First Place in Puppy - Bitch, Judge: Dr Ian Gabriel (Gaybryl)
Many thanks for the lovely entry, both in terms of quality and quantity. I thoroughly enjoyed my day with the Border Terriers. When I last judged I felt there were too many with houndy large ears, this did not seem to be replicated in today’s entry which was pleasing and expression was generally much improved. What I did notice was that front action is something that we need to watch. Being Manchester and the last Championship show pre Crufts there were quite a few dogs who had been stripped in preparation and quite a few out of coat. In part that did play a part in some of my fineer placings.
Another well filled class of quality youngsters.
Blue and tan bitch of quality. Slightly longer cast but otherwise is of excellent type. Pleasing head of quality with good dark eye. Nicely placed neat small ears. Good front assembly. Correct ribbing. Correct top-line. Nice tail set tail is thick at root and of correct length. In excellent jacket. Excellent thick pelt. Moved well.