First Place in Open - Dog, Judge: Mr Dan Ericsson (Sweden)
It is always a pleasure to judge Border Terriers and this was no exception. Many thanks for a decent entry which, however, was marred by quite a number of absentees. There has always been diversity in the breed, but I felt this was even more obvious this time than on previous occasions when I have judged Borders in the UK. Many dogs were well up to size making them impossible to span. I also felt that heads varied more than I would have liked with plenty of large ears and long weak muzzles, often also falling away under the eyes. Temperaments, as one would expect, were excellent and so were coats and pelts on the whole. Grateful thanks for the sporting manner in which my placings were accepted, and also to my stewards.
Very good class and a pleasure to judge
this dog caught my eye at once upon entering the ring and I was not disappointed when going over him on the table. His overall proportions are textbook and he was presented in gleaming condition sporting a very hard dense double coat, wonderful tail carried and set perfectly, Perfect front and shoulders– a rarity in most breeds! -, good legs and feet, narrow ribcage, equally good rear resulting in dead true movement coming and going. Masculine head, not the neatest of ears, showed faultlessly and won the dog CC and BOB. Delighted to see him win the Terrier Group later in the day under Lesley Crawley.