Venue: Belmont Community Centre
Entires: 116 making 134 entries
Best Dog, Earthwise Deuteronomy ShCM (Miss A W Culley)
Reserve Best Dog, Buck Swifter (Mrs A Swindle)
BPD, Ravenside Workforce (Mr M Lowry)
Best Bitch, Howthwaite in Violet (Mr R and Mrs E Barrett)
Reserve Best Bitch, Picer Grace Darling (Mr G & Mrs S Pickering)
BBP, Bramblebrae Violet (Mr G Wildey)
Reserve BIS, Picer Grace Darling (Mr G & Mrs S Pickering)
BOS, Earthwise Deuteronomy ShCM (Miss A W Culley)
BPIS, Bramblebrae Violet (Mr G Wildey)
RBPIS, Ravenside Workforce (Mr M Lowry)
BV, CH Ashbrae Poacher (Mr A & Mrs E Cuthbertson)
Best Junior Handler, Lily Kane
My thanks to the Club for the invitation to judge ? it was both an honour and pleasure to do so. My thanks also to the committee for their most excellent hospitality, to my capable stewards, Marjorie Wanless and Anjela Cranson, and to the exhibitors for their entries and support.
I had some good quality dogs to go over today and was well pleased with my winners. While I found hind action, on the whole, to be good, I did find a number of poor fronts. Front movement pinning in, weak pasterns, flat feet and feet that turned out or turned in. Some dogs also lacked forward reach. To be fit for the function it was intended, a Border needs, as well as strong sound hindquarters, a sound forehand with tight, thick padded feet.
Minor Puppy – Dog
Entries: 4 Absentees: 0
1st: Comberdown Curragh (Mr & Mrs Higham) racy dog, with a strong masculine head and big teeth. Good reach of neck into good shoulders, good front, deep narrow body. Moved well.
2nd: Tythrop Tap on Wood for Ravenside (Mr M Lowry) good otter head, good in front and rear angulation, good coat and pelt. Moved soundly.
3rd: Roxess a touch of Magic (Mr & Mrs J T Todd)
Res: Iacheslei Pacifico (Miss A Harrison)
h3. Puppy – Dog
Entries: 5 Absentees: 1
1st: Ravenside Workforce (Mr M Lowry) nice size, masculine head with strong muzzle, big teeth, dark eye, neat ears and good expression. Well laid back ribs, good layback of shoulder, straight front, neat feet, good turn of stifle, in good coat. Moved with drive and good length of stride. Pushed hard for best puppy. BPD
2nd: Foxthorn McVicar (Mr R F & Mrs S Taylor) strong headed dog, good length of body, good in shoulder, harsh coat, moved o.k. feet could be tighter.
3rd: Beaconpike Red Saturn (Mr & Mrs Golding)
Res: Ravenside Hurricane Run at Ridgebow (Mr N & Mrs A Duxbury)
h3. Junior – Dog
Entries: 4 Absentees: 0
1st: Ycart Best Shot Remmington (Mr K K & Mrs T J Fraser & Butler) head of flat skull and short strong muzzle, good angulation in front and rear, good topline and tailset, good harsh double coat and pelt, moved out well.
2nd: Benny the Dip (Mr D & Mrs C Hodgson) decent head, longer in muzzle than 1, straight, narrow front, good body proportions, in good coat, moved o.k
3rd: Terset’s Blue Flame (Mrs P Jackman)
Res: Foxthorn McVicar (Mr R F & Mrs S Taylor)
h3. Maiden – Dog
Entries: 2 Absentees: 1
1st: Iacheslei Pacifico (Miss A Harrison) Res. in minor puppy. A racy dog with a good length of rib, good topline and tailset. Good flat skull but needs to develop in muzzle. Movement going away was good but needs to tighten in front.