Show Placings
Midland Border Terrier Club Open Show
18th Nov 2012
Judge: Mrs Gill Hunt (Ottaswell)
Minor Puppy - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Dandyhow Femme Fatale
Placing Critique
Almost 8 month b/tan. Very feminine with everything as it should be at this age. Sweet head and expression, super coat and pelt. Nice body lines and lovely outline when moving well. Pushed hard for BPB, just think she needs time to grow on a little.
Coventry Ladies Kennel Society Open Show
1st Jan 2013
Judge: Stephen Randle Goodwin (Lanola)
Best Puppy
Name at show: Dandyhow Femme Fatale
Puppy /
First Place
Name at show: Dandyhow Femme Fatale
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.
Puppy - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Dandyhow Femme Fatale
Placing Critique
Both blues, very feminine and of similar age. Both moved out well. I preferred the feet of the 2nd but the hind angulation of the 1st and felt she had more scope and a more mature coat.
National Terrier
6th Apr 2013
Judge: Mrs. Margaret Curtis (Matamba)
Many thanks to all of the exhibitors who gave me such a nice entry of 201 dogs, giving 245 entries. My thanks go to my two stewards, with some large numbers in the classes they kept everything running smoothly and helped me to finish on time. Many decisions were difficult and some decent dogs went unplaced.
There were things that came to hand while going over the dogs on the table, short ribs and over long in the loin and long hocks. Some of these short ribbed dogs were not over sprung and quite narrow through the body, but our standard states ‘ribs well back‘, something to be watched in your future breeding programs. Some dogs looked on the heavy side when I first looked around the ring, but on the table I was surprised how so many of these dogs came to hand no problem. Upright shoulders were noticeable and front movement in some classes was a problem, along with some very straight stifles and sickle movement. Puppies and youngsters you would expect to be forgiven for movement, along with the size of ears - within time the head develops and things start to balance out.
Jackets were at all stages, spot on, starting to blow - with some owners trying to scissor or part strip them into shape, other coats were coming through with harshness and one or two had just undercoat. There were some that could have done with just a tidy up which would have helped the overall picture.
General overall condition and the spanning on most dogs was acceptable, with good thick pelts. I did feel some of the puppies were thin and were quite hollow behind the ribs. I only had one bad mouth but plenty with strong jaws and large teeth. In general the shape and length of tails were good. A few low set tails, which when a dog is in a full jacket you can feel the low set when on the table but not necessarily see it on the move.
Novice - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Dandyhow Femme Fatale
Windsor Championship Dog Show
29th Jun 2013
Judge: Mrs Karen Dean (Tyrian)
I would first like to thank the society for inviting me to judge at this level for the first time, and my stewards for keeping me on track. Special thanks to the Border Terrier Club of Victoria, Australia and their secretary Denise Worthington for presenting a special sash to the Best of Breed winner providing a welcome highlight at the end of judging.
Junior - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Dandyhow Femme Fatale
Placing Critique
Bl/t. Attractive feminine head with neat ear. Well laid back shoulders and well ribbed back. Harsh, dense coat with thick pelt. More settled on the move.
East of England Agricultural Society
6th Jul 2013
Judge: Mr A Horner (Stineval)
I have to thank the society for the invitation to judge and to the exhibitors who accepted my decisions sportingly. Thank you also to my steward, on his own, for keeping things moving.
Junior - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Dandyhow Femme Fatale
Placing Critique
(B/Tan) Keen expression with dark almond shaped eye small ears correct bite with big teeth. Good length of rib and loin and narrow throughout. Nice bone small feet and thick pads moved and showed well on loose leash.
Paignton Championship Show
3rd Aug 2013
Judge: Mrs B Jackson (Clipstone)
I thoroughly enjoyed judging at Paignton Championship Show. The new venue (well, new to me) was very pleasant and the show was efficiently run by the helpful and friendly committee. I had an excellent entry which contained lots of quality dogs to choose from. Some classes were, however, a real mix of types, again the Fox Terrier type with high ear carriage are appearing, as are those with almost "hound like" ears, far too large and which ruin the head. Ultimately I judged to my interpretation of the Standard. I like a dog to be a real stallion dog and a bitch, his feminine counterpart. I do not like bitchy dogs and masculine bitches. I was incredibly pleased with my winners, neither of which I have judged before and who to my mind are excellent examples of the breed, both home bred too, not bought in.
Junior - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Dandyhow Femme Fatale
Bath Championship Show
23rd May 2014
Judge: Mr S Plane
Thankyou to the exhibitors for giving me such a good entry for the first time awarding challenge certificates. Although we had a super sized ring with short grass and level surface, the weather prevented us from using the outer part in some classes. Most of the exhibits were undeterred by the rain and dampness
Post Graduate - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Dandyhow Femme Fatale
Placing Critique
A well made blue and tan in fuller coat, balanced head, correct mouth, true front, strong quarters, well coupled and showed steadily. Gave a good outline when standing.
Southern Counties Canine Association
31st May 2014
Judge: Mr Terry Cooper
Firstly I would like to thank my able stewards for making my day of judging so enjoyable, they did a first class job in the process and my compliments go to them both. Secondly I thank the exhibitors for bringing some fine examples of the breed under me. In a few classes I was splitting hairs with a number of exhibits and on another day they would change places many times. I was very happy with my final line up of dogs and bitches, they were all of excellent quality and worthy of winning top honours.
Limit - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Dandyhow Femme Fatale
Southern Border Terrier Club Members Limited Show
1st Mar 2020
Judge: Tina Morgan (Blewecourt)
Thankyou to the officers and committee for the support and courtesy extended to me at this well-run breed club show. I also want to thank and congratulate Sheila Hales the show manager, David Hunt and Lyn Aldrich my stewards and Andrew Mooney for ensuring everything was in order and ran smoothly. My last thanks must go to the exhibitors for a quality entry and allowing me to go over their dogs, as well as the sporting way they accepted my decisions.
It was a great atmosphere, all the dogs and bitches displayed good temperaments, all males entire, a couple of level bites which is of course acceptable and a wide variety of types with some carrying too much condition which I couldn’t span and were heavy. Coats were at varying stages of growth and I was pleased to feel a number of good thick pelts. I judged as I saw the dogs on the day and had at the fore the essentials required for ‘essentially a working terrier’.
Best Veteran
Name at show: Dandyhow Femme Fatale
Veteran - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Dandyhow Femme Fatale
Placing Critique
Rising 8 years, a lovely feminine headed B/T bitch who stood out in this class. Neat ear set, neat straight front into well laid-back shoulders and nicely ribbed back. Easily spanned, well balanced and in really good order. Good coat, pelt and level topline both standing and on the move.
The Southern Border Terrier Club Limited Show
6th Mar 2022
Judge: Mandy Holmes (Bimandi)
Firstly I would like to thank The Southern Border Terrier Club for inviting me to judge and for their hospitality on the day. Also many thanks to everyone that gave me the privilege of going over their dogs and congratulation to all my winners.
All males were entire. All tails straight. One or two untidy mouths but nothing to be classed as a fault.
Oldest Veteran
Name at show: Dandyhow Femme Fatale
Veteran - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Dandyhow Femme Fatale
Placing Critique
10 years good mature bitch of good size, correct coat and pelt and still spannable, straight front and good length of rib. Steady on the move.
