyed judging many dogs that I had not be over or seen before. Many dogs had little or no coat at all, Border Terriers must have a harsh double coat when showing not just stripped out and in their under coat, also there was hardly any muscle tone, no level backs, no slim straight narrow fronts and the movement should of been better. In a few of the older classes I could not span a few dogs and they were heavy when I lifted them up off the table, I found all the mouths clean with full dentations and I *placed those that were nearest the standard in each class*. Very pleased with both dog and bitch winners and their reserves and best puppy.
Graduate - Dog /
Reserve
Name at show: Chatmoss Les Diables Rouges
Tonge & District Canine Society Open Show
20th Jul 2013
Judge: Mark Walshaw (Janmark)
Open /
Second Place
Name at show: Chatmoss Les Diables Rouges
Darlington D S S
13th Sep 2013
Judge: Mrs Diane Rayner (Stoneygin)
I would first of all like to thank the society for inviting me to judge this show.
I would also like to thank Bob my steward for a sterling job.
I am sorry to bring this up again but I was most disappointed yet again to find a few exhibits that were far too thin. This determined placings as they are not fit for purpose.
Coats were at various stages as normally is the case, I had a few unspannable, but most were in a good fit condition.
I was pleased with my entry and enjoyed going over some lovely exhibits, most were a credit to you.
Junior - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Chatmoss Les Diables Rouges
Placing Critique
Light Grizzle with good length of neck into correct lay of shoulder, Pleasing head with keen expression, Narrow bodylines and good topline and tailset moved with drive
Yorkshire, Lancashire & Cheshire Border Terrier Club Championship Show
28th Sep 2013
Judge: Miss Elspeth Jackson (Clipstone)
It is always an honour to be invited to judge a club show and my first job here must be to thank Club, Officers, Committee and Members for asking me to judge their show. The hospitality shown to my Mother and myself made it a very enjoyable weekend. Thank you to my capable Stewards Les Moss and Ian Higham for their help on the day.
Thank you all for the great entry both in terms of number and in depth of quality I had to judge. There were some very tough, but enjoyable decisions to be made and in most classes and in the challenges the top honours were fiercely contested. .
I must repeat the often used cliché of not having enough cards on the day. Many who were down the line or even cardless today I would have been happy to have as winners in another entry.
Junior - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Chatmoss Les Diables Rouges
Placing Critique
Well proportioned dog in harsh double coat with thick pelt. Good outline with good top line finished with a tail well set on. Move with drive to take class.
Special Beginners - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Chatmoss Les Diables Rouges
Placing Critique
1st Junior Dog
South Wales Kennel Association
13th Oct 2013
Judge: Mrs Julie Guvercin
My most sincere thanks to all exhibitors for giving me such a lovely entry of 117 making 153 entries, the highest in the terrier group and one of only a few to break the 100 mark in the whole show.
It is human nature for us all to ringside judge and we are all guilty of this, but going over an exhibit first hand, is further revealing, a privilege for which, I was truly grateful.
Some lovely dogs, some more workman like than others, some in better condition than others, a few outstanding ones and the odd one or two I’d love to own!
I am the first to admit I love a flashy dog who will stand up and show, but along with that must come the workman like qualities that make it able to be essentially a working terrier. There is nothing to suggest in my mind, that the two trains of thought can’t co-exist, they can and they must.
Nervous or aggressive dogs and there were just one or two, were not rewarded, this is surely a temperament to be discouraged. Dour is a different matter altogether, especially when its nearly always on an otherwise, super exhibit, a frustrating combination.
Junior - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Chatmoss Les Diables Rouges
Placing Critique
A lovely light grizzle youngster in harsh coat and good condition. Masculine head with well placed keen eye and correctly set ear. Good neck and topline with lovely tail set and carriage. Could be tighter in his feet, but had correct bone and straight forelegs. Well ribbed right back to his good loin. Steps out very well and never stopped showing.
Midland Counties Canine Society
25th Oct 2013
Judge: Mrs Val Furness
Thank you to M.C.C.A for the appointment also my stewards and a thank you to the exhibitors. Coats and size were mixed and a few entries i could not span the one thing that was apparent was the number of very lean exhibits. You BREED for size not FEED for it.
It was also nice to see that most of the early classes looked as they should be and not looking like they should be in open class
Open - Dog /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Chatmoss Les Diables Rouges Ir Jun Ch
Wigan & District Open Show
3rd Nov 2013
Judge: Kim Lathean
Best Of Breed
Name at show: Chatmoss Les Diables Rouges Ir Jun Ch
Open /
First Place
Name at show: Chatmoss Les Diables Rouges Ir Jun Ch
Maghull and Merseyside Open Show
8th Dec 2013
Judge: Jane Morton Shaw (Fehmarn)
Best Of Breed
Name at show: Chatmoss Les Diables Rouges Ir Jun Ch
Open /
First Place
Name at show: Chatmoss Les Diables Rouges Ir Jun Ch
City of Cambridge & County Canine Society
26th Jan 2014
Judge: Miss E.W. Newton (Nevedith)
Best Of Breed
Name at show: TG3, Chatmoss Les Diables Rouges Ir Jun Ch
Open /
First Place
Name at show: Chatmoss Les Diables Rouges Ir Jun Ch
Crufts
7th Mar 2014
Judge: Mrs Melanie Lewis
Thank you to the exhibitors for giving me a record entry for the breed of 303 exhibits making 340 entries and indeed the largest entry for a single Judge at this prestigious show, also for the sporting way in which my decisions were accepted. Thank you also to my two Stewards, Roger and Heather Chaston, who worked tirelessly throughout the day, for their assistance in ensuring that I was able to get through this huge entry in plenty of time for my Best of Breed to compete in the Group.
It was an interesting entry with some difficult decisions having to be made such was the high standard of exhibits present. I felt that movement had improved since the last time I judged. Heads and expressions were good, although a few were a shade heavy in ear. Mouths overall were much improved with a marked reduction in the number of dogs presented with overcrowded jaws of small teeth, only the odd few having either a chipped, or in the case of an older exhibit, a missing tooth. The majority of teeth were clean with just a small number needing more attention in this area. All dogs were entire.
I was pleased that so many were presented with the correct double jacket that the standard asks for, unfortunately some exhibits that really appealed for type and size had very little evidence of, or no, jacket and on another day could have done better. Attention to feet was very evident, many of whom I believe may have benefited from plenty of roadwork, resulting in tight thick pads and short claws. Inevitably with any entry of this magnitude I had to let a number of worthy exhibits leave the ring without a prize card, which I really did not enjoy doing.
Graduate - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Chatmoss Les Diables Rouges Ir Jun Ch
Placing Critique
stood out and presented in very fit condition, has a strong masculine head, good ear set and lovely dark points, nice body proportions and good tailset with nicely shaped tail, he showed with enthusiasm, keeping his topline on the move, to secure his win in this class.
St Patricks Day All Breed Championship Show - Dublin
15th Mar 2014
Judge: Miss J O'Connor
Best Of Breed
Name at show: Chatmoss Les Diables Rouges Ir Jun Ch
Green Star Dog
Name at show: Chatmoss Les Diables Rouges Ir Jun Ch
Open - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Chatmoss Les Diables Rouges Ir Jun Ch
National Terrier Club
5th Apr 2014
Judge: Mr David Hunt (Ottaswell)
My thanks to the committee of the National Terrier Club for their invitation to judge at this group championship show. Thanks also to my stewards Brian Doyle and John Callow for their help and assistance in keeping me organised and the ring running smoothly. My appreciation also to the exhibitors for such a large entry in these tough financial times.
The ring was large with lots of space for dogs to move freely without being forced to stop/start. In general the dogs were in good condition. I found 1 dog that was not entire. Although teeth were mostly OK, apart from a few misaligned, they varied greatly in size. Coats varied as always but I judge on the day and lack of coat is taken into account when placing exhibits. I was concerned at the number of exhibits down on their pasterns, not giving the small feet as required. Many younger exhibits would really benefit from regular ringcraft experience.
Graduate - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Chatmoss Les Diables Rouges Ir Jun Ch CW '14
Placing Critique
Almost 2 this light red is of a nice size. Good head shape, short muzzle, alert and looks good in profile. Another lovely neck that flows into well laid back shoulders, carrying a nice underline to good rear angles. In super fit condition as evidenced by his well defined 2nd thigh. Sufficient evidence of coat & moved well both ways. Pity he is rather down on his front pasterns
Colne, Nelson and District Canine Society Open Show
20th Apr 2014
Judge: Debbie Lorraine (Raleniro)
I would like to thank the committee for their invitation to judge at this show, and also the exhibitors for their entry.
Open /
Second Place
Name at show: Chatmoss Les Diables Rouges Ir Jun Ch CW '14
Placing Critique
A quality 2 year old grizzle and tan dog who was unlucky to meet 1 on the day. Slightly larger type and longer coupled than 1 with an excellent strong otter head with wonderful expression, good scissor bite with large teeth. Straight front with tight, well padded feet. Good reach of neck leading into well placed shoulder. Ribbed well back and spanned with ease. Good topline and tailset, with well muscled rear. Loose pelt with harsh jacket perhaps just a little past it’s best. Moved true both coming and going and presented a lovely picture in profile maintaining his topline on the move. Perhaps just lacked a little bit of sparkle in the ring today and could easily have changed places on another day.
Goosenargh & Longridge Agricultural Open Show
5th Jul 2014
Judge: Penny Sands (Krakensis)
Best Of Breed
Name at show: TG2, Chatmoss Les Diables Rouges Ir Jun Ch CW
Open /
First Place
Name at show: Chatmoss Les Diables Rouges Ir Jun Ch CW '14
Leeds Championship Show
26th Jul 2014
Judge: Mr Ernie L Hill
Post Graduate - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Chatmoss Les Diables Rouges Ir Jun Ch CW '14
Placing Critique
Good size 2 year old, strong head with broad muzzle, neat front, correct feet, nice ribs with well angulated hindquarters.
The Midland Border Terrier Club Championship Show
3rd Aug 2014
Judge: Bainbridge & Dandy
*Dogs*
Many thanks to the Midland Committee for this appointment and to all those especially the stewards who made for an enjoyable day. The entry in general reflected the type the exhibitors by now know I like. However there were a number up to size and exhibiting poor front angulation and short deep ribs and paid the price. I was looking for dogs with a typical otter head straight narrow front well laid shoulders ribbed back spannable and racey rear quarters with thick pelt in harsh double coat all of which we should be looking for in the ideal Border Terrier that is essentially a working terrier.
I was very pleased with my winners overall and had good depth of quality in the limit and open classes that generally displayed the above attributes.
The dog CC and ultimately BIS Ch Olderhill Afortunado is the ideal border terrier that shows with confidence and has class. He has a good border head of otter type strong jaw with keen expression on strong neck set into well laid shoulders ,narrow ribs carried back ,ideal length strong loin and the desired rear quarters ,shown in double coat and top condition moved with drive to cover the ground. Pleased my co-judge agreed this boys qualities worthy of BIS.
The RCC Tythrop Timepiece this excellent blue and tan displayed similar qualities to the above and with his good turn of stifle and short hocks and tight feet moved so well and with top presentation took this award over the quality 2nd in Open and Limit winner and with time maturity should complete the picture.
The Bitch CC winner and BOS,RBIS Ploughdown Placida is a top quality exhibit but for me just not the strength in loin of the dog but a close decision .
*Judge: John Bainbridge*
*Bitches*
A great honour to judge bitches at this breed club show, my grateful thanks to the Midland Border Terrier Club for their warm and friendly hospitality and to my two competent and hardworking stewards. I had a most enjoyable day and was delighted that my final line-up comprised of excellent and true to type examples of the breed, with some really promising youngsters amongst them. It is always foremost in my mind when judging this breed that it is essential that the dog’s conformation and movement should demonstrate its capability to work and follow a horse. I found this a challenge today, rather too many exhibits failing to demonstrate free ground covering movement or any length of stride to ‘follow a horse’: with weak pasterns resulting in uneconomic paddling action and poor reach; and sickle hocks impairing effective drive. I was also struck by the number of short ribs and untypical ‘cut up’ underlines. On a positive note temperaments were uniformly sound which is of great importance, although I felt numerous exhibits were neither ‘active’ nor ‘game’ in their demeanour. I was delighted to co-judge BIS with John Bainbridge and pleased that we agreed on all of our joint decisions today.
*Judge: Sarah Dandy*
Post Graduate - Dog /
Third Place
Name at show: Chatmoss Les Diables Rouges Ir Jun Ch CW '14
Placing Critique
overall a correctly made dog that shows and moves well not in the best presented coat and just too much of him for me.
Special Challenge - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Chatmoss Les Diables Rouges Ir Jun Ch CW '14
Welsh Kennel Club
16th Aug 2014
Judge: Mr A E Small (Bethane)
Thanks for a lovely entry, sorry for the delay but I could not be in both my breeds rings at the same time! It was nice to be outside at WKC, which hasn't happened for 9 years. Thanks to the Committee for the invite & looking after us, I really enjoyed my day.
Limit - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Chatmoss Les Diables Rouges Ir Jun Ch CW '14
Placing Critique
lighter grizzle with nice otter head, good muzzle, nice neck to body, in good coat with thick pelt, pleasing over all length with good quarters which gave him excellent drive.
Yorkshire, Lancashire & Cheshire Border Terrier Club Championship Show
27th Sep 2014
Judge: Mr Frank Nicholls (Halcus)
My grateful thanks to the committee and officers for their brilliant hospitality and to stewards Doreen Rushby and Graham Richardson for their hard work and attempts at keeping me out of trouble. An excellent entry with real quality present in both dogs and bitches. Unfortunately, at the risk of sounding like a stuck record, front movement was a real problem in quite a few exhibits, not I might add in the top winners, but unfortunately occasional compromises had to be made in this respect in some classes when filling some of the lower placings.
Limit - Dog /
Reserve
Name at show: Chatmoss Les Diables Rouges Ir Jun Ch CW '14 ShCM
Irish Kennel Club All Breed International Championship Show (Day 1)
4th Oct 2014
Judge: Mr. S. Falk Rudiger
Reserve CACIB Dog
Name at show: Chatmoss Les Diables Rouges Ir Jun Ch CW
Open - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Chatmoss Les Diables Rouges Ir Jun Ch CW '14 ShCM
Irish Kennel Club All Breed International Championship Show (Day 2)
5th Oct 2014
Judge: Mr. S. Seymour
Reserve CACIB Dog
Name at show: Chatmoss Les Diables Rouges Ir Jun Ch CW '14 ShCM
Open - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Chatmoss Les Diables Rouges Ir Jun Ch CW '14 ShCM
Boston & District Canine Society
11th Jan 2015
Judge: Mrs Julie Guvercin
Thank you to all exhibitors for your entries I had a good cross section of dogs to choose from. Some dogs that I have admired in the past were either not in coat or didn’t move well and others that I've not noticed before, were 'found ' on the table. We must all remember judging should be on the day and not on what something has won or not won, beforehand. I'm sure the same dogs could be placed differently on another day under me, some that did or didn't perform affected their placings accordingly.
Some super puppies coming through, with all four of my puppy class winners looking very promising. They gave me some hair splitting decisions.
Post Graduate - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Chatmoss Les Diables Rouges Ir Jun Ch CW '14 ShCM
Placing Critique
light grizzle who catches the eye for his showmanship initially and then his lovely balance. Have done him well before and haven’t changed my mind. Typical head, neat ear and good eye. Mature body of good length with tail perfectly set and it never stops wagging! Moves soundly and was in good body condition, just lacking a little in topcoat, but what was there was harsh.
Crufts
7th Mar 2015
Judge: Miss Elspeth Jackson (Clipstone)
First of all I would like to thank the Kennel Club for the honour and pleasure of judging this prestigious show. I must then thank my efficient and capable stewards who kept me on track and looked after me through the day. Most of all I would like thank the exhibitors who rose from their beds at early hours and drove many miles to give me an entry of Border Terriers to be proud of and one which is was a delight to judge. It was not only strong numerically strong but also in depth of quality. It is a cliché to say that there were not enough cards to go around but in this entry it was certainly true. Determining all the final line up in each class was difficult and also in many deciding who should make the short list was also a challenge. Good dogs went without a card, ones who in a different entry I would have been happy to see as winners. In the challenges decisions remained tough and more than those that took the top honours were worthy of doing so and I would have been very pleased to have had more awards to give out.
In the days following this year’s show Crufts, dog shows and those who participate in them came in for some criticism. The picture painted by the media at this time was certainly not my experience. Before, during and after the show I found show people to be nothing but good natured, genuine and supportive. I enjoyed every minute of my day and hope that those that supported me with an entry or as spectators at the ringside did so too
Mid Limit - Dog /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Chatmoss Les Diables Rouges Ir Jun Ch CW '14 ShCM
