First Place in Open - Dog, Judge: Miss T James (Blackmine)
I was honoured to be invited to judge at the Scottish Border Terrier Club and I thoroughly enjoyed my day. It was concerning that there were a large proportion of exhibits with poor front movement. The other area which I thought needed attention was heads – many lacked strength in foreface. On the positive side all the dogs had good temperaments, were clean and trimmed up to a good standard. Coats were all at various stages (as usual) but I found very few single coated exhibits. It was also pleasing to see so many neat cat-like feet. I felt that the quality of the bitches out-weighed that of the dogs.
this dog stood out on the day. First impressions was that this dog looked heavy but on closer examination this was not so. Lovely head -broad skull with strong muzzle, dark keen expression, good mouth. Well placed shoulders. Straight front, narrow rib, good bone but not heavy, and neat feet. Level topline and correct tailset with lovely carrot tail. Excellent thick pelt and double coat. Moved straight and true with good drive. CC & RBIS.