First Place in Open, Judge: Rhianne Mitchell
I want to thank the society for inviting me to judge Border Terriers for the first time. I was absolutely thrilled with my entry, and I had some lovely exhibits to go over and thoroughly enjoyed it. I was pleased to see all had good bites, all had good temperaments and most were in good coat. A few, particularly the males, were verging on too big for me. Also, I feel I should urge exhibitors not to run with their dogs, it makes the movement harder to assess and can cause the dogs not to stride out properly. Thank you all for entering under me and thank you to my brilliant stewards Helen and Kev for keeping the ring running efficiently and smoothly.
Best of Breed A very lovely dark grizzle and tan B of 3 years. She has a beautiful outline, best of heads and expressions. A good bite and easily spannable, good lay of rib. Ideal size. Stood solid, 4 square and had fantastic muscle tone, this girl could easily manage a days work. Her tail is set spot on and carried beautifully, and her outline is held well on the move. Her movement is driven from the rear and is so parallel, she was a pleasure to watch. Overall, she won Best of breed as I preferred her length of body. Absolutely thrilled to see her awarded Terrier Group 3 out of a large group, congratulations!