Second Place in Minor Puppy - Dog, Judge: Mr Colin Girling (Benattivo)
I would like to thank the Officers and Committee for giving me the opportunity to judge Border Terriers in their spiritual home territory. My stewards, Audrey & Judith did a great job in running the class changes efficiently on a hot humid day. It was a lovely entry, with many exhibits that I had not judged before – thank you all. I found some exhibits which could have been better prepared with attention to coat, body condition and clean teeth. A few level bites a couple of kink tails influenced placings but all dogs were entire and overall a nice group of BT’s to go over. My main winners had breed qualities that outweighed any imperfection, that in my opinion wouldn’t impact on its ability to perform its traditional work.
All three are quality puppies that are just setting out and although a bit silly at times I prefer to see this animation at this stage, schooling and focus will come with age.
A narrow youngster with a nice head developing with shallow stop and good ribs carried well back. Moved well with a good long stride, a little unsteady at times on the bumpy ground today, a lot to like and looking forward to seeing him mature.