Show Type: Championship
Venue: Home Park, Windsor SL4 6HX
Judge: Mrs Karen Dean (Tyrian)
Entries: 79 for 93
I would first like to thank the society for inviting me to judge at this level for the first time, and my stewards for keeping me on track. Special thanks to the Border Terrier Club of Victoria, Australia and their secretary Denise Worthington for presenting a special sash to the Best of Breed winner providing a welcome highlight at the end of judging.
Best Of Breed: Dandyhow Sonata JW
DCC: Olderhill Afortunado
RDCC: CH Dandyhow Dr Walter
BCC: Dandyhow Sonata JW
RBCC: Benattivo Faberge JW
Best Puppy: PG3, Picer Ethelburga
Entries: 2 Absentees: 0
1st - Hoary Morning (Mr T Wrenn & Miss K Langdon)
Good head . Straight front, level topline held well on the move. Harsh coat, tail well set on. Moved smartly
2nd - Bolt Tail Jebba ShCM (Mr F & Mrs H Freeman)
Strong head, straight front, harsh coat and thick pelt. Good hind angulation. Lacked the freedom of movement of 1 today.
Entries: 3 Absentees: 0
1st - Benattivo Betfred (Mrs S J & Mr C P Girling)
7 months. Strong head and muzzle, straight front with good bone and well laid back shoulders. Easily spanned. Harsh coat with thick pelt. Short thick carrot tail well set on. Good hind angulation. Moved with drive although hind movement needs to settle. Best puppy dog.
2nd - Brackenfell Bok To Bach (Mr C Hall & Miss L Ellis)
8 months. Pleasing head, straight front. Level topline held on the move. Harsh coat. Moved well.
3rd - Foxpaw Pipps Cross (Mr P & Mrs H Fulker)
Entries: 4 Absentees: 0
1st - Brackenfell Bok To Bach (Mr C Hall & Miss L Ellis)
2nd in Minor Puppy.
2nd - Digmoor Double Ace'r
9 month. Good head with strong muzzle. Straight front. Well laid shoulders. Harsh coat with thick pelt. Movement needs to mature.
3rd - Bortino Red Emperor (Mr D K & Mrs D Martin)
Res - Bortino Black Jack (Miss N Slade)
Entries: 6 Absentees: 0
1st - Glebeheath Jump The Gun JW (Mrs J Guvercin)
Bl/t Good head with big teeth, and straight front with good bone. Spannable with well laid shoulders into level topline held on the move. Harsh double coat with thick pelt. Moved soundly.
2nd - Kgills King Of Swing At Awbrooksky (Mr & Miss Goddard)
Smaller type. Pleasing head, straight front. Well ribbed back, spannable with level topline. Good hind angulation. Not the coat of 1 today.
3rd - Digmoor Bankers Bonus (Mr M P & Mrs S V Regan)
Res - Brookbank Beauly (Mrs S P Norris)
VHC - Chintaku Boris (Mr B J & Mrs A E Read)
Entries: 5 Absentees: 0
1st - Daluce Soldier Of Fortune (Mr J & Mrs H M Thomas)
Strong class. Good head, straight front with good bone and thickly padded feet. Well laid back shoulders. Super dense harsh coat with very thick pelt. Best coat/pelt combination of the day. Thick carrot tail well set on. Moved soundly and flowed effortlessly around the ring covering the ground well. One to watch.
2nd - Daluce Fight Or Fall For Emblehope (Miss D Bladen)
Litter brother to 1 and very close up. Good head, straight front with good bone. Well laid back shoulders and harsh dense coat. Well set on thick carrot tail. Moved soundly. Won over 3 on strength of hindquarters.
3rd - Badgerholme Epsom Jet (Mr B Dickinson & Miss T James)
Res - Earthtaw Dexter (Mr M Gibbings & Miss J Haydon)
VHC - Withershins Frankie (Mr M J Day)
Entries: 2 Absentees: 0
1st - Kgills King Of Swing At Awbrooksky (Mr & Miss Goddard)
2nd from Junior
2nd - Foxpaw Pipps Cross (Mr P & Mrs H Fulker)
Just 6 months old thus more finely built but very attractive dog with harsh coat.
Entries: 6 Absentees: 0
1st - Withershins Victor (Mr D Bishop)
Sound dog with good head and neat ears. Well laid back shoulders and well ribbed back. Dense harsh coat. Moved soundly with good drive.
2nd - Question Master (Mrs S Waller)
Good head, lovely straight front. Moved soundly but not with quite the drive of 1.
3rd - Renaissance Rhododendron (Miss L E Westland)
Res - Oatberry Snow Storm (Miss K M Nitarska)
VHC - Onthill Amaretto (Mr R & Mrs A Ramus)
Entries: 6 Absentees: 0
1st - Laurelton Moonlight Cowboy ShCM (Mrs J Cobbledick)
Sound dog in good condition. Pleasing head, straight front, decent slope of shoulder and well ribbed back. Harsh double coat with thick pelt. Thick carrot tail well set on and well angulated behind giving good drive.
2nd - Tarkatale Midnight Memory ShCM (Mr C & Mrs J Gordon)
Pleasing head, straight front and well ribbed back. Harsh double coat with thick pelt. Not as positive on the move as 1 today.
3rd - Bortino High Society (Mr D K & Mrs D Martin)
Res - Dandyhow Douglas Fir (Mr T & Miss K Wrenn & Langdon)
VHC - Onthill Fernando (Mr R & Mrs A M Ramus)
Entries: 5 Absentees: 0
1st - Olderhill Afortunado (Mrs S Wilson)
Good head, straight front with well laid shoulders. Easily spannable, well ribbed back with strong loin. Narrow throughout with harsh double coat and thick pelt. Nice thick carrot tail well set on. Level topline held on the move. Moved soundly. Well balanced dog. Splitting hairs between these two but I felt this one just had the edge on coat today. CC.
2nd - CH Dandyhow Dr Walter (Mrs K M Irving)
Another well balanced dog of good construction. Good head, straight front, well laid back shoulders and easily spanned. Harsh double coat with thick pelt. Thick carrot tail well set on. Narrow throughout with sound movement. RCC.
3rd - Tufterslodge Walnut At Orangebox ShCM (Mr M & Mrs T Anscombe)
Res - Towden Storm Diver At Laurelton (Mrs P & Miss S Moffatt & Zech)
VHC - Gueville Gwellan (Mr J Theunis)
Entries: 4 Absentees: 0
1st - Tufterslodge Walnut At Orangebox ShCM (Mr M & Mrs T Anscombe)
Good head with neat ears and stronger muzzle, straight front. Harsh coat with thick pelt. Spannable with level topline. Moved out well.
2nd - Renaissance Rhododendron (Miss L E Westland)
Pleasing head. Harsh coat and level topline. Not as easily spanned as 1.
3rd - Oatberry Snow Storm (Miss K M Nitarska)
Res - Bolt Tail Jebba ShCM (Mr F & Mrs H Freeman)
Entries: 4 Absentees: 2
1st - Gameway Cappuccino of Withershins ShCM (Mr M J Day)
8 years old. Good head with stronger muzzle. Tight harsh coat with thick pelt. Moved OK.
2nd - Tilmoray Tranquility (Mrs M Small)
A few days off 9 years old. Moved well with good drive. Not the strength of head of 1. Harsh coat but not as dense as 1 today.
Entries: 8 Absentees: 1
1st - Picer Ethelburga (Mr G & Mrs S Pickering)
6 months. Attractive puppy of handy size. Promising head. Straight front with well laid back shoulder, well ribbed back with harsh, dense coat and thick pelt. Thick carrot tail well set on. Moved well. Best Puppy in Breed.
2nd - Gameway Fortune Cookie (Mrs T Clark)
7 months. Upstanding, eye-catching bitch with pleasing head. Harsh coat, level topline held well on the move. Movement needs to mature.
3rd - Earthtaw Elegant (Miss J A & Mr M W V Haydon & Gibbings)
Res - Twigglestone Elfenor (Mrs L I Aldous)
VHC - Abisu Domino (Mr C Kerry & Miss L E Westland)
Entries: 5 Absentees: 1
1st - Tarkaswell Double Agent (Mrs C E Samsom)
9 months. Promising head with neater ear. Straight front, well laid back shoulders. Harsh, dense coat with thick pelt. Well set on tail. Moved well.
2nd - Borderella Sweet Pea (Mrs P South)
10 months. Preferred strength of muzzle and neater ear of winner. Well set on tail. Needs to settle on the move.
3rd - Borderella Snap Dragon (Mr F & Mrs H Freeman)
Res - Bortino Lady Jane (Mr D K & Mrs D Martin)
Entries: 6 Absentees: 0
1st - Dandyhow Femme Fatale (Mrs K M Irving)
Bl/t. Attractive feminine head with neat ear. Well laid back shoulders and well ribbed back. Harsh, dense coat with thick pelt. More settled on the move.
2nd - Ianteg Aurelia (Miss S Richie)
Good head, straight front. Well ribbed back with level topline. Lovely harsh, dense coat and thick pelt. Preferred movement of 1.
3rd - Pops Blackcurrant Fizz (Mrs H J Cobby)
Res - Brookbank Bora (Mrs S P Norris)
VHC - Withershins Latte at Oatberry (Mrs K Tuffin)
Entries: 4 Absentees: 0
1st - Baillieswells Lochindaal JW (Mrs P Hirn)
Feminine head with short muzzle and shallow stop. Straight front with well laid back shoulders into level topline. Harsh coat with thick pelt. Moved well.
2nd - Ianteg Aurelia (Miss S Richie)
2nd in previous class. Seemed to lose concentration in this class.
3rd - Tilmoray Turtle Dove (Mrs M Small)
Res - Cedarhill Madame Butterfly (Miss K M Nitarska)
Entries: 6 Absentees: 0
1st - Tarkaswell Double Agent (Mrs C E Samsom)
1st in Puppy Bitch
2nd - Thistlestone Jellybean (Mr S Whisker & Miss J May)
12 months. Bl/t. Straight front. Shoulders and length of ribbing OK. Level topline held on the move. Well set on tail. Moved out well, which won her place.
3rd - Borderella Sweet Pea (Mrs P South)
Res - Cedarhill Madame Butterfly (Miss K M Nitarska)
VHC - Borderella Snap Dragon (Mr F & Mrs H Freeman)
Entries: 4 Absentees: 2
1st - Mattedonn Elizabeth Taylah (Mr E D'arcy-Donnelly)
Good head with short muzzle. Straight front with good shoulders, harsh coat, well set on tail. Covered the ground well.
2nd - Tufterslodge Tiz Only Me at Tarkaswell (Mrs C E Sansom)
Decent head. Carrying too much weight today. Harsh coat with thick pelt. Preferred the movement of 1 today.
Entries: 5 Absentees: 1
1st - Orangebox Stargazer (Mr M & Mrs T Anscombe)
Good head with strong muzzle, straight front, good bone, well laid shoulders. Level topline held well on the move. Harsh, dense coat with thick loose pelt. Thick carrot tail well set on. Good hind angulation. Moved well with good drive. Carrying too much weight today.
2nd - Thistlestone Jenny Wren ShCM (Miss J & Mr S May & Whisker)
Head OK with short muzzle and straight front. Harsh coat with thick pelt. Preferred the balance and movement of 1 today.
3rd - Cobstoneway Bayou Sunrise (Mrs G Stevens)
Res - Beaconpike Night Sky At Brackenfell (Mr C Hall & Miss L Ellis)
Entries: 7 Absentees: 1
1st - Dandyhow Sonata JW (Mrs K M Irving)
Good head with short strong muzzle. Straight front, harsh coat with thick pelt. Spanned easily. Level topline held well on the move. Carrot tail well set on. Narrow throughout. Upstanding bitch who moved out well. Pleased to award her 1st CC. Won BOB on overall balance and movement.
2nd - Benattivo Faberge JW (Mr C & Mrs S Girling)
Good head with strong muzzle and dark ears though slightly heavier than 1. Well laid shoulders, well ribbed back with dense coat and thick pelt. Moved out well. Not the coat of 1 today. RCC.
3rd - Bortino Smiling Queen (Mr D K & Mrs D Martin)
Res - Badgerbeck Tree Pipit At Tilmoray JW (Mrs M Small)
VHC - Withershins Daddies Girl (Mr M J Day)
Entries: 1 Absentees: 0
1st - Borderella Snap Dragon (Mr F & Mrs H Freeman)
10 months. Still very immature and it showed. Head and muzzle need to develop. Harsh coat moved OK but a little close behind.