First Place in Limit - 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 in full coat. Skull and foreface showing feminine strength and depth to provide a typical headpiece. Lovely lay of shoulder and narrow straight front. Good reach of neck into level topline, good tail set and completed by a typical carrot tail. Great rear angulation which showed in a driving action. Spanned well. Moved out truly coming and going.