First Place in Open - 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!
Exceptional 3 year old grizzle dog. Another one I have admired many times from the ringside and he didn’t disappoint on close examination. He had pretty much everything I was looking for. He entered the ring and stood on the table like he owned it. Handsome, well made and perfectly balanced front and back. Otter-shaped head with small, neat ears, a keen expression and a dark eye. Large teeth and correct bite. Good length of neck into well laid shoulders. Narrow throughout with ribs well laid back. Easily spanned. Neat, tight feet. Carrot shaped tail carried perfectly on the move along with a level topline. A pleasure to watch him move effortlessly and economically around the ring. Shown in an excellent, tight coat and hard condition. Nothing exaggerated. Loved him. Definitely one to watch who will go far. BD, BOB and TG1. Very well deserved, Congratulations!