First Place in Puppy - Dog, Judge: Lesley Armstrong-Rodgers (Atron/Scottsway)
It was a great honour to be invited to judge The Midland Border Terrier Club Open Show and therefore my thanks go to the Committee for the opportunity. I thoroughly enjoyed my day at this friendly well run show. It was advantageous in having such a good sized ring in which to watch the dogs move. Borders need room to get into their stride and show their effortless movement and profile when viewed in side gait.
A special thank you also to Richard and Sharon, my two stewards for keeping things running smoothly. It is always a great help for any judge to be blessed with competent stewards. Finally a big thank you to all the Exhibitors for bringing their dogs under me for my opinion and for accepting my decisions with good grace. As always coats were at differing stages, often reflected in the placings, but coats do come and go, construction does not !. Overall I found temperaments excellent, as well it should be, which bodes well for the breed.
A super Grizzle and Tan puppy of almost 10 months. Looked really eye catching on first appraisal and going over him does not disappoint. Owns a typical otter shaped head, short strong muzzle and ample length of neck fitting into well placed shoulder. Spanned easily with ribs carried well back, a lovely level topline and correctly set on tail. Moved well around the ring with good forward reach and racy well musclelled hindquarters which gave him real strength in hind movement. Today shown in a harsh jacket. My BEST PUPPY DOG and subsequently BEST PUPPY IN SHOW