First Place in Limit - Bitch, 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.
My top three were worthy of their stud book numbers and could be placed in any order on another day.
My winner was in the best of coats and condition, pleasing bitch, loved her otter like features that took her to top position. Shown in new tight double jacket with good pelt, she moved well with drive and precision. She met tougher competition in the Open class so a shame she missed out on showing off in the challenge.