Show Placings
Southern Border Terrier Club Limit Show
3rd Mar 2013
Judge: Mrs Linda Coleman (Hartswelin)
I would like to thank the club for giving me the opportunity to judge the breed. I also thank the exhibitors for entering their quality dogs under me. The atmosphere and sportsmanship from exhibitors and spectators made my day a very enjoyable one. All bites were correct and I found one monorchid. Front movement in general still has a way to go and there were far too many flat open feet with thin pads especially in the males. That said I felt I had a quality entry.
Minor Puppy - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Dassett Tiggiwinkle
Class Critique
A class full of promising babies.
Birmingham & District Gundog & Terrier Club Open Show
21st Apr 2013
Judge: Sue Wilson (Olderhill)
Many thanks to the committee for inviting me to judge and to my two young and very efficient stewards
Puppy /
Third Place
Name at show: Dassett Tiggiwinkle
Evesham & District Canine Society
14th Jul 2013
Judge: Mr Howard Ogden (Beauview)
Best Puppy
Name at show: TPG2, Dassett Tiggiwinkle
Puppy /
First Place
Name at show: Dassett Tiggiwinkle
Junior /
First Place
Name at show: Dassett Tiggiwinkle
Leicester City Canine Society Open Show
26th Aug 2013
Judge: Mrs Glenise Hyslop (Raisbeck)
Junior /
Third Place
Name at show: Dassett Tiggiwinkle
The Birmingham & District Gundog & Terrier Club
19th Oct 2013
Judge: Jenny Miller (Feorlig)
Junior /
Second Place
Name at show: Dassett Tiggiwinkle
Post Graduate /
First Place
Name at show: Dassett Tiggiwinkle
Coventry (Foleshill) Canine Association
3rd Nov 2013
Judge: Andrew Goodsell (Livewyre)
Reserve Best Of Breed
Name at show: Dassett Tiggiwinkle
Graduate /
Second Place
Name at show: Dassett Tiggiwinkle
Open /
First Place
Name at show: Dassett Tiggiwinkle
East Anglia Border Terrier Club Open Show
24th Nov 2013
Judge: Gemma Alpe (Pipruda)
I want to thank the committee of East Anglian Border Terrier Club for inviting me to judge there November open show was a great privilege as growing up showing as a youngester at many of there breed club shows. My thanks also to my very experienced stewards of the day Bev Jackson and Simon Jackson who without them I'm sure my ring would not have ran so smoothly,and to all that entered under me. I was generally very pleased with the overall quality of the dogs entered under me a few who shone from the first time I caught sight of them. But no major faults found on the day which pleased me.
Special Beginners - Bitch /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Dassett Tiggiwinkle
West Midland Terrier Society
7th Dec 2013
Judge: Joyce Martin (Merumhor)
Junior - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Dassett Tiggiwinkle
Placing Critique
Lovely red bitch with an excellent tight harsh coat and loose pelt and neat feet and short tail. Super head with strong muzzle, big teeth and keen expression, she caught my eye straight away. She was sound on the move although would have liked to see a bit more drive.
Post Graduate - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Dassett Tiggiwinkle
Ladies Kennel Association
15th Dec 2013
Judge: Mrs Jayne Alpe
I was honoured to accept this appointment at short notice, due to Kathy Wilkinson’s ill health. I was impressed with the new halls and layout this year.
I was able to judge with no preconceptions, as I have only been to two shows this year, so the majority of dogs were new to me. A good size entry with some good quality dogs present in a number of classes in which I was splitting hairs I had two very good stewards who handled the large classes with calm and efficient precision allowing me to get on with my job.
Overall movement, has improved considerably. In my opinion Borders should move soundly, positively and with the minimum of effort needed to cover the ground well, this means that they use far less energy when travelling distances, and my principal winners all fitted this criteria. Nice large teeth and good bites were very much in evidence. At long last I am starting to see definition between dogs and bitches, I like to see a masculine dog and a feminine bitch. The other thing I was pleased to see was the majority had good tight feet. Some exhibitors seem to be under the impression that an underweight dog is a way to make them easier to span, it doesn’t work! I hate to be able to feel bone and not muscle.
I learnt after judging that there was some kind of aggression in one of the classes, unfortunately I did not witness this personally, as I was going over a dog on the table, if I had of seen it then I would have taken appropriate action as this type of temperament is totally unacceptable in our lovely breed.
Junior - Bitch /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Dassett Tiggiwinkle
Yearling - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Dassett Tiggiwinkle
Post Graduate - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Dassett Tiggiwinkle
Cheltenham & District Canine Society Open Show
9th Feb 2014
Judge: Eillen Coles (Towden)
Yearling /
Third Place
Name at show: Dassett Tiggiwinkle
Open /
Reserve
Name at show: Dassett Tiggiwinkle
The Midland Border Terrier Club Open Show
16th Feb 2014
Judge: Mrs Ann Maltby (Pherjan)
Graduate - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Dassett Tiggiwinkle
The Southern Border Terrier Club Limited Show
2nd Mar 2014
Judge: Miss Anita Harrison (Iacheslei)
My thanks to the officers and committee for the invitation to judge this show, and their hospitality on the day. I thoroughly enjoyed the appointment. All dogs bar one were entire, and all mouths good apart from one level bite and a few forgivable signs of age in the veteran classes. I found some exhibits to be well up to size and difficult to span, but was very pleased with my final line up and main winners. Thank you to the exhibitors for entering and accepting my decisions so sportingly, and to my stewards on the day.
Graduate - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Dassett Tiggiwinkle
Placing Critique
19 months grizzle and tan - another good bitch, just a little larger than the winner, lovely length of rib, moved well fore and aft, well presented.
Yorkshire, Lancashire & Cheshire Border Terrier Club Open Show
22nd Mar 2014
Judge: Mr. David Matthews (Tojamatt)
I wish to thank the YORKS LANCS AND CHESHIRE BORDER TERRIER CLUB for the opportunity to judge at this level many thanks to the stewards Carolyn Richardson, Cally Harris and Julie Price for the help in the smooth running of the show I would also like to thank the exhibitors for allowing me the pleasure of going over their dogs.
Post Graduate - Bitch /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Dassett Tiggiwinkle
Special Beginners - Dog or Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Dassett Tiggiwinkle
Placing Critique
VHC in a strong post grad class grizzle bitch in a good harsh coat with a nice head and expression who moved well, topline and tailset carried well stood and on the move, easily spanned
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 - Bitch /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Dassett Tiggiwinkle
East Anglia Border Terrier Club Championship Show
13th Apr 2014
Judge: Professor A S Milton (Baillieswells)
It was a great pleasure to judge my own club’s championship show. The venue is excellent, and I was able to experience this from the judge’s side of the table. The show was run very smoothly, and I was particular grateful to Beverley Jackson who, as chief steward, saw that everything was in the right place at the right time. I was pleased with my class winners, though some of the lower placing were a little problematic. As one would expect at this time of the year, with a few exceptions, coats were excellent. I seem to go on about movement every time I judge. I was pleased to note that wide fronts were fewer than before, however we seem to be going in the opposite direction,, with front paws nearly touching on the move. In my opinion the top-line should either be level or slightly sloping downwards to the hind legs. There were several exhibits in which the slope was the other way, with the top of the hind legs above the front legs. This is a wrong. There were several tails that were far too long. There was only one really bad mouth, the dog in question should not in my opinion be shown, and a couple with an incisor out of alignment. And that raises a question. The first line of the standard states ‘Essentially a working terrier’. Does a minor tooth misalignment affect the ability of the dog to work? Any judge can see a fault in the mouth and penalize it, and yet miss other faults which can indeed affect the working ability. Similarly how important are missing teeth? Many a Border has one or more of the first premolars missing or not properly erupted. The standard makes no mention of teeth other than in the context of a scissor bite. At least we are not obsessed with counting teeth as are the Germans.
Post Graduate - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Dassett Tiggiwinkle
Special Beginners - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Dassett Tiggiwinkle
Birmingham Gundog and Terrier Open Show
20th Apr 2014
Judge:
I was delighted to be asked to judge at this show. It was Easter Sunday therefore the committee had provided Easter Eggs for all best of breeds which was a nice touch. Thank you too to the very able and competent stewards who kept things running smoothly and to all those who entered.
Best Of Breed
Name at show: Dassett Tiggiwinkle
Best Bitch
Name at show: Dassett Tiggiwinkle
Post Graduate - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Dassett Tiggiwinkle
Placing Critique
This red bitch caught my eye as soon as she entered the ring. Super head with strong muzzle, big teeth and keen expression. Excellent tight harsh coat and loose pelt. Narrow front with tight feet and well set on tail. Handy size and moved out well maintaining good balance. After consultation with the dog judge we awarded her B.O.B
Open - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Dassett Tiggiwinkle
West Of England Ladies' Kennel Society
25th Apr 2014
Judge: Mr A Cuthbertson (Ashbrae)
Thank you to the exhibitors for their entries and to my two stewards.
I think size needs to be watched in the breed as a working terrier. I have a large span but a number of dogs were not spannable by me, this reflected in my placings. We also seem to loosing the otter like head, some with too much stop, some with weak muzzles and others lacking under jaw. This results in a loss of type which defines the breed. We should try and adhere to the breed standard laid down by the original border terrier breeders.
The over baiting of dogs on the table is totally unnecessary. In my opinion they do not need to be constantly fed on the table. It makes judging difficult when a dog is constantly looking for food.
I was very surprised to see border terriers with coats on around the ring, as they should have their own double coat for warmth and protection. I hope this isn’t the start of trend with the breed becoming just another show breed and losing its identity as the standard states “essentially a working terrier”.
Yearling - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Dassett Tiggiwinkle
Placing Critique
Another nice bitch, stronger made than one, but still spannable with good bone. A well made body covered with a thick double coat. Moved with drive.
Post Graduate - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Dassett Tiggiwinkle
Placing Critique
2nd YB.
Southern Border Terrier Club Open Show
21st Sep 2014
Judge: Mrs Trudi Baird (Dowgri)
Many thanks to the Southern Border Terrier club for inviting me to judge and for their fabulous hospitality. The new venue had light inside much improved from the old venue and was in a beautiful setting . My appreciation goes to my ring stewards Andrew Mooney , Bev Marsh & Jane Roberts who ensured the entrants were in order, and kept the classes running smoothly.
A good entry ,numerically and in quality , which gave way to some close decisions. Coats were as always at different stages , I found myself forgiving lack of coat or blown coats in favour of correct movement .Some exhibits that on first glance I thought were my winners let themselves down on the move , there were a couple who “crabbed” and some who’s front movement was very untidy .From ringside these dogs looked wonderful stacked . Some dogs were moved rather fast which may have contributed to their wayward movement.
A few dogs had too much beard and cheek hair left on , this stood out even more when the rest of the dog was immaculately presented .
On the plus side I found fit, well conditioned dogs , teeth and bites were good ,and excellent temperaments - bar a couple who were uncharacteristically shy . I was extremely pleased with both line ups and was spoilt for choice with the top honours.
Thank you for allowing me to go over your lovely dogs.
Limit - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Dassett Tiggiwinkle
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.
Post Graduate - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Dassett Tiggiwinkle
Coventry (Foleshill) CA
2nd Nov 2014
Judge: Mr Paul Richardson
Open /
Second Place
Name at show: Dassett Tiggiwinkle
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.
Post Graduate - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Dassett Tiggiwinkle
Special Beginners - Dog or Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Dassett Tiggiwinkle
Placing Critique
Reserve in PGB, good outline, good jacket, easy to span moving well.
Cheltenham & District Canine Society
8th Feb 2015
Judge: Mrs Tina Jones (Otterholme)
I would like to thank the committee for the invitation to judge at this well run show. My thanks to my steward for keeping things running smoothly and to the exhibitors who entered their borders under me and the sporting manner they accepted my decisions on the day. We had a lovely big ring which I made full use of. Coats were mixed as to be expected, pleasing to find all exhibits of correct size and spannable. Some quality exhibits making for difficult decisions.
Post Graduate /
First Place
Name at show: Dassett Tiggiwinkle
Placing Critique
Stood alone but a worthy winner. Red grizzle bitch built on the right lines, lovely head, strong muzzle, lovely length of body with ribs carried well back, strong loin moved well.
Evesham and District Canine Society Open Show
12th Jul 2015
Judge: Mrs Jane Aktkin (Earthwold)
Limit /
First Place
Name at show: Dassett Tiggiwinkle
Placing Critique
Red bitch in good coat. Plenty of loose pelt. Moved freely
Bournemouth CS
10th Aug 2015
Judge: Mrs Lynda Ward
I would like to thank the officers and committee for inviting me to judge, the stewards for unobtrusively keeping things running smoothly and the exhibitors for bringing their good dogs and accepting my decisions with grace. I was gratified to have only 3 absentees despite the awful weather forecast. The necessary inside ring, albeit slightly sloping and uneven, was a decent size giving each exhibit the opportunity to get into stride. Coats varied but there were many good textured topcoats over dense undercoats and on the whole pelts were thick. My worst issue was that some exhibits, despite being narrow and not fat, were very heavy and also a difficult span. Pads were generally thick but feet could be better trimmed as some that looked large and flat actually weren’t on examination. I look for shortish carrot-like tails and although some were thick at the base and tapering correctly they were overly long. I only found 2 with misplaced teeth and it was delighted to find most today had large well set white teeth in good scissor bite. In the past I’ve commented on lack of condition and poor muscle tone in hindquarters so was happy that all today’s entry was presented fit and in hard condition. Overall type was good, I was pleased with both line ups and the veteran classes were a particular treat
Graduate - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Dassett Tiggiwinkle
Placing Critique
Good headed bitch who has a good mouth and strong jaw. She has a narrow front and moved well so it was another nit-pick decision and 1st was a slightly easier span.
Banbury & DCS Open Show
2nd May 2016
Judge: Mr Bill Bunce (Adurni)
Post Graduate /
First Place
Name at show: Dassett Tiggiwinkle
Southern Counties Canine Association
4th Jun 2016
Judge: Mrs Anne Tove Strande
I was thrilled to receive the invitation to come back to Southern Counties and judge Border Terriers!
The organizers know how to make people feel welcomed and I enjoyed the relaxed and friendly atmosphere! All details were very well taken care of and in the ring my stewards were extremely efficient and nice. Thanks to the exhibitors for showing their dogs under me and for their presentation, which was very professional.
I enjoyed the overall quality of the Borders. There were many with lovely otter heads and with correct racy outline. All but one was easily spannable and agile. I also appreciated good pelts and quality otter tails. Coats were of good texture, but I wish more dogs could be presented with fuller coats. I appreciate a Border with truly double coat and a little “tweedy” look about them so they do not remind me of a smooth terrier. Movements were free, but quite a few could improve in front movement becoming more stable and parallel.
My winning dog and bitch were both of such high quality they could win anywhere, both under breed specialists as well as all-rounders. In addition to having correct breed specific details, they were also well constructed. I chose the bitch as my BOB because she had that extra attitude and showmanship making her an eyecatcher. It made me proud on behalf of the breed that she also won the group!
Graduate - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Dassett Tiggiwinkle
Three Counties Championship Show
10th Jun 2016
Judge: Miss S Dandy
Post Graduate - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Dassett Tiggiwinkle
Placing Critique
Another well-made grizzle bitch of pleasing size and proportions. Typical head and expression with moderate neck into a clean wither, excellent firm topline, defined croup and well-set on carroty tail. Well-balanced quarters with very sound forehand assembly, a well laid shoulder and length in upper arm. Moved out soundly and tracked particularly well. Liked her for type, in good condition with a thick double coat.
