First Place in Junior - 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.
This youngster excelled on the table and was a delight to go over to discover his fine condition that took him to first place in this class. The best of otter type heads with shallow stop and short strong muzzle. His coat was coming in and was harsh tight and fresh, liked his type and enthusiasm when moving with drive and purpose.