Show Placings
Leeds Championship Show
29th Jul 2012
Judge: Mrs M Sneddon (Kersfell)
Many thanks to my stewards who were well organized and efficient. We were allocated a large ring, conveniently placed for the wet weather tent, although fortunately we did not need to make use of this facility as the weather was good with only a few spots of rain – a nice change during this rather poor summer.
Minor Puppy - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Glebeheath Jump The Gun
Placing Critique
7 months blue and tan with a lovely head, dark eyes with good expression, lovely big nose. Good length of body, nice neck and shoulders, in very good coat and with a thick pelt; moved very well.
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.
Minor Puppy - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Glebeheath Jump The Gun
Placing Critique
Although not as stylish as 1 in outline, an excellent blue and tan puppy, good head and front, good coat and pelt, good bone, made on narrow lines all through, good length of back with well set tail. Another correct and economical mover.
Class Critique
Three very good puppies.
Bournemouth Championship Show
13th Aug 2012
Judge: Mr W Browne-Cole
Minor Puppy - Dog /
Third Place
Name at show: Glebeheath Jump The Gun
Welsh Kennel Club
18th Aug 2012
Judge: Mr Jack Watson
Minor Puppy - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Glebeheath Jump The Gun
Placing Critique
b/t, pleasing head, good neck, shoulders, topline & tailset, harsh jacket
Scottish Kennel Club
25th Aug 2012
Judge: Mr Frank Kane (Hirontower)
An interesting entry. I found some very good class winners. I was disturbed by the frequency of poor hindquarters, often a result of poor croups & tailsets & lack of angulation & second thigh resulting in lack of drive.
Best Puppy
Name at show: Glebeheath Jump The Gun
Minor Puppy - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Glebeheath Jump The Gun
Placing Critique
8 months bl/t, easy winner of this class for shape & movement. Well made at both ends, narrow front, excellent feet, very good head & eye. Doesn’t need any more rib. Excellent carriage & ultra sound, in good coat. BP
City of Birmingham
1st Sep 2012
Judge: Mrs Marion Reeves (Baywillow)
Thank you for the lovely entry.
The breed standard describes the body as ‘deep, narrow and fairly long’. Just how long may well be debatable as no proportions are suggested. However the standard surely infers that a Border should be longer than square. The standard also describes the border as ‘essentially a working terrier’. A working terrier needs sufficient length and flexibility to enable it to turn underground. It is difficult to imagine a square terrier achieving this easily. I think the above is not generally appreciated by all rounders.
Minor Puppy - Dog /
Reserve
Name at show: Glebeheath Jump The Gun
Class Critique
An excellent class with all 5 placed dogs having something to offer the future of the breed.
Darlington Championship Show
14th Sep 2012
Judge: Mr David Hunt (Ottaswell)
Thank you to the committee of Darlington Dog Show society for inviting me to judge, with special thanks to my sole steward who worked tirelessly throughout the day to keep both me organised and the ring running smoothly. My appreciation also to the exhibitors for their good entry despite having to face the often long and tiring journey home on a Friday afternoon. Thankfully the weather remained dry for my judging however with a constant strong wind blowing this proved testing for exhibitors handling dogs in full coat.
The ring was large with lots of room for the dogs to move, although the grass could have been cut much shorter. In general all exhibits were in reasonable condition, but as always I was surprised to find 3 dogs with incorrect bites being shown at this level. A working terrier should have coat on the undersides but I was surprised to find some with bellies that had obviously been trimmed/shaved to enhance their underlines. No problem temperaments.
Best Puppy - Dog
Name at show: Glebeheath Jump The Gun
Minor Puppy - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Glebeheath Jump The Gun
Placing Critique
8 mth blue & tan well grown for his age, with a promising future. His well proportioned head has a large nose, large teeth and well placed eyes. The head is carried on a good soundly constructed front with straightest of legs and best of neat tidy feet. Moved well with elbows well in holding his topline and tail correctly. Well handled as one expects from his owner. Close decision for best puppy in breed. BEST PUPPY DOG
Southern Border Terrier Club Open Show
16th Sep 2012
Judge: Mr Alan Hedges (Ramblix)
I considered it a great honour to be invited to judge this show. I looked forward to it greatly and I was not in any way disappointed. A classy club with a classy committee. My stewards were great and we had some interesting moments through the day, but we coped. Thank you to all involved with the club and most of all the exhibitors for doing me the honour of having me judge your dogs. Thank you.
Whenever I judge Staffords, which is my own breed I always make the point that exhibitors should rid their dogs of any reasons to get beaten. Long pointed nails are not a good look, nor are they good for the dog. Even I can make a decent fist of a borders coat and as a singular part of the breed and its identification a bit more attention would not have gone amiss in some. Excess weight is not good for anybody, least of all, what is ostensibly a working terrier. I think there may well be some stars of the future in some of the lower classes and I shall watch with greater interest now when I am at the border ring. Thanks again to you all for coming and entering into the spirit of the day. I had a brilliant day and I hope you did too.
Minor Puppy - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Glebeheath Jump The Gun JW
Placing Critique
this chap got the day off to a good start for me. He is a well grown and up to size Bl/tan with a bit of style and class about him. He has a good head, a straight , narrow enough front, a level topline, good coat and pelt and a good tail. He moved well enough front and rear and has a bright future if he doesn’t grow on too much. I liked him a lot.
Yorks, Lancs & Cheshire Border Terrier Club Championship Show
29th Sep 2012
Judge: Mrs Janet Lee (Tythrop)
My thanks to the officers & committee for their invitation & hospitality , I thoroughly enjoyed my day with them , the border folk & their dogs .Thanks too to my stewards for the day who kept the ring running smoothly . It is 28 years since I attended my 1st YLCBTC Ch show , watching Ch Dandyhow Crofter gain his title & Ch Thistycroft Candlelight take top honours . I remember clearly the heavy fall Ted Hutchinson had due to lack of mats , thankfully no-one slipped today , though some dogs did.
For me the most important sentence is ˜essentially a working terrier” I fully appreciate a gorgeous otter head & all breed details , but the common factor of all terriers pedigree & crossbreed who go to ground is that they are narrow fronted & eminently spannable , having a flat rib, this is a flattish egg shape , never slab-sided , well sprung nor barrel chested , all equally faulty in a Border . If the frame is too big by being either too deep &/or sprung they will get stuck & die underground as not all places are diggable . I was taught they should resemble a lightweight hunter , legs slightly longer than depth of body & ˜fairly long in body”, i.e. longer wither to end of loin than wither to elbow with no trace of brisket below elbow . These essentials plus positive straight scopy movement were uppermost today . I have no colour prejudice nor pedigree preference at all.
Temperaments were excellent in the ring with only a couple of “outbursts” from outside, a must for a working terrier is an equable nature . All males were entire . A few misplaced teeth & tail faults which would not affect work but do pass on to progeny . Untypical round eyes often too close together are prone to damage & ulceration working , & give a surprised foreign look rather than kind in repose & keen when alert correct expression . Quite a few ran down to the shoulders being either short in foreleg &/or steep in croup . Was pleased my winners have enough scope & soundness to get there & handled well enough in rib & front to be able to get in & more importantly , back out again.
RDCC
Name at show: CH Glebeheath Jump The Gun
Best Puppy - Dog
Name at show: CH Glebeheath Jump The Gun
Best Puppy
Name at show: CH Glebeheath Jump The Gun
Minor Puppy - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: CH Glebeheath Jump The Gun
Placing Critique
no false start here ! Blue/tan of almost 9m . Masculine otter head , skull long & flat , powerful muzzle & underjaw with big gnashers , has a well placed dark eye of lovely shape & super expression framed by well set v-shape ears .. Built on scopy narrow lines with well balanced length of bones throughout . Is an ideal size with medium bone & deep tight feet . Dense double coat with silver just starting to come through .Ultra sound , the further he went the better he got , particularly driving well from behind with hocks above feet . In the challenge pulled out all the stops & sailed round showing his heart out , despite my aversion to giving puppies top honours as they cannot have finish. I really could not deny him today . RCC & BPIS.
South Wales Kennel Association
13th Oct 2012
Judge: Mr David Fryer (Irton)
Not a numerically strong entry, but plenty of quality – I had no difficulty finding enough good ‘uns. The Border Terrier standard is short on detail, and needs interpretation. I see the key to that interpretation to be in the first two lines of the standard – ‘Essentially a working terrier‘, and ‘capable of following a horse, combining activity with gameness‘. It is further necessary to fully understand that the work the terrier is expected to do, is to go to ground to bolt a fox; that the horse in question is typically a sturdy hill pony, and the ground to follow it over is typically rough, upland country such as the Cheviots or North Pennines. Hence a sturdy dog is required, with enough scope and length to move economically on rough ground, enough lung and heart room to do it at speed all day, yet small enough to follow a fox to ground. Too short, or too narrow or sprung in the rib will not do this; nor will steep shoulders or under- or over-angulated hind quarters. Coat and pelt must be fit to protect from both weather and fox; quality is of more importance than grooming. Other than one senior citizen with missing teeth (understandable), a few exhibits with chipped teeth (no problem) and several with bites no better than level (not incorrect, merely undesirable), I found no bad mouths. All males were entire.
Minor Puppy - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Glebeheath Jump The Gun
Placing Critique
A strong headed pup. Rear angulation more correct than shoulder, lacked a bit of body length; as a result, though moving well behind was a bit fussy in front. Has a cracking B&T coat. Well presented and schooled. BPD.
Midland Counties
25th Oct 2012
Judge: Mr. Gerald Baker (Jaslou)
Puppy - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Glebeheath Jump The Gun
Placing Critique
B/T, strong head with keen expression, thick coat, covered ground well, shown well
Scottish Border Terrier Club Championship Show
10th Nov 2012
Judge: Professor A S Milton (Baillieswells)
It was a real pleasure to be invited to judge this show. Having been a member of the Club since its beginning, it was great to come back to Selkirk, to what I have always regarded as my ‘home’ club. There was the usual happy atmosphere, and everything was so well run.
As to the exhibits, I was impressed with the overall quality of the coats, so many with really harsh substantial topcoats and warm undercoats. Several exhibitors seemed to have had difficulty with the hairs around the neck. I know that they grow in different directions, but it is possible with hard work to get an even look. Borders should not be shown with a ruff. Many tails had not been stripped properly, not being tidy and not flowing from the end of the back. Some even had feathering on the underside. I wish exhibitors would not push the tail upright so that it is vertical to the spine.
They are not Airedales, and it spoils the topline. Front movement was very varied, but cow hocks were almost absent. Teeth were good. Far too many, in my opinion, were too big, and I had difficulty in spanning them. (Though looking back in the literature, this has been a complaint since the beginning of the breed!)
Puppy - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Glebeheath Jump The Gun
Placing Critique
Mature blue & tan puppy, with an excellent head, neat ears, good length of neck, strode round the ring as if he owned it.
Midland Border Terrier Club Open Show
18th Nov 2012
Judge: Mrs Gill Hunt (Ottaswell)
Puppy - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Glebeheath Jump The Gun
Placing Critique
10 month b/tan. Nice dark eye, good bite of large teeth. Adequate length of neck, shoulders well laid back. Tight neat feet carried on the narrowest of fronts, which affected his front movement. Has the harshest of coats.
Boston & District Canine Society Championship Show
13th Jan 2013
Judge: Mrs Janice Johnson
My thanks firstly go to Boston & District Canine Society Committee for giving me this opportunity to judge the breed again, for looking after me on the day and providing my excellent stewards who gave me great support throughout the day with their efficiency and unobtrusive discretion.
Secondly the exhibitors, who travelled many miles for my judgment, thank you all for taking my decisions sportingly. Thank goodness we didnâ??t have the following weekend when we were all had over 6 inches of snow!
I was extremely pleased with my main winners who all deserved their placings and I was delighted when I received the news that my BOB winner had gone G2 in Terrier Group under Ernie Darby and my best puppy had gone G1 in the Terrier Group under Peter Clifton.
I had some really good examples of the breed to go over and it is a pleasure when you find an exhibit in a class that really meets all your requirements. Movement in the younger classes was inconsistent some may settle others will not. I had a number of very nice quality borders who I know will go on to greater things and some promising puppies, I will watch their futures with interest. Coats on the whole were good with most of the exhibits having thick pelts.
Best Puppy
Name at show: TPG1, Glebeheath Jump The Gun
Junior - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Glebeheath Jump The Gun
Placing Critique
typical border head with a good reach of neck, ribs carried well back, level topline & correct tail set, good turn of stifle, presented beautifully, super young dog to go over, very nice outline no exaggerations, so pleased to hear he was so successful in the Group. BPD, BPIB & TPG1
Manchester Championship Show
17th Jan 2013
Judge: Trish Clark (Gameway)
My sincere thanks to Manchester Dog Show Society for the invitation to award C Câ??s to the breed for the first time. The welcome was warm and I thoroughly enjoyed my day. I would also like to praise my stewards Anne Speak and Rob Taylor who kept the ring running smoothly. Thank you to all who entered and those who braved adverse weather conditions to get there.
I was extremely pleased with my main winners who were all in great condition and fine examples of the breed.
Of concern were a number of exhibits with round eyes and too much stop also some long and flat feet though some of these could be improved by trimming and nail clipping. Coats as ever were at all stages. I feel judges need to pay attention to correct double coats as a border could survive many things we pay particular attention to in the show ring but not five minutes doing his original job of work in the depths of winter without his correct jacket.
Junior - Dog /
Third Place
Name at show: Glebeheath Jump The Gun
Midland Border Terrier Club Open Show
10th Feb 2013
Judge: Mr M. Hollingsbee (Otterwood)
I would like to thank the Officers and Committee of the Club for their kind invitation to judge this show, my third opportunity at a breed club show.
My heartfelt thanks to my two stewards, Kathy Newsome and Jem Thomas who, by their calm organizing ability ensured that the show ran smoothly and finished in good time for the exhibitors to beat the inclement weather.
Finally the exhibitors for braving the threatened snow storm and allowing me to go over their dogs.
I only found one bad mouth. The quality of coats varied as would be expected in the run up to Crufts. Of concern to me is that a few of the exhibits were much too large for the standard. To be able to go to ground it is essential that the breed does not get oversized. Overall the quality of the exhibits was good and decisions in some of the classes were very close.
Reserve Best Dog
Name at show: Glebeheath Jump The Gun
Junior - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Glebeheath Jump The Gun
Placing Critique
(Reserve Best Dog) a lovely blue and tan dog, excellent front and rear movement, typical Border head, in good coat, well-constructed balanced body, good tail set, handled well.
Southern Border Terrier Club Limit Show
3rd Mar 2013
Judge: Mrs Linda Coleman (Hartswelin)
I would like to thank the club for giving me the opportunity to judge the breed. I also thank the exhibitors for entering their quality dogs under me. The atmosphere and sportsmanship from exhibitors and spectators made my day a very enjoyable one. All bites were correct and I found one monorchid. Front movement in general still has a way to go and there were far too many flat open feet with thin pads especially in the males. That said I felt I had a quality entry.
Junior - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Glebeheath Jump The Gun
Placing Critique
Blue who was the most balanced in the class. Lovely feet and well presented coat. Good top line and tail set. Good depth to muzzle. Moved steadily but would like more drive.
Crufts
7th Mar 2013
Judge: Mrs Jayne Gillam (Orenberg)
I was indeed a great pleasure to judge at Crufts, in fact I loved every minute of it, and it really completed the Crufts experience for me having won the Dog CC and Best of Breed a couple of times, a bitch CC and Best Puppy there as an exhibitor in the past. I must thank all the exhibitors for their tremendous support with a record entry of 274 dogs making 307 entries, it was truly an international occasion as Crufts seems to be these days, with dogs and handlers representing I think, ten countries giving me a really good sample of winning dogs from around the world.
You often read in critiques that judges say they didn't have enough cards to go round, and with the class sizes I had, this was certainly the case, and the only downside of the day for me was that some very tough descisions had to be made with many, many really good dogs leaving the ring without a card. Overall it was an interesting entry with a large variety of sizes and types, but then the standard allows for that as we have quite a wide weight range, no height reference and only the fact that they should be spannable to guide us.I never get too hung up on differing types or kennel types,as I can appreciate them all, providing they fit the standard.
When judging I am looking for a dog fit for function, well constructed, not exagerrated in any way, fits the breed standard, and is capable of doing the job it was originally bred for.I was very pleased with my winners, my Best of Breed winner had it all, well constructed, in fabulous hard, fit condition, moved as though he could follow a horse all day and had a wonderful attitude in the show ring.
I was thrilled to see him put in a faultless performance in the Group ring and winTerrier Group 4. My thanks go to Frank and Roger my very capable stewards who kept everything running smoothly, enabling me to get through the large entry in good time.
Special Puppy - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Glebeheath Jump The Gun
Placing Critique
Blue & tan youngster, nice size, liked his head and expression, neat feet, moved and showed well, lovely thick coat and pelt and lovely rib. stood well on neat feet with firm pasterns. Pleasing outline standing and on the move.
The Border Terrier Club Championship Show
30th Mar 2013
Judge: Mrs. Doreen Rushby (Dormic)
The Border Terrier Club held a Championship show at Low Hesket on 30 March 2013. I felt very honoured to judge at this show and my thanks go to the Committee and Exhibitors for such an enjoyable day.
Junior - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Glebeheath Jump The Gun
Placing Critique
has a pleasing head with dark eye and strong muzzle, nice neck set into well laid shoulders, rib carried well back, good loin & tailset, moved well.
National Terrier
6th Apr 2013
Judge: Mrs. Margaret Curtis (Matamba)
Many thanks to all of the exhibitors who gave me such a nice entry of 201 dogs, giving 245 entries. My thanks go to my two stewards, with some large numbers in the classes they kept everything running smoothly and helped me to finish on time. Many decisions were difficult and some decent dogs went unplaced.
There were things that came to hand while going over the dogs on the table, short ribs and over long in the loin and long hocks. Some of these short ribbed dogs were not over sprung and quite narrow through the body, but our standard states ‘ribs well back‘, something to be watched in your future breeding programs. Some dogs looked on the heavy side when I first looked around the ring, but on the table I was surprised how so many of these dogs came to hand no problem. Upright shoulders were noticeable and front movement in some classes was a problem, along with some very straight stifles and sickle movement. Puppies and youngsters you would expect to be forgiven for movement, along with the size of ears - within time the head develops and things start to balance out.
Jackets were at all stages, spot on, starting to blow - with some owners trying to scissor or part strip them into shape, other coats were coming through with harshness and one or two had just undercoat. There were some that could have done with just a tidy up which would have helped the overall picture.
General overall condition and the spanning on most dogs was acceptable, with good thick pelts. I did feel some of the puppies were thin and were quite hollow behind the ribs. I only had one bad mouth but plenty with strong jaws and large teeth. In general the shape and length of tails were good. A few low set tails, which when a dog is in a full jacket you can feel the low set when on the table but not necessarily see it on the move.
Junior - Dog /
Third Place
Name at show: Glebeheath Jump The Gun
East Anglia Border Terrier Club Championship Show
14th Apr 2013
Judge: Mrs Jean Willetts (Hanway)
I would like to thank my stewards for all their hard work on the day, and to the committee for inviting me to judge there show. Also to the exhibitors who brought their dogs under me. I was pleased with my winners and placed dogs. I found that some had short muzzle coupled with round eyes which does not give a border expression.
DCC
Name at show: Glebeheath Jump The Gun JW
Junior - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Glebeheath Jump The Gun JW
Placing Critique
15months Blue & Tan of correct size Good strong jaw with big teeth. Pleasing eye and expression Good length of neck leading into well laid back shoulders, good length of rib Good angulation behind which he used well. With correct coat and thick pelt, neat tight feet. Lovely outline on the move and standing, moved round the ring with drive. D.C.C. R.B.I.S
Class Critique
This was a very strong class
WELKS
28th Apr 2013
Judge: Mrs Jane Roberts (Smalesmouth)
My first appointment at this level and I would like to thank the officers and committee of WELKS for the invitation. Grateful thanks to my stewards who kept everything moving so efficiently and thanks to all the exhibitors who gave me the privilege of going over their dogs. I thoroughly enjoyed my day and fully appreciated the opportunity to judge some high quality exhibits. Some decisions were difficult and places could change on another day.
On a positive note temperaments were good, as were mouths and feet. On the down side I felt that there were not enough exhibits that moved with drive and there were several with wide fronts - these are faults that would impact on the dog's ability to work.
Junior - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Glebeheath Jump The Gun JW
Placing Critique
Handy sized 15 months Blue and tan and another quality exhibit. He presented a balanced outline and I thought he excelled in head properties. Good reach of neck into narrow shoulders and straight front. Very good top line, tail set, legs and feet. Harsh double jacket. Covered the ground really well in profile and accurately coming and going.
Class Critique
Two very good young dogs headed this class.
Joint Border Terrier Club's Championship Show
5th May 2013
Judge: Mrs Denise Townsend (Llanishen)
I was thrilled to be awarded this prestigious appointment and would like to thank everyone for making this a very enjoyable day. I have always been a fan of the joint show and the opportunity it gives for the clubs to come together. The entire organising team was marvellous but special mention must go to my stewards Peter Roderick and Colin Girling for all their support and assistance, and to collecting ring organisers Wendy and Andrew Mooney for keeping the action flowing. Also thanks to Kathy Wilkinson and Su Williams for all their help in organising the event.
Overall I was pleased with the quality of my entry although there was more quality in depth in bitches. Movement was generally good and there were very few wry mouths. True otter heads seem somewhat in decline and there were several single coats. However, I was delighted with all of my winners.
Best Opposite Sex
Name at show: Glebeheath Jump The Gun JW
DCC
Name at show: Glebeheath Jump The Gun JW
Junior - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Glebeheath Jump The Gun JW
Placing Critique
(Dog CC & Best. Opp. Sex) A lovely dog; really sound to go over, absolutely balanced and just the right size for me. Fabulous narrow front, flat rib, good reach of neck and level topline maintained on the move; easily spanned. Typical Border head and keen expression with good dark eye. All topped off with excellent harsh coat and loose pelt. Moved and showed to perfection.
National Dog Show
9th May 2013
Judge: Mrs Laura Illingworth (Thorneyhurst)
Thanks to Birmingham National for giving me the opportunity to judge this show and for providing me with two excellent stewards, who kept the ring running smoothly, also to all the exhibitors that gave me the pleasure of going over their dogs.
The quality in some classes was superb especially the limit and open of both sexes, leaving me with more dogs I liked, than cards to award. Temperaments and presentation were good.
Junior - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Glebeheath Jump The Gun JW
Placing Critique
Very smart dog, showed beautifully it was a very close call on all placing’s this class, excellent head and jaw, narrow front, moved true
Bath Canine Society Championship Show
24th May 2013
Judge: Mr Martin P Phillips
Junior - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Glebeheath Jump The Gun JW
Placing Critique
16 mth old blue/tan, overall type and shape good, lovely head & type, keen expression, ears ok, mouth ok, very good body for age, with front assembly, strong quarters, in good coat, handled well.
Three Counties Championship Show
6th Jun 2013
Judge: Mrs Jena Tuck (Nettleby)
Junior - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Glebeheath Jump The Gun JW
Placing Critique
A very well balanced dog throughout, with a correct blue and tan coat with a good pelt. A very typical head with a strong jaw and large teeth, very good expression. Good length of neck going into well laid shoulders, correct length of rib. Neat feet, correct bone, good hind angulation. Moved well both ways.
Southern Border Terrier Club Championship Show
8th Jun 2013
Judge: Mr W R Irving
It was an honour to be invited to judge the Southern Border Terrier Club’s Championship Show for the second time, the last time having been exactly twenty years ago in 1993. The entry on this occasion was 215 from 203 dogs of which 14 were entered NFC. My thanks go to the Show Manager, Officers and Committee of the Club for their hospitality and organisation and to the exhibitors for their entries and for the sporting way in which they accepted my decisions. Special thanks to Wendy and Andrew Mooney and Bev Marsh for stewarding so efficiently and for organising the collecting ring which allowed us to finish in good time.
As usual there were more bitches than dogs entered. It was encouraging to see some good quality entries through the various classes and not just at the senior end, I thought that by and large heads and expressions were good with not many narrow long skulls there. My feeling was that while there were still plenty of dogs with poor fronts of one kind or another present, there were more good fronted exhibits around from which to find winners than the last time I judged. Coats were mixed and at times I had to forgive some lack of coat. As always there was a good deal of variation in size as always, but in the end I felt I was able to find winners of good enough size with enough scope and lines. I felt that tails were mixed and at times, in looking for overall quality, I had to reward dogs with tails that I felt were less than perfect in shape, length or carriage. By and large the dogs behaved pretty well and were presented clean. I was keen to see the dogs moving around the ring and not ‘stacked’. That is surely the most revealing in conformation terms.
DCC and BOB was Jenkins’ Badgerbeck Uncle Fester. RDCC was Stockleys’ Ch Foxfactor Pied Piper. BCC and RBIS was May and Whisker’s Thistlestone Jenny Wren. RBCC was Higham’s Comberdown Thistle. BP was Hall and Ellis’ Brackenfell Bok To Bach and BPB was Clark’s Gameway Fortune Cookie. BV was Stockleys’ Foxfactor Hornblower
Junior - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Glebeheath Jump The Gun JW
Placing Critique
I was disappointed that this dog just did not put all in and didn’t seem to be in the best of moods today. He has a very good head and expression with correct skull and muzzle strength. He has just the right amount of bone and good tight feet, very good in coat and OK in outline when he stands up. He is sound in front and behind. He is correct for size and has a very typical tail which sadly he just wouldn’t get up today on the move, and all of that spoiled his apparent scope and outline.
Blackpool & District Championship Show
21st Jun 2013
Judge: Mrs Hilary Gilpin (Otterbobs)
What a lovely day, no rain in sight!!
Thank you to all the exhibitors and especially my steward Alisan, she was excellent at her job. I enjoyed judging many dogs that I had not be over or seen before. Many dogs had little or no coat at all, Border Terriers must have a harsh double coat when showing not just stripped out and in their under coat, also there was hardly any muscle tone, no level backs, no slim straight narrow fronts and the movement should of been better. In a few of the older classes I could not span a few dogs and they were heavy when I lifted them up off the table, I found all the mouths clean with full dentations and I *placed those that were nearest the standard in each class*. Very pleased with both dog and bitch winners and their reserves and best puppy.
Junior - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Glebeheath Jump The Gun JW
Placing Critique
smart looking blue/tan, carrying a heavy coat which made him look heavy over the shoulders, good hind quarters and tail set.
Windsor Championship Dog Show
29th Jun 2013
Judge: Mrs Karen Dean (Tyrian)
I would first like to thank the society for inviting me to judge at this level for the first time, and my stewards for keeping me on track. Special thanks to the Border Terrier Club of Victoria, Australia and their secretary Denise Worthington for presenting a special sash to the Best of Breed winner providing a welcome highlight at the end of judging.
Junior - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Glebeheath Jump The Gun JW
Placing Critique
Bl/t Good head with big teeth, and straight front with good bone. Spannable with well laid shoulders into level topline held on the move. Harsh double coat with thick pelt. Moved soundly.
East of England Agricultural Society
6th Jul 2013
Judge: Mr A Horner (Stineval)
I have to thank the society for the invitation to judge and to the exhibitors who accepted my decisions sportingly. Thank you also to my steward, on his own, for keeping things moving.
Junior - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Glebeheath Jump The Gun JW
Placing Critique
(B/tan) Typical head with strong jaw and big teeth, well layed shoulders, nice bone and tight feet, coat may be a little soft today, moved a little sluggish possibly due to the heat.
Leeds Championship Dog Show
26th Jul 2013
Judge: Mr M G Rushby
DCC
Name at show: Glebeheath Jump The Gun JW
Best Of Breed
Name at show: Glebeheath Jump The Gun JW
Placing Critique
CH subject to KC confirmation
Limit - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Glebeheath Jump The Gun JW
Placing Critique
blue, very good coat & pelt, very typical otter head & good expression, nice small ears well set, correct bite with big strong teeth, shoulders & topline very good, strong loin, good tailset, hindquarters well muscled with good second thigh. Nice straight front, tight feet & thick pads, ribs carried well back. A very nice racy outline & moved very well, as sound as a bell. CC & BOB
Bournemouth Championship Dog Show
10th Aug 2013
Judge: Mr Paul Wilkinson
Limit - Dog /
Third Place
Name at show: Glebeheath Jump The Gun JW
Driffield A S
21st Sep 2013
Judge: Mrs Charlotte Archibald
My sincere thanks to the Officers and Committee, for inviting me to judge the Border Terriers at this show. We were truly blessed with some lovely autumn sunshine, and a well laid out ring.
Thank you, to all the exhibitors for allowing me the privilege to “go over†your dogs, however, I had concerns about the size and movement of some of the exhibits. I have a fair span and struggled to get anywhere near some dogs, which reflected in the placings.
Consequently, some heavy shoulders, and wide fronts.
DCC
Name at show: CH Glebeheath Jump The Gun JW
Yearling - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: CH Glebeheath Jump The Gun JW
Placing Critique
eye catching 20 months, b/t male, with super head, ears well placed of a good thickness, big white teeth, good reach of neck , leading to well placed shoulders, ribbed well back, easily spanned, level topline held on the move, on neat tight feet, moved steadily with purpose. CC
Yorkshire, Lancashire & Cheshire Border Terrier Club Championship Show
28th Sep 2013
Judge: Miss Elspeth Jackson (Clipstone)
It is always an honour to be invited to judge a club show and my first job here must be to thank Club, Officers, Committee and Members for asking me to judge their show. The hospitality shown to my Mother and myself made it a very enjoyable weekend. Thank you to my capable Stewards Les Moss and Ian Higham for their help on the day.
Thank you all for the great entry both in terms of number and in depth of quality I had to judge. There were some very tough, but enjoyable decisions to be made and in most classes and in the challenges the top honours were fiercely contested. .
I must repeat the often used cliché of not having enough cards on the day. Many who were down the line or even cardless today I would have been happy to have as winners in another entry.
Reserve Best In Show
Name at show: CH Glebeheath Jump The Gun JW
DCC
Name at show: CH Glebeheath Jump The Gun JW
Open - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: CH Glebeheath Jump The Gun JW
Placing Critique
A quality dog of correct size, not overdone in any respect and balanced throughout. Strong otter head with masculine expression. Good in neck and shoulder. Ribs easily spanned and well carried back to strong loin. Neat feet, correct bone, good hind angulation. He moved effortlessly and with drive and just kept catching my eye in the class and then on the challenge to take the Dog CC and then Reserve Best in Show
Class Critique
A lovely class, hotly contested and a pleasure to judge.
East Anglia Border Terrier Club Championship Show
13th Apr 2014
Judge: Professor A S Milton (Baillieswells)
It was a great pleasure to judge my own club’s championship show. The venue is excellent, and I was able to experience this from the judge’s side of the table. The show was run very smoothly, and I was particular grateful to Beverley Jackson who, as chief steward, saw that everything was in the right place at the right time. I was pleased with my class winners, though some of the lower placing were a little problematic. As one would expect at this time of the year, with a few exceptions, coats were excellent. I seem to go on about movement every time I judge. I was pleased to note that wide fronts were fewer than before, however we seem to be going in the opposite direction,, with front paws nearly touching on the move. In my opinion the top-line should either be level or slightly sloping downwards to the hind legs. There were several exhibits in which the slope was the other way, with the top of the hind legs above the front legs. This is a wrong. There were several tails that were far too long. There was only one really bad mouth, the dog in question should not in my opinion be shown, and a couple with an incisor out of alignment. And that raises a question. The first line of the standard states ‘Essentially a working terrier’. Does a minor tooth misalignment affect the ability of the dog to work? Any judge can see a fault in the mouth and penalize it, and yet miss other faults which can indeed affect the working ability. Similarly how important are missing teeth? Many a Border has one or more of the first premolars missing or not properly erupted. The standard makes no mention of teeth other than in the context of a scissor bite. At least we are not obsessed with counting teeth as are the Germans.
Open - Dog /
Reserve
Name at show: CH Glebeheath Jump The Gun JW
The Joint Border Terrier Clubs Championship Show
4th May 2014
Judge: Mrs E Weijenborg-Weggemans
What a big honour it is to judge the Border Terrier in the native country. I didn’t know what to expect because I haven’t been to Crufts or other shows to have a clean look at what I was presented on that May, 4th, 2014.
I myself live with Border Terriers most of my life now and I have seen the breed changing through the years. What the old breeders feared for years and years ago seems to happen: changing a working terrier into a show terrier. Meaning that the trimming is too short therefore missing the tweedy look, clipping belly, tail and buttocks, overangulation especially in hindquarters. Saying this I was really pleasantly surprised finding so many genuine Border Terriers during this show. Of course I know that coats can’t be in the best condition all year long so some specimens were rather short in trim but as long as I could feel the required harshness and see the correct double coat it was fine for me and only played a role in placing when there were more Borders with the same qualities. I didn’t see any faulty mouths, found only big strong teeth. Movement is – as in the rest of the world – still a problem in the breed. Especially front movement is an issue. When placing, movement was one of the criteria to place one Border higher than the other, but the right type, body proportions, spannability, thick pliable pelt and harsh double coat came first.
In some classes the quality was so high that some of the Borders left the ring unplaced while they were of excellent quality.
I really want to thank all the exhibitors for their sporting attitude in taking my decisions, for entering their dogs under me and give me a hard day’s work with 222 entered dogs and of course the committee for trusting me this honourable job and their hospitality during this weekend for me and my sister, who accompanied me. My congratulations to the breeders and owners for presenting such nice Border Terriers and keeping the breed on such high standard.
RDCC
Name at show: CH Glebeheath Jump The Gun JW
Open - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: CH Glebeheath Jump The Gun JW
Placing Critique
RDCC, True Border type, blue&tan of nice blue colour, lovely size and body proportions, easy to span, good bone, neat feet, balanced in angulation but for the picture perfect it could be a tad more, nevertheless he is a very sound and strong mover, thick pliable pelt, harsh double coat in nice show condition, nice carroty tail and tail set, presenting himself very well which makes him a real eye catcher, the smoother topline of the CC winner beat him in the challenge.
Class Critique
What a class! So many Borders that fit the standard well. Difficult to decide what dog to place because there were so many high quality Border Terriers.
The Midland Border Terrier Club Championship Show
3rd Aug 2014
Judge: Bainbridge & Dandy
*Dogs*
Many thanks to the Midland Committee for this appointment and to all those especially the stewards who made for an enjoyable day. The entry in general reflected the type the exhibitors by now know I like. However there were a number up to size and exhibiting poor front angulation and short deep ribs and paid the price. I was looking for dogs with a typical otter head straight narrow front well laid shoulders ribbed back spannable and racey rear quarters with thick pelt in harsh double coat all of which we should be looking for in the ideal Border Terrier that is essentially a working terrier.
I was very pleased with my winners overall and had good depth of quality in the limit and open classes that generally displayed the above attributes.
The dog CC and ultimately BIS Ch Olderhill Afortunado is the ideal border terrier that shows with confidence and has class. He has a good border head of otter type strong jaw with keen expression on strong neck set into well laid shoulders ,narrow ribs carried back ,ideal length strong loin and the desired rear quarters ,shown in double coat and top condition moved with drive to cover the ground. Pleased my co-judge agreed this boys qualities worthy of BIS.
The RCC Tythrop Timepiece this excellent blue and tan displayed similar qualities to the above and with his good turn of stifle and short hocks and tight feet moved so well and with top presentation took this award over the quality 2nd in Open and Limit winner and with time maturity should complete the picture.
The Bitch CC winner and BOS,RBIS Ploughdown Placida is a top quality exhibit but for me just not the strength in loin of the dog but a close decision .
*Judge: John Bainbridge*
*Bitches*
A great honour to judge bitches at this breed club show, my grateful thanks to the Midland Border Terrier Club for their warm and friendly hospitality and to my two competent and hardworking stewards. I had a most enjoyable day and was delighted that my final line-up comprised of excellent and true to type examples of the breed, with some really promising youngsters amongst them. It is always foremost in my mind when judging this breed that it is essential that the dog’s conformation and movement should demonstrate its capability to work and follow a horse. I found this a challenge today, rather too many exhibits failing to demonstrate free ground covering movement or any length of stride to ‘follow a horse’: with weak pasterns resulting in uneconomic paddling action and poor reach; and sickle hocks impairing effective drive. I was also struck by the number of short ribs and untypical ‘cut up’ underlines. On a positive note temperaments were uniformly sound which is of great importance, although I felt numerous exhibits were neither ‘active’ nor ‘game’ in their demeanour. I was delighted to co-judge BIS with John Bainbridge and pleased that we agreed on all of our joint decisions today.
*Judge: Sarah Dandy*
Open - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: CH Glebeheath Jump The Gun JW
Placing Critique
a very nice blue and tan that excels in head neck and shoulder and presents a good picture but not the strength in rear quarters of my top 2 and would like to see his coat allowed to break with more of the silver hairs that were present.
