Show Placings
Whitehaven & District Canine Association Open Show
16th Mar 2014
Judge: Mr S McArdle (McArmadale)
Puppy /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Mishka Mariner
Northumberland County Agricultural Society
26th May 2014
Judge: Mr. Bob Wright (Totherend)
My thanks to the organisers, stewards and exhibitors for a very welcoming and well supported show despite having to overcome the queues, mudbath and delays they faced before the start of judging. A few exhibits were borderline spanable, a couple had poor dentition and several had weak muzzles but there were plenty of loose pelts, harsh coats, neat feet and quality dogs. It was particularly pleasing to see some full and natural coats which seemed most appropriate for the wild and beautiful surroundings of the show. Ground conditions didn’t help movement but all the exhibits were well behaved and most well presented. I have a view that bitches tend to suffer a little in mixed classes but I tried to be even handed in this respect.
Junior /
Reserve
Name at show: Mishka Mariner
Carlisle & District Canine Society
4th Jan 2015
Judge: Mr Mark Lowry (Ravenside)
Graduate /
Reserve
Name at show: Mishka Mariner
Cumberland Canine Association Open Show
7th Feb 2015
Judge: Rachel Larner (Hawcoat)
Graduate /
First Place
Name at show: Mishka Mariner
Placing Critique
Blue and tan bitch, another with a good coat. Lovely head, moved well. Lovely temperament.
The Border Terrier Club Open Show
21st Feb 2015
Judge: Mr Ken Fraser (Ycart)
Firstly I would like to say thank you to the Border terrier club, committee and its membership for allowing me to judge their show. Many thanks to my two ring stewards Ken and Paul who helped the proceedings run smoothly. Last but certainly not least the exhibitors who sportingly accepted my decisions many thanks to you who allowed me to judge your dogs.
I was more than happy to present my main winners with their relevant top awards. Many of the terriers shown were in fine fettle and we can look forward to a positive future.
Temperaments seemed to be sound. Mouths on the whole were generally good. Coats were at various stages many had good texture and thickness to them with ample undercoat. However I did find a few kinked tails some of which were quite severe some also quite long and thin.
As custodians of the breed as well as breeders and show people a like we must take a careful look at some of the issues creeping into the breed, Foreign head shapes with ear sets which would not go amiss on a working Lakeland terrier. Weak muzzles and skulls which fall away under the eye.
Front assembly’s wide fronts, bad shoulder placement weak pasterns and poor feet were in evidence on some exhibits and they paid the price in the ring for this. Bodies and rib shape are another concern the breed standard states "deep, narrow, fairly long ribs carried well back" not short bodies and sprung ribs! Condition and muscle tone are key factors along with many of the other points in the breed standard which all contribute to the overall picture of a working terrier. After all the breed standard starts with the first sentence "essentially a working terrier" a sentence which must be adhered too now and in the future...
Novice - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Mishka Mariner
Whitehaven & District Canine Association Open Show
15th Mar 2015
Judge: Mr Nick Connell (Sonorra)
Post Graduate /
Third Place
Name at show: Mishka Mariner
Northumberland County Show
25th May 2015
Judge: Mrs Tina Jones (Otterholme)
My thanks to the committee for inviting the invitation to judge at this friendly and well run show.
My thanks to the exhibitors for showing their dogs under me and the sporting manner they accepted my placings on the day
To be judging in the County where the Border Terrier originated from felt quite special, the landscape certainly gives you an appreciation of the environment that the breed was built to work in.
I was pleased to find the majority of exhibits, presented in the correct tweedy jackets, which I’m sure they appreciated being in , with the inclement weather we experienced on the day.
I found most exhibits to be of correct size and with typical heads, on the flip side I found some exhibits quite heavy in the front giving a somewhat ‘beefy’ appearance and also some round eyes giving a rather untypical expression.
I felt that my winners fitted the criteria of essentially a working terrier.
Graduate /
Third Place
Name at show: Mishka Mariner
Penrith & District Canine Society Open Show
18th Dec 2016
Judge: Mr Lee Reynolds (Etterbern)
Graduate /
Reserve
Name at show: Mishka Mariner
Northern Counties Sporting Terrier Association
18th Mar 2017
Judge: Dogs Mrs Val Mann - Bitches Mrs Norma Ellis
Thankyou for the nice entry of bitches spoilt for choice. A nice friendly show with a hard working Committee. Norma Ellis
Thank you to the Committee of this friendly, well run show for inviting me to judge the Border Terrier dogs. Val Mann
Open - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Mishka Mariner
Placing Critique
blue/tan nice short crisp coat, good head and sharp expression, stacked well and strode out well using well muscled quarters, nice size and shape, good front and tight feet, showed well
Penrith & District Open Show
17th Dec 2017
Judge: Joanne Vickers (Jodean)
Post Graduate /
Third Place
Name at show: Mishka Mariner
