Show Placings
Wigan CS Open Show
4th Nov 2018
Judge: Mrs Julie North (Northborders)
I would like to thank the Committee for inviting me to judge the Border Terriers today , A lovely venue which allows good size rings , I was humbled by the size of my entry and I would to thank you all for attending , I had some lovely dogs to go over
Puppy /
Second Place
Name at show: Bardenfox Princess Of Dene
Placing Critique
9 mth old litter sister to class winner , she`s a lighter/narrower made puppy with a feminine head of correct proportions for her age , slightly longer cast puppy and not as mature as her sister , She showed very well and has a super coat and pelt
Ladies Kennel Association
16th Dec 2018
Judge: Mrs. K. Wilkinson (Otterkin)
Thanks to the exhibitors for a super entry of Border Terriers. As I repeatedly say, the shows are about the dogs and the exhibitors and are not held for the benefit of the judges, so I appreciated the honour of going over your dogs. Thanks also to the ring stewards Angie Feildsend and Andrea Caudrelier who kept everything flowing smoothly so that we finished in good time. With an entry of 148 dogs making 159 entries, we had the highest entry in the Terrier Group and what a lovely entry it was that awaited me on 16th December. As my finalists came into the ring for each set of CCs, I thought "I like all these!!"
After the show was over, I was told that the four dogs I had brought together at the top of the ring, when deciding on the Dog CC, were all related to one dog and in fact three of them were by that same dog, one I have often referred to in the past when discussing stud dogs with people, as a dog who consistently puts breed type on his progeny, so I was thrilled to be told that Ch Grindelvald In Full Cry JW sired three of the dogs and was the great grandsire of the fourth and to confirm that in the catalogue later. Congratulations to Mrs Margaret Bailey on breeding and owning a dog who clearly puts his breed type stamp on his progeny.
Unless something changes drastically with the Judges Competency Framework, this will be my last General Championship Show appointment and so, when asking for the name of the dog to whom I had awarded the CC and Best of Breed at the end when I was filling in the Award Cards, it was fitting that I then found out his name was Dassett Last Waltz JW. So pleased to later see him pulled out in the shortcut in the Terrier Group. Good luck for the future.
Puppy - Bitch /
Reserve
Name at show: Bardenfox Princess Of Dene
Yorkshire, Lancashire & Cheshire Border Terrier Club Open Show
26th Jan 2019
Judge: Mr Bob Blackley (Vaevictus)
It was an honour and pleasure to Judge at this great club show, I would like to thank the officers and committee for inviting me, also a big thank you to all the exhibitors, my entry was fantastic full of quality, I’m sorry but some really good dogs were not in the top honours today. I thought the bitches in general were of better quality than the dogs which is good for the breed, and in the dogs, I also noticed some exhibits were lacking coat, a sign of Crufts approaching, but in general they were good.
Junior - Bitch /
Third Place
Name at show: Bardenfox Princess Of Dene
Liverpool Terrier Club Open Show
24th Feb 2019
Judge: N Merrick
Best Of Breed
Name at show: Bardenfox Princess Of Dene
Junior /
First Place
Name at show: Bardenfox Princess Of Dene
Manchester & District Sporting Terrier Club Open Show
14th Apr 2019
Judge: Andrea Dixon (Otterpaws)
Thank you to the club for the invitation to judge and the exhibitors for their entries.
Junior /
Reserve
Name at show: Bardenfox Princess Of Dene
