Southern Border Terrier Club Limited Show (03-03-2019)

Second Place in Junior - Dog, Judge: Mrs Karen Stockley (Foxfactor)

Show Critique:

I would like to thank the SBTC committee for inviting me to judge their show and for the lovely gift,a day I thoroughly enjoyed with some lovely exhibits to have the pleasure of going over.
A big thank you to my stewards Jill Stevens and Tina Morgan who very efficiently kept the classes running smoothly throughout the day.
Thanks also to all the exhibitors who entered and those present on the day.
I found a great percentage of the exhibits in good muscle tone and condition, coats as always at different stages but many in good harsh double jackets, disappointingly quite a few thin pelts and a lack of real carroty tails, just a couple with incorrect dentition and one kinked tail. All dogs were entire and all dogs and bitches displaying good temperaments in the ring.
I was pleased with both my final line ups. There were some lovely puppies forward which I love judging and some close decisions there.

Placing Critique:

gr not long out of puppy,different in type to 1,lovely ‘otter’ head with keen expression from dark eyes.well balanced dog ,pleasing on the eye,narrow right through,easily spanned,in good muscle tone,workmanlike with great attitude,could easily change places another day,sadly lacking coat today,moved well.