Show Placings
National Terrier
2nd Apr 2011
Judge: Mrs Hilary Gilpin
Puppy - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Brumberhill Brigadoon
Placing Critique
good workmanlike size of dog, pleasing head with dark eyes , good length of neck fitted straight into well laid shoulders , level topline and correct set on of tail, racy hindquarters , coat just coming in.
WELKS
29th Apr 2011
Judge: Mrs Margaret Sneddon
Many thanks to my stewards who had everything running smoothly in a calm and good-humoured manner, it makes judging such a pleasure. I had a good entry of 132 dogs with a lower than usual absentee rate of 14%, which was good for a Friday in the present economic climate and I was very pleased to be able to judge outside, although I understand some of the exhibitors found it rather chilly. Quality was rather varied but some of the classes were closely contested and I was delighted with my top winners. Front construction is still a problem with some and coats were rather varied but that could be due to the unseasonal weather which we have had recently. I was also pleased to see a number of the dogs moving freely, with reach in front and good drive from the hindquarters, Border Terriers could not work as they were intended to do without this asset.
Junior - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Brumberhill Brigadoon
Placing Critique
just out of puppy and looking rather immature at the moment, good coat and pelt. Head showing promise but again needs more time, lovely conformation and balance. Moved well.
Scottish Kennel Club
20th May 2011
Judge: Mr. David Hunt (Ottaswell)
Thanks go to the committee of the Scottish Kennel Club for inviting me to judge for the first time north of the border, Special thanks to my stewards on the day Messrs Goudie & Jackson for organising the ring so efficiently and ensuring everything ran smoothly during my judging. Good stewards are a welcome bonus for any judge. Despite the disappointing weather, thanks also to the exhibitors who attended and for giving me the second highest breed entry of the whole show.
With a large ring and mown grass, I was able to see the dogs move accurately. In general I thought the bitches were stronger than the dogs, but was pleased with all my class winners, and thought my CC winners a credit to the breed. Size was generally good with only a couple being difficult to span. As always coats were at various stages but I was surprised to find 2 very undershot bites in mid range classes.
Junior - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Brumberhill Brigadoon
Placing Critique
Unlucky to meet the winner in such good form. Well constructed front end with a lovely flat skull, good bite and expression. Straight narrow front and flat ribs. Coat coming through but not the pelt of the winner. Good in outline, well set tail moving freely.
Novice - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Brumberhill Brigadoon
Southern Counties
4th Jun 2011
Judge: Mr J Gilpin (Otterbobs)
Junior - Dog /
Third Place
Name at show: Brumberhill Brigadoon
Yorks, Lancs & Cheshire BTC Championship Show
24th Sep 2011
Judge: Mrs Marie Sharp
My thanks to the Committee for their hospitality, and to the stewards, Anita Harrison and Kevin Green who kept everything running smoothly. I always read the Standard before judging and decide where my priorities will lie. This time, I decided that for an essentially working terrier, narrow, lithe bodies are a must, not forgetting those features which distinguish a Border Terrier. Indeed most Borders are narrow when compared with a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, for instance, but far too many in this entry were too broad in the chest to be able to follow a fox to ground. When the chest is wider than my hand, it is far too wide. Going to ground is but one part of a working terrier’s life - he has to cover rough ground so needs sufficient length of leg, and a flexible loin to enable him to gallop, getting his hind quarters under his body. Following a horse is no walk in the park, it requires stamina - lung capacity which comes from sufficient length of ribcage. One word in the Standard always causes me trouble – “but” in the sentence “Head like that of an otter, but moderately broad in skull..” I found lots of otter shaped heads, a few with too much stop, few with too short a muzzle, so on the whole heads pleased me.
Junior - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Brumberhill Brigadoon
Placing Critique
17 month g/t good in rib, shoulder, little long in loin, and a little exaggerated in hind angulation. Moved accurately and freely.
