Second Place in Open - Dog, Judge: Miss Katie Hamilton (Cromlechs)
Firstly I would like to thank The Border Terrier Club for giving me the honour of judging the open show at Low Hesket, with this show and venue being very memorable from a young age I was delighted and privileged to accept the invitation to judge the show. A huge thank you goes to my two stewards on the day who kept my ring moving smoothly, also appreciation goes to the club as a whole for the great hospitality shown. The standard of the exhibits on the day was overall pleasing with quality of bitches slightly outweighing the dogs, many thanks to all exhibitors for giving me the chance to go over their dogs and making my day such a pleasure.
Grizzle dog I have watched since he was a puppy and he did not disappoint just very short of coat today. Lovely compact handy size. Strong masculine head, perfect dark ears, good strong muzzle and large teeth. Good reach of neck and nice front, level topline which is kept on the move and well set on tail. Moved with presence around the ring.