Show Placings
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.
Best Puppy - Bitch
Name at show: Chorbeck Snow Angel
Minor Puppy - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Chorbeck Snow Angel
Placing Critique
At just 6 months old and at her first show but you could not tell from the confident way she took to the show ring. Balanced bitch, pleasing in outline with a good top line, and tail set. Good in front and shoulder and narrow in rib. Attractive feminine head and expression. In good thick coat. Moved well to take Best Puppy Bitch
The Border Terrier Club Open Show
19th Oct 2013
Judge: Mrs. Chris Davis (Hesslemere)
Many thanks to the Committee for inviting me to judge this show. I was very pleased with my entry and thank all competitors who entered under me. I really enjoyed my day and thank you for the opportunity to judge your dogs. All temperaments were good, as were mouths. No kinked tails.
Minor Puppy - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Chorbeck Snow Angel
Placing Critique
Strong short muzzle, level topline, good length of rib, good tailset, moved well.
Class Critique
Two lovely pups, oozing confidence and quality, both in good coat
Maiden - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Chorbeck Snow Angel
The Scottish Border Terrier Club Championship Show
9th Nov 2013
Judge: Mrs S Williams (Hollybridge)
I would like to thank the Scottish Club for the invitation. It was an honor to judge at this friendly and hospitable club’s show. Huge thanks must go to my very capable & experienced Steward Joyce Orr and her excellent helpers, Jim Stewart in the morning and Helen McKenzie in the afternoon. All did a super job.
Thanks too to the kitchen ladies for the amazing lunch.
I was very pleased to have such a super quality entry. I could have easily given out more tickets if they had been available. Some close decision at times, a true reflection on the high quality of the entries. Presentation of the dogs was very good, mouths too on the whole were correct with only the odd exception. Feet, I was pleased to see a vast majority of neat cat like feet on the dogs, no long hare feet. Tails again seem to be improving, not as many of the over long sickle ones that I have noticed in the past. Coats and pelts: while coats are transient and of course some had more than others on the day, texture was very good and the vast majority had good thick and loose pelts. I think the breed overall is in a good place.
Just one point I noticed, some dogs had to take a lot of steps to cover the ground, watching out that our dogs move with drive is very important and I was happy with my winners in that they, in my opinion, covered the ground well.
Minor Puppy - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Chorbeck Snow Angel
Placing Critique
Lovely attractive puppy in full coat, I liked her expression and she moved well, good bend of stifle and level topline completed the picture. A very nice puppy.
Novice - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Chorbeck Snow Angel
Ladies Kennel Association
15th Dec 2013
Judge: Mrs Jayne Alpe
I was honoured to accept this appointment at short notice, due to Kathy Wilkinson’s ill health. I was impressed with the new halls and layout this year.
I was able to judge with no preconceptions, as I have only been to two shows this year, so the majority of dogs were new to me. A good size entry with some good quality dogs present in a number of classes in which I was splitting hairs I had two very good stewards who handled the large classes with calm and efficient precision allowing me to get on with my job.
Overall movement, has improved considerably. In my opinion Borders should move soundly, positively and with the minimum of effort needed to cover the ground well, this means that they use far less energy when travelling distances, and my principal winners all fitted this criteria. Nice large teeth and good bites were very much in evidence. At long last I am starting to see definition between dogs and bitches, I like to see a masculine dog and a feminine bitch. The other thing I was pleased to see was the majority had good tight feet. Some exhibitors seem to be under the impression that an underweight dog is a way to make them easier to span, it doesn’t work! I hate to be able to feel bone and not muscle.
I learnt after judging that there was some kind of aggression in one of the classes, unfortunately I did not witness this personally, as I was going over a dog on the table, if I had of seen it then I would have taken appropriate action as this type of temperament is totally unacceptable in our lovely breed.
Minor Puppy - Bitch /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Chorbeck Snow Angel
Yorkshire, Lancashire & Cheshire Border Terrier Club Open Show
25th Jan 2014
Judge: Mr Ian Hopper (Esyntona)
I enjoyed my day judging and would like to thank exhibitors for entering under me.
A big thank you to Carly and Anita who were very efficient in there stewarding duties.
I found on the day that the bitch classes were stronger than the dogs; coats were at various stages which you would expect at this time of year. All dogs and bitches were spanable. There were no bad mouths one concern is that some teeth are in need of cleaning. Movement in the main winners was excellent and they were shown in fit hard condition.
Best Puppy - Bitch
Name at show: Chorbeck Snow Angel
Best Puppy
Name at show: Chorbeck Snow Angel
Puppy - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Chorbeck Snow Angel
Placing Critique
Strongest puppy class of the day 10 month old red grizzle bitch typy femine head good ear set and teeth good reach of neck, nice length of back loose pelt with harsh coat good tail set. Best moving puppy today Best Puppy in Show
Novice - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Chorbeck Snow Angel
Placing Critique
Winner of puppy bitch class still showing enthusiasm for showing in this class
The Sporting Terrier Association of Yorkshire
16th Feb 2014
Judge: Mr Jem Thomas (Daluce)
Puppy /
Second Place
Name at show: Chorbeck Snow Angel
Placing Critique
Lovely feminine puppy bitch. Excelled in coat and pelt which was dense and harsh. Well angulated at the rear giving excellent drive around the ring. Lovely carrot tail, well set on.
Junior /
First Place
Name at show: Chorbeck Snow Angel
Liverpool Terrier Club
23rd Feb 2014
Judge: Miss Tracey Peacock (Ragatam)
Best Puppy
Name at show: Chorbeck Snow Angel
Puppy /
First Place
Name at show: Chorbeck Snow Angel
Placing Critique
11 months old Red Grizzle with a good otter head, keen expression, neat ears, good length of neck into well laid shoulders. Narrow deep chest, ribbed well back into racy quarters. Moved well. Best Puppy.
Junior /
Third Place
Name at show: Chorbeck Snow Angel
Post Graduate /
Second Place
Name at show: Chorbeck Snow Angel
Yorkshire, Lancashire & Cheshire Border Terrier Club Open Show
22nd Mar 2014
Judge: Mr. David Matthews (Tojamatt)
I wish to thank the YORKS LANCS AND CHESHIRE BORDER TERRIER CLUB for the opportunity to judge at this level many thanks to the stewards Carolyn Richardson, Cally Harris and Julie Price for the help in the smooth running of the show I would also like to thank the exhibitors for allowing me the pleasure of going over their dogs.
Puppy - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Chorbeck Snow Angel
Placing Critique
handy sized bitch in harsh double coat feminine head good expression nice earset, narrow and racy, good rear action moved well unfortunate to meet 1 today
The Border Terrier Club Championship Show
29th Mar 2014
Judge: Mrs Jane Parker (Conundrum)
I would like to thank the BTC club, for giving me a second chance to judge this, the most prestigious of the breed clubs championship shows. I was judge elect in 2010, but caught the awful Noro virus the night before I was due to judge and spent the next two days flat out.
The new venue that the committee has found, has to be lauded. It is large, airy, light, the flooring is excellent. The car park looked huge. From a judges point of view I could see all the dogs clearly at any time. Congratulations on a super venue.
My two stewards, Chris Davis and Liz Barratt were so very organised and kept me informed and on time throughout the day, with good humour lots of smiles and attention to detail. With such a lovely entry numbers wise, it was a long day. Thank you both.
Living in Canada now, it was a real pleasure to judge dogs that I had mostly not seen. Obviously some of the older ones were mere youngsters before I left and it was nice to see how they had progressed through the years. I found no missing testicles, mouths on the whole were good, with only a few missing teeth or one or two misaligned. Heads were in general better overall than when I left, with more who carried a moderately broad backskull and also a lot more with very good underjaw, something one had to look hard to find a few years ago. Coats were on the whole, good, there were a very few however, who had greasy and dirty coats, this I feel is completely unnecessary. A few arrived without their coats, this is just unfortunate as dogs do not know about our ambitions in regard to shows, and if the coat needs to come out then so be it! Feet in some instances were weak, with some flat footed and others harefooted, this breed needs to have really good tight feet, small with thick pads and be well knuckled, poor feet make the whole outline of the dog look wrong. The worst fault I found, as usual were fronts, all the usual suspects were there, wide fronts, narrow fronts, flicking wrists etc. I do begin to wonder if we will ever get this completely right, but if we are breeders looking to the future, we must be hard on this most prevalent fault, and do not use these dogs and bitches in our breeding programmes. Bitches had the most quality through the entry, again, this is usual, however the dogs that were good, were very very good, and the best, were exceptional. Size does need to be watched, this is a somewhat cyclical thing, but there were some big dogs and bitches in the ring. The first and most important words in our standard...â€Essentially a working terrierâ€...if it cannot be spanned, it is too big. In general I feel the breed in the country of origin is in pretty good shape, the top percentage of the dogs I judged were quite lovely and had breed type to spare. In my critique you will no doubt notice expressions I use again and again. I find certain things are ubiquitous (but none the less hugely important to breed type) and have my pet ways of describing them, I hope you forgive my industrial repetition in some regards.
Special Beginners - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Chorbeck Snow Angel
Placing Critique
Good headed bitch carrying a super, harsh jacket, showing well through out. She stands over the ground well and has a very good underline. Her hocks are very well set down. Topline kept on the move and tail and set are correct.
Colne, Nelson and District Canine Society Open Show
20th Apr 2014
Judge: Debbie Lorraine (Raleniro)
I would like to thank the committee for their invitation to judge at this show, and also the exhibitors for their entry.
Post Graduate /
Second Place
Name at show: Chorbeck Snow Angel
Placing Critique
13 months grizzle and tan bitch, typical head and expression with correct scissor bite. Good straight front and easily spanned. Moved well and held topline on the move. Excellent pelt but coat just a little past it’s best on the day.
National Dog Show
9th May 2014
Judge: Mr Rainer Vuorinen (Finland)
Junior - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Chorbeck Snow Angel
Scottish Border Terrier Club Open Show
1st Jun 2014
Judge: Jane Allison (Tividale)
Many thanks to the exhibitor’s and the committee for a very enjoyable day. Also to the hard working ladies of the committee in the kitchen and my exellant steward Jim Stewart.
Junior - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Chorbeck Snow Angel
Placing Critique
Nice well balanced bitch, strong short muzzle, level topline, good tailset, moved with drive.
Yearling - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Chorbeck Snow Angel
Blackpool & District Canine Society Championship Show
20th Jun 2014
Judge: Mr Peter Bakewell
Junior - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Chorbeck Snow Angel
Placing Critique
Very typical, nice head balanced with neat ears, nice neck and shoulder, straight front, good hindquarters, moved well.
Goosenargh & Longridge Agricultural Open Show
5th Jul 2014
Judge: Penny Sands (Krakensis)
Junior /
Third Place
Name at show: Chorbeck Snow Angel
Graduate /
First Place
Name at show: Chorbeck Snow Angel
East of England Championship Show
6th Jul 2014
Judge: Miss Jean Singh
I would like to thank my stewards who kept the event running smoothly. My decisions were made on the exhibit on the day
I found heavy ears are creeping in, detracting from the otter head and keen expression. An excessive amount of exhibits were not in hard, toned condition. ‘Couch potato’ dogs come to mind. Front movement is also a cause for concern. I found two level mouths, one just level and a puppy , had a tooth out of line. My decision on some unplaced exhibits were a culmination of a long foreface and untypical expression, unspannable even though I gave some leeway and poor front movement.
Junior - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Chorbeck Snow Angel
Placing Critique
A bitch with a pleasing head and expression she has a good coat and pelt and moved well both ways. Her outline was spoilt with a slightly low tailset.
Graduate - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Chorbeck Snow Angel
The Northern Border Terrier Club Championship Show
13th Jul 2014
Judge: Mrs. A. Gregory (Manx)
Junior - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Chorbeck Snow Angel
Placing Critique
Nicely put together bitch border type head with keen expression nicely set on ears good set of teeth nice length of back with a well set on tail. Moved smartly around the ring
Yearling - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Chorbeck Snow Angel
Leeds Championship Show
26th Jul 2014
Judge: Mr Ernie L Hill
Junior - Bitch /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Chorbeck Snow Angel
Scottish Kennel Club
23rd Aug 2014
Judge: Mr Eddie Houston (Earthwise)
My first appointment at this level. My thanks to the society for inviting me and to my two very efficient stewards, Lorrraine and Barbara, who kept things moving.
I was very pleased with both my line ups and feel that my main winners were excellent examples of the breed. Many dogs were sporting dense, tweedy jackets but, as is always the case, some were lacking in coat and this did influence some of the placings. Mouths were good and only one dog was unspannable. On the downside, size is an issue and some of the minor puppies are already up to size. Front movement could be better in a number of exhibits and a few were carrying too much weight.
My sincere thanks to all those who entered and afforded me the privilege of going over their dogs.
Junior - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Chorbeck Snow Angel
Placing Critique
Another grizzle,more strongly made than the winner.Good head and bite,nice hindquarters and possessing a good pelt and double coat.Sound mover.
Yearling - Bitch /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Chorbeck Snow Angel
Driffield Agricultural Society Championship Dog Show
20th Sep 2014
Judge: Mrs A C Fryer (Irton)
Thanks to the exhibitors for giving me a lovely entry and to my stewards for keeping the ring running efficiently throughout. We had a good day with a very very slight drizzle; the exhibitors and exhibits seemed untroubled but it did cause the ringside to flee temporarily! There were some very good dogs present and I enjoyed all my winners but there are always some buts, and looking through my notes there was a preponderonce of “OK” over “good”. The standard asks for a dog that has the soundness to follow a horse; this, of course, must be understood in the context of a terrier working with the Hunt on rough moorland ground, but even so only the minority of exhibits could meet this requirement. Inadequate angulation leads to poor ground covering ability and untidy front movement – evident in a lot of exhibits. Whilst most exhibitors take the trouble to present their dogs as well as possible, a number were unfit and lacking muscle tone and would one of the Breed Clubs please put on a grooming seminar which shows exhibitors how to prepare feet and nails?? It is clearly needed. I forgive coats since these are outwith your control and sadly some excellent dogs had to pay the price for coming without a jacket.
Junior - Bitch /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Chorbeck Snow Angel
Yorkshire, Lancashire & Cheshire Border Terrier Club Championship Show
27th Sep 2014
Judge: Mr Frank Nicholls (Halcus)
My grateful thanks to the committee and officers for their brilliant hospitality and to stewards Doreen Rushby and Graham Richardson for their hard work and attempts at keeping me out of trouble. An excellent entry with real quality present in both dogs and bitches. Unfortunately, at the risk of sounding like a stuck record, front movement was a real problem in quite a few exhibits, not I might add in the top winners, but unfortunately occasional compromises had to be made in this respect in some classes when filling some of the lower placings.
Yearling - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Chorbeck Snow Angel
Wigan and District Canine Society Open Show
2nd Nov 2014
Judge: Mr. Bob Wright (Totherend)
My thanks to the organisers, steward and exhibitors for a welcoming and well supported show. There were some quality exhibits and although there was a variety of types they were generally within the breed standard. A few exhibits were the right side of spanable but only just, dentition was generally good and there were no signs of poor temperaments.
Best Of Breed
Name at show: Chorbeck Snow Angel
Graduate /
First Place
Name at show: Chorbeck Snow Angel
Placing Critique
well presented and well balanced grizzle bitch, typical head with keen expression, correct bite, dark eyes, nicely set ears, plenty of double coat and pelt, carrot tail, tight feet, good top line and rear angulation, excelled on the move going with purpose but coming easily to hand BOB.
Southport and Birkdale Open Show
30th Nov 2014
Judge: Mrs Elizabeth Barrett (Howthwaite)
Reserve Best Of Breed
Name at show: Chorbeck Snow Angel
Open /
First Place
Name at show: Chorbeck Snow Angel
Placing Critique
Light grizzle and tan bitch shown in excellent double coat of good texture. Sweet head with short muzzle and lovely neat V shaped ears. Good neck and shoulders and just the right amount of bone for her size. Standing on small well padded feet. Super thick short tail and well angulated behind. Balanced and forward going on the move RBOB
Yorkshire, Lancashire & Cheshire Border Terrier Club Open Show
31st Jan 2015
Judge: Miss Claire Tutin (Riseburn)
I would like to thank the officers and committee for their invitation to judge their open show, and their warm welcome and hospitality. I would also like to thank my two efficient stewards on the day, Ian Hopper and John Thomas.
The entry was very pleasing but there were quite a few absentees on the day, especially the dog classes. However I enjoyed my day and was pleased with all my class winners, making a very satisfactory final line up, including some promising puppies, with some difficult decisions to be made. I found one bad mouth and one kinked tail.
Limit - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Chorbeck Snow Angel
The Border Terrier Club Championship Show
28th Mar 2015
Judge: Mr. Carl-Gunnar Stafberg (Bombax) Sweden
I will thank the club and the show committee for inviting me to judge this prestigious show, I feel very honoured to be invited. I really enjoyed my day and was very pleased with huge entries. My winner was really top quality border terriers, excelling in type and heads. The overall quality was very good, but I hoped to see more quality in the younger classes. Size was ok, coats in different stages because of the time of year. It was about 40 years since I judged my first CCshow in England and I still enjoy it so much. My stewards did a fantastic job on the day, keeping both me and the dogs in order. They make it running very smooth and efficient, thank you!!!
Post Graduate - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Chorbeck Snow Angel
Placing Critique
Excellent head and expression, nice topline, very good angulation and moves very well. Excellent coat.
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.
Post Graduate - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Chorbeck Snow Angel
The Joint Border Terrier Clubs' Championship Show
3rd May 2015
Judge: Miss Julie Price (Oxcroft)
I would like to thank the Midland Border Terrier Club committee for the opportunity to judge this year’s Joint club show. Many thanks to my two ring stewards Bob and Liz Wright for the smooth running of the ring and the cups of coffee. It was an experience to go over so many dogs of different types; this made my job difficult at times, as each one had different attributes to the next. A few classes I found very hard to decide who my winners would be for this reason. Is the breed getting better or worse? I do not think I am the first to mention that there are too many foreign heads and plain faces with no expression. The breed standard states “a head like that of an otter” and “essentially a working terrier”. Confirmation and movement, I think has improved a little, but the heads and strength of the dogs has declined. When I looked at some of the dogs, I liked them but then had to remind myself that they where dogs not bitches. Thank you to all exhibitors for letting me go over your dogs and the gracious way most of you accepted my decisions.
Post Graduate - Bitch /
First Place
Name at show: Chorbeck Snow Angel
Placing Critique
A small bitch, with a thick coat and pelt, which made her look heavier than she was. Good angulation all round, moved OK
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!
Limit - Bitch /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Chorbeck Snow Angel
Class Critique
I believe that this was my best and hottest contested class of the day. I really enjoyed going over them.
The Northern Border Terrier Club Championship Show
18th Jul 2015
Judge: Mrs Hilary Gilpin (Otterbobs)
Thank you to the officers, committee and members for voting for me to judge their Championship show 2015.
My stewards were just perfect, even the couple of birds flying around enjoyed the day.
As you know it's all too easy to judge from the ringside but when you are in the ring judging dogs of varying sizes, heads, coats etc, I felt I did the best I could with the exhibits shown.
All dogs were entire, mouths were correct and teeth were of good size and clean apart from one level bite which is acceptable.
Movement needs to be improved front and rear, muscle tone was lacking in quite a few, presentation on some was dreadful, two dogs needed feeding up, but the main winners were of good standing.
Mid Limit - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Chorbeck Snow Angel
Placing Critique
alert light grizzle bitch, very harsh coat, loose pelt, gd bone small feet, gd hind angulation which she used on the move.
Driffield Agricultural Society
3rd Oct 2015
Judge: Miss Jean Singh
Many thanks to my two efficient stewards who kept the proceedings running smoothly. On the day I was surprised to find 4 level mouths, although a level mouth is acceptable in the standard, a scissor bite is preferable. Some exhibits could have been shown in a fitter condition and have their long nails clipped.
Open - Bitch /
Second Place
Name at show: Chorbeck Snow Angel
Placing Critique
She has a nice feminine head with neat ears, racy lines and good bone with neat feat. Responded to her handler well and moved ok.
