Show Placings
The Border Terrier Club Open Show
23rd Feb 2013
Judge: Mrs Anne Gregory (Remony)
I had a most enjoyable day judging the Border Terrier Club’s Open Show at Jedburgh and would like to thank the members and committee for affording me the opportunity to do so. I would also like to thank the club for their hospitality and thanks also to my two stewards, Margaret Warren and Jane Morton-Shaw for their help in keeping everything running along smoothly. Thanks must also go to the exhibitors for a super entry of 190 from 132 dogs and for the sporting way in which they accepted my decisions.
I was pleased with my winners and, in some classes, decisions were close. All dogs were entire, I found no kinked tails, only one suspect mouth and temperaments were good. Coats were at varying stages however, thick, loose, pliable pelts with dense undercoat were in the minority – an essential quality for the work required of a Border Terrier.
Minor Puppy - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Joncroft Scaramouche
Placing Critique
at 6mths well up to size for age but easily spanned. Well placed shoulder and upper arm, good length of body, straight front, good topline and tail set, moved well, head just needs to develop.
Maiden - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Joncroft Scaramouche
The Border Terrier Club Championship Show
30th Mar 2013
Judge: Mrs. Doreen Rushby (Dormic)
The Border Terrier Club held a Championship show at Low Hesket on 30 March 2013. I felt very honoured to judge at this show and my thanks go to the Committee and Exhibitors for such an enjoyable day.
Minor Puppy - Dog /
Third Place
Name at show: Joncroft Scaramouche
Scottish Border Terrier Club Open Show
1st Jun 2013
Judge: Mrs M Wanless (Thorneyburn)
I would like to thank the ScBTClub for their hospitality at this show. I enjoyed my day, and despite the disappointing number of absentees, I had some lovely dogs to go over. I was very pleased with my main winners, and interested to find that myBIS, and my BPIS are full brother and sister!
Puppy - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Joncroft Scaramouche
Placing Critique
Rangier pup than 1, but nice mover & well muscled. Good head, big teeth, moved OK
Greenock & District Kennel Association
6th Jul 2013
Judge: Mrs Anne Higham (Comberdown)
Junior /
Second Place
Name at show: Joncroft Scaramouche
Scottish Kennel Club
25th Aug 2013
Judge: Mr D W Shields (Wilholme)
Junior - Dog /
Third Place
Name at show: Joncroft Scaramouche
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.
Junior - Dog /
Third Place
Name at show: Joncroft Scaramouche
Placing Critique
Smart red dog with good head and expression, coat just out. Sadly he didn’t seem to want to show himself off today
Novice - Dog /
Third Place
Name at show: Joncroft Scaramouche
