Show Placings
Darlington Championship Show
13th Sep 2025
Judge: Mrs. Carolyn Richardson (Staynorwood)
I would like to thank Darlington Championship Show Committee for inviting me to judge my first appointment to give CC's. Thank you to my very capable Stewards, Katrina and Margaret, for keeping everything moving and running to time.
Generally the condition of the dogs today was very good with many missing out on the top spot due to the strength of quality present. In the Bitch classes, I had some difficult decisions to make as several classes had many quality exhibits with lots of promise, splitting hairs at times in more than one class. I was very pleased with my principle winners on the day.
Minor Puppy - Dog /
Third Place
Name at show: Dejurra Invisible Sun
Yorkshire, Lancashire & Cheshire Border Terrier Club Championship Show
28th Sep 2025
Judge: Miss Tracey Peacock (Ragatam)
My sincere thanks to the exhibitors for allowing me the privilege to go over your dogs
Thank you all for the wonderful entry in terms of numbers & the depth & quality I had to judge, however I did have concerns about the size & movement of some of the exhibits & found a couple of mouths that were not quite correct
A huge thank you to my two stewards Bridget Singh & Anita Taylor for their help on the day
Minor Puppy - Dog /
Reserve
Name at show: Dejurra Invisible Sun
Midland Counties Canine Society
25th Oct 2025
Judge: Felicity Freer (Felfree)
Minor Puppy - Dog /
Third Place
Name at show: Dejurra Invisible Sun
Burton-upon-Trent KA Open Show
7th Dec 2025
Judge: Mr Kevin Yeates (Bluebabel)
Junior /
Second Place
Name at show: Dejurra Invisible Sun
Placing Critique
8 months grizzle dog, good head & dentition, out of coat & up to size for me, could be made to look shorter in tail with a bit of judicious trimming.
The Yorkshire, Cheshire & Lancashire Border Terrier Club Open Show
24th Jan 2026
Judge: Jane Eyeington (Meadowdale)
I would like to thank the officers and committee for their kind invitation to judge at this friendly and well-organised show. To all the exhibitors, it was a true honour to assess your wonderful dogs, with many decisions being closely contested. I thoroughly enjoyed my day—thank you. I would also like to thank my hard-working stewards, Julie & Ian, for keeping the day running smoothly.
Junior /
Second Place
Name at show: Dejurra Invisible Sun
Placing Critique
This 10-month-old grizzle dog presents an appealing overall shape when stacked. His head is well balanced, with moderate width to the backskull, well-placed small ears, and strength in the short foreface. He is narrow throughout, easy to span, with a well let-down chest and ribs carried well back. His rear movement is true and driving, though his front was slightly untidy today. Presented in a harsh-textured coat.
Novice - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Dejurra Invisible Sun
Placing Critique
Repeat Junior Dog
National Terrier Club
4th Apr 2026
Judge: Mr Matt Smith (Alncroft)
Junior - Dog /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Dejurra Invisible Sun
East Anglia Border Terrier Club Championship Show
18th Apr 2026
Judge: Mr Stewart McPherson (Brumberhill)
Unexpectedly judging, this year, being brought forward a year, due to the incapacity of the scheduled Judge. Best wishes to Dave for a speedy recovery. My thanks to the Club for the invitation and to my stewards, Andy and Rob, for keeping everything running smoothly and to the exhibitors for a super entry, which I enjoyed judging. It was a super large ring, giving dogs every chance to really move out and the weather, although a bit nippy at times, held out.
Now to the dogs, themselves. On the whole, heads were good, most having the “moderately broad skull” asked for in the Standard, very few being overly broad, with deep stops, more reminiscent of the Asiatic otter, rather than the native River otter.
Necks, into shoulder, were, on the whole ok, the main problem, as ever, being short upper arms, giving a front construction, set too far forward, on the body, rather than under it, more Fox Terrier than Border Terrier, meaning that the elbow was the widest part of the dog, not ideal on a dog bred to go to ground.
Bone varied, while we don’t want heavy bone, a few were too light, those with straight fronts and quality bone, down to small feet, with thick pads were a joy to find.
I’ve got hands like shovels, so the majority were spannable, but even I struggled with one or two! A few were, to my mind, short in rib, lacking the carry back, giving an untypical cut up underline.
Topline and tailsets were in the main good, just a few “not quite” sloping in croup. Tails, in the main, were good, not too many long ones. A few could have been thicker at the base, but none curled over the back.
The majority had good racy hindquarters, very few showing the stilted rear action that seems to be creeping in to the breed, totally incorrect in a breed that should be capable of “following a horse” as there’s no length of stride, driving from the hocks.
The main point of concern, I found, is an alarming number, whose back legs are simply not on the same track as the front ones, when moving, I assume, due to a slight imbalance between the front and rear construction, the angles not matching, to give efficient movement.
Coats and pelts were pretty good, even those short of coat, had, in the main, evidence of harshness. Given it’s pretty much the start of the show season, none were unduly penalised, my view being coats are transient, construction is a constant.
Yearling - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Dejurra Invisible Sun
Placing Critique
Grizzle and Tan. Typical head and expression. Narrow front, good feet. Not just so easy to span. Excellent coat and pelt. Racy hindquarters. Moved ok
Novice - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Dejurra Invisible Sun
