First Place in Post Graduate - Dog, Judge: Ms. Suzanne Coldham (Annesuz)
I would like to thank the Officers and Committee for their very warm welcome and hospitality, and the exhibitors for their entries and generous applause for the winners. There was a fabulous atmosphere throughout the day which made it a real pleasure.
Having last had my hands on the breed at this level in October 2017 I am concerned about just how narrow some of the dogs are. Whilst the breed standard calls for the body to be ‘deep, narrow, and fairly long’ it should not be taken to the point of exaggeration. That being said my winners are very pleasing, well balanced specimens without recourse to any exaggeration and in my opinion fit for the original purpose of a Border Terrier.
I liked the size and type of this boy. His head is developing well with no exaggeration. Lovely neck into excellent correct shoulders, well ribbed, narrow throughout, level topline, good tailset. He was the soundest mover in the class. His coat sadly had blown but he was a worthy winner of the class. Pressed very hard in the final line up