Show Type: Breed
Venue: The Village Hall, Low Hesket, Nr. Carlisle. CA4 0ES
Judge: Mr. Graham Richardson (Staynorwood)
Entries: 117 making 140, 2 NFC
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I would like to thank The Border Terrier Club for inviting me to judge their Open Show . The club and officers were very welcoming and I thoroughly enjoyed my day . I would like to thank my very helpful stewards Liz Barratt and Janice Johnson who kept things flowing through the day . I was pleased with my entry with some quality dogs to handle. It was also good to see some promising pups coming through . I was very pleased with my winners on the day
Best In Show: Charlie's Copycat Via Otterbobs
Reserve Best In Show: Picer Flora Mcivor JW
Best Opposite Sex: CH Lairehope Lord of the Glen At Tweedburn
Best Dog: CH Lairehope Lord of the Glen At Tweedburn
Reserve Best Dog: Lairehope Highland Chief Of Tweedburn
Best Puppy - Dog: Cedarhill Ghost Writer
Best Bitch: Charlie's Copycat Via Otterbobs
Reserve Best Bitch: Picer Flora Mcivor JW
Best Puppy - Bitch: Northborders Lady Mary
Best Puppy: Northborders Lady Mary
Best Veteran: CH Lairehope Lord of the Glen At Tweedburn
Entries: 6 Absentees: 3
1st - Cedarhill Ghost Writer (Mrs M Fleming)
mature looking 7.5 month old puppy, typical otter head with excellent bite , good length of neck, straight front with well laid back shoulders , narrow throughout, easily spanned with good length of rib ,shown in full coarse double coat, loose pelt . Tail set on well and carried well, .good angulation Moved with ease and confidence around the ring. Pleased to award him R.B.P.I.S.
2nd - Chorbeck Trouble Maker (Mrs H Haughton)
6 Month old with nice otter head correct bite with good expression, neat ears carried close to head ,narrow straight front , spannable, good length of neck and ribs , coarse double coat. Well angulated, moved well .
3rd - Carrock Carling (Mr J & Mrs Y Robinson)
7.5 month old good head , narrow front , short of coat on the day ,Good angulation, preferred movement of previous 2
Entries: 2 Absentees: 1
1st - Loiriston Adair (Dr R & Mrs F Wheatley)
11 month old typical otter head with good bite . Length of neck ok ,good in shoulders and straight front ,easily spanned with harsh dense double coat with loose pelt. Well set on tail with good angulation, moved ok.
Entries: 4 Absentees: 0
1st - Lairehope Highland Chief Of Tweedburn (Mrs C Archibald)
17 month old dog nicely proportioned with a good otter head and expression,scissor bite , neat ears carried close to the head. Well laid shoulders with straight front legs,spannable, nice length of rib leading to good angulated quarters. Shown in double coat , good tail set and carried well on the move. Moved Soundly around the ring .
2nd - Chorbeck Chatty Man JW (Mrs H Haughton)
17 month old dog good otter like head , well laid back shoulders with straight front , good length of neck spannable, in good harsh double coat with thick loose pelt moved out well.
3rd - Shiftyfox Tried And Tested (Mr G Wildey)
Strong Otter like head, good shoulders ,good length of rib. Coarse double jacket ,loose pelt moved ok
Res - Earthdog Outspoken (Pearson & Towers)
Strong Otter like head, good shoulders ,good length of rib. Coarse double jacket ,loose pelt moved ok
Entries: 5 Absentees: 1
1st - Otterpaws Muninn (Mr & Mrs G Birrel)
correct Otter head , good bite , well laid back shoulders with straight front , good length of neck and rib , narrow throughout, coarse double coat ,good tail set, well angulated rear moved with ease around the ring
2nd - Fieldsearch Phantom (Mr D Pearson)
Otter like head ,narrow front, shown in coarse double coat , good length of rib ,moved ok.
3rd - Tyneaster Special Agent (Mrs V Atkinson)
Preferred head of 1st and 2nd , narrow throughout . correct double coat ,well set tail ,moved ok.
Res - Earthdog Outspoken (Pearson & Towers)
Entries: 2 Absentees: 0
1st - Chorbeck Space Cowboy (Mrs H Haughton)
Strong otter like head with big teeth and scissor bite , good expression neat ears carried close to head , nice length of neck leading to well placed shoulders straight narrow front ,easily spanned. Coarse double jacket with thick loose pelt , well angulated rear, carried tail well , moved out well
2nd - Tyneaster Dark Agent (Mrs S F Gill)
Not as strong as 1st place in head ,narrow throughout ,spannable , good length of rib , neat carrot tail ,moved well
Entries: 0 Absentees: 0
Entries: 14 Absentees: 1
1st - Karison Kosta (Miss K Johnson)
Nicely balanced well constructed dog with strong otter head ,neat ears, good scissor bite with strong lower jaw. Good length of neck leading to lovely shoulder placement and straight front legs . Narrow throughout with good length of rib ,shown in good coarse double coat , well angulated quarters, moved good and true around the ring
2nd - Bordurrock Rainbow Rising (Mr D & Mrs E Gillies)
Otter type head ,neat ears, scissor bite. Tight double coat loose pelt , well angulated rear ,carried tail well on the move. moved ok.
3rd - Glenbucket Highland Lad (Mrs N Anderson)
Strong otterhead . good length of neck, well laid back shoulders , straight front ,good double jacket and loose pelt, good rear angulation , moved ok.
Res - Earthwise One To Beat (Mr E Houston)
VHC - Markington Apollo (Mrs M Houseman)
Entries: 11 Absentees: 1
1st - Cedarhill Once Upon a Time (Mrs C Dean)
Blue and tan dog with typical otterhead . Well laid back shoulders , straight front .Easily spannable ,tight coarse double coat, good length of rib leading to strong well angulated quarters, short carrot tail . moved well around the ring.
2nd - Irton Mountain Dew (Mr D & Mrs A Fryer)
Balanced dog, heavier in bone than 1st place. Otter like head with short muzzle, narrow front and good shoulders , heavy double coat ,narrow ribbed ,spannable, not as well angulated in quarters as 1st place .
3rd - Carrock Carnegie (Ms J Fawcett)
Narrow balanced dog shown in good condition, typical otter head scissor bite , double coat , moved well .
Res - Dandyhow Friendly Fire at Chevinor ShCM (Mrs H A Metcalfe)
VHC - Flutorum Artful Dodger (Mr E Castel)
Entries: 4 Absentees: 2
1st - Kosmic Sun over Karison (Miss K Johnson)
Balanced dog with an otter like head , scissor bite with strong lower jaw. Narrow throughout , straight front, spannable , coarse double coat . well set tail which was carried well on the move , well angulated quarters And moved well.
2nd - Ridgebow Rifleman JW (Mr N & Mrs A Duxbury)
Smart looking dog with otter like head ,good shoulder placement and front, double coat with loose pelt preferred the length of body of 1st place ,moved ok.
Entries: 13 Absentees: 4
1st - Northborders Lady Mary (Miss J North)
8 month old Blue and tan ,stood out in what was one of the strongest classes of the day ,on any other day the placings could easily have changed .Balanced , feminine expression otter like head ,scissor bite , neat small ears . Good length of neck leading to well laid back shoulders, narrow throughout ,straight front legs . Good length of body , tight coarse double coat , Level topline with good tailset ,moved well . Was a pleasure to award her B.P.I,S
2nd - Carrock Caelan (Ms J Fawcett)
Another nice young rangy puppy with feminine expression, 8 month old , correct head with strong lower jaw , correct scissor bite , narrow front , tight double coat with loose pelt , good turn of stifle , moved ok.
3rd - Cedarhill Correspondence (Mrs C Dean)
8 month old, smaller in build than 1st and 2nd , racy body lines , good head , small neat ears carried close to head . Straight front with correct shoulders , coarse tight double coat , moved well .
Res - Thornheswin Little Secret With Obaircre (Mr J Graham)
VHC - Bordurrock Tarot Woman (Mr D & Mrs E Gillies)
Entries: 4 Absentees: 1
1st - Henley Star (Mrs J Potts)
10 month old, grizzle,nice sized puppy ,narrow throughout ,correct double coat. Well angulated moved ok.
2nd - Royday Thats Hot At Bonosue (Mr I A & Mrs L A Hardman)
10 month old , otter type head , well laid back shoulders, not as narrow in front as 1st ,shown in double coat ,moved ok
3rd - Keebank Rose Campion (Mrs L Keeffe)
9 month old , not as strong in head as previous places . Scissor bite , straight front , good length of rib, loose in front movement may settle with age.
Entries: 13 Absentees: 8
1st - Charlie's Copycat Via Otterbobs (Mr J R & Mrs H Gilpin)
14 month old bitch with good conformation and racy outlines . Typical otter head with Feminine expression. Neat ears , large teeth with strong under jaw . Excellent reach of neck leading into well placed shoulders . Straight front , narrow throughout with good length of rib ,well set tail carried well on the move .Coarse double jacket with loose pelt , good turn of stifle , moved with confidence around the ring . A Promising young bitch who i was pleased to award B.I.S.
2nd - Akenside Electra (Mrs L Gosling)
Balanced bitch , typical head, strong jaw with large teeth, heavy in coat on the day , moved with confidence around the ring ,
3rd - Thorneyburn Rags To Riches (Mrs M Wanless)
Well made, narrow bitch, good shoulders with straight front ,good length of body .Moved out well.
Res - Brackenfell Double Dutch (Mrs J Spence)
VHC - Brackenfell Boogaloo (J Axon & D Taylor)
Entries: 8 Absentees: 2
1st - Otterpaws Firebird (Miss A M Dixon)
Feminine expression ,correct scissor bite , narrow front , well set shoulders ,spannable . Shown in full double jacket, rear quarters well angulated, moved well.
2nd - Achnagairn Prim N'proper (Mrs A Fraser)
Well constructed racy bitch . Typical head, good length of neck ,tight double coat , moved ok
3rd - Picer Angelica to Nottorg ShCM (Mr P & Mrs A Taylor)
Narrow throughout , spannable , good length of neck and rib . Moved with ease around the ring,
Res - Earthdog Kidnap (Mr D Pearson)
VHC - Brackenfell I Go To Pieces (Mrs T.J. & Miss C.A. Lister)
Entries: 4 Absentees: 3
1st - Northborders Lady Mary (Miss J North)
Entries: 5 Absentees: 2
1st - Carrock Caelan (Ms J Fawcett)
2nd - Keebank Charlie's Cracker (Mrs L Keeffe)
Feminine expression ,straight in front ,spannable , would have preferred more rear angulation, moved ok
3rd - Royday Thats Hot At Bonosue (Mr I A & Mrs L A Hardman)
Entries: 16 Absentees: 5
1st - Picer Flora Mcivor JW (Mr G & Mrs S Pickering)
Smart looking well constructed racy bitch with typical head , strong under jaw , scissor bite .Shown in full double coat , well laid back shoulders leading to correct straight front ,narrow throughout, well angulated rear, moved well both ways. Pleased to award her R.B.I.S.
2nd - Diggsad Dizzy Dizzy Dora (Mr P & Mrs A Taylor)
Nice sized bitch, balanced throughout . Typical head ,good shoulder placement , straight front ,well angulated rear . Moved with ease.
3rd - Foxcraig Magic Bubbles (Mr G R Sugars)
Balanced bitch, heavier in type than previous placings , strong feminine otterhead big teeth . Thick coarse double jacket with thick loose pelt , moved out well.
Res - Foxcraig Magic Diamond (Mrs J Dixon)
VHC - Keebank Withy Song (Mrs L Rostron)
Entries: 6 Absentees: 2
1st - Irton Scotch Mist (Mr D & Mrs A Fryer)
Balanced bitch . Good conformation ,typical head with short muzzle scissor bite . Well set shoulders ,straight front ,good length of rib . Well angulated rear quarters ,moved ok
2nd - Picer Angelica to Nottorg ShCM (Mr P & Mrs A Taylor)
3rd - Ruby of Raughton Head At Loiriston (Dr & Mrs Wheatley)
Feminine bitch , head not as strong as previous places, correct double coat , well angulated rear , moved ok.
Res - Borderxpress Miss Moppet (Mr L Ritson)
Entries: 8 Absentees: 4
1st - Cedarhill Wish Upon a Star JW (Mrs C Dean)
Good conformation , feminine head and expression, good reach of neck leading to correctly shoulders , narrow throughout .Dense coarse jacket ,thick pelt well angulated rear , moved with drive around the ring.
2nd - CH Otterbobs Xolana (Mr J R & Mrs H Gilpin)
Feminine looking bitch with racy outline, strong ,otter head , narrow straight front , good length of rib. Moved well , Close decision between 1st and 2nd .
3rd - Remony Frosted Ivy JW (Mrs A Gregory)
Otter head with scissor bite .Well laid shoulders , spannable, shown in correct double coat, moved well
Res - Bonosue Lady Blueberry (Mr I A Hardman)
Entries: 0 Absentees: 0
Entries: 9 Absentees: 6
1st - CH Lairehope Lord of the Glen At Tweedburn (Mrs C Archibald)
7 year old dog ,typical otter head with strong underjaw , good length of neck leading to well placed shoulders , narrow throughout . Carrot tail set on well , good rear angulation ,moved around the ring with drive
2nd - Irton Polka (Mr D & Mrs A Fryer)
Balanced bitch , strong otter head ,scissor bite, neat ears , shown in full coat and spannable . Well angulated rear ,moved well
3rd - Foxcraig Jester (Mr G R Sugars)
10 year old dog , strong otter head and jaw. Scissor bite, well placed shoulders. Good length of rib, short carrot tail , moved well around the ring .