First Place in Veteran - Dog, Judge: Mr Simon Jackson (Clipstone)
Firstly, I would like to thank the Kennel Club for allowing me the honour of judging this Border Terrier Centenary year. I also thank my excellent stewards for keeping me on track and to everybody who gave me such a fantastic entry, both in numbers and quality across all classes. To be blunt, I don’t think I have ever seen and enjoyed such a very high quality entry before. Unfortunately many good exhibits went home unrewarded. Several classes the placed exhibits could have all stood in first place. I really was splitting hairs. I can honestly say that I really enjoyed myself and hope everybody else did too. I’d also like to thank Joyce Martin and my son, Laurence Jackson, for the excellent photographs which has made the writing of this critique so much easier. I understand Laurence also live-streamed the CC’s and BOB – technology far above me – but thanks!
The start of a very common theme for the day. Absolutely fantastic coat! Was this due to the wet weather this winter? The whole class of very high quality and something that also continued a theme.
Very handsome gentleman, certainly not showing his age. Lovely strong otter head, perfectly level topline and nice carroty tail. Narrow and easily spanable. Strong in loin and good powerful quarters. Moved excellently covering ground well.