Show Placings
Blackpool Championship Dog Show
23rd Jun 2017
Judge: Mr D Mitchell (Paleside)
I would like to thank Blackpool for inviting me to give my first CC’s, and to the exhibitors for a lovely entry of super dogs which were a pleasure to go over. My two stewards for doing a sterling job. It was such a shame the weather turned on Friday morning, the heavens opened and it blew a gale. But you turned out non the less. Overall I was pleased with the movement back and front. Dogs were in good fit condition, some would benefit from ringcraft for both dog and owner. From what I saw today things are good for the future of our breed.
Minor Puppy - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Mysulan Mythical Mylo
Placing Critique
Smaller blue dog, a little unsettled on table, needed coat tidying.
Windsor
1st Jul 2017
Judge: Mr Stewart McPherson (Brumberhill)
Firstly, my thanks must go to the committee for the invitation to judge at their show and to those exhibitors who entered, for my opinion, always an honour, to judge their dogs, giving me the highest entry in the Terrier Group. My thanks, also, to my stewards, who kept things running smoothly, with good humour.
An interesting entry, most were sound and typical. The thing that struck me most was front profile movement. An alarming number, due to an incorrect shoulder and upper arm placement, lacked full reach on the move, the leg lifting, hackney like, but not straightening out to reach full extension on the move. It may appear to be accurate coming and going, but it doesn’t actually cover much of the ground, so is therefore uneconomical movement, meaning the dog would have to work twice as hard to keep up, as the Standard asks for “capable of” and the “soundness to follow a horse”. Just because it’s possible to win with this type of movement doesn’t make it correct!
I was very pleased with my top winners, shown free standing, giving the, in my opinion, correct outlines, with no need to “assemble“ them in to a shape! All were sound, free movers. Typical “old school” Border Terriers! Pleased to hear that their qualities were recognised in their respective Groups!
Minor Puppy - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Mysulan Mythical Mylo
Placing Critique
Blue & Tan. Giving a lot away here, in maturity, as he's a raw baby. Typical head & expression. Good neck, shoulder, front & feet. Good coat & pelt. Just needs to settle in front movement, quite correct for his age.
East of England Agricultural Society
9th Jul 2017
Judge: Mrs Marion Reeves
Having achieved 80 years on my last birthday I have decided that this has to be the last occasion that I award C.C. ‘s in Border Terriers. It’s time for the next generation to step up. In the showring border terriers still come in every size & shape imaginable. Our breed standard is I believe the sketchiest of all the breed standards offering only limited guidance as to the perfect exhibit. What would be wrong with including an ideal ratio of length of body to height at withers? I also have a problem with “Hindquarters – racy” which for me describes a greyhound or a whippet. Surely we don’t want the overangulated hindquarters that have crept into the breed in recent years.
On to the Show! I was very pleased with my entry & had no difficulty finding some worthy winners.
Minor Puppy - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Mysulan Mythical Mylo
Placing Critique
blue ,narrow throughout. Pleasing outline with good reach of neck & level topline with correctly angulated quarters. Harsh coat, good head qualities & moved steadily BPD
The Nothern Border Terrier Club Championship Show
15th Jul 2017
Judge: Mrs. P. McLellan (Breconbeds)
My thanks to the committee and members for giving me the opportunity to judge this show, with such an excellent entry. However, I’m sorry to say that I was alarmed to see so many dogs that were short in both rib and leg, resulting in short backed and cobby looking dogs with deep briskets. I also observed that some of these same dogs had pleasant enough heads but carried very small teeth.
Movement was a major concern; decent enough dogs to examine but poor fronts on the move spoiled the whole picture – toeing in and/or with incorrect shoulder angulation. Some were really wide in front.
Best Puppy - Dog
Name at show: Mysulan Mythical Mylo
Reserve Best Puppy
Name at show: Mysulan Mythical Mylo
Best Opposite Sex Puppy
Name at show: Mysulan Mythical Mylo
Minor Puppy - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Mysulan Mythical Mylo
Placing Critique
Quality b/t pup. Nice size, good head & expression. Nice dark eye, neat ears, harsh jacket and thick pelt. Well muscled hindquarters with good bend of stifle. Showed well. BPD.
Leeds Championship Dog Show
22nd Jul 2017
Judge: Mrs Jayne Alpe
Thanks to the committee for my invitation and for providing two excellent stewards who enabled me to easily get on with my judging. Thank you to the exhibitors for the good quality entry. Overall impression from last time I judged was that movement has improved somewhat but many lacked the drive and ease of movement that is needed in a dog that was bred to follow a horse. I was looking for both this and balance without some of the over exaggerations that I have noticed slowly creeping in to the breed. I was delighted to see my BOB pulled into the cut in the group and my BP with a Group 4.
Minor Puppy - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Mysulan Mythical Mylo
Placing Critique
nice type of B/T puppy, correct bite, dark eye and excellent quality coat and pelt, needs to tighten in front, head OK
Heckington &district Agricultural Society
29th Jul 2017
Judge: Miss Kirstie Forster
Best Puppy
Name at show: Mysulan Mythical Mylo
Puppy /
First Place
Name at show: Mysulan Mythical Mylo
Paignton
5th Aug 2017
Judge: Mr Jeff Horswell (Drakesleat)
Great characters and a sporting ringside. I thought there were some size problems, a few being rather bulky. Front action is the biggest problem, not many being accurate coming towards. Feet by and large very good.
Minor Puppy - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Mysulan Mythical Mylo
Placing Critique
Quite raw looking, which is no bad thing. Has a v good head, liked his width of skull and strength of muzzle. Lengthy neck. Well laid shoulders. Well ribbed back. Level topline. Well angulated rear, with a high set tail. V good coat. Can firm in front action, but good going away and a balanced stride.
The Midland Border Terrier Club Championship Show
6th Aug 2017
Judge: Dogs: Julie Guvercin, Bitches: Denise Townsend
Julie Guvercin, Dogs:-
Midland border terrier club ch sh 6th August 2017 A warm welcome and a super quality entry awaited me at this show with very few absentees.
A few kinked tails, some untidy bites and very noticeable were the amount of light eyes creeping in, some so pale it ruined the expression completely. Just one male with what felt like abnormal testicles!
Thank you for bringing your dogs, some classes were so hotly contested that all 5 placed had lots to commend them and 1st to 3rd was splitting hairs in some cases.
Some dogs looked beautiful stood, but failed miserably on the move and paid the price.
Denise Townsend, Bitches:-
I judged the first show ever held by the Midland Border Terrier Club back in 1984 which made me feel very old when I worked how long ago that was! Thank you to all exhibitors for the opportunity to go over your dogs – I always consider it a great privilege and I was very pleased with my winners. I could span virtually every bitch present so think that criteria went before me in terms of my entry! Just the very occasional crooked mouth and I would agree with my co-judge that I noticed several light eyes and some dogs that were light in underjaw.
Best Puppy - Dog
Name at show: Mysulan Mythical Mylo
Best Puppy
Name at show: Mysulan Mythical Mylo
Minor Puppy - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Mysulan Mythical Mylo
Placing Critique
Blue/tan of lovely make and shape built on narrow lines with plenty of scope Nice head and neck with good topline and well set tail, which could be shorter but is well carried on the move and doesn't detract from his overall balance . Well angulated at both ends with ample bone and good feet. Easily spanned with good rib, crisp coat and decent pelt . A little babyish coming on but moves well on the go around. BPIS
Maiden - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Mysulan Mythical Mylo
