Show Placings
Midland Border Terrier Club Open Show
1st Feb 2026
Judge: Lauren Goddard (Awbrooksky)
Thank you to the Midland Border Terrier Club committee for inviting me to judge, and to everyone who entered under me. I thoroughly enjoyed my day.
I was pleased to find no bad mouths or kinks in tails. Slightly concerned about movement throughout. Coats were a mixture, though most had good pelts. The overall size of the dogs were of good standard . I had many lovely dogs to go over, in which a couple of the classes I was splitting hairs between.
Best Baby Puppy in Show
Name at show: Dassett Silhouette
Baby Puppy Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Dassett Silhouette
Placing Critique
BBPIS 5 month old Blue and tan bitch. Lovely, correct sized head with good dentition and well-set ears. Moderate length of neck which flows into a very strong level topline on the stand and move ,with a nice short, thick tail carried well. Small tidy feet. Spannable with well-carried back ribs and a strong loin. Moved well from all three sides. Presented in just enough coat.
Northern Counties Sporting Terrier Association Open Show
15th Mar 2026
Judge: Jo Hughes (Arunmere)
Firstly, I would like to thank the committee for inviting me to judge Border Terriers. I was very pleased with the entry and would like to thank the exhibitors for bringing their dogs, as well as my stewards, who kept everything running smoothly.
Overall, the dogs were presented in good condition. Coats were generally very good, with some approaching the end of their best. Movement was varied, and puppies in the early classes were understandably distracted by activity in the neighbouring ring. All dogs were entire, with no kinks; however, two exhibits were found to have misaligned teeth.
Best Puppy - Bitch
Name at show: Dassett Silhouette
Best Puppy
Name at show: Dassett Silhouette
Puppy - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Dassett Silhouette
Placing Critique
Well made B&T baby of just 6 months. Attractive feminine head, good dentation, harsh jacket, ribs well back, well laid shoulders, narrow front, soundly built with shapely hindquarters, covered the ground well. BPIB.
The Border Terrier Club Championship Show
28th Mar 2026
Judge: Mrs Kathy Wilkinson (Otterkin)
I was honoured to be invited to judge our Club’s Championship Show, 30 years after I last judged here (at a different venue) in 1996. This is my 16th time awarding CCs in the UK. Thank you to the Committee for this invitation. Thank you also to my two excellent ring stewards Janice Johnson and Marina Fleming and to the Collecting Ring Stewards Judy Carr and Judith Fawcett, all four of whose efforts throughout the day kept everything running smoothly so we finished in good time. Many thanks to the exhibitors for bringing their dogs to show to me and for the friendly atmosphere I encountered throughout the day. Win or lose, you always take the best dog home, as they say.
I found the quality excellent throughout, with many classes where I was really spoilt for choice. All males were entire and most of the entry had good scissor bites, with only one or two in Veteran being not so “precise”, shall we say. Some of the dogs were a little difficult to span and so paid the price, but on a whole, most were spannable and had good rib shapes. The standard does not ask for a flat rib – I do love to see a good rib shape when viewed from above, with enough capacity for heart and lungs to do their jobs. It is important to the breed’s job of work that they are spannable and have ribs carried well back. Movement is also important as it plays a major part in making them fit for function. An otter-like head takes them apart from a generic terrier and makes them the breed we love to own.
When the line ups came into the ring, particularly my bitch line up, I was very pleased to see them all and happy that we have such good examples of the breed.
Best Puppy - Bitch
Name at show: Dassett Silhouette
Best Puppy
Name at show: Dassett Silhouette
Minor Puppy - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Dassett Silhouette
Placing Critique
Lovely blue and tan baby just one day shy of 7 months old, with good shaped rib, she spanned very easily. Just right for bone. Feminine otterhead with lovely dark eye. Pleased to award her BPIS.
National Terrier Club
4th Apr 2026
Judge: Mr Matt Smith (Alncroft)
Best Puppy - Bitch
Name at show: Dassett Silhouette
Minor Puppy - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Dassett Silhouette
