Second Place in Open - Bitch, Judge: Mrs A K Bergh (Sweden)
I would like to thank the Northern Border Terrier Club for inviting me to judge, it was a great honour to be asked. A big thank you also to the exhibitors who gave me the opportunity to go over your dogs. Many thanks to my able stewards Doreen Rushby and John Todd, they were a great help to me and kept everything running smoothly throughout the day.
I found the general quality very good and I had some hard decisions. Temperaments were very good. Movements are difficult to judge in a small indoor area, but I noticed some exhibits that really stood out in hind action. Coats and pelts were certainly better than I have seen in Sweden lately, as well as toplines. I liked my winner very much and wish her good luck for the future!
The entry was good for this time of the year I was told, 120 dogs making 129 entries, with some absent.
Also an elegant type of bitch, shorter in back than the winner. Lovely head with a short muzzle and a keen expression, well set-on ears. Narrow front, good bone, small feet with thick pads. Nice neck sloping into a narrow body, would prefer the ribs carried a bit further back. Super topline and tailset. Good mover. A hard decision, preferred the proportions of the winner.