Second 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
another true Border Terrier who appealed greatly for overall type and balance, pleasing masculine head, good eyes and ears, correct amount of bone, very good body which is easily spanned, hard coat in pristine condition, typical racy hindquarters, good shower, not quite as positive coming and going as the eventual winner but nonetheless a very good dog whom I was pleased to award the res CC.