Show Type: Championship
Venue: Stoneleigh Park, nr Coventry CV8 2LZ
Judge: Dr Margaret Armstrong (Ploughdown)
Entries: 114 entries making 121 dogs
Thank you to the Committee of the City of Birmingham Canine Association for inviting me to judge at their Championship Show. It was an honour to judge Borders Terriers on the day. I would like to thank especially the Border Terrier exhibitors for giving me such a super entry and for their graciousness and sporting manner. The venue was airy and the ring was roomy. I realised afterwards that the carpet could be rather slippery and I think that this may have provided somewhat of a challenge at times. I had many lovely dogs to go over and sometimes making decisions was like splitting hairs.
Finally thank you to my stalwart stewards who were super organized and kept me on the straight and narrow.
Best Of Breed: TG3, CH Otterbobs Tolson
DCC: CH Otterbobs Tolson
RDCC: Forest Zpod Chlumskych Haju Glebeheath JW
RBCC: Ragatam Daydreamer JW
Best Puppy: Borderbobs Vinney Jones
Best Veteran: CH Ravenside Marsha At Jordith JW
Special Beginners in Breed: SBBTG1, Otterbobs Rocky At Cymrygold
Best Junior: Howthwaite Molly Malone
Entries: 4 Absentees: 0
1st - Otterbobs Rocky At Cymrygold (Mrs A M Darley)
Upstanding young grizzle with a pleasing head of good dimension, and keen, dark eye. Scissor bite. Level topline which he kept on the move. Narrow, deep rib and good rear angulation. Well off for bone. Neat paws. Moved out well. I was pleased to see he won the Special Beginners Terrier Group.
2nd - Bluebabel Your Song (Mr K P & Mrs N B Yates)
Built on racier lines than 1. Narrow throughout, level topline and good tail set. Good rear angulation. Straight front legs with good bone and small well- padded feet. Well off for pelt and sporting a harsh double coat. A bit unsettled at times on the move today.
3rd - Haystoun Perfect Storm (Miss A Dawson & Miss A Speake)
Res - Borderrush Cadbury (Mrs J Hill)
Entries: 3 Absentees: 0
1st - Cedarhill Dish Of The Day For Dexlin (Mr B & Mrs L P Inness)
Lovely keen expression. Short foreface and broad, flat skull. Correct bite. Moved out well coming and going on small, neat feet. Good topline both standing and moving. Correct angulation which gave him drive. Nice length and good tail set. Good underline. Coarse double coat and deep pelt.
2nd - Mysulan Going Solo JW VW (Mrs S J Baxter)
Very good head proportions to this blue and tan dog. Appropriate breadth and depth of foreface and broad flat cranium. Lovely shape to his dark eyes and pleasing expression. Neat ears and correct scissor bite. Stood on well boned legs and neat feet. Narrow in front. Good bend of stifle. Coat deep and coarse with undercoat and showing some blue. Moved out Ok today.
3rd - Rock Sam At Raisbeck (Mrs G Hyslop)
Entries: 3 Absentees: 2
1st - Bluebabel Your Song (Mr K P & Mrs N B Yates)
See 2nd in Special Beginners Dog
Entries: 7 Absentees: 2
1st - Borderbobs Vinney Jones (Mrs R Young)
Otterlike head with short strong foreface, shallow stop, scissor bite, dark eye and broad skull. Set off by neat ears. Super body lines to this young grizzle. Spanned readily. Flows from the back of his head to the tip of his tail. Great front and rear angulation. Narrow and deep and carries his rib well back. Balance is the watch word with this youngster. Double harsh coat and depth of pelt. Good bone and small tight paws. Moved with ease around the ring, holding his topline on the go. Best puppy in breed and shortlisted in the Terrier puppy group.
2nd - Otterbobs Beazon (Mr J R & Mrs H Gilpin)
Another quality youngster. Mature 9-month-old pup. Super balanced head with short, strong muzzle, great teeth and bite and flat cranium. Dark eye with typical keen expression. Good neck flowing into level topline and good tailset. Carroty tail. Clean shoulders leading into well boned, straight front legs, firm pasterns and super deep padded feet. Stifles well bent and moved straight and true and with drive. Double harsh jacket and deep pelt.
3rd - Barkanellie Banksy (Mrs J Taylor)
Res - Clydebeck All Yu Need Is Love (Mrs S A & Miss J A Taylor)
VHC - Otterbobs Rocky At Cymrygold (Mrs A M Darley)
Entries: 3 Absentees: 0
1st - Thistlemead Fortitude JW (Mrs P M Heeley)
Strong, balanced head with short, broad and deep foreface and broad, flat skull. Good scissor bite. Dark, keen eye. Good angulation fore and aft. Narrow in front, clean shoulders, good bone. Coarse double coat. Moved around the ring with ease and drive. Held his topline on the move.
2nd - Esyntona Joeseph (Mr I Hopper)
Strong head in correct proportion. Super bite with big white teeth. Short strong muzzle, shallow stop, broad, flat skull, set off by neat ears. Lovely varminty expression in his dark eye. Front and rear angulation very good. Very good bone and neat, little feet. In deep coat with undercoat evident and good pelt.
3rd - Ceilloch Discovery (Lord R McMurdo & Ms G Tierney)
Entries: 5 Absentees: 1
1st - Staynorwood Nightcap (Mr G & Mrs C Richardson)
A very balanced dog, without exaggeration. Lovely head proportions with strong, short muzzle and broad cranium. Dark eye with typical expression. Head set off by neat ears. Front assembly very good with straight front legs and standing on small feet. Body narrow and deep and easily spanned. Good reach of neck into level topline that he held when moving. Good bend of stifle. Coat of harsh texture. He did not show himself off to the best today, but his qualities merited a first place.
2nd - Brumberhill Barnaby (Mr P Armstrong)
A lot to like about this blue and tan dog. Typical head with broad, flat skull. Great bite, showing strong teeth. A very pleasing expression in his dark eye. Front and rear assembly showing correct angulation. Narrow and deep in body with clean shoulders and well-padded paws. Correct amount of bone. Harsh coat with depth of pelt. Short, carroty tail finished off a level topline. Moved out OK today.
3rd - Esyntona Joeseph (Mr I Hopper)
Res - Onziemehurst The Red Baron JW (Miss A Nettle)
Entries: 6 Absentees: 1
1st - Lessien Buckle N Boots (Miss S Pateman)
A border in full, harsh jacket. Plenty of pelt and with some undercoat. Narrow lines to this grizzle dog. Strong head with flat broad skull and strong foreface. Dark eye with typical border expression. Scissor bite showing strong teeth. Narrow throughout with good bone and deep pads to his neat paws. Good bend of stifle. Moved out well.
2nd - Redesholt Han Solo (Mrs S McKay)
Nicely balanced grizzle dog. Narrow and deep in rib with typical length of body lines and finished off by a short carroty tail. Easily spanned. Good masculine head but not overdone. Dark eye showing varminty expression. Good rear assembly which allowed him drive on the move. Deep, harsh double coat and deep pelt.
3rd - Cedarhill Make A Wish For Roxellia (Mrs C M & Mr M D Peffers)
Res - Jordith Roll Up And Shine JW (Mrs L.M.I & Mr A.M. Jordan-Smith)
VHC - Borderella High Tide (Mrs P South)
Entries: 10 Absentees: 1
1st - Ravenside Rasputin (Mr M Lowry)
Masculine, grizzle dog that I have judged before and really liked. He is every inch the border. Just right for size. Lovely head with great balance, shallow stop, scissor bite, super expression in his dark eye and the whole set off by neat ears. Flowed from the top of his neck to the tip of his short, thick tail. Just the right amount of bone and standing on the neatest of feet. Carried his rib well back and easily spanned. Lovely length to his body lines and tail carriage. Harsh double coat and depth of pelt. Moved around the ring with ease and drive.
2nd - Chesterton Viva Las Vegas (Mr A J & Mrs W Mooney)
Another quality young grizzle and tan. Lovely clean lines to his body. Well laid shoulders and narrow front. Spanned with ease. Good length of rib. Good bone, straight front legs and neat paws. Typical head proportions with short, strong foreface and broad skull. A scissor bite and dark eye complete the picture. Best of coarse coats and pliable pelt. Moved out well.
3rd - Mysulan Byards Legend JW (Mrs S J Baxter)
Res - Pipruda Dark Rum at Beckholm JW (Mrs A Sutton)
VHC - Bluebabel Border Song JW (Mr K P & Mrs N B Yates)
Entries: 8 Absentees: 0
What a super class with so many top quality dogs.
1st - CH Otterbobs Tolson (Mr J R & Mrs H Gilpin)
It was a pleasure to go over this quality dog. Super, typical head with depth and breadth of foreface, shallow stop and super skull. A varminty gleam in his dark eye and set off by neat ears. Flowed from the top of his neck to the tip of his tail, showing great fore and aft angulation. Narrow throughout with ribs carried well back and a lovely underline. Easily spanned. Moved with animation, straight and true going and coming, and moving around the ring with drive. In irrepressible form today, he demanded attention standing and moving. CC, BOB and Terrier Group 3.
2nd - Forest Zpod Chlumskych Haju Glebeheath JW (Mrs J Guvercin)
A top-class young grizzle dog. Best of ottery heads, super head dimensions with shallow stop, dark eye and neat ears. Super expression. Just right for size. Lovely body lines, narrow and deep, carries his rib well back. Flows from head to tail tip, great tail set. Just right for bone, straight front legs and neat, well padded feet. Stifles well bent which lent him drive when moving around the ring. Moved out well coming and going. Best of coats, harsh and deep. Pliable pelt. It was hard to split 1st and 2nd in this class. Res CC
3rd - Cedarhill The Wish (Mr B. l. & Mrs M. Regeer)
Res - CH Cobstoneway Stand By Me JW (Mrs G Stevens)
VHC - CH Barkanellie Blackadder (Mrs J Taylor)
Entries: 2 Absentees: 0
1st - Chesterton Vancouver (Mr A J & Mrs W Mooney)
Very balanced dog. Typical head and expression with short muzzle and dark eye and shallow stop. Well off for bone and standing on neat paws. Fairly long, narrow and deep in body with a harsh double coat. Moved out well around the ring.
2nd - Haystoun Perfect Storm (Miss A Dawson & Miss A Speake)
Scissor bite. Dark eye. Narrow throughout and a nice length of body. Deep, double, coarse coat. Moved OK.
Entries: 5 Absentees: 1
1st - Badgerbeck Little Jeannie At Bluebabel (Mr K P & Mrs N B Yeates)
Lovely, ottery head on this young promising bitch. Strong, short muzzle, correct bite, little stop, broad skull, small dark eye and neat ears. Good topline that she held on the move. Straight front and well off for bone. Standing on small, tight feet. Harsh double coat and good pelt. Good bend of stifle. Short, carrotlike tail. She moved with drive and presence around the ring.
2nd - Morley's Miss Zeva (Miss A Dawson & Miss A Speake)
Loved the length of this bitch. Narrow and deep body, spanned with ease, narrow front, good bone. Well angulated to the rear and the front. Feminine head with a dark, varminty eye. Show coat just coming through. Moved out with ease.
3rd - Pipruda Pink Gin (Mr H S & Miss A Speake)
Res - Olliesorchid Pumpkin (Mr R & Mrs D Symons)
VHC - Onthill Silver Star At Foxchapel (Mr W & Mrs V Davies)
Entries: 5 Absentees: 1
1st - CH Ravenside Marsha At Jordith JW (Mrs L.M.I & Mr A.M. Jordan-Smith)
A grizzle bitch with otter-like head with the correct balance between her strong foreface and her flat, broad cranium. A keen expression in her dark eye. Correct, scissor bite. Straight front legs with appropriate amount of bone and standing on small tight feet. She moved well coming and going. Coat on the short side, but harsh and with undercoat and depth of pelt. Best veteran.
2nd - Gameway French Fancy Avec Orangebox (Mr M & Mrs T Anscombe)
Typical feminine head with short muzzle, correct bite, dark eye with a very pleasing expression. Narrow in front, good bone, level topline in profile. Well angulated behind. Moved OK.
3rd - Queen Charlotte (Miss H M Chaplin)
Res - Marsirdan Jemima Puddle (Mr M Service)
Entries: 6 Absentees: 1
1st - Ravenside Sing Me A Song For Borderxpress (Mr R Wright)
7 month old puppy bitch. Promising head with correct proportions between muzzle and skull. Dark eye with lovely expression. Correct dentition. Very pleasing in outline. Level topline, good length to her rib which she carried well back. Good underline. Narrow and deep with straight front legs and catlike feet. Good front and rear angulation. Short, thick tail. Double, harsh coat. Moved fine in side profile.
2nd - Ravenside Billow And Breeze Of Redesholt (Mrs S McKay)
Litter sister to 1. Built on more compact lines but much to like. Similar qualities to her head and again a typical scissor bite. Great pigmentation. Stood on well boned, straight front legs and small paws. Level topline in profile, which she held when moving around the ring. Moved out well.
3rd - Dassett Lady Macbeth Of Knowbury (Mr D & Mrs C Nightingale)
Res - Jackview Miss Dior (Miss E R Rogers)
VHC - Fryerfold Morsgill (Mrs S J Stephenson)
Entries: 8 Absentees: 1
1st - Thistlestone Glamour Girl (Miss J & Mr S May & Whisker)
Just turning 8 months, this grizzle bitch sported racy lines. Neat, feminine head in correct proportion with shallow stop and small eye that held a keen gleam. Narrow and deep throughout with level topline and super length of rib. Straight underline. Stifles well bent. Great deep, double coat of correct texture. Pliable pelt. Moved out well behind. Showed drive when moving in profile.
2nd - Badgerbeck Little Jeannie At Bluebabel (Mr K P & Mrs N B Yeates)
See Special Beginner’s Bitch
3rd - Ranthorn Return Favour For Cobstoneway (Mrs G Stevens)
Res - Clydebeck Opal (Mrs S A & Miss J A Taylor)
VHC - Otterbobs Duchy (Mrs D & Mr A Nock)
Entries: 7 Absentees: 1
1st - Howthwaite Molly Malone (Mr R J & Mrs E A Barrett)
A very typey bitch. Strong feminine head with strength and depth throughout. Super scissor bite with big white teeth. Narrow lines throughout. Straight front with good bone and neat, tight paws. Deep rib that lies well back. Good lay on of shoulder and bend of stifle. Level topline that remained on the move. Good tail set and sporting a short thick tail. Deep harsh double blue jacket and plenty of pelt. Moved out well. Best Junior.
2nd - Mysulan Byards Lass (Mrs S J Baxter)
Shorter than 1 but lots to like about this young grizzle bitch. Very balanced and pleasing head with short foreface and flat skull. Narrow throughout with super front. Short strong loin and good underline. Topline held in profile and on the move. Super double coat and pelt. Well angulated behind and moved out with ease.
3rd - Thistlemead Fortuity (Mrs P M Heeley)
Res - Itsaso A Beacon Of Hope (Mrs L Wain)
VHC - Comalegy Lady Of The House With Fiadhaich (Miss A A Lawrence & Miss M Scrimgeour)
Entries: 11 Absentees: 0
1st - Northborders Parsnip JW (Mrs J Fletcher)
Balanced young bitch with nothing in exaggeration. Feminine head of correct proportions. Dark eye with a keen glint. Scissor bite and great pigment. Narrow front and short, strong loin. Good topline which she held when moving. Deep, coarse coat and short, thick tail. Well angulated behind and moved out with ease around the ring.
2nd - Pipruda Peppermint Patty At Beckholm JW (Mrs A Sutton)
Very pleasing head set off by a dark eye, giving her a varminty look. Narrow throughout with a strong loin. Topline level in profile and in action around the ring. Good flow from the top of her neck to the tip of her strong, short tail. Very good bend of stifle which she used to good affect in moving.
3rd - Earthtaw Peony (E.Larner, J.Phillips & R.Larner)
Res - Louajak Blue Fizz (Miss C Gwilliam)
VHC - Comalegy The Countess With Fiadhaich JW (Miss A A Lawrence & Miss M Scrimgeour)
Entries: 7 Absentees: 0
1st - Pipruda Perfect Storm (Mrs J Alpe)
Smart grizzle bitch. Nicely proportioned head with short strong muzzle and broad, flat skull. Lovely eye with keen expression. Very pleasing outline from occiput to the tip of her short, strong tail. Narrow and deep with length of rib and strong loin. Straight well boned front legs and tight, neat paws. Good lay of shoulder and well-turned stifle. Double coat with a harsh texture. Moved well.
2nd - Thistlestone Kiss Of Fire (Mr S Whisker & Miss J May)
Another bitch built on typey lines. Feminine, balanced head with correct bite. Keen expression. Moderate neck into level topline. Narrow in front and correct amount of bone. Good angulation fore and aft. Moved with drive around the ring.
3rd - Glenaig Gleeful (Miss C Spencer)
Res - Clydebeck Tanzanite (Mrs S & Mr M & Miss J Taylor)
VHC - Queen Charlotte (Miss H M Chaplin)
Entries: 15 Absentees: 1
1st - Ragatam Daydreamer JW (Miss T J Peacock)
Grizzle bitch built on racy lines. Nothing exaggerated about this girl. Lovely balance between muzzle and skull. Shallow stop, dark eye with a keen expression. Correct scissor bite and well placed V shaped ears. Moderate in neck that flowed into a level topline. Correct tail set and short, thick tail. Shoulder well laid and racy hindquarters. So balanced in profile and in action around the ring. The best of coats: deep, double and harsh. Res CC
2nd - Glebeheath Jolene (Mrs J Guvercin)
Another super bitch. Excels in headpiece: strong yet feminine dimensions and set off by a varminty expression in her dark eye. Good reach of neck into level topline, strong loin, correct tail set and short carroty tail. Well off for bone, she stood on straight front legs and small, tight paws. Narrow in front, appropriately deep in rib and carrying her rib well back. Strong coupling. Rear angulation good. Straight and true in movement and moved with drive around the ring.
3rd - Howthwaite Gaan Divilish (Mr R J & Mrs E A Barrett)
Res - Picer Mirabel Ostler (Mr G & Mrs S Pickering)
VHC - Staynorwood Ramona (Mr G & Mrs C Richardson)
Entries: 5 Absentees: 1
1st - CH Remony Rose Gold JW (Mrs A E Gregory)
Judged this bitch when she was much younger and the comments still apply. Balance is a key term when looking at her. Head dimensions show flat cranium and strength in foreface with the correct scissor bite and a keen dark eye. Nice reach of neck into level topline and super tail set. Narrow front and clean shoulders. Good bone, straight front legs and neat well-padded paws. Good shoulder angulation, depth of rib and strong coupling. Level topline in profile and in motion. Spanned easily. Short, harsh double coat and pliable pelt. Straight and true in action going and coming and showed drive in moving around the ring. CC and Res BOB
2nd - CH Orangebox A New Hope At Itsaso ShCEx (Mrs L Wain)
Shown to perfection, this grizzle bitch showed much quality. Good head proportions with a dark eye and keen expression and correct dentition. Narrow throughout with a straight front and flat shoulders. Good lay of shoulder and a deep rib. Correct tail set and carrot -like tail. Moved out with confidence and aplomb.
3rd - Ir Ch Totherend Honeybee (Mr R G & Mrs E A Wright)
Res - Emblehope Let's Dance At Redesholt (Mrs S McKay)
Entries: 1 Absentees: 0
1st - Itsaso A Beacon Of Hope (Mrs L Wain)
Stood alone but represented the class well. Strong, feminine head with short muzzle and flat skull, set off by a dark eye that held a keen glint. Just right for size, narrow throughout and spanned with ease. Short strong tail, set on well. Well-turned stifles completed the picture. Moved well around the ring.