Second Place in Puppy - Dog, Judge: Mrs Linda Coleman (Hartswelin)
I enjoyed my judging and appreciated the good sportsmanship around the ring with applause for all class placings, this is so often lacking these days. In the males there were a lot shown in single coat so these were not in contention on the day, also quite a few were difficult to span. I did not find these problems in the bitches However as many judges before me have commented, good front movement is the exception rather than the norm and these Borders would easily tire following a horse all day.
Blue with a balanced and typical head from this well known kennel. He has a double correct coat and is easily spannable and has a good tailset, he moved ok but gave his handler a hard time and was overstretched on the stand which gave him an incorrect topline on the day