Second Place in Junior - 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!
Well balanced 16 month old blue and tan bitch I have judged before. Well proportioned, feminine head and expression. Enough bone. Narrow throughout and shows a level topline on the move. Small, neat feet. Shown in good coat and condition. Well carried tail. Just preferred the overall picture of the 1st today, but this one could easily reverse the placings with her on another occasion.