First Place in Limit - Bitch, Judge: Mr Ken Fraser (Ycart)
I would like to thank the committee for the opportunity to judge their show, thanks also to my ring stewards for helping everything run smoothly and as efficiently as possible.
The breed standard calls for numerous elements which make up the border terrier and with that its ability to cover ground efficiently and economically with no exaggerations,it also states “essentially a working terrier” .I feel we are losing many fundamentals of the breed especially in front movement wide fronts, short upper arms,sprung ribcages,undesirable toplines, lack of drive from the rear quarters and poor feet all of which restrict the border to work efficiently. Weak and short muzzles, lack of fill under the eye are creeping in and are undesirable in a working terrier.
Gizzle,keen and alert expression,good head shape with good earset close to the head, good under the eye fill with strong muzzle,good length of neck into narrow front, shoulders well laid, easily spanned, narrow body with ribs carried well back,fit racy rear quarters of good angulation,good tailset with short carrot tail,jacket of good texture and loose pliable pelt, moved well with drive holding topline.