Second Place in Open - 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!
A lovely young 18 month old grizzle bitch I have judged before and awarded her BOB, unlucky to meet the 1st on top form today. Very neat and balanced throughout. Feminine head and expression. Narrow all through. Easily spanned. Balanced angulation. Good, harsh coat with plenty of pelt. Well set tail and level topline on the move and moved well and economically around the ring. Shown in good coat and condition. Like her a lot.