Show Placings
The Border Terrier Club Open Show
15th Oct 2022
Judge: Ms Julie Green (Breckgreen/Stowthorney)
I would like to thank the officers and committee for asking me to judge The Border Terrier Club Open Show at Low Hesket and big thank you for my lovely judge’s gifts. I would also like to thank my two stewards for the day, Judy Carr and Marina Flemming for doing a sterling job and keeping the ring running smoothly through the day. Thanks must go to the exhibitors for their fantastic entry and for excepting my decisions on the day. I had a lovely entry of borders who on whole were of good quality.
Minor Puppy - Bitch /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Earthwise Andromeda
Maiden - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Earthwise Andromeda
Placing Critique
Lovely sized grizzle bitch. Pleasing head with correct bite. Shown in good coat. Easily spanned and moved well.
The Scottish Border Terrier Club Members Limited Show
29th Jan 2023
Judge: Andrea Dixon (Otterpaws)
Thank you to the club for the invitation to judge and the exhibitors for their entries. It was a delight to judge my first Breed Club show. Thank you to the committee for a well-run show and my tasty lunch. Thank you to my steward Pete Appleby.
Best Puppy - Bitch
Name at show: Earthwise Andromeda
Best Puppy
Name at show: Earthwise Andromeda
Puppy - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Earthwise Andromeda
Placing Critique
A lovely well-balanced G&T, spannable, lacking coat today but a good pelt and otter head, moved out confidently on small tight feet driven my good rear muscle. Best puppy bitch & best puppy in show
Maiden - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Earthwise Andromeda
Placing Critique
see PB
Novice - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Earthwise Andromeda
Placing Critique
see PB
The Border Terrier Club Open Show
25th Feb 2023
Judge: Mrs Julie Fletcher North (Northborders)
Firstly I would like to thank the Committee for my invite to judge my first Club show , also my 2 able stewards Judy and Kathy for keeping me and the ring in order , mostly I thank the exhibitors for their wonderful entry and allowing me to go over their beautiful dogs , I thoroughly enjoyed myself, I was really pleased with both my line ups , I loved all my main winners and look forward to following their futures
Puppy - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Earthwise Andromeda
Maiden - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Earthwise Andromeda
Placing Critique
10mth old Grizzle and Tan puppy , nice femine head with short strong muzzle , good expression and lovely dark eye , well angled throughout good tail and set really well, sadly in her underwear, I liked her a lot
The Border Terrier Club Championship Show
25th Mar 2023
Judge: Mrs Charlotte Archibald (Tweedburn)
What an absolute honour and a privilege to be invited to judge this show, my thanks to the Officers and Committee of the Border Terrier Club, and my two excellent stewards for the day, Judy and Marina.
My sincere thanks also, to ALL the exhibitors for making it truly memorable, with 196 dogs, 233 entries.
Some very close decisions had to be made!
On the down side, I found some very short muzzles and small teeth, and quite a number of filthy teeth!! Temperaments were generally good, there were 2 kinked tails and 1 suspect mouth, a lack of muscle tone and condition in some exhibits, which is essential for a terrier to do it’s job.
That said, it was an absolute joy to see so many super dogs.
Puppy - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Earthwise Andromeda
Joint Border Terrier Clubs' Championship Show
30th Apr 2023
Judge: Mrs Hilary Gilpin (Otterbobs)
A very big thank you to the SBTC for inviting me to judge this very well run show, to Marina for stewarding and to the exhibitors for entering under me.
Junior - Bitch /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Earthwise Andromeda
The Scottish Border Terrier Club Open Show
4th Jun 2023
Judge: Mrs V Atkinson (Raedwulf)
Thank you so much to the society for inviting me to judge this wonderful show. To my steward, Judy Carr, thank you for running my ring so efficiently, especially in the heat. Thanks must go to the ladies for our delicious lunch too. I was presented with some super examples of the breed and there were some tough decisions, especially in the bitches. I do also think the heat affected the performance of some as the day progressed. On the whole mouths were good, but a couple of very knotted tails and some dogs I was unable to span, even with generous allowance which would preclude them from fulfilling the breed standard of ‘essentially a working terrier’.
Junior - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Earthwise Andromeda
Yearling - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Earthwise Andromeda
Placing Critique
Carrying a lot of coat this bitch was actually much smaller than she looked. She is good for bone and is spannable. Nice proportioned head with moderate stop she has a correct bite. Movement was straight both ways.
Novice - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Earthwise Andromeda
Placing Critique
1st Yearling Bitch
The Scottish Kennel Club
1st Oct 2023
Judge: Mr M Armstrong (Bitcon)
Junior - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Earthwise Andromeda
The Border Terrier Club Open Show
14th Oct 2023
Judge: Mrs Sue Baxter (Mysulan)
Firstly I’d like to thank The Border Terrier Club Committee for their very kind invitation to judge this Open show, I felt honoured and privileged . I thoroughly enjoyed my day and the hospitality on offer , the lunch certainly hit the spot..thank you Nancy Hogg. My two stewards, Jane Morton-Shaw and Marina Fleming kept things running smoothly and I am grateful for their support .
To the exhibitors , my thanks go unbounded as I had a lovely selection of good quality dogs to go over and there were certainly some tough decisions in many of the classes. It is an education to finally go over some of the dogs I have admired from the ring side. I am grateful that my decisions were taken, mostly in a sporting manner.
My general findings were , all males were intact , I found no kinked tails ( 1 dog had a bump on the underside of its tail , not a kink in my opinion), jackets were, as usual , at various stages of growth. I was impressed by the fact that all animals before me could be spanned , some a little easier than others.
Once again I feel compelled to comment on the state of nails and feet. In my opinion , many dogs had nails that were too long and some needed drastic fur trimming to enhance the shape of the feet.In my opinion it is a shame to groom your dogs for the ring but forget that ,especially whilst on the table, the judge has a perfect view of any, long nails and/or woolly “ Yeti” feet .
Novice - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Earthwise Andromeda
Placing Critique
18 month old grizzle of lovely breed type and size. Super feminine headpiece with nice strong muzzle finished off with a good set of teeth . Ears and lovely dark eyes of correct size and shape… Moderate neck flows smoothly into lovely shoulders .Front configuration excellent, straight legs and narrow throughout ….front and rear feet of a neat size and with well furnished pads . Good flat rib with a nice loin , covered in a new jacket with good texture…Covered the ground well, good reach and drive …
Post Graduate - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Earthwise Andromeda
The Scottish Border Terrier Club Championship Show
11th Nov 2023
Judge: Mr Mark Lowry (Ravenside)
Firstly, I would like to thank everyone for a lovely entry and also to the Scottish BTC for this opportunity. Special thanks go to my two stewards for the day who kept everything running smoothly and for their good company. Although the lighting in the hall isn’t the best, it was adequate and the large square ring was perfect for watching movement, something I feel is very important in a border terrier. On that note I found my main winners to excel in this department. I was pleased to judge some strong puppy classes and also some strong adult classes
Yearling - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Earthwise Andromeda
Novice - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Earthwise Andromeda
Placing Critique
Red/grizzle with nice feminine head with shallow stop, super topline and tailset well angulated and moved efficiently around the ring, showed in double harsh coat with thick loose pelt.
Graduate - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Earthwise Andromeda
Scottish Kennel Club (May)
16th May 2024
Judge: Miss Rebecca Barber (Alcumlow)
Thank you to SKC for inviting me to judge at their show, I thoroughly enjoyed my day. I was very pleased with my entry, thank you to all the exhibitors who value my opinion enough to enter their dogs under me. There were some very strong classes and some very pleasing youngsters. I was very pleased with my principle winners and I was delighted to see my BOB get shortlisted in a strong group and my BPIB get TPG3 in the puppy group. It was also an honour to make up two new well deserving champions, making it three new champions in one day over the two shows, which I believe is a new breed record.
Post Graduate - Bitch /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Earthwise Andromeda
Scottish Kennel Club (Ocober)
16th May 2024
Judge: Mr. Stewart Golding (Beaconpike)
Sorry for delay in critiques, work commitments had to take priority. Thank you to the committee for inviting me to judge the October show which was brought forward in conjunction with the May show. Thank you to my two stewards for keeping the ring running smoothly, which wasn’t easy with two shows running side by side. Thank you to the Exhibitors for a lovely entry and accepting my decisions in a sportsmanlike manner. I had some difficult decisions especially in the bitch classes where I just didn’t have enough cards to hand out. Coats from last time I judged had improved and it was a pleasure to see so many in correct double coat of depth. On the whole movement was good. I did find a couple of incorrect bites and one kinked tail
Post Graduate - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Earthwise Andromeda
Border Union Agricultural Society
16th Jun 2024
Judge: Mr. David Matthews (Tojamatt)
My thanks to the Society for the invitation to Judge one of my favourite shows, it didn’t all go to plan with the weather playing its part. I would like to thank all the exhibitors for going along with my decision to stay outside despite the weather, and my special thanks to stewards Judy Carr and Audrey Coltart for braving the weather also. Also my thanks to Euan for posting my judging book and critique notes and to whomever handed it in.
Sorry for delay, holidays and work have played their part. I had some lovely dogs to go over and thank you all for bringing them.
Post Graduate - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Earthwise Andromeda
Placing Critique
Grizzle bitch with a feminine head dark eyes enough strength of muzzle correct bite good expression ample length of neck correct lay of shoulder, good in rib, level topline and tail set with excellent double coat was easily spanned and moved well both ways. A handy size, a lot to like about her
