First Place in Limit - Bitch, 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.
What a cracking Blue and Tan this bitch is. I judged her as a puppy and my opinion of her has certainly not changed. Now 2 years old she has developed into such a lovely type who looks so correct when standing. She is a lovely size and easily comes to hand. Head is so typical, lovely dark eye and super keen expression, correct dentition with large teeth and neat V shaped ears. A strong neck set into well placed shoulders She has the straightest of fronts with neat cat like feet which are well padded. A lovely topline and short carroty tail set on so correctly and always wagging as if she was totally enjoying her day out. All finished off in a quality jacket. Moved with such enthusiasiasm with great forward reach and driving from her well developed rear quarters. Loved her. My BEST BITCH and eventually BEST IN SHOW. Many Congratulations.