First Place in Open - Bitch, Judge: Mrs Sue Baxter (Mysulan/Sulan)
Thank you to the committee for the kind invitation to judge today , also to my stewards who kept things moving along nicely, your help was much appreciated. A big thank you to all the exhibitors for allowing me to go over your dogs and accepting my decisions
in a sporting manner. General observations were, no kinked tails found and the males were intact . I did see a few animals with slightly untidy bites affecting some placings. On the subject of ring presentation I may suggest that perhaps some animals would have benefitted from more attention being paid to nail clipping and feet trimming … even with the long grass, once on the table the feet are very visible. I thoroughly enjoyed my day and had a quality bunch of Borders before me. Thank you to everyone who made it possible !
Nice fit 3 year old grizzle. Headpiece strong, with plenty of back skull but not coarse , with good muzzle width and appropriate lack of stop. Lively and interested expression. Ears of a good size and well set. Smart jacket of good texture, nice loose pelt. Ribbed well back and a strong loin. I liked the angles fore and aft , particularly noting the well developed second thigh . Topline good both stacked and on the move.Good carrot like short tail , running straight off the spine . Presented in good form and given serious consideration in the challenge.