Second Place in Limit - Dog, Judge: Dr Margaret Armstrong (Ploughdown)
Thank you to the Committee of the City of Birmingham Canine Association for inviting me to judge at their Championship Show. It was an honour to judge Borders Terriers on the day. I would like to thank especially the Border Terrier exhibitors for giving me such a super entry and for their graciousness and sporting manner. The venue was airy and the ring was roomy. I realised afterwards that the carpet could be rather slippery and I think that this may have provided somewhat of a challenge at times. I had many lovely dogs to go over and sometimes making decisions was like splitting hairs.
Finally thank you to my stalwart stewards who were super organized and kept me on the straight and narrow.
Another quality young grizzle and tan. Lovely clean lines to his body. Well laid shoulders and narrow front. Spanned with ease. Good length of rib. Good bone, straight front legs and neat paws. Typical head proportions with short, strong foreface and broad skull. A scissor bite and dark eye complete the picture. Best of coarse coats and pliable pelt. Moved out well.