Show Placings
Huntingdon CS Open Show
22nd Nov 2014
Judge: Mrs Vanessa Cox (Petaz/Pettipaw)
Puppy /
Reserve
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Junior /
First Place
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Sleaford Open Show
28th Dec 2014
Judge: Dr Ian Gabriel (Gaybryl)
Puppy /
Third Place
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Boston & District Canine Society
11th Jan 2015
Judge: Mrs Julie Guvercin
Thank you to all exhibitors for your entries I had a good cross section of dogs to choose from. Some dogs that I have admired in the past were either not in coat or didn’t move well and others that I've not noticed before, were 'found ' on the table. We must all remember judging should be on the day and not on what something has won or not won, beforehand. I'm sure the same dogs could be placed differently on another day under me, some that did or didn't perform affected their placings accordingly.
Some super puppies coming through, with all four of my puppy class winners looking very promising. They gave me some hair splitting decisions.
Minor Puppy - Dog /
Third Place
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Puppy - Dog /
Reserve
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Rugby & District Canine Association Open Show
7th Feb 2015
Judge: Sylvia Monaghan (Nostradamos)
Best Puppy
Name at show: TPG1, Kersfell Cool River
Junior /
Second Place
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Matlock & District Canine Society
15th Feb 2015
Judge: Miss Bridget Singh (Borderbridge)
I would like to thank the committee for inviting me to judge your show, and the exhibitors for your entries.
Best Of Breed
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Best Puppy
Name at show: TPG1, Kersfell Cool River
Puppy /
First Place
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Placing Critique
9 month old Grizzle dog. Good head with correct dentition. Good lay of shoulder, good front, narrow throughout with nice length of body. Easily spanned. Well angled rear quarters. Once settled moved well with good reach and held his topline. In full coat today with good thick pelt. BOB, BP, TG3, TPG1
Junior /
First Place
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
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
Puppy - Dog /
Third Place
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Placing Critique
A nicely sized puppy who is good to go over. He has spans easily and has a good length of rib and back with nicely turned quarters. Just out our minor puppy he was giving a lot away to the others in maturity.
Retford Canine Society Open Show
22nd Mar 2015
Judge: Matt Smith (Alncroft)
Junior /
Third Place
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
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.
Novice - Dog /
Third Place
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Scottish Kennel Club
16th May 2015
Judge: Mr Paul Wilkinson
Puppy - Dog /
Reserve
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Novice - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Placing Critique
good head, muzzle & mouth, nice neck, topline & tailset, super coat & pelt, moved well in rear, needs to settle in front
The Southern Border Terrier Club Championship Show
6th Jun 2015
Judge: Mr Stewart McPherson (Brumberhill)
My thanks, to the Club, for the invitation to judge their Club Show and the hospitality shown to Peter and myself. Thanks, also, to my Stewards, Wendy Mooney and Denise Townsend, who valiantly coped with the paperwork in the, at times, rather blustery conditions, keeping everything going smoothly! Thank you to the exhibitors, also, who entered for my opinion. The grass, in the ring, wasn’t exactly “bowling green”, so it certainly sorted out the good from the bad, on the move!
As is usual, from me, not an “everything in the garden is rosy” preamble! After 35 years, living and breathing Border Terriers, I tell it, as I see it!
As with my last appointment, Crufts, it is just over a 3 year gap, since I judged the Breed in the UK. I had obviously made my point, last time, that I wouldn’t pass the excessively broad skull, almost caricature like, that had become popular, despite the Standard asking for “Head like that of an Otter. Moderately broad in skull”, as there were none I thought overdone, on the day. I think, the problem lies, possibly, that the Standard doesn’t specify, as I was taught, that it refers to English River Otter, some people, mistakenly thinking the commoner headed Sea Otter, or deeper stopped Asian Short Clawed Otter is being referred to. There is a big difference between the three! Not helped by critiques, apparently, praising “broad” skulls, which, to me, sends out the wrong signals!
At Crufts, I had thought the breed had turned a corner, with regard to forehands ie. shoulder and upper arm construction…….how wrong was I?!!! I think I had the full range of faults today, upright shoulders, short upper arm, out at the elbow, sometimes all on the same exhibit! The widest part of a Border Terrier, “Essentially a working Terrier”, bred to go to ground, shouldn’t be the elbows, this fault usually being because the forehand isn’t set on the body correctly, being too far forward, due to a short, steep upper arm, usually, although not always, accompanied by an upright shoulder. These faults also affect that other line from the Standard “Capable of following a horse”, as, due to the incorrect angles, the movement is no longer efficient, being restricted to a shorter, hackneyed, step in profile, almost as though they are walking on hot coals, due to the foreleg not reaching full extension. It may look ok, coming and going, being accurate, as the shorter stride means there is less room for error, but the lack of a ground covering stride would mean the dog working twice as hard on the move, doing its job, soon becoming exhausted. This was brought home to me, discussing the stamina of various dogs with a friend, his son exercising their two Border Terrier champions chasing after him, on horseback, around a field. The accurate mover, with the shorter stride was soon exhausted, having had to work twice as hard, whereas the more angulated one, with the longer, ground covering stride, was up for more! Like, usually breeds like, good forehands being bred for. They don’t appear as if by magic! I am well aware that these faults are seemingly being passed by Judges, not just in the UK, at the very highest level, but that doesn’t mean that they are either correct or desirable and they are very difficult to breed out. I’m left wondering, having read a number of critiques, then having seen, or judged the dogs being praised, are the Seminars failing to educate the correct mechanics of economical movement, or are people just not seeing the movement faults, as long as its trots up and down, with its head and tail up, showing nicely for the Judge! Conversely, as ever, hind movement was pretty good.
It was interesting to note that those I have rewarded in the past, with the correct forehands and narrow fronts, at Crufts and previous engagements, came back, having retained their virtues and have also passed the same, narrow, lithe bodylines on to the next generation. If they are made right, they last right! A working Terrier, whose front is going, or has gone, by the time it is reaching maturity, is neither use nor ornament and is a liability to itself and its owner.
I would like to think, from ring side, that it was obvious that I was looking for Borders with a pattern of moderation and workmanlike construction, with sound, free, scopey movement, who also had quality and style. It wasn’t always easy, in some classes, but I thought my final line ups, in both sexes, demonstrated my priorities.
On the whole, coats and pelts were good, as always my opinion being that coats are transient. I don’t expect them to be aimed specifically, time wise, for me, as I am more concerned with correct construction, but it is “the icing on the cake.” As long as there was evidence of the correct textures, no one was unduly marked down, until it came to the top honours.
Most were spannable, although very few were easily spannable, slightly worrying, as my hands have a big span! This isn’t just a UK problem!
Mouths were all acceptable, a few with the odd broken tooth, which is only to be expected in a working Terrier and certainly wouldn’t be penalised by me.
Junior - Dog /
Reserve
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Class Critique
Not a good class for movement!
Post Graduate - Dog /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
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.
Graduate - Dog /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Leeds Championship Show
26th Jul 2015
Judge: Mrs Laura Illingworth (Thorneyhurst)
Thanks to all the exhibitors for bringing such a quality entry, my two stewards for keeping things running smoothly and the rain for holding off till the near the end. I found the dogs in general to be fit with only a few exhibits Under weight I had some close decisions in quite a few classes especially the early bitch classes Mouths on the whole were correct with many having large clean teeth, coats were good and many had good thick loose pelts, movement was varied, temperaments were excellent and most were unperturbed by the noise from our adjoining ring
Junior - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Placing Critique
14 months liked his length and rib, good for coat, moved well, typical youngster
Scunthorpe Canine Association
16th Aug 2015
Judge: Miss N Spencer (Bannonbrig)
Best Of Breed
Name at show: TG1, Kersfell Cool River
Junior /
First Place
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Post Graduate /
First Place
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
West Bromwich & District Canine Society Open Show
29th Aug 2015
Judge: Mr Chris Wallace (Hobholt)
Thank you to the Society for the invitation and to the exhibitors for bringing your Borders’ along. It was appreciated.
Reserve Best Of Breed
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Junior /
First Place
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Placing Critique
Gr&T, dog, 15 months, 1 & 2 very different types, confident, correct size, good otter head with very little stop, nice front and shoulders with good ribs, good topline to well set short, carrot tail. Moved OK, RBOB
Post Graduate /
First Place
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Richmond
12th Sep 2015
Judge: Mrs Eileen Needham (Titanium)
I should like to thank Richmond committee for my invitation to judge Border Terriers. It is quite a while since I judged the breed and so came to it today with a very open mind. I thoroughly enjoyed my day, with the opportunity of going over some very lovely dogs. I had plenty of choice in choosing my winners, and I would thank the exhibitors for bringing their dogs and receiving my decisions sportingly. My Stewards were excellent, keeping everything moving like clockwork.
Junior - Dog /
Reserve
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Class Critique
Interesting class to judge, with differing types & sizes.
Yearling - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Placing Critique
15 mth. old dog, lovely standing but his movement let him down today.
Southern Border Terrier Club Open Show
20th Sep 2015
Judge: Miss Felicity Freer (Felfree)
Many thanks to the committee & for all the exhibitors for making my appointment so enjoyable.
Junior - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Placing Critique
16 months dog. Nice size. Good expression, dark eye & strong muzzle. Thick pelt, easily spanned & shown in good coat. Tail well set. Moved OK.
Yearling - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Graduate - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Post Graduate - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Stafford & District Canine Society Open Show
26th Sep 2015
Judge: Mr John Finney (Sanguliano)
Post Graduate /
Second Place
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Open /
Third Place
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Bridgford & DCS Open Show
27th Sep 2015
Judge: Mr Darren J Lockley (Chatmoss)
My thanks to all involved especially the exhibitors for bringing their dogs for me to go over and give my opinion.
All dogs were easily spannable which was a pleasure to see and most felt super fit with great jackets.
Reserve Best Of Breed
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Junior /
First Place
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Placing Critique
16 mth grizzle & tan dog. Moderately broad head, ears of good texture, size and set, dark eyes, good dentition with clean teeth in scissor bite in a fairly strong muzzle. Good coat with a fairly thick, pliable pelt. Liked his length of rib and strong loin, carroty tail which is well set on. Good muscle tone to his thighs with a notable second thigh. Excellent weight and easily spanned. Movement was his main winning point today however he looked a tad loose in front coming towards me. RBOB.
Post Graduate /
First Place
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Grantham & District Canine Society Open Show
17th Oct 2015
Judge: Mrs Elizabeth Barrett (Howthwaite)
Junior /
Second Place
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Placing Critique
Handy sized grizzle and tan dog. Lovely head and expression with dark eye and neat well set ears. Nice neck and shoulders, well ribbed back. Good bone and well padded feet. Nice angulations. Good topline which he held on the move. In excellent double coat and thick pelt. Free moving and although rather loose in front in this class, this improved as he settled in the yearling class.
Yearling /
Second Place
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Placing Critique
See 2nd in Junior class
Post Graduate /
Third Place
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Midland Counties Canine Society
25th Oct 2015
Judge: Miss Michelle Barnett (Brockfox)
My sincere thanks go to the society for the superb welcome and hospitality at this premium show, my proficient stewards and last but most importantly the exhibits and their exhibitors for their entries and sporting attitude. It was so nice to hear the ringside applause bestowed upon fellow exhibitors and as a judge it really does make for a pleasurable days judging
After my considerable absence ringside, my findings today were overall as always seems to be the case was the varieties in type, And some of the entry sadly on the day was far too big and by this i mean not necessarily in length of leg ( which the correct term is tall ) but in depth of chest and heavy shoulders , Fundamentally not the supple lithe bodies which is vital in an earth dog ,and an essential breed characteristic that we must strive to breed for.
Please assess your dogs objectively and ask yourself of your own dogs "is this really the build of an earth dog" ?
Mouths were on the whole correct but some very tight bites were apparent and teeth out of aliment I also found heavy almost houndy ears are also creeping in .
Always wanting to finish on a high note, once again temperaments as to be expected were excellent and all males were entire. As always when judging I was looking for a correct sized spannable tweedy border who comes to hand well, with the requisite ottery head shown in correct double jacket and thick pliable pelt, thus providing them the protection required of a working dog coupled with a lithe body with hard muscle tone and fitness to enable them to endure a day in the field
And in completing my appointment I was thrilled with my final line ups and ultimately such exemplary representatives of the breed to award the final top honours too.
Junior - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Placing Critique
This 17mth old G & T boy appealed for type super head size and span shown in excellent pelt and jacket which he scored highly over 1st but was very wayward on the move for his handler not the steady movement of 1st
Yearling - Dog /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
The Sporting Terrier Association of Yorkshire Open Show
8th Nov 2015
Judge: Mrs Tina Jones (Otterholme)
My thanks go to the committee for the invite to judge at this well run show, also grateful thanks go to the exhibitors for allowing me to go over their dogs and the sporting manner that they accepted my decisions.
I was pleased to see overall nice typical heads. The majority of dogs were presented in a proper tweedy jacket with plenty of pelt; this is not just pleasing to see but a necessity for a working terrier. Just one level bite which is permissible, concerning was wide fronts which seemed to be the rule rather than the exception, some I had difficulty in spanning, which had a bearing on my placements.
Junior /
First Place
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Placing Critique
plenty of breed type, lovely head in correct proportions with powerful strong muzzle. Easily spannable, nicely ribbed back, good length of body, strong loin and correct tailset. Moved ok.
Post Graduate /
Third Place
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Lincoln Canine Society Open Show
6th Dec 2015
Judge: Mrs K Stockley (Foxfactor)
I was disappointed to find no mat available on the rather slippery trestle table,rectified by myself purchasing one from a trade stand! Also disappointed to find a totally unmarked catalogue when I got home.
Post Graduate /
Second Place
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Ladies Kennel Association
13th Dec 2015
Judge: Mrs Melanie Lewis (Tonromel)
Thank you to the Officers and Committee of LKA for the invitation to officiate and to my two excellent Stewards, Barry McCartney and Sue Jones, for their invaluable assistance throughout judging. Thank you to the exhibitors for a super entry of 176 exhibits making 192 entries, the largest entry in the Terrier Group, and also for the sporting manner in which my decisions were accepted.
Numerically the bitch entry was double the size of the dog entry, but on the whole the standard in both sexes was pleasing with some very strong contenders for top honours. Coats varied from being completely stripped out with only soft undercoat to those that were completely blown, however, many were presented in good jackets of the correct texture. Feet on the whole were good, being firmly padded. On a few exhibits the tails appeared to be overly long which on closer examination revealed that it was superfluous hair. If this had been removed it would have improved the overall picture. All males were entire and the temperaments displayed by all the exhibits was very good. I was presented with some very nice puppy entries, many showing a lot of promise, which can only auger well for the future of the breed.
I was very pleased with both my final dog and bitch line ups, with some tough decisions having to be made when it came to awarding the top honours, such was the depth of quality. All of my finalists were in fit condition; moved with purpose; had good muscle tone; pliable pelts and spanned with ease and I believe that, if the opportunity presented, they would be able to undertake the functions asked for in the breed standard. My one plea to exhibitors is to please refrain from pushing treats into the dog's mouth when the dog is being judged on the table as it makes it very difficult for a judge to assess the exhibit. Reward them by all means if you have to, but only do so at the appropriate time.
Graduate - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Placing Critique
could not match the jacket of my winner today. He is of a nice type, spans easily and has a good length of rib and back with racy quarters. He strode out well but just needs to tighten slightly in his front movement.
Nuneaton & DCS Open Show
10th Jan 2016
Judge: Mr Richard Bott (Quensha / Allenie)
Open /
Third Place
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Coalville & DCS Open Show
24th Jan 2016
Judge: Caroline Friend-Rees (Amical)
Open /
Second Place
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Newark & District Canine Society
27th Feb 2016
Judge: Linda Coleman (Hartswelin)
s to the exhibitors for the super entry, such a pity half were absent.
Post Graduate /
Second Place
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Placing Critique
Gr. dog in full harsh double coat which made him look a bit heavy in front. Good head , correct rib and loin and nice tail. Moved well from behind but a bit unruly otherwise.
Retford CS Open Show
20th Mar 2016
Judge: Gloria Hearn (Amberside)
Best Of Breed
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Open /
First Place
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Dunstable & DCS Opoen Show
28th Mar 2016
Judge: Wendy Cross
Post Graduate /
Second Place
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Driffield Agricultural Society Championship Dog Show
1st Oct 2016
Judge: Mrs Jane Roberts (Smalesmouth)
I would like to thank the officers and committee of the Driffield Agricultural Society for the invitation to judge at their show.
I was grateful to have the use of an excellent sized ring. The surface was rather undulating and rough cut in places, which proved more of a challenge to those dogs whose movement did not have “the soundness to follow a horse”. It was a very raw start to the day with the dogs being judged under rather cold and misty conditions although the sun did break through as the bitch classes began.
Grateful thanks to my stewards Anne and Sarah, who kept everything moving so efficiently and were good company for the day. My thanks to all the exhibitors, it really is a privilege to go over your dogs and is always a learning curve. I had a thoroughly enjoyable day and there were some top quality exhibits and some promising youngsters, whose progress I will watch with interest. Some decisions were hard, and limit dog, junior and limit bitch had quality in depth.
It was extremely rewarding to find some very good double jackets amongst the entry but felt there were several others who had thin pelts or lacked undercoat. There were a couple with teeth out of alignment and too many dogs whose movement lacked the necessary drive from the hindquarters.
I was mindful of the job that Border Terriers were bred to undertake and I was pleased with my class winners; making the challenge for both dogs and bitches an enjoyable if difficult task.
Post Graduate - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Placing Critique
Handy sized, balanced grizzle in very good condition. Liked his head and expression. Good sized teeth. Good length of neck into well placed shoulders. Narrow front. Good length of rib. Very good topline and tail set. Correct double jacket and thick skin. Moved soundly.
Midland Counties Canine Society
27th Oct 2016
Judge: Mrs Jean Willetts (Hanway)
I would like to thank the committee of the Midland Counties Canine Society for inviting me to judge at their show. Many thanks to my two stewards, who did an excellent job and kept the ring running smoothly. And finally to the exhibitors who entered their dogs for me to judge, it was a great pleasure making it an enjoyable day.
Post Graduate - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Placing Critique
Good head and expression, nice length of neck into well placed shoulders, kept his outline on the move and used his hindquarters very well.
Coventry (Foleshill) CA Open Show
6th Nov 2016
Judge: Mrs Felicity Snook (Pitcombe)
Post Graduate /
Very Highly Commended
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
The Sporting Terrier Association Of Yorkshire Open Show
13th Nov 2016
Judge: Mr C Wallace (Hobholt)
My thanks to the committee for the appointment, my very capable steward and the exhibitors for bringing a fine group of Borders’ to the show. Pleased to see the Best Puppy go BPIS under Bill Browne-Cole.
Post Graduate /
First Place
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Placing Critique
Gri & T dog, good head & pleasing expression, big teeth, nice ears, liked his narrow front, reach of neck, topline and length of coupling, moved well today
Windsor
1st Jul 2017
Judge: Mr Stewart McPherson (Brumberhill)
Firstly, my thanks must go to the committee for the invitation to judge at their show and to those exhibitors who entered, for my opinion, always an honour, to judge their dogs, giving me the highest entry in the Terrier Group. My thanks, also, to my stewards, who kept things running smoothly, with good humour.
An interesting entry, most were sound and typical. The thing that struck me most was front profile movement. An alarming number, due to an incorrect shoulder and upper arm placement, lacked full reach on the move, the leg lifting, hackney like, but not straightening out to reach full extension on the move. It may appear to be accurate coming and going, but it doesn’t actually cover much of the ground, so is therefore uneconomical movement, meaning the dog would have to work twice as hard to keep up, as the Standard asks for “capable of” and the “soundness to follow a horse”. Just because it’s possible to win with this type of movement doesn’t make it correct!
I was very pleased with my top winners, shown free standing, giving the, in my opinion, correct outlines, with no need to “assemble“ them in to a shape! All were sound, free movers. Typical “old school” Border Terriers! Pleased to hear that their qualities were recognised in their respective Groups!
Post Graduate - Dog /
Third Place
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
East of England Agricultural Society
9th Jul 2017
Judge: Mrs Marion Reeves
Having achieved 80 years on my last birthday I have decided that this has to be the last occasion that I award C.C. ‘s in Border Terriers. It’s time for the next generation to step up. In the showring border terriers still come in every size & shape imaginable. Our breed standard is I believe the sketchiest of all the breed standards offering only limited guidance as to the perfect exhibit. What would be wrong with including an ideal ratio of length of body to height at withers? I also have a problem with “Hindquarters – racy” which for me describes a greyhound or a whippet. Surely we don’t want the overangulated hindquarters that have crept into the breed in recent years.
On to the Show! I was very pleased with my entry & had no difficulty finding some worthy winners.
Post Graduate - Dog /
Third Place
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
Ryedale & Pickering Lyth Agricultural Society Open Show
31st Jul 2018
Judge: Margaret Masterman (Santerman)
Open /
Third Place
Name at show: Kersfell Cool River
