Show Placings
Southern Counties
5th Jun 2010
Judge: Tinna Grubbe (Denmark)
Minor Puppy - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Enchanted Evening At Etterbern
Placing Critique
Very nice puppy good head and expression, small ears. Very good topline, nice mover for her age.
Three Counties Agricultural Society
10th Jun 2010
Judge: Mr G Corish
Was delighted to watch my BOB go G4 & my BP go PG1
RBCC
Name at show: Enchanted Evening At Etterbern
Best Puppy
Name at show: TPG1, Enchanted Evening At Etterbern
Minor Puppy - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Enchanted Evening At Etterbern
Placing Critique
a really nice bitch, nice size, has the most super head & expression, strong in muzzle, good front & feet, good reach & neck, excellent topline, coat & feet, must have a super future. BP, RCC & PG1
Puppy - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Enchanted Evening At Etterbern
Windsor Championship Dog Show
2nd Jul 2010
Judge: Mrs Jayne Gillam (Orenberg)
Many thanks to the exhibitors for such a super entry of dogs for me to judge, I thought the standard overall was very good and I found it very encouraging to find some really nice youngsters coming up through the ranks. I had to make very tough decisions in some classes and many good dogs went card less but I thoroughly enjoyed my day and was pleased with my winners.
Puppy - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Enchanted Evening At Etterbern
Placing Critique
Headed a class of lovely puppy bitches. Very confident stylish puppy, pleasing head with a lovely keen expression and dark eye and neat ears, lovely neckline into topline and good tail and tailset. Stood well on small neat feet, nicely angulated fore and aft and looked a picture in profile movement. Handy size and well present in good coat and pelt. BPB
Bournemouth Championship Show
14th Aug 2010
Judge: Mr D W Shields (Wilholme)
RBCC
Name at show: Enchanted Evening At Etterbern
Best Puppy
Name at show: Enchanted Evening At Etterbern
Puppy - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Enchanted Evening At Etterbern
Placing Critique
Well developed youngster who took your eye as soon as she entered the ring. Balanced with good strength but has a very feminine outlook. Best of heads, correct eye shape and a keen alert expression. Excellent neck and shoulders, good legs and feet, firm topline, well rounded quarters that she uses to advantage on the move. Presented in superb order, good coat and pelt, soundest of movers, BP & Res.CC
Richmond Championship Show
11th Sep 2010
Judge: Miss Michelle Barnett (Brockfox)
My thanks to The Richmond Societies officers and committee for the warm welcome and the super lunch provided. Gratitude also to my stewards who organised the ring most capably. Thanks also to the exhibitors for their entries at a time in history when finances are truly stretched in this difficult and uncertain financial climate. To judge is always a privilege and on this occasion it was particularly appreciated. Overall I was very impressed with the exhibits, and when judging we are required to find the dog that most fulfils the breed standard and with the increasing variety of types present in the breed it made for some thought provoking decisions. Sadly the continuing trend to show all year round with few exhibits remaining at home to grow a decent double jacket proved that once again there were fewer exhibits shown in the requisite depth of jacket. Therefore I had to face the difficult task of placing some exhibits higher than I would as a rule. As justifiably construction and type being the foremost factor in placings, as coats naturally will come and go. But where as in lots of other breeds the coat can be considered a glamorous adornment please remember that in the Border (terriers in general) it is their essential protection whilst carrying out their job of work. On a positive note I was pleased to see today's entry lacking of the dogs presented in the recent improper fashion of clippering, razor and scissoring which as the true diehards of the breed know is totally unacceptable and exhibitors are to be strongly discouraged in this undesirable practice.
The correct and only way to present a Border terrier is by hand stripping thus achieving the beautiful natural tweedy look synonymous with our breed.
And I quote an extract from an old Border terrier yearbook ?Exhibitors and judges should be reminded that it is not in keeping with the sporting traditions of the breed to have the coat trimmed. The coat should be of a natural weather resisting character. Old dead coat may be stripped off by hand when necessary. The use of a razor or a strip comb embodying a razor in the preparation of dogs for show is strongly objected to?
Dogs that I had previously admired unfortunately paid the penalty today as on closer inspection they did not come to hand so well .Some due to weight, which can be easily remedied with an alteration of diet, exercise and plenty of regular road work. Others sadly due to wide fronts and heavy shoulders, subsequently when running the rule over them they were too coarse and cloddy. Therefore not displaying the lithe supple bodies required in an earth dog ,this is a breed characteristic which of course has to be bred for. Borders are a breed that enjoys longevity, health and well being and this was particularly evident in my DCC and DRCC winners today being a 7 year old and 9 yr old respectively. Perhaps this being true testimony that these males have been bred for the correct narrow body lines that will inevitably stand the test of time.
Temperaments as to be expected were excellent. Overall a most enjoyable day, I was delighted with both my final line ups and to find admirable representatives of the breed for top honours.
Puppy - Dog /
Reserve
Name at show: Enchanted Evening At Etterbern
Yorks, Lancs & Cheshire BTC Championship Show
25th Sep 2010
Judge: Mrs. Doreen Rushby (Dormic)
Many thanks to the exhibitors for a super entry. My DCC, BCC, and BP were a credit to the breed. Shoulders are still a big problem, ferrety feet was a recurring problem, thick pads are essential in a Border. A number lacked condition, trying to keep weight down should not be at the expense of nourishment.
Puppy - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Enchanted Evening At Etterbern
The Border Terrier Club Open Show
23rd Oct 2010
Judge: Mrs. Barbara Roderick (Barterhound)
My thanks go to my efficient stewards Eddie Houston and Mark Lowry and of course to the exhibitors for the sporting way in which they accepted my placings. I was pleased that mouths were good and only found one kinked tail. Feet on some exhibits were not very well padded, not sufficient in my view to do a day’s work. Most terriers were in good coat.
Junior - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Enchanted Evening At Etterbern
Special Beginners - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Enchanted Evening At Etterbern
Crufts
12th Mar 2011
Judge: Mrs Elaine Cuthbertson (Ashbrae)
It was an honour to be invited to judge this prestige show, and a privilege to be able to handle so many good borders. With an entry of 254 dogs, 306 entries, and with the help of my very efficient stewards this enabled me to finish on time for the BOB to go forward into the group. With the large classes it would have been nice to have had more time and more prize cards.
Many borders were in very fit condition and in gleaming coats, others sadly were not. I was very surprised at the numbers that were overweight, a few under and some in poor coat. There is a difference of being short of coat and being untidy which some were, several having scissor cuts in evidence which is totally unnecessary.
Some nice otter type typical heads were in evidence, some with quite large ears which seems to be creeping into the breed, and close set eyes giving an alien expression. Quite a few were upright and heavy in shoulder, with a shorter back than desired. Most were spanable although many had a rounder rib than required. This reflected in my placing's as the fitness and welfare of the dogs is of the uppermost importance, as the breed standard states, the breed being essentially a working terrier.
I thought my principle winners were excellent representatives of the breed, and I enjoyed seeing my BOB being short listed in the group.
Special Junior - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Enchanted Evening At Etterbern
Class Critique
Strong class with some very good bitches.
Blackpool Championship Show
24th Jun 2011
Judge: Mrs Charlotte Archibald
My sincere thanks to Blackpool & District Canine Society, for inviting me to judge at this level, for the first time. Even the weather was kind to us!!
A special thank you, to the exhibitors for your support, giving me the highest terrier entry, and the sheer joy of going over every exhibit, thank one and all.
It was a fabulous entry, numerically and depth of quality.
On the downside I found one cryptorchidic, one suspect tail, and a lot of dirty teeth, although mouths were generally good.
Coats were at various stages and in some cases they were the deciding factor, movement not too bad, the odd one “pinning in”.
There were some attractive exhibits of both genders, that went ‘cardless’ today, for me, there was just too much of them.
Graduate - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Enchanted Evening At Etterbern JW
Paignton
1st Aug 2011
Judge: Mr Tom Johnston
RBCC
Name at show: Enchanted Evening At Etterbern JW
Post Graduate - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Enchanted Evening At Etterbern JW
Placing Critique
Most promising youngster, really well made with excellent shape, standing foursquare, good topline and tailset, good shape to skull, well placed features, lovely expression, good pelt, good true mover. RCC.
Bournemouth Championship Show
14th Aug 2011
Judge: Mrs Zena Thorn-Andrews
Graduate - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Enchanted Evening At Etterbern JW
Southern Counties Championship Show
2nd Jun 2012
Judge: Mr Geoff Corish
A lovely entry. I thoroughly enjoyed judging the breed again & was able to find some lovely Borders. It was a great pleasure to watch my BOB go G4 as well.
Limit - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Enchanted Evening At Etterbern
Placing Critique
gave this bitch the RCC as a baby & still like her a lot. Slightly different in type to 1 & here I didn’t think she was as settled moving. In great coat & looked the part from any angle
Class Critique
Fantastic class & some I liked sadly had to be left out.
