Name:Tojamatt Integrity 
Gender:Bitch 
DOB:05-03-2014 
Colour:Dark Grizzle and Tan 
Owner(s): Mr & Mrs D Matthews  
Breeder:Mr & Mrs D Matthews 
CH Stoneygin Jack the Lad At Nickeltweed (D)
08-04-2003
Colour: Grizzle and Tan
CH/Ir CH Badgerholme Ripon Boy JW (D)
24-11-1998
Colour: Grizzle and Tan
Badgerholme Laytown Reed (D)
08-02-1996
CH Dazzle 'em Lyndhay (D)
CH/Ir CH Badgerholme Ascot Lady (B)
Ir CH Bretcar New Venture At Badgerholme (B)
14-01-1995
CH Dazzle 'em Lyndhay (D)
Otterkin Peggy Sue (B)
CH Shawlands Sally Forth of Stoneygin (B)
21-03-1996
Colour: Light Grizzle
CH Dazzle 'em Lyndhay (D)
22-11-1992
CH/Am/CAn CH Lynhay Daz (D)
Otterkin Blue Ribbon At Basvale (B)
Shawlands Just the One (B)
21-03-1993
CH Beenaben Bertie (D)
Ruby Tuesday At Shawlands (B)
Tojamatt Morgana (B)
17-09-2011
Colour: Red Grizzle
CH Rexlands Cock Robin (D)
13-08-2009
Colour: Grizzle and Tan
Rexlands Ragged Robin (D)
23-04-2003
CH Brumberhill Basil (D)
Ox Eye Daisy By Rexlands (B)
Rexlands Serin (B)
05-05-2005
CH Gameway Kiwi JW (D)
Ox Eye Daisy By Rexlands (B)
Tojamatt Heather (B)
15-06-2007
Colour: Blue and Tan
Orenberg Advocate of Stineval (D)
01-07-2005
Stineval Razzamadaz (D)
CH Orenberg Inkling (B)
Tojamatt Snowdrop (B)
15-01-2006
Oxcroft Riley (D)
Tojamatt Gypsy Lass (B)

Show Placings

Darlington Championship Show
12th Sep 2014
Judge: Mr A Horner (Stineval)
I would like to thank the Darlington society for my invitation .The stewards were on the ball all day so I would like to thank them for making my day an easy one. I would also like to thank the exhibitors for taking my decisions so sportingly. However I feel that some exhibits would benefit from a little more food, feeding less does not make them any smaller! One thing that particularly drew my attention was the dirty teeth in some of the younger exhibits, feet need improving by trimming nails. Nails on some were what a Hawk would be proud of! Also scissor cuts do not enhance a coat , we are not a trimmed breed we are a breed where hand stripping is paramount.
Minor Puppy - Bitch / Reserve
Name at show: Tojamatt Integrity
Driffield Agricultural Society Championship Dog Show
20th Sep 2014
Judge: Mrs A C Fryer (Irton)
Thanks to the exhibitors for giving me a lovely entry and to my stewards for keeping the ring running efficiently throughout. We had a good day with a very very slight drizzle; the exhibitors and exhibits seemed untroubled but it did cause the ringside to flee temporarily! There were some very good dogs present and I enjoyed all my winners but there are always some buts, and looking through my notes there was a preponderonce of “OK” over “good”. The standard asks for a dog that has the soundness to follow a horse; this, of course, must be understood in the context of a terrier working with the Hunt on rough moorland ground, but even so only the minority of exhibits could meet this requirement. Inadequate angulation leads to poor ground covering ability and untidy front movement – evident in a lot of exhibits. Whilst most exhibitors take the trouble to present their dogs as well as possible, a number were unfit and lacking muscle tone and would one of the Breed Clubs please put on a grooming seminar which shows exhibitors how to prepare feet and nails?? It is clearly needed. I forgive coats since these are outwith your control and sadly some excellent dogs had to pay the price for coming without a jacket.
Minor Puppy - Bitch / Third Place
Name at show: Tojamatt Integrity
Placing Critique
Another good bitch, good head, she is superbly balanced, well angulated , excellent bone and feet, good tail and set, very pleasing all round. Was very very unsettled on the move and will do much better when she steadies.
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.
Best Puppy - Bitch
Name at show: Tojamatt Integrity
Best Puppy
Name at show: Tojamatt Integrity
Minor Puppy - Bitch / First Place
Name at show: Tojamatt Integrity
Placing Critique
Lovely narrow youngster, good feminine head, nice clean shoulders, good front and back angles, excellent in outline, good coat. Moved very well. Best puppy. I’ll follow her career with interest.
Midland Counties Canine Society
25th Oct 2014
Judge: Mr Euan Castel (Flutorum)
My sincere thanks are extended to each exhibitor for providing me with such a wonderful entry, on this, my 1st CC appointment. At 160 dogs I had the highest entry in the group. I would like to thank the committee for their kind invitation and the hospitality that I received. Thank you to my two very competent stewards Alex & Barry Cole. Mouths were good, a couple were unspannable and coats varied. Some exhibits were untidy in undercarriage, legs and feet and would benefit from a little grooming a few days prior to show day. More importantly, a number of exhibits were overweight and lacked muscle tone. That said, there was a depth of quality to each class and a number of nice dogs had to go unplaced on this occasion. I was extremely pleased with both the dog and bitch line ups.
Minor Puppy - Bitch / Second Place
Name at show: Tojamatt Integrity
Placing Critique
Rangier type bitch, light grizzle, good head and expression, nice ear placement. Well presented coat of good texture, pliable pelt. Moved with confidence around ring.
Scottish Border Terrier Club Championship Show
8th Nov 2014
Judge: Mrs P McLellan (Breconbeds)
My thanks to the Scottish Committee for the invitation to judge our prestigious annual Championship Show; to my excellent steward Joyce Orr, and to the exhibitors for such a good entry. I was happy with my class winners which were super examples of the breed. On the down side a number of exhibits were short in the leg and in the body, giving an unbalanced appearance and it’s very unlikely that they would be capable of following a horse, as the breed standard requires. Some pelts were too thin and too many dogs were single coated.
Best Puppy - Bitch
Name at show: Tojamatt Integrity
Best Opposite Sex Puppy
Name at show: Tojamatt Integrity
Minor Puppy - Bitch / First Place
Name at show: Tojamatt Integrity
Placing Critique
Neat little grizzle bitch with lovely head and expression. Nice dark eye and good ear placement. Ample bone. Good straight front on cat-like feet. BPB.
Puppy - Bitch / First Place
Name at show: Tojamatt Integrity
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.
Minor Puppy - Bitch / Second Place
Name at show: Tojamatt Integrity
Placing Critique
Attractive youngster with good body proportions and correct bone. Pleasing head and expression, good coat and pelt, good topline and tail. Needs to tighten up in movement, but is of course still quite babyish.
Puppy - Bitch / Second Place
Name at show: Tojamatt Integrity
Novice - Bitch / Second Place
Name at show: Tojamatt Integrity
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.
Puppy - Bitch / Second Place
Name at show: Tojamatt Integrity
Placing Critique
Super grizzle in lovely body condition, but no top coat! Still couldn’t over look her obvious high quality from her lovely head to her well muscled rear. Powers round the ring and is just a fraction wide behind going away but is ideal in every other respect. Spans easily round her excellent light frame and narrow body, super front with medium boned legs and tight feet. Should trouble the best in coat.
Manchester Championship Show
15th Jan 2015
Judge: Miss Anita Harrison (Iacheslei)
This was my first Championship Show appointment and I would like to thank the Society for the invitation and generous hospitality. Thanks also to my stewards Brian Attwood and Anne Speake who did a sterling job keeping the good sized, well appointed ring running smoothly throughout the day. Thanks also to the exhibitors for allowing me to go over some very high quality dogs. Generally the standard was good with the majority of exhibits showing and moving well. I was concerned by the number of short rounded ribs I found, especially in the bitch classes. There were several noses lacking pigment, some very long thin tails, and I found a few broken or out of line teeth. Coats were at various stages and some otherwise good dogs had to be penalised for lack of coat in the stronger classes. Whereas others with little coat made it into the line up on overall quality. I was very pleased with my main winners, and thank the exhibitors for accepting my decisions in a sporting manner.
Puppy - Bitch / First Place
Name at show: Tojamatt Integrity
Placing Critique
light grizzle of 10 months, good head, up to size for me, with good bone, neat feet, good length of rib, strong loin, level top line and correct tail set. Moved well. Coat just coming through.
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
Best Puppy - Bitch
Name at show: Tojamatt Integrity
Best Puppy
Name at show: Tojamatt Integrity
Puppy - Bitch / First Place
Name at show: Tojamatt Integrity
Placing Critique
Mature red bitch with a super strong but feminine head with a short strong muzzle. Good for size and length she is easily spanned with ribs well laid back to a strong loin. Pleasing top tine with a well set tail. Moved well and took Best Puppy In Breed against strong competition.
Class Critique
Not an easy class to judge with a wide range of age and therefore maturity. There is much promise for the breed here and I look forward to watching their further development.
Junior - Bitch / Third Place
Name at show: Tojamatt Integrity
Placing Critique
1st in Puppy Bitch
Yorkshire, Lancashire & Cheshire Border Terrier Club Open Show
21st Mar 2015
Judge: Karen S Stockley (Foxfactor)
I would like to thank the Officers and Committee for the judging appointment and for their hospitality on the day, the lovely gifts, also my stewards Alison and Callie and not least the competitors for a lovely entry and for allowing me the opportunity to go over their dogs. I was pleased with my final line ups, some close decisions particularly in the two hotly contested Junior classes where all the placed dogs and bitches could change places on another day. I felt my top winners all met the breed standard in that they would be capable of getting to ground and have the strength and stamina to do a good days work if called upon. There were a few with acceptable level bites, all tails were good, one or two could have been a little cleaner, some that would have benefitted from better coat tidying and presentation and surprisingly one with undescended testicles. However I felt that I was presented with some good representatives of the breed to have the pleasure to go over.
Junior - Bitch / Second Place
Name at show: Tojamatt Integrity
Placing Critique
12 mnths lighter grizzle,in fit ,hard condition,well muscled,similar remarks apply as to first,close decision and could change places another day,moved well on neat tight feet.
Novice - Bitch / First Place
Name at show: Tojamatt Integrity
The East Anglian Border Terrier Club Championship Show
12th Apr 2015
Judge: Mr Graham Pickering (Picer)
I would like to thank the East Anglian Border Terrier Club for their kind invitation to judge their 2015 Championship Show. It was both an honour and a pleasure to accept this appointment. Thank you to the committee for their hospitality, and special acknowledgement to Bev, Laurence and Zoe Jackson for their efficient stewarding and keeping everything running smoothly throughout the day. I terms of exhibits, there were many difficult decisions during the day and some real quality dogs were left unplaced. In general, the quality was very good and the majority of dogs were spannable and I only saw one example of an incorrect bite. All dogs were entire and as is usual some coats were exceptional whilst others were either just coming in or past their best. There were a few examples of heads that are untypical of the breed, in that they lack strength of foreface, width of skull and have eyes that are too close together – these are not what I would describe as ‘like that of an otter’. On a more positive note I was very happy with all my winners, believing them to be excellent examples of the breed and would like to say thank you to all exhibitors for allowing me the honour of judging their dogs
Junior - Bitch / Reserve
Name at show: Tojamatt Integrity
West of England Ladies' Kennel Society
25th Apr 2015
Judge: Mrs Su Williams (Hollybridge)
I would like to thank the exhibitors for super entry, it was an honour to go over so many excellent quality border terriers . I had some close decisions in many classes and some quality dogs had to go cardless. Overall I was impressed with the standard of both dogs/bitches and with the condition of them. Almost all were in fit condition with muscle tone,spanning wasn't an issue I'm pleased to say. Which means the breed is in a good way.. Mouths too on the whole were correct with many having good sized and clean teeth. .While coats are of course transient, texture was very good and the vast majority had good thick and loose pelts. Last but not least Huge Thanks must go to my very capable & experienced Stewards who made my day so much easier.
Junior - Bitch / Third Place
Name at show: Tojamatt Integrity
Placing Critique
Another lovely bitch too and as all from this kennel fit and shown in excellent condition. in super coat she moved out well.
Yearling - Bitch / Second Place
Name at show: Tojamatt Integrity
The Joint Border Terrier Clubs' Championship Show
3rd May 2015
Judge: Miss Julie Price (Oxcroft)
I would like to thank the Midland Border Terrier Club committee for the opportunity to judge this year’s Joint club show. Many thanks to my two ring stewards Bob and Liz Wright for the smooth running of the ring and the cups of coffee. It was an experience to go over so many dogs of different types; this made my job difficult at times, as each one had different attributes to the next. A few classes I found very hard to decide who my winners would be for this reason. Is the breed getting better or worse? I do not think I am the first to mention that there are too many foreign heads and plain faces with no expression. The breed standard states “a head like that of an otter” and “essentially a working terrier”. Confirmation and movement, I think has improved a little, but the heads and strength of the dogs has declined. When I looked at some of the dogs, I liked them but then had to remind myself that they where dogs not bitches. Thank you to all exhibitors for letting me go over your dogs and the gracious way most of you accepted my decisions.
Junior - Bitch / Second Place
Name at show: Tojamatt Integrity
Placing Critique
A good otter head, up to size for me, with good bone, neat feet, and good length of rib, strong loin, level top line and correct tail set. Moved well. Coat just coming through.
Yearling - Bitch / First Place
Name at show: Tojamatt Integrity
Blackpool & District Canine Society
26th Jun 2015
Judge: Mr. Ian Higham (Comberdown)
I had been looking forward immensely to judging my first UK championship show. I sincerely thank the Blackpool and District Canine Society for the invite and also thank my two friendly, competent and helpful stewards, Mandy and Robert Geary for keeping everything right. I would also give my deepest gratitude to those who exhibited under me for trusting my knowledge of the breed and my integrity to judge without fear or favour and further thank them for following my lead to stay in the outside ring through the numerous showers that were on and off all day. I feel privileged that you brought your dogs to me for my opinion. As usual I was looking for Borders that had all the good breed type points as laid out in our standard, combined with correct physical construction to be able to cover the ground well. I had no dirty or smelly dogs and only two or three of them could have done with having their teeth brushed so I can commend you all for that. I had only one dog that was slightly undershot and I found no tail deformities at all, which is excellent. I found a variety of movement problems. But it has to be said that in general, movement seemed to have improved since I last judged the breed. I noticed a few more Borders with lighter colouring to their noses since I last judged, but, as instructed by our standard, I treated this as not a serious fault. As often heard said, the term “on the day” always applies. I had to give my awards to the dogs that stood out on this day. So for those who may be a little disappointed, remember that on another occasion your dog could well have a better coat stage, move a little more positively or be more “on its toes.” Do not be disheartened and enjoy your showing and your dogs!
Junior - Bitch / Second Place
Name at show: Tojamatt Integrity
Placing Critique
Another very nice G&T bitch. A little larger than 1, but was easily spanned. Good coat. She moved well on good tight feet. Eye catching in profile with a good top line, tail set and reach to her neck. Another close one and today I preferred the coat of 1.
Windsor Championship Show
2nd Jul 2015
Judge: Mr M. Hollingsbee (Otterwood)
I thoroughly enjoyed my first judging experience at this level and thank the exhibitors for bringing their dogs of such good quality in front of me and accepting my decisions with good grace. In some of the classes there was only a hairs breadth between some exhibits and on another day the results would have been different. I like Borders that are narrow, strong and good movers. I do not consider coat to be a major factor except when differentiating between dogs of equal quality, As a Championship Show judge told me many years ago “bad coats can get better, many other faults cannot.” I would also like to thank my stewards for keeping me in order.
Junior - Bitch / First Place
Name at show: Tojamatt Integrity
Placing Critique
nicely balanced grizzle bitch, good head, lovely tail set, good front moved well, good rib, tail set fine
East of England Agricultural Society
10th Jul 2015
Judge: Miss Sally Leslie (Risdene)
Junior - Bitch / Second Place
Name at show: Tojamatt Integrity
Placing Critique
A good one that handles well with lots to recommend, pretty headed bitch with keen expression, scored in elbow placement over 3 and preferred her underline, but nevertheless close decision as 3 had excellent rear quarters and was in perfect coat and pelt
The Northern Border Terrier Club Championship Show
18th Jul 2015
Judge: Mrs Hilary Gilpin (Otterbobs)
Thank you to the officers, committee and members for voting for me to judge their Championship show 2015. My stewards were just perfect, even the couple of birds flying around enjoyed the day. As you know it's all too easy to judge from the ringside but when you are in the ring judging dogs of varying sizes, heads, coats etc, I felt I did the best I could with the exhibits shown. All dogs were entire, mouths were correct and teeth were of good size and clean apart from one level bite which is acceptable. Movement needs to be improved front and rear, muscle tone was lacking in quite a few, presentation on some was dreadful, two dogs needed feeding up, but the main winners were of good standing.
Junior - Bitch / Second Place
Name at show: Tojamatt Integrity
Placing Critique
very nice junior unlucky to meet 1st, slim narrow gd length of neck level top line, strong drive when moving
The Midland Border Terrier Club Championship Show
2nd Aug 2015
Judge: Mrs Jayne Gillam & Mr Mick Rushby
*Dogs* What a pleasure it was to be invited to judge the males at the Midland BTC Championship show on 2nd August 2015, and thanks to the exhibitors for giving me such a good entry of males to go over. Thanks must also go to my stewards Chris Wallace and Margaret Davies who did a great job, making sure everything ran smoothly. It was interesting to be judging alongside my Co-judge Mick Rushby who I felt has similar views to how I interpret the Breed Standard and when it came to choosing Best of Breed, I appreciated the good qualities of his bitch CC winner and after a thorough deliberation we jointly decided that my Dog CC winner had the edge, and awarded him Best of Breed. Although I didn’t judge the bitches, from the ringside they did look a much more even entry than the males, which were quite mixed, but I was very happy with my main winners with several males who I felt were champion standard, my eventual CC winner stood away from the rest but I had a few contenders for the Reserve CC whom I really liked. No matter what time of year I judge there is always a percentage of exhibits out of coat, I am not normally too hung up on that, as coat is a transient thing and if there is evidence of a harsh coat and thick pelt, movement is good and the dog is well constructed I don’t penalize them too much, but when you get a dog before you with good construction, good movement and a fabulous coat, they really have the edge and stand out. Having said that and not wanting to sound as old as Methuselah, I really feel the correct Border coat is in decline, you rarely find the really good, harsh, dense wiry coats and pelts you did in the past, and is an important element to give the breed, type and is a requirement in the Breed Standard. The fashion for several years has been to show dogs with little coat, with all the undercoat scraped out to reveal a sleek outline. Thankfully not all exhibitors do this, and it was good to see some with decent coats, but judging by some of the poor toplines, and profiles on Sunday, I really think exhibitors should be thinking of leaving some undercoat in, and keep a good depth of coat, as it creates a more finished, Border Terrier look, rather than a thin skinned whippet look. Ultimately good coats and pelts need to be bred for. When I am judging, I tend to look at the overall dog, I never pick out one thing and allow it to seduce me into thinking it’s a good Border Terrier, the whole dog has to be balanced and fit for function, display good breed type and have the ability to follow a horse, moving with economy with long low strides. I don’t go in for extremes or exaggerations either, or a dog which looks like a caricature of a Border Terrier, because the breed standard doesn’t allow for that. I do like ring presence, clean dogs with good presentation and showmanship, a working dog can still have all that and it is a show after all, but it has to be a good Border Terrier first and foremost.
Junior - Bitch / Second Place
Name at show: Tojamatt Integrity
Placing Critique
nice head & expression, good front & shoulders, moved well, coat not at its best so paid the penalty
Bakewell Show
5th Aug 2015
Judge: Tom Mather (Barklots)
Best Of Breed
Name at show: Tojamatt Integrity
Junior / First Place
Name at show: Tojamatt Integrity
Welsh Kennel Club
22nd Aug 2015
Judge: Mr Dan Ericsson (Sweden)
I very much enjoyed judging this quality entry and I left there were some particularly good bitches. As always, some classes were better than others, but my winners and the bitch line-up in particular pleased me. Heads varied considerably and also movement and fronts which still seem to be problems in the breed.
Junior - Bitch / First Place
Name at show: Tojamatt Integrity
Placing Critique
I liked this bitch very much indeed and considered her in the challenge, she is very difficult to fault and handles beautifully on the table being of sound construction all through and her overall proportions were really excellent, very typical head and expression, sound front and rear, narrow and deep in body, good coat and tail, a very exciting prospect for the future
City of Birmingham
5th Sep 2015
Judge: Mrs P. Clark (Gameway)
My thanks to City of Birmingham for the invitation to judge and to the exhibitors who gave me such a good entry in both numbers and quality. Thank you also to my two hard working stewards who kept the ring running very smoothly. I found the limit and open classes in both dog and bitch had quality in depth and they were a pleasure to judge Thank You
Junior - Bitch / Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Tojamatt Integrity
Darlington
18th Sep 2015
Judge: Mrs. Margaret Curtis (Matamba)
Many thanks go to the exhibitors today for their support as terrier day at Darlington Ch Show is always on a Friday and this can be difficult for some coming on a working day. Thanks go to my two good friends Alf and Carol Wood who were my stewards today and kept everyone informed class by class, keeping everything running smoothly.
Post Graduate - Bitch / Second Place
Name at show: Tojamatt Integrity
Placing Critique
Really good head strong but feminine giving the right expression this bitch felt really fit and good condition, topline and bend of stifle were good she has a thick pelt and very good tail moved ok.
Boston & District Canine Society
10th Jan 2016
Judge: Mrs Janet Lee (Tythrop)
My thanks to the Society for my invitation to judge at Boston show . Thanks too to my stewards who were both efficient and unobtrusive , great timesavers and cheerful ! I very much enjoyed my day on the woolsack and had some lovely dogs and bitches who I felt could do a days work , having the construction to enable them to run the equivalent of a marathon over rough terrain , as well as being narrow , lithe and spannable to get in underground and ultimately back out again . Some did pay the penalty of being too big in rib and thus were heavily over standard for weight when picked up or too wide in front to get in , others failed in their construction to move in a sound , balanced , long , free striding way making one think they could not follow a horse any distance ! All bar 1 male were entire , there were a few with kinks in their tails and I had more than the usual number of level bites , some with very jumbled or small teeth which I feel must be watched carefully and please try to breed out as they are the defence of a working terrier – Border Terriers should have big scissor bite dentition . I still believe a BT should be capable of free standing and moving on a looser lead as of yore , rather than having their legs screwed on and being too strung up , I understand some dogs do not make the most of themselves free stood , but a lot are pushed into a very strange shape by their handlers ,and lose the vivacity and ‘active and game’ outlook that is part and parcel of the breed , making them very depressed , even some of the puppies looked as though they would rather be anywhere else but in a show ring , either from being over shown or over handled . There were a few dogs who I felt needed more weight on them , their coats hiding their stuck up spine & pin bones – this may be to try and make them more easily spannable or weigh nearer the standard , but it is very unfair on any adult or puppy to starve them , and they did pay the price in some classes as they could not work as thin and lacking strength as they were. In other words they should be made right not starved into shape . Both my challenge line ups pleased me , and I was especially pleased to have such a good even bitch challenge where I was spoilt for choice , ultimately the dog and bitch I could visualize most easily following horse and hounds and then working gained top honours , being well made , spannable , good coats and pelts , sound free accurate movers with quality and breed type .
Yearling - Bitch / First Place
Name at show: Tojamatt Integrity
Placing Critique
22 m light grizzle who has always drawn my eye as she is the epitome of active and game! Quality feminine head with well placed eye and neat close set ears , she has a good bite and strength of muzzle . Like her firm elegant outline , good front , excellent feet, medium length body and well angulated rear with a well set carrot tail . She outmoved everything in this class and was a major contender in the challenge when she pulled and overcooked the active bit , which spoilt her hind movement . Sure to keep troubling the best , a good bitch with lots to like.
National Dog Show
8th May 2016
Judge: Mr Peter Bakewell
Limit - Bitch / Second Place
Name at show: Tojamatt Integrity
Placing Critique
a soundly made bitch, of good size, good head and expression, good spanned ribs and body, good hindquarters and tailset.