Show Placings
Boston & DCS Championship Show
11th Jan 2009
Judge: Mrs Kate Walton (Enterlaw)
A great honour to judge the breed at this show where Borders were the only breed in the terrier group to have CCs on offer & for the first time. Thank you to all exhibitors who braved the exceptionally cold weather at Newark. Remarkably there were only 6 absentees in the dog classes & 19 in the bitch classes out of a total entry of 114 (2 late entries increased the published catalogue entry).
In general I was looking for skulls like that of an otter, the late Walter Gardner told me 30 years ago to place the ears of a Border back to really appreciate the shape of an otter skull & this holds true today. I was also looking for a Border who was easily spanned & most importantly one with good movement & of a size to enable this working terrier to go to ground. I have to say that front movement in many cases was worse than rear movement, with pinning-in & platting much in evidence, while a few were cow-hocked at the rear. All dogs were entire, temperaments overall were excellent, dentition in a few cases incorrect & essentially for the breed, thick pads were noticeably lacking in some exhibits. As always coats were in varying stages of growth, several toplines were not typical with low set tails, otherwise I was delighted with the first placements in each class, all of which were representative of the Standard.
DCC
Name at show: Dandyhow Figaro At Glebeheath JW ShCM
Open - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Dandyhow Figaro At Glebeheath JW ShCM
Placing Critique
without doubt this was, for me the best dog on the day, meeting the Standard criteria throughout from head to tail & such a superb mover. CC, which I gather gave him his well earned crown.
Manchester Championship Show
15th Jan 2009
Judge: Mr David Winsley
DCC
Name at show: Dandyhow Figaro At Glebeheath JW ShCM
Open - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: CH Dandyhow Figaro At Glebeheath JW ShCM
Placing Critique
Lovely dog! Has that personality to be a top winner. Has the correct type of head, with width and strength without any coarseness, very keen expression. Nice size, well balanced outline, straight in front, good width behind. In excellent coat and great condition, moved well behind and showed extremely well to win the CC. I understand he won his 3rd the previous week, a well deserved champion.
West of England Ladies' Kennel Society
25th Apr 2009
Judge: Mrs Siv Jernhake (Sweden)
Open - Dog /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: CH Dandyhow Figaro At Glebeheath JW ShCM
Scottish Kennel Club
16th May 2009
Judge: Dr Ron Wheatley (Loiriston)
Open - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: CH Dandyhow Figaro At Glebeheath JW ShCM
Placing Critique
good size of dog with a nice head and good body, coat and pelt; moved well
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.
Veteran - Dog or Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: CH Dandyhow Figaro At Glebeheath JW ShCM
Placing Critique
another of my old sparing partners, still in good condition for his 8 years, his front movement did not match up to that of the winner.
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.
Veteran - Dog /
Reserve
Name at show: CH Dandyhow Figaro At Glebeheath JW ShCM
Southern Border Terrier Club Open Show
15th Sep 2013
Judge: Mrs Kathy Newsome (Kighill)
I was very honoured to have been invited to judge the SBTC Open show and I would like to thank my Show Manager Wendy Mooney and the Officers of the Committee for their kind hospitality. I would also like to thank my stewards for the day Dave Hunt, Denise Townsend and Andrew Mooney for helping me to keep on track with a lovely entry of 137 dogs making a total of 157 and of course a special thanks to all the exhibitors.
I was pleased with the quality of some of my entries but we must not forget that the Breed Standard states that a Border Terrier is “essentially a working terrier†ie. “Going to ground â€. Unfortunately there were some that would not have been able to do the job that they were intended for, due to weight and depth leaving some unable to be spanned. Some heads were quite disappointing as they lacked the substance that would give them the “Head of an Otterâ€. On the plus side I found the fronts quite pleasing. Overall I was very pleased with my class winners and with my overall winners of the show on the day.
Veteran - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: CH Dandyhow Figaro At Glebeheath JW ShCM
Placing Critique
Another quality 9 year old with narrow front and well laid back shoulders great neat tight feet, close run thing but just preferred the drive of movement of 1.
Class Critique
A very nice quality class and it could have been either one of them today.
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.
Open - Dog /
Third Place
Name at show: CH Dandyhow Figaro At Glebeheath JW ShCM
Placing Critique
almost 9 years old, in fit condition, super jacket, lovely headed dog, with neatest ears, didn’t move as well in front today, as behind.
Class Critique
What a super class, and what an age range!
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.
Veteran - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: CH Dandyhow Figaro At Glebeheath JW ShCM
Placing Critique
Quality dog just rising 9 years old. Loved his overall type. Strong masculine head with neat ears. Good in shoulder, good for bone, super small tight feet. In good harsh jacket with thick skin. His age certainly did not exclude him from the running for top honours.
Class Critique
Veteran classes are always a pleasure to judge. I think much can be concluded about a breed from the strength of it’s veterans. In this and the Veteran Bitch class I had some fit quality seniors who are a credit to the breed and their owners
