Second Place in Open - 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 trio of very nice dogs.
A workman like handy sized dark Grizzle and Tan who looked so well balanced in profile. He has a lovely otter shaped head with a keen expression. Strong jaw with good dentition and dark eye. Well ribbed back, level topline and strong in loin. Easily spanned with a thick pelt. Shown in good textured double jacket. Moved out really well with great drive from behind holding his topline to advantage. A really nice dog.