Second Place in Junior - Dog, Judge: Heather Chaplin
As a former Chairman of this Society, I was delighted to receive an invitation to judge the Border Terriers at their Centenary Show. Thank you to the Secretary and the Committee for inviting me and to my stewards for keeping the ring running smoothly and efficiently at this well attended show. A very high quality and numerous entry awaited me, which was a wonderful challenge to have, so my sincere thanks to all the exhibitors who entered their lovely dogs under me and who accepted my decisions with good grace and sportsmanship. All dogs present were spannable and had good bites as well as exceptional temperaments and were a real pleasure to go over. I was thrilled when my BOB was awarded Terrier Group 1 and I was very pleased with all my class winners and placings. I very much enjoyed my day, so thank you everyone!
15 month old lovely type of grizzle dog, unlucky to meet the 1st today who had the edge for me in this class. Very appealing expression, otter-like head and small, neat ears. Correct bite and large teeth. Ribs well laid back and correct tail and tailset. Narrow throughout. Well angulated front and rear. Moved well and straight around the ring, holding his topline. Easily spanned. Shown in good, deep, coarse coat and condition.