Second Place in Open - Bitch, Judge: Mr. Mark Ord (Marnadee)
Thank you all who entered today some classes more difficult than others & some that could change places on a different day. For me it is all about judging the dog on the day and how it performs. I am sad to say I found many of the males difficult to span, I was not impressed with a lot of the heads, the standard is specific on what it requires. Tails I found better than previously. A lot of dogs I thought good on the stack fell apart in front movement. Bitches for me had more depth of quality and more uniform in size, happy to say I could span most of them. I have been criticised before as have others for using the term racy when the breed standard only uses the term with regard to quarters but I also interpret the statement “able to follow a horse” to mean a dog needs to be racy. Nothing heavy & broad will be capable of this task. Vital to remember what the breed was bred to do. Borders had the biggest entry in Terriers today by a long shot & I thank you all for giving me the privilege to handle your dogs.
I was delighted with my top winners today, I was informed my doc C.C, res C.C. & best puppy dog were all related. My bitch C.C. I did well as a puppy at an open show and is the daughter of the bitch I gave the C.C. last time i judged the breed.
very similar in body shape as 1 but slightly different head shape, younger than 1 so needs more time to her advantage, saying that she held her own in this strong class today. Good otter head & strong jaw with tight strong dentition, ribs carried well back & firm in loin, lovely tail shape & set, neat feet, double jacket which is of good texture, presented in hard fit condition & expertly handled, when doing write up informed they are half sisters and on inspecting the catalogue later I see are sired by the dog I gave Res C.C. to last time I judged