First Place in Puppy - Bitch, 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!
Neat 7 month old grizzle bitch puppy with a feminine head and expression, dark eye and neat ears. Moderate bone and neat, tight feet. Easily spanned. Well ribbed back and good front and rear assembly with moderate angulation. Level topline and good tail carriage on the move. Shown in good coat and condition. Will tighten movement further with more maturity. Just had the edge over the 2nd today on overall balance. BP. Well done!