First Place in Minor Puppy - Dog, Judge: Ms Judith Fawcett (Carrock)
I would like to thank the Midland Border Terrier Club for inviting me to judge this my second breed club show. Thank you to the committee for their kind hospitality and the lovely gift I received at the end of the day. My two stewards, Sharon Pickering & Beverley Barber, kept things moving along nicely – thank you. I was delighted with the entry – thank you to everyone for giving me the opportunity of going over your dogs and for the sporting manner in which my decisions were accepted. As expected coats were at various stages – some were good, some going over and a couple of exhibits were freshly pulled out. All dogs were entire and there were no kinked tails. There were one or two untidy and a couple of level mouths. I had one main concern on the day – size. There were some exhibits who were just too big to span and weighed heavy and this was reflected in their placings. I thoroughly enjoyed my day and was delighted with my main winners – I had some good quality dogs to judge.
Blue & Tan, 8 months old. Good head, correct scissor bite, dark eye and nice expression. Neat ears. Good pelt and coat. A little unsettled on the move in his class – moved better in the challenge for BPD, holding his top line well. Spanned easily. His overall balance and size won him BPD.