Show Placings
The Northern Border Terrier Club Championship Show
12th Jul 2025
Judge: Mrs Jayne Gillam (Orenberg)
Thanks go to the Northern Border Terrier Club for inviting me judge their 53rd Championship Show, and to the exhibitors for giving me the opportunity to go over the good entry of Borders. Thanks also to my stewards Nicki Cummins, Julie Leckenby and Sarah Eccles who really did a fantastic job and kept everything running smoothly, I enjoyed my day immensely.
It was an extremely hot day and I was thankful we were inside the hall, the committee made sure doors were opened to ensure a through draft which made for a pleasant environment for the task in hand. No dogs appeared stressed by the heat when they were being shown, although some dogs did seem less than enthusiastic in the ring.
I found some really good profile movement, but good movement fore and aft was in the minority, and in some classes non-existent.
Overall some very good coats and pelts and good presentation, some really good tails too, just a few long thin tails. Although found three kinked tails on this occasion, teeth seemed cleaner and only a few feet spoilt by overly long nails.
Minor Puppy - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Chorbeck All That Jazz
Placing Critique
6 months, G&T. Very enthusiastic outgoing, happy temperament which was nice to see. Narrow throughout with a lovely rib and nice head and expression. Initially at first glance looked a tad upright in the shoulder but going over him he had a nice neckline going into fairly well angulated shoulders, good forelegs and feet, racy hindquarters, covered the ground well. Not a great deal of coat today. Just needs time.
Class Critique
As expected, all legs and wings in this class, very immature babies.
Maiden - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Chorbeck All That Jazz
Novice - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Chorbeck All That Jazz
Leeds Championship Show
24th Jul 2025
Judge: Mr Peter Armstrong (Atron)
I would first like to thank the Officers and Committee of Leeds City & District Canine Association Championship Show for inviting me to judge at their show, and for the hospitality shown to me on the day. However, most of all, thank you to all the exhibitors for providing me with such a quality entry to assess on this, my first appointment in the breed at this level. I had the privilege of going over so many quality dogs that difficult decisions often had to be made. As always, coats were at different stages, sometimes reflected in the placings, but coats come and go, construction does not. I did not discern any kinked tails and no bad temperaments were apparent. The adequately sized ring however was quite difficult for the exhibitors to circumnavigate, with varying gradients, going uphill away from the judge, coming back downhill but with another gradient across the ring to cope with as well. There were several bumps and hollows in the ring as well, in places which made standing your exhibit to best effect not quite so easy. Many astute exhibitors realising this changed their handling technique to cater for this, some did not
Minor Puppy - Dog /
Third Place
Name at show: Chorbeck All That Jazz
The Midland Border Terrier Club Championship Show
3rd Aug 2025
Judge: Mr Kevin Green (Terabyte)
I would like to thank all the Officers and Committee of the Midland Border Terrier Club for inviting me to judge the show & the lovely gift I was presented with. I was very pleased with my entry, thank you to the exhibitors who entered under me. A big thankyou to the stewards who did a great job and kept it all going smoothly. Was a lovely show and great atmosphere.
Minor Puppy - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Chorbeck All That Jazz
Placing Critique
another nice young dog very similar to 1st showed well just liked the coat on 1st place.
Novice - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Chorbeck All That Jazz
Placing Critique
Seen 2ndMPD
Morecambe & Heysham CA Open Show
9th Aug 2025
Judge: Mrs Val Mann (Lynsett)
Best Puppy
Name at show: TPG2, Chorbeck All That Jazz
Lancaster & DCS Open Show
9th Aug 2025
Judge: Mr Brian Atwell (Xnawll)
Best Puppy
Name at show: TPG2, Chorbeck All That Jazz
Morecambe & Heysham CA Open Show
9th Aug 2025
Judge: Mrs Val Mann (Lynsett)
Puppy /
First Place
Name at show: Chorbeck All That Jazz
Placing Critique
6mth grizzle dog with a masculine head. Strength of muzzle with strong teeth. Keen expression & well set ears. Well laid close bladed shoulders. Firm level topline held on the move. Well set & carried tail. Strength to second thigh, short rear pasterns. Thick pliable pelt. Good coat texture & easily spanned. Sound up & down showing good profile movement. BP PG2.
Lancaster & DCS Open Show
9th Aug 2025
Judge: Mr Brian Atwell (Xnawll)
Puppy /
First Place
Name at show: Chorbeck All That Jazz
Bolton & Deane K A Open Show
17th Aug 2025
Judge: Angela Johnston
Puppy /
Reserve
Name at show: Chorbeck All That Jazz
Lancashire Sporting Terrier Club Open Show
17th Aug 2025
Judge: Sarah Stephenson (Fryerfold)
Puppy /
Second Place
Name at show: Chorbeck All That Jazz
Driffield Championship Dog Show 49th
25th Aug 2025
Judge: Mr Bob Wright (Totherend)
My thanks to the Driffield Championship Show Committee for the opportunity to go over a quality entry and a real thank you to the exhibitors for entering and coping with the unusual arrangements.
I know many expect to see a line up all of a type but you can only put up what is entered and you can’t deny a quality dog that is within the standard over a poorer exhibit of a type you personally prefer.
After the show I was re-introduced light heartedly (I hope) to a dog described by the exhibitor as “the one I didn’t like”, which I suspect is the interpretation many exhibitors of beaten dogs have. As a general rule I believe it’s much more likely that a beaten dog is in fact a liked dog but that on the day there may have been others that were liked more!
Over the years there have been many different concerns about where the breed is heading but I’m pleased to say that some of these look to have been put to bed. I saw lots of good mouths with big strong teeth and only two level bites. Loose thick pelts were a plenty and I’m delighted to see the return of good full coats shown with pride. There were no kinked tails but a good carrot tail is now as rare has hens teeth with flag poles more the norm.
Some puppies are coming in large and leggy and many entries were borderline for spanning. Close rear movement and loose fronts were a blight on some otherwise good dogs.
However, with the exception of a couple of classes, most exhibits were of real quality and I’m sure many exhibitors were left wondering why they never got placed. The answer is that you probably deserved one but I only had 5 to give and in some cases the 5th could equally well have been first. Limit bitch was absolutely full of quality and in Open bitch they were all well worthy of a CC with little to choose between them.
So overall I’m pleased with our efforts to produce quality exhibits but ditch the flag poles and enjoy the champions that you all take home.
Minor Puppy - Dog /
Third Place
Name at show: Chorbeck All That Jazz
Puppy - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Chorbeck All That Jazz
Placing Critique
Full of fun with a good head and keen expression, big teeth, pelt and coat OK, narrow build, preferred movement of 1.
Westmorland CS Open Show
11th Sep 2025
Judge: Miss Mhairi Scrimgeour
Best Puppy
Name at show: TPG1, Chorbeck All That Jazz
Puppy /
First Place
Name at show: Chorbeck All That Jazz
Junior /
First Place
Name at show: Chorbeck All That Jazz
Darlington Championship Show
13th Sep 2025
Judge: Mrs. Carolyn Richardson (Staynorwood)
Minor Puppy - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Chorbeck All That Jazz
Clitheroe & DKA Open Show
21st Sep 2025
Judge: Mandy Davies (Wystry)
Best Puppy
Name at show: TPG2, Chorbeck All That Jazz
Puppy /
First Place
Name at show: Chorbeck All That Jazz
