Show Placings
Midland Border Terrier Club Open Show
20th Nov 2011
Judge: Mrs Anne Heathcote (Saxheath)
I thoroughly enjoyed my day and thank all the exhibitors for the lovely entry. The depth of quality was a pleasant surprise and it would seem that the breed is in good hands.
Best Puppy - Bitch
Name at show: Nickeltweed Maggie May
Best Puppy
Name at show: Nickeltweed Maggie May
Minor Puppy - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Nickeltweed Maggie May
Placing Critique
Lovely class of puppies, wish I could place more. Loved this racy girl with a lovely head and neck and shoulder placement, straight narrow front, nice outline and good hind construction, short carrot tail and correct jacket and pelt. Moved well with drive. BPB BPIS.
Yorkshire, Lancashire & Cheshire Border Terrier Club Open Show
24th Mar 2012
Judge: Miss Tracey Peacock (Ragatam)
My Thanks To The Officers And Committee For Inviting Me To Judge Their Show, To The Stewards, Mrs. Doreen Rushby And Mrs. Tracy Butler For Keeping The Ring Running Smoothly And To The Exhibitors For Allowing Me To Go Over Their Dogs.
Best Puppy - Bitch
Name at show: Nickeltweed Maggie May
Best Puppy
Name at show: Nickeltweed Maggie May
Puppy - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Nickeltweed Maggie May
Placing Critique
A Very Good Headed Puppy With An Excellent Expression And Typical Eye. She Was Shown In Very Good Coat, Has An Excellent Topline And A Good Length Of Neck Into Well Laid Shoulders. Correct Length Of Body, Deep Narrow Chest, Good In Rib With Good Racy Quarters. Moved Soundly With Drive. Bpb Bp
East Anglia Border Terrier Club Championship Show
15th Apr 2012
Judge: Mrs Su Williams (Hollybridge)
Thank you very much to the Officers and Committee of the Club for inviting me to judge today. Special Thank you must go to my two very able Stewards Bev & Simon Jackson for the smooth running of the ring.
I was impressed by the over all quality of the exhibits today; it was definitely a case of more winners than awards!
I was pleased to see overall that mouths were very good. There were a couple of minor incisor alignment issues but nothing to penalize. Thankfully tails are improving, in recent years the long thin sickle curled over tail became too regular a sight, Today they were far outnumbered by more typically carried tails. On a slightly negative note -cleanliness, a number of dogs were quite pungent and just because they are ‘Essentially a working terrier’ they don’t have to smell like they just came from a dig! Muscle tone was lacking in some fit looking Borders bringing the worry some might be fed for condition instead of exercised for it! Coats that transient problem, many sadly had to be marked down today due to lack of coat. While some evidence of texture was there in many cases. I had to place dogs without coat according to how they appeared on the day!
Puppy - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Nickeltweed Maggie May
East of England Championbship Show
6th Jul 2012
Judge: Mr Brian Baxter (Beenaben)
I thought the quality of the dogs has improved since the last time I judged. They were on a par with the bitches in depth
Junior - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Nickeltweed Maggie May
The Midland Border Terrier Club Championship Show
5th Aug 2012
Judge: Nicholls & Dean
*Dog Critique*
An excellent entry at this my first club championship show. There were quality exhibits in all classes and overall, if this entry can be used as a yardstick, the dogs are now almost as good as the bitches, which couldn’t be said only a short while ago. This must bode well for the future of the breed.
I have been very critical of movement in the past, but I found a distinct improvement here and most of the class card winners had good parallel movement going away and back, and plenty of drive with economical front action. Coats were generally very good and heads were much improved with only a few weak snipey muzzles and apple skulls.
Many thanks to my hard working stewards, Sharon Pickering and Ray Bryan, who succeeded in keeping me out of trouble.
*Bitch Critique*
A very satisfying day, I had many good bitches to go over. My thanks to the MBTC for the invitation to judge and to the exhibitors for entering. All were capable of being spanned, there was a good number of typical jackets and overall quality was such that this was a factor in the placings. No bad mouths and many with good strong teeth. Construction has improved but be careful not to overdo the hind angulation and remember we look for narrow fronts. A few round ears and several larger than I prefer. Racy lines preferred but be careful as some lacked substance. I though the principal winners were all very good. BIS, RBIS and BOS were all worthy winners.
Junior - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Nickeltweed Maggie May
Placing Critique
14 mo. Close decision for top place. Excellent head with strong muzzle and underjaw, with shallow stop, neat ears. Good angulation translated into efficient movement. Finished off with a harsh jacket
Bournemouth Championship Show
13th Aug 2012
Judge: Mr W Browne-Cole
Junior - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Nickeltweed Maggie May
Placing Critique
pleasing head, strong muzzle, neat ears, lovely neck & shoulder, covered the ground well
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.
Limit - Bitch /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Nickeltweed Maggie May
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.
RBCC
Name at show: Nickeltweed Maggie May
Limit - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Nickeltweed Maggie May
Placing Critique
Another lovely bitch, just my type, she has a feminine otter head with a varminty expression and small neat ears, she has the tightest thickest coat and dense undercoat, very easily spanned. Well ribbed back and an excellent bend of stifle which she put to good use in the ring, very well muscled hindquarters, pleased to award her the R.CC
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.
Limit - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Nickeltweed Maggie May
Placing Critique
Excellent head with strong muzzle and under jaw. Neat ears, good angulation, well placed shoulders, front and feet. Narrow bodylines with correct rib. Not quite in her best jacket today for top awards.
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.
Limit - Bitch /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Nickeltweed Maggie May
