Second Place in Post Graduate - Bitch, Judge: Siân McKay (Redesholt)
I would like to thank the London and Home Counties Terrier Club for affording me the opportunity to judge at this year’s Premier Open Show, and to my very capable steward Sharon, who kept things moving in the ring.
Regarding the exhibits: I had some lovely examples that exemplified what I look for in a Border Terrier. The stamp of the breed the head- its proportions such, that it is capable of doing its job underground, and a body constructed to deal with the terrain and weather of Northumberland; so, in good fit hard working condition.
I did not find any suspect mouths and no kinked tails.
Another feminine yet well put together bitch. Kind eye, good proportions throughout. Lovely reach of neck that flowed into correctly placed shoulders. Smart both in silhouette and from rear and front; was slightly straighter in stifle and not so forward on the move as 1 today. Exhibited in a super harsh coat with thick skin and loose pelt.