Second Place in Post Graduate, Judge: Heather Chaplin
A huge thank you to the Secretary and Committee of EELKS for their kind invitation to judge Border Terriers for the first time and to my three stewards for keeping the ring moving to ensure that my main winners could take part in the Group. Last but definitely not least, my sincere thanks to all the exhibitors who kindly entered their lovely Borders under me and gave me such a super quality entry from which to select my main winners. All bites were sound, all dogs entire. Coats were a bit mixed as usual, as was movement, some front movements being better than others and some covering the ground with more ease and economy, but all the dogs were spannable. I was delighted that my BOB was awarded TG4 and that my RBOB obtained RBOB G5 under Group Judge Cara Davani. Congratulations!
Good sized 2 year old dark grizzle/tan bitch. Good strong head shape, but still feminine, with small, neat ears and dark eye. Good angulation, more especially at the rear. Lovely tweedy jacket and thick pelt. Narrow throughout. Tail carriage a little high today but good overall balanced shape and economical movement around the ring showing a level topline. Was close up to the 1st and could easily reverse placings on another occasion.