Second Place in Veteran - Dog or Bitch, Judge: Mr. Tim Ball (Kaitak)
A thoroughly enjoyable day and my thanks go to the officers and committee for their kind invitation to judge their well-run Open Show. I was delighted with the excellent entry and what a pleasure it was to spend a day with the Borders and their owners. There were some well-filled classes which gave me lots to think about and some decisions were extremely close. A lovely atmosphere prevailed and applause for the winners was consistent throughout.
7 yr old bitch of completely different type to the winner. Neck of moderate length, firm topline, correct ribbing, strong loin and tail of good set. Moderate breadth of skull, correct stop, dark eyes but would like a tad more fill below, ears of correct set and scissor bite. She has pleasing angulation both ends, stands straight on decent feet with correct width in front and is well-muscled in the rear with well let down hocks. Gaiting well enough all through. Not quite coat texture or pelt of winner. Well handled.