First Place in Post Graduate - Bitch, Judge: Dr. Margaret Armstrong (Ploughdown)
I’d like to thank Yorks, Lancs and Cheshire Border Terrier Club for inviting me to judge their January Open Show. It was a privilege. I was given a really warm welcome and the hospitality was second to none. The venue was bright and airy and provided for a large ring with plenty of room for exhibitors. I was very ably assisted on the day by my two stewards, Margaret Davis and Sian McKay, who organised the ring with cheerful good humour and efficiency. It was also super to be present for the presentation by the Club to Pat and Brian Baxter, who always add a convivial and kindly presence to any gathering. Lastly I’d like to thank the exhibitors for coming out in numbers in chilly January and who accepted my placings with such good grace.
Grizzle bitch with pleasing lines. Typical head with short muzzle, flat cranium, shallow stop and sporting a varminty expression. Well angulated at the shoulder and showing a narrow front, good bone and neat feet. Topline level with good tail set and short carrot tail. Moved out well, showing some drive and maintaining her top line. Hard double jacket with some depth of pelt. Res Best Bitch.