Show Placings
Scottish Border Terrier Club Championship Show
8th Nov 2014
Judge: Mrs P McLellan (Breconbeds)
My thanks to the Scottish Committee for the invitation to judge our prestigious annual Championship Show; to my excellent steward Joyce Orr, and to the exhibitors for such a good entry.
I was happy with my class winners which were super examples of the breed. On the down side a number of exhibits were short in the leg and in the body, giving an unbalanced appearance and it’s very unlikely that they would be capable of following a horse, as the breed standard requires. Some pelts were too thin and too many dogs were single coated.
RBCC
Name at show: Glebeheath Tea N'tiffers
Junior - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Glebeheath Tea N'tiffers
Placing Critique
Well turned out beautiful young bitch in perfect condition. Loved her head and expression. Correct size with adequate bone. Her good front and super cat-like feet impressed. Moved round the ring with ease and with confidence. RBCC.
The Midland Border Terrier Club Open Show
16th Nov 2014
Judge: Miss Tracy Peacock (Ragatam)
I would like to thank the committee for the judging appointment and the two stewards, Jem Thomas and Margaret Davies. I enjoyed my day very much. Thanks to the exhibitors for an excellent entry. I was pleased with my principle winners. Some dogs were penalised today for lack of coat, I know coats will grow back. Movement in some exhibits left a lot to be desired.
Best Bitch
Name at show: Glebeheath Tea N'tiffers
Best Opposite Sex
Name at show: Glebeheath Tea N'tiffers
Junior - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Glebeheath Tea N'tiffers
Placing Critique
A very stylish looking bitch in hard condition. Loved her unexaggerated head, dark eye and expression. Correct scissor bite and strong under jaw. Straight front and clean shoulders following through with a straight topline both stood and on the move. Lovely carroty tail straight of the back. Good bone and firm pasterns. Super coat and thick pelt. I was pleased to award her Best Bitch & Best Opposite Sex.
Novice - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Glebeheath Tea N'tiffers
Ladies Kennel Association
14th Dec 2014
Judge: Mr David G Winsley (Davmar)
Though the standard calls for a narrow body I found many dogs who were too skinny & I could easily feel their ribs! Heads were quite disappointing, many had long weak muzzles not the proportions one associates with an Otters head. Many exhibits lack the small round foot & I doubt if they would cope with the exercise it needs to follow a horse. Coats were mixed & many just a seasonal problem.
BCC
Name at show: Glebeheath Tea N'tiffers
Junior - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Glebeheath Tea N'tiffers
Placing Critique
this youngster came into the class & dared me to ignore her, one that takes the eye. Full of attitude, alert & watching everything going on. Lovely feminine head, again with the correct expression, nicely balanced outline. Ultra straight & sound front, mature well made body & nicely covered. Well angulated hindquarters, another one with good feet & enough bone. Moved soundly both ways, in good coat of the correct texture. Couldn’t deny her the CC
Crufts
7th Mar 2015
Judge: Miss Elspeth Jackson (Clipstone)
First of all I would like to thank the Kennel Club for the honour and pleasure of judging this prestigious show. I must then thank my efficient and capable stewards who kept me on track and looked after me through the day. Most of all I would like thank the exhibitors who rose from their beds at early hours and drove many miles to give me an entry of Border Terriers to be proud of and one which is was a delight to judge. It was not only strong numerically strong but also in depth of quality. It is a cliché to say that there were not enough cards to go around but in this entry it was certainly true. Determining all the final line up in each class was difficult and also in many deciding who should make the short list was also a challenge. Good dogs went without a card, ones who in a different entry I would have been happy to see as winners. In the challenges decisions remained tough and more than those that took the top honours were worthy of doing so and I would have been very pleased to have had more awards to give out.
In the days following this year’s show Crufts, dog shows and those who participate in them came in for some criticism. The picture painted by the media at this time was certainly not my experience. Before, during and after the show I found show people to be nothing but good natured, genuine and supportive. I enjoyed every minute of my day and hope that those that supported me with an entry or as spectators at the ringside did so too
Junior - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Glebeheath Tea N'tiffers
Placing Critique
Quality typical border in superb order with a new neat tight coat. She is balanced and lovely in outline with a well set tail. Strong but feminine head with a strong under jaw, super neck, good front and well muscled angulated quarters. Held her own in the challenge and one whose career I shall watch with interest.
National Terrier
4th Apr 2015
Judge: Mr W Shorthose (Cundytyke)
Overall, I felt there was reasonable quality in those forward. Some exhibitors continue to have their dogs underfed and/or carrying little muscle, both to the detriment of a terrier expected to put in a day’s work. There were a number of untypical heads – lacking width to the skull and strength to the muzzle. Please keep in mind the shape of an otter’s skull.
I was very pleased with my top winners and extend my thanks to all the exhibitors.
Junior - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Glebeheath Tea N'tiffers
The East Anglian Border Terrier Club Championship Show
12th Apr 2015
Judge: Mr Graham Pickering (Picer)
I would like to thank the East Anglian Border Terrier Club for their kind invitation to judge their 2015 Championship Show. It was both an honour and a pleasure to accept this appointment. Thank you to the committee for their hospitality, and special acknowledgement to Bev, Laurence and Zoe Jackson for their efficient stewarding and keeping everything running smoothly throughout the day.
I terms of exhibits, there were many difficult decisions during the day and some real quality dogs were left unplaced. In general, the quality was very good and the majority of dogs were spannable and I only saw one example of an incorrect bite. All dogs were entire and as is usual some coats were exceptional whilst others were either just coming in or past their best.
There were a few examples of heads that are untypical of the breed, in that they lack strength of foreface, width of skull and have eyes that are too close together – these are not what I would describe as ‘like that of an otter’.
On a more positive note I was very happy with all my winners, believing them to be excellent examples of the breed and would like to say thank you to all exhibitors for allowing me the honour of judging their dogs
Junior - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Glebeheath Tea N'tiffers
Placing Critique
Liked this bitch as she walked into the ring. An honest border with all the essentials in the right place. A strong, but feminine otter head, with strong skull, dark eye, keen expression and correct ear placement. A narrow straight front with well laid shoulders, well laid back ribs, level top line and tail straight off the top. Shown in good double coat. Excellent rear angulation which ensure positive drive when moving around the ring.
Bath Canine Society
22nd May 2015
Judge: Mr Jack Watson
BCC
Name at show: Glebeheath Tea N'tiffers
Open - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Glebeheath Tea N'tiffers
Placing Critique
lovely head & expression, dark eye, nice reach of neck, shoulders well laid back, good overall balance, ribs deep & narrow, carried well back, good bend of stifle, pleasing outline, moved out well. CC
Southern Counties Canine Association
30th May 2015
Judge: Mrs Lesley Gosling (Akinside)
I must first extend thanks to my very professional and able stewards, who kept me on track and on time.
My general remarks here cover the real concerns I have about the way the breed is heading currently. Increasingly, upright shoulders and poor fronts are becoming the norm rather than the exception. Upright shoulders may produce a flashy show dog on its toes, but Borders are not flashy by nature. I suspect I have referred to this problem in every critique I have written for Championship shows I’ve judged and it appears to be getting worse, not better. Please read the standard carefully; look at anatomical drawings of the dog skeleton. Shoulders are now at a steep 60 degrees on some exhibits instead of the normal – and correct – 45 degrees. Undercoats are being raked out to give a cleaner profile – why? Borders – working terriers – need their undercoats 24/7 to keep them warm in bad winter weather while they are waiting to be called for action. It is a requirement of the standard, not a fashion statement. Sooner or later we will end up with a single coated breed, and to its detriment.
Judging today, temperaments were very good; I found two kinked tails, several minor dentition issues, many dirty teeth and one undershot mouth. Males were all entire. Coats were mostly betwixt and between but the good double coats were exceptionally good. I love to see happy dogs with wagging tails but some dogs were very lack lustre and did not seem to be enjoying their day. There were also one or two exhibits too thin and lacking in condition. Finally, baiting is still a contentious topic for me – I use bait sometimes myself – but on occasions it was almost impossible to get at the dogs or examine them without getting round, over, or under an outstretched arm with bait. As a courtesy to judges, please keep baiting to a minimum, especially on the table.
Thank you to everyone for accepting my decisions sportingly. It was a genuine pleasure to go over the entry – winners and non-winners.
Open - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Glebeheath Tea N'tiffers
Placing Critique
I saw this bitch first time out last year and was impressed then, and she is maturing well. Lovely coat and breed type, she excels in head with all the desired characteristics – broad flat skull, broad muzzle, great expression, clean big teeth and correct dentition. Neat ears and ear placement onto good reach of neck into level top and good body length. Enough bone, narrow front and tight feet on good pads. She lacked her overcoat today, but she still impresses.
Three Counties Agricultural Society
4th Jun 2015
Judge: Mr Brian Baxter
Open - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Glebeheath Tea N'tiffers
Border Union Agricultural Society
20th Jun 2015
Judge: Mrs Nancy Hogg (Raeburnfoot)
I thoroughly enjoyed my days judging at Border Union showground. Such a pleasant show. Many thanks go to my two very able stewards. They had the ring (& me) running like clockwork. Thanks also to the exhibitors who entered under me. Had some lovely dogs to go over & some hard decisions to make. Coats were probably the best I have seen for some time. Thick pelts, too, were much in evidence. Mouths were good. Fronts continue to be a problem & movement letting some otherwise promising dogs down.
BCC
Name at show: Glebeheath Tea N'tiffers
Placing Critique
CH subject to KC confirmation
Open - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Glebeheath Tea N'tiffers
Placing Critique
lovely, upstanding bitch. From her head to the tip of her tail. So typical. Feminine with short, strong muzzle. Scores in shoulder & ribs. Harsh coat, thick pelt. Catlike feet. Short, carrot tail. Held topline so well on the move. Moved with drive from behind. CC
Blackpool & District Canine Society
26th Jun 2015
Judge: Mr. Ian Higham (Comberdown)
I had been looking forward immensely to judging my first UK championship show. I sincerely thank the Blackpool and District Canine Society for the invite and also thank my two friendly, competent and helpful stewards, Mandy and Robert Geary for keeping everything right.
I would also give my deepest gratitude to those who exhibited under me for trusting my knowledge of the breed and my integrity to judge without fear or favour and further thank them for following my lead to stay in the outside ring through the numerous showers that were on and off all day. I feel privileged that you brought your dogs to me for my opinion.
As usual I was looking for Borders that had all the good breed type points as laid out in our standard, combined with correct physical construction to be able to cover the ground well.
I had no dirty or smelly dogs and only two or three of them could have done with having their teeth brushed so I can commend you all for that. I had only one dog that was slightly undershot and I found no tail deformities at all, which is excellent.
I found a variety of movement problems. But it has to be said that in general, movement seemed to have improved since I last judged the breed. I noticed a few more Borders with lighter colouring to their noses since I last judged, but, as instructed by our standard, I treated this as not a serious fault.
As often heard said, the term “on the day” always applies. I had to give my awards to the dogs that stood out on this day. So for those who may be a little disappointed, remember that on another occasion your dog could well have a better coat stage, move a little more positively or be more “on its toes.” Do not be disheartened and enjoy your showing and your dogs!
RBCC
Name at show: Glebeheath Tea N'tiffers
Open - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Glebeheath Tea N'tiffers
Placing Critique
Lovely upstanding G&T bitch. Strong in head. Powerful muzzle and correct teeth. Neat v-shaped ear. Very nice neck-line coming down into good shoulders. Spannable. Level topline and correct tail. She has a very good coat. She is muscled and stands on good feet. She is eye-catching and she can move well, but she did not have the drive and enthusiasm of the limit bitch winner in the challenge. She is a very good example of our breed in my opinion. RESERVE BITCH CC.
Windsor Championship Show
2nd Jul 2015
Judge: Mr M. Hollingsbee (Otterwood)
I thoroughly enjoyed my first judging experience at this level and thank the exhibitors for bringing their dogs of such good quality in front of me and accepting my decisions with good grace. In some of the classes there was only a hairs breadth between some exhibits and on another day the results would have been different. I like Borders that are narrow, strong and good movers. I do not consider coat to be a major factor except when differentiating between dogs of equal quality, As a Championship Show judge told me many years ago “bad coats can get better, many other faults cannot.”
I would also like to thank my stewards for keeping me in order.
Open - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Glebeheath Tea N'tiffers
Windsor Championship Show
3rd Jul 2016
Judge: Mr David Hunt (Ottaswell)
My thanks to the committee of Windsor Championship Dog for their invitation to judge at this show which is so efficiently organised and well run. Thanks also to my stewards Elaine Waddingham and Lynn Crane for their help and assistance in keeping the ring running smoothly at all times. My appreciation also to the exhibitors for their entries .
As usual at Windsor the ring was large in/out with lots of space for dogs to move freely and a fairly flat surface enabling movement to be assessed, without being forced to stop/start when moving the whole class. In general the dogs were in good condition and I found no dogs that were not entire. Although teeth were generally good, apart from a few misaligned, they varied greatly from very small to huge in size. Disappointed to see a few light eyes creeping in.
Coats varied as always with many shown in soft undercoat but lacking topcoat, but worryingly I found several with a decent topcoat but very little undercoat. Movement particularly at the front end continues to be of concern, whilst a puppy can improve and tighten in front as it matures, moving wide or high stepping in an older exhibit is difficult to change,
Generally the standard of the bitches was better than that of the dogs.
BCC
Name at show: CH Glebeheath Tea N'tiffers
Open - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: CH Glebeheath Tea N'tiffers
Placing Critique
What a cracking light g/tan bitch this is. Of an excellent size she is very well balanced and beautifully constructed both in forequarters and hindquarters. Easily spanned and handled so well. Her head is well proportioned with a super bite in a short strong muzzle with nicely set ears. Viewed from the front she is straight and narrow carrying the best of neat feet. With a good body length and shape she is in fit condition but not over muscled. Lovely rear angulation shows off her perfectly placed carrot tail. In good textured double coat with pliable pelt she moves with style using an economical stride. Her handler certainly gets the best from her. A difficult decision for best of breed. BITCH CC
Boston & District Canine Society
8th Jan 2017
Judge: Mr E Houston
My thanks to the Society for inviting me,to my two very able stewards, Barry and Debs,and,most especially,to the exhibitors who allowed me the privilege of going over their dogs and who accepted my decisions so sportingly.
Overall I was very impressed with the quality of the entry.The limit and open classes in both sexes had quality beyond the placings and there were some very promising puppies,especially among the bitches- this must augur well for the future.Heads were largely typical,most were spannable and considering the time of year I was pleasantly surprised to find so many in good coat.On the downside,many were lacking muscletone and front movement continues to be an issue and not just in the lower classes.I was pleased with both line ups and thought my main winners excellent examples of the breed. I was delighted to hear that my Best of Breed went on to win the Group.
Open - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: CH Glebeheath Tea N'tiffers
Placing Critique
Quality grizzle,more strongly built than first.Beautifully presented,good head,super tight jacket,neat feet, good bodylength and moving soundly.
