Show Placings
National Dog Show
7th May 2010
Judge: Mr P Bakewell
Minor Puppy - Dog /
Reserve
Name at show: Foxthorn Democrat
South Wales Kennel Association
13th Oct 2012
Judge: Mr David Fryer (Irton)
Not a numerically strong entry, but plenty of quality – I had no difficulty finding enough good ‘uns. The Border Terrier standard is short on detail, and needs interpretation. I see the key to that interpretation to be in the first two lines of the standard – ‘Essentially a working terrier‘, and ‘capable of following a horse, combining activity with gameness‘. It is further necessary to fully understand that the work the terrier is expected to do, is to go to ground to bolt a fox; that the horse in question is typically a sturdy hill pony, and the ground to follow it over is typically rough, upland country such as the Cheviots or North Pennines. Hence a sturdy dog is required, with enough scope and length to move economically on rough ground, enough lung and heart room to do it at speed all day, yet small enough to follow a fox to ground. Too short, or too narrow or sprung in the rib will not do this; nor will steep shoulders or under- or over-angulated hind quarters. Coat and pelt must be fit to protect from both weather and fox; quality is of more importance than grooming. Other than one senior citizen with missing teeth (understandable), a few exhibits with chipped teeth (no problem) and several with bites no better than level (not incorrect, merely undesirable), I found no bad mouths. All males were entire.
Graduate - Dog /
Reserve
Name at show: Foxthorn Democrat
Terrier Club of South Wales Open Show
29th Sep 2013
Judge: Karen S Stockley (Foxfactor)
Graduate - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Foxthorn Democrat
Placing Critique
4 yrs grizzle,nice type of dog with a good head and correct bite,short of top coat today, being rather overweight made him difficult to span and assess,he was quite unsettled on the day.
Pembrokeshire CA Open Show
16th Jul 2016
Judge: Mrs Vanessa Cox (Petaz/Pettipaw)
Open /
Reserve
Name at show: Foxthorn Democrat
Pembrokeshire County Show
16th Aug 2016
Judge: Mrs Carol Dunford
Open /
Third Place
Name at show: Foxthorn Democrat
South Wales Kennel Association
8th Oct 2016
Judge: Mr John Bainbridge (Risdene)
Thank you to the exhibitors who took the trouble to present their dogs at a difficult time of year in good condition with reasonable coats appropriately trimmed, as they know my wants. The top five winners were outstanding for being' normal' representatives of the breed with none of the current trend for exaggeration, in front and rear assemblies,all had correct length of body ,narrow front, deep ribs carried well back that provides the necessary heart and lung room for a border to be active all day and go to ground when needed.
Veteran - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Foxthorn Democrat
Placing Critique
Good head and generally made ok but carrying too much weight.
Pembrokeshire CA Open Show
15th Jul 2017
Judge: Jane Cooksey (Charuzian)
Open /
Second Place
Name at show: Foxthorn Democrat
