Border Terrier Darlington 23 Judge's Critique

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KC Breed Standard Darlington 23 Judge	BORDER DARLINGTON 23 Judge: Mrs D Bullen BEST OF BREED : 4372 STEVENS, Mrs G Cobstoneway Stand By Me JW Dog CC : 4372 STEVENS, Mrs G Cobstoneway Stand By Me JW Res Dog CC : 4355 PICKERIN, Mrs S Alcumlow Painter Man on Hobhill Bitch CC : 4387 WRIGHT, Mr & Mrs RG & EA TOTHEREND HONEYBEE Res Bitch CC : 4276 BARBER, Miss R & BARBER, Mr P & BARBER, Mrs B Alcumlow Monet's Garden Best Puppy : 4281 BLACKIE, Miss Caroline & PAGE, MR Leo Picer He's The Gaffer Best Veteran : 4353 MCPHERSON, Mr S A Ch Brumberhill Back T'Future JW Sh.CM BORDER JUDGE DARLINGTON 23 I would like to thank the committee for inviting me to judge for the second time. I had a good entry of 125 with a few absentees as is usual, the dogs were of varying types and sizes which is to be expected. The ones that were unspannable aren’t fit for function as they fall at the first hurdle so to speak. There are quite a lot creeping into the breed of late which lack power in the foreface. Falling away below the eye with a foreign expression. Also lacking in underjaw. Again a weakness in the breed which needs addressing or we will lose these qualities essential to work. A lot now have too short an upperarm which is vital in construction as it propels the dog forward as he should cover the ground effortlessly striding out. Not Pitter patter slowly. On a more positive note I found a lot of quality true to type borders that were a pleasure to judge. Effortless free movement which is essential. I’m sure the breed will go on to have a bright future if we all keep to the breed type. VD (6,1) 1 McPherson. Ch Brumberhill Back T’Future Jw ShCM. Racy Blue and tan. Moderately broad in skull with a strong muzzle and large white teeth. Correct length of upperarm and decent lay of shoulder. Excellent topline and tailset. Good bend of stifle which he used well to produce good movement all round. Pleased to award him best veteran. RBV IN SHOW. 2 Baxter. Mysulan Going Solo. Smaller type than 1. Straight front and small catlike feet. Good head of correct proportions with a dark eye and keen expression. Easily spanned, moved and shown well. MPD (3) 1 Blackie and Price. Picer He’s the Gaffer. A handsome puppy with a very good Tweedy coat and loose pelt. The best headed puppy I’ve seen for a while. Strong but not overdone. Handy size so very easy to span, good topline and tailset. Showed very well. Pleased to award him best puppy. I look forward to seeing his progress. 2 Dixon. Thornheswin Hellfire in Borderfox. Racier type than one, lovely headed puppy with a keen expression. Good topline and tailset. Everything you would expect a nice puppy to be. Moved very well and expertly handled by a very smart young lady. I wish you luck. PD 1 Seddon. Kersfell Play the Game Kersfell. Correct size border in full coat narrow throughout with a good topline and tailset. I would have preferred more strength of head. He played his handler up somewhat but moved ok once settled. JD (11,1) 1 Pickerin. Alcumlow Painter Man On Hobhill. A lighter grizzle with a strong masculine head and excellent dentition. Straight in front, excelled in upperarm into a lovely lay of shoulder. Neat feet. Correct bend of stifle which he put to good use with his effortless movement. My type of Border. Pleased to award him RCC. 2 Dennis & Stamp. Goxfell Gotcha. Nice size Grizzle in good harsh coat with a loose pelt. Good bend of stifle, level topline and tailset. Preferred head of 1st. Moved well. PGD (10,1) 1 Mann. Lynsett The Huntsman. A smart young dog with a strong head and good length of muzzle, strong scissor bite. A workmanlike dog, with a good Tweedy jacket. Ribbed well back, good turn of stifle. He moved with purpose and drive. Easily spanned. I liked him a lot. 2 Swallow. Howthwaite Godfrey to Otterbuck. Smart dog with straight front. Pleasing in head with keen expression. Good length of upperarm. Topline and tailset okay. Good bend of stifle which he put to good use when on the move. Easily spanned. LD (16,3) 1 Stevens. Cobstoneway Stand by Me JW. What a cracking young dog. The best of otter heads, strong and masculine without being overdone. Good front with correct length of upperarm into excellent lay of shoulder. Excelled in topline and tailset. Moved and showed perfectly never put a foot wrong. Pleased to award him CC and BOB. 2 Bean. Manorcroft Mr Brightside. Racier type with a good head and keen expression. Strong scissor bite. Pleasing harsh jacket and loose pelt. Very smart boy. Ribbed well back easily spanned. Moved with purpose and drive. OD (5,1) 1 Price and Davies. Oxcroft Bobbie. Correct size Border with a true Otter head. Strong jaw with large teeth. Small neat v shaped ears.The best of fronts, good topline and tailset. A thick double coat with a loose pelt. So easily spanned with good length of rib and correct underline. The shortest carrot tail to finish off the picture. Not a prancing show pony but a true workmanlike border who moved true. 2 Gilpins. Ch Otterbobs Tolson. A worthy champion. Good outline, strong masculine head not overdone. Adequate length of upperarm and level topline and tailset. Easily spanned. Good turn of stifle which he put to good use on the move. Handled to perfection. VB (7,1) 1 Wright. Totherend Tickety Boo. Good size bitch with tight blue and tan jacket. Level topline with well set on tail. Excellent bend of stifle which she put to good use with her effortless stride. 2 Mann. Lynsett Miss Marple. Nice grizzle bitch with a decent coat and pelt. Good head with a varminty expression. Neat ears. Spannable, moved very well coming and going. MPB (4,1) 1 Dixon. Thornheswin Look At Me. Nicely proportioned grizzle puppy. A good head with neat ears and dark eyes. No stop. Neat feet. Not too heavy in bone. Good length of rib with correct underline. Moved well for such a young puppy. 2 Fawcett. Carrock Complicated. Another nice puppy, moderately broad in skull with good dentition. Keen expression. Harsh jacket with a loose pelt, just preferred overall balance of 1st. PB (9,2) 1 Fryer. Iron Marmalade. A smaller type puppy with a lovely head. Good scissor bite and strong underjaw. The best of coats and loose pelt. A really well constructed puppy. Flat in rib. Moved exceptionally well. BPB. 2 Lowery. Ravenside Home At Last. Racier type than 1 Correct head proportions with dark ears. A neat harsh jacket and loose pelt, ribbed well back and easily spanned. Moved steadily. JB (10,2) 1 Barber. Alcumlow Monets Garden. The best of outlines on this beautiful Blue and Tan bitch. Otter head with strength of muzzle many lacked, with a varminty expression. She reminds me of a bitch i had a long time ago. Racy and elegant. Correct in upperarm and excellent shoulder placement. Flat ribbed which carried well back. Good topline and tailset.strong hindquarters which she put to good use in her effortless movement. A well deserved RCC. 2 McClusky & Young. Chadbrook Astrid. A well constructed Border, strong but feminine head with good underjaw and big teeth. Excellent flat rib with level topline and tailset. Good harsh jacket. Easily spanned. No exaggerations moved true. PGB (18,6) 1 Wright. Totherend Honeybee. I have loved this young bitch since I first ever saw her. An old fashioned no nonsense bitch. Full of confidence. Lovely outline with a strong feminine head. Good scissor bite. The best of coat and pelt. So easily spanned. Moved exceptionally well with an effortless stride.The one I have admired from the ringside and would like to take home. CC 2 Fletcher. Northborders Chianti. A bigger type bitch with a true blue and tan coat. Good head, a dark eye and keen expression. Would have preferred a smaller ear. Spannable, expertly handled. LB (14,2) 1 Fraser & Butler. Ycart Just Stood Baying. A good size blue and tan. Correct head proportions with a strong underjaw and good dentition. Harsh jacket and loose pelt, a good all round type border who showed well putting her strong hindquarters to good use. 2 Jackson. Earthtaw Making Magic with Clipstone. A grizzle and tan in full harsh jacket and loose pelt. A nice head with neat ears and correct dentition. Decent length of upperarm which she put to good use striding out. Easily spanned. Preferred hind quarters of 1. OB (10,3) 1 Sansom. Tarkaswell Sea The Stars. An overall well balanced bitch who comes to hand very well. Smart tight grizzle jacket which was put down to perfection. The best of toplines. She moved with purpose and drive. A hard decision between this bitch and my top 2. 2 Baxter. Mysulan Rhapsody In Blue. A good blue and tan with a strong but feminine head. Good front with neat feet nice underline which I prefer. No tuckup. Spanned easily and has a short carrot tail. Strode out well. Diane Bullen Go To Top Of Page
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Darlington 23 Judge's Critique

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Darlington 23 Judge

BORDER DARLINGTON 23

Judge: Mrs D Bullen

BEST OF BREED : 4372 STEVENS, Mrs G Cobstoneway Stand By Me JW
Dog CC : 4372 STEVENS, Mrs G Cobstoneway Stand By Me JW
Res Dog CC : 4355 PICKERIN, Mrs S Alcumlow Painter Man on Hobhill
Bitch CC : 4387 WRIGHT, Mr & Mrs RG & EA TOTHEREND HONEYBEE
Res Bitch CC : 4276 BARBER, Miss R & BARBER, Mr P & BARBER, Mrs B Alcumlow Monet's Garden
Best Puppy : 4281 BLACKIE, Miss Caroline & PAGE, MR Leo Picer He's The Gaffer
Best Veteran : 4353 MCPHERSON, Mr S A Ch Brumberhill Back T'Future JW Sh.CM

BORDER JUDGE DARLINGTON 23

I would like to thank the committee for inviting me to judge for the second time. I had a good entry of 125 with a few absentees as is usual, the dogs were of varying types and sizes which is to be expected. The ones that were unspannable aren’t fit for function as they fall at the first hurdle so to speak. There are quite a lot creeping into the breed of late which lack power in the foreface. Falling away below the eye with a foreign expression. Also lacking in underjaw. Again a weakness in the breed which needs addressing or we will lose these qualities essential to work. A lot now have too short an upperarm which is vital in construction as it propels the dog forward as he should cover the ground effortlessly striding out. Not Pitter patter slowly. On a more positive note I found a lot of quality true to type borders that were a pleasure to judge. Effortless free movement which is essential. I’m sure the breed will go on to have a bright future if we all keep to the breed type.

VD (6,1)

1 McPherson. Ch Brumberhill Back T’Future Jw ShCM. Racy Blue and tan. Moderately broad in skull with a strong muzzle and large white teeth. Correct length of upperarm and decent lay of shoulder. Excellent topline and tailset. Good bend of stifle which he used well to produce good movement all round. Pleased to award him best veteran. RBV IN SHOW.

2 Baxter. Mysulan Going Solo. Smaller type than 1. Straight front and small catlike feet. Good head of correct proportions with a dark eye and keen expression. Easily spanned, moved and shown well.

MPD (3)

1 Blackie and Price. Picer He’s the Gaffer. A handsome puppy with a very good Tweedy coat and loose pelt. The best headed puppy I’ve seen for a while. Strong but not overdone. Handy size so very easy to span, good topline and tailset. Showed very well. Pleased to award him best puppy. I look forward to seeing his progress.

2 Dixon. Thornheswin Hellfire in Borderfox. Racier type than one, lovely headed puppy with a keen expression. Good topline and tailset. Everything you would expect a nice puppy to be. Moved very well and expertly handled by a very smart young lady. I wish you luck.

PD

1 Seddon. Kersfell Play the Game Kersfell. Correct size border in full coat narrow throughout with a good topline and tailset. I would have preferred more strength of head. He played his handler up somewhat but moved ok once settled.

JD (11,1)

1 Pickerin. Alcumlow Painter Man On Hobhill. A lighter grizzle with a strong masculine head and excellent dentition. Straight in front, excelled in upperarm into a lovely lay of shoulder. Neat feet. Correct bend of stifle which he put to good use with his effortless movement. My type of Border. Pleased to award him RCC.

2 Dennis & Stamp. Goxfell Gotcha. Nice size Grizzle in good harsh coat with a loose pelt. Good bend of stifle, level topline and tailset. Preferred head of 1st. Moved well.

PGD (10,1)

1 Mann. Lynsett The Huntsman. A smart young dog with a strong head and good length of muzzle, strong scissor bite. A workmanlike dog, with a good Tweedy jacket. Ribbed well back, good turn of stifle. He moved with purpose and drive. Easily spanned. I liked him a lot.

2 Swallow. Howthwaite Godfrey to Otterbuck. Smart dog with straight front. Pleasing in head with keen expression. Good length of upperarm. Topline and tailset okay. Good bend of stifle which he put to good use when on the move. Easily spanned.

LD (16,3)

1 Stevens. Cobstoneway Stand by Me JW. What a cracking young dog. The best of otter heads, strong and masculine without being overdone. Good front with correct length of upperarm into excellent lay of shoulder. Excelled in topline and tailset. Moved and showed perfectly never put a foot wrong. Pleased to award him CC and BOB.

2 Bean. Manorcroft Mr Brightside. Racier type with a good head and keen expression. Strong scissor bite. Pleasing harsh jacket and loose pelt. Very smart boy. Ribbed well back easily spanned. Moved with purpose and drive.

OD (5,1)

1 Price and Davies. Oxcroft Bobbie. Correct size Border with a true Otter head. Strong jaw with large teeth. Small neat v shaped ears.The best of fronts, good topline and tailset. A thick double coat with a loose pelt. So easily spanned with good length of rib and correct underline. The shortest carrot tail to finish off the picture. Not a prancing show pony but a true workmanlike border who moved true.

2 Gilpins. Ch Otterbobs Tolson. A worthy champion. Good outline, strong masculine head not overdone. Adequate length of upperarm and level topline and tailset. Easily spanned. Good turn of stifle which he put to good use on the move. Handled to perfection.

VB (7,1)

1 Wright. Totherend Tickety Boo. Good size bitch with tight blue and tan jacket. Level topline with well set on tail. Excellent bend of stifle which she put to good use with her effortless stride.

2 Mann. Lynsett Miss Marple. Nice grizzle bitch with a decent coat and pelt. Good head with a varminty expression. Neat ears. Spannable, moved very well coming and going.

MPB (4,1)

1 Dixon. Thornheswin Look At Me. Nicely proportioned grizzle puppy. A good head with neat ears and dark eyes. No stop. Neat feet. Not too heavy in bone. Good length of rib with correct underline. Moved well for such a young puppy.

2 Fawcett. Carrock Complicated. Another nice puppy, moderately broad in skull with good dentition. Keen expression. Harsh jacket with a loose pelt, just preferred overall balance of 1st.

PB (9,2)

1 Fryer. Iron Marmalade. A smaller type puppy with a lovely head. Good scissor bite and strong underjaw. The best of coats and loose pelt. A really well constructed puppy. Flat in rib. Moved exceptionally well. BPB.

2 Lowery. Ravenside Home At Last. Racier type than 1 Correct head proportions with dark ears. A neat harsh jacket and loose pelt, ribbed well back and easily spanned. Moved steadily.

JB (10,2)

1 Barber. Alcumlow Monets Garden. The best of outlines on this beautiful Blue and Tan bitch. Otter head with strength of muzzle many lacked, with a varminty expression. She reminds me of a bitch i had a long time ago. Racy and elegant. Correct in upperarm and excellent shoulder placement. Flat ribbed which carried well back. Good topline and tailset.strong hindquarters which she put to good use in her effortless movement. A well deserved RCC.

2 McClusky & Young. Chadbrook Astrid. A well constructed Border, strong but feminine head with good underjaw and big teeth. Excellent flat rib with level topline and tailset. Good harsh jacket. Easily spanned. No exaggerations moved true.

PGB (18,6)

1 Wright. Totherend Honeybee. I have loved this young bitch since I first ever saw her. An old fashioned no nonsense bitch. Full of confidence. Lovely outline with a strong feminine head. Good scissor bite. The best of coat and pelt. So easily spanned. Moved exceptionally well with an effortless stride.The one I have admired from the ringside and would like to take home. CC

2 Fletcher. Northborders Chianti. A bigger type bitch with a true blue and tan coat. Good head, a dark eye and keen expression. Would have preferred a smaller ear. Spannable, expertly handled.

LB (14,2)

1 Fraser & Butler. Ycart Just Stood Baying. A good size blue and tan. Correct head proportions with a strong underjaw and good dentition. Harsh jacket and loose pelt, a good all round type border who showed well putting her strong hindquarters to good use.

2 Jackson. Earthtaw Making Magic with Clipstone. A grizzle and tan in full harsh jacket and loose pelt. A nice head with neat ears and correct dentition. Decent length of upperarm which she put to good use striding out. Easily spanned. Preferred hind quarters of 1.

OB (10,3)

1 Sansom. Tarkaswell Sea The Stars. An overall well balanced bitch who comes to hand very well. Smart tight grizzle jacket which was put down to perfection. The best of toplines. She moved with purpose and drive. A hard decision between this bitch and my top 2.

2 Baxter. Mysulan Rhapsody In Blue. A good blue and tan with a strong but feminine head. Good front with neat feet nice underline which I prefer. No tuckup. Spanned easily and has a short carrot tail. Strode out well.

Diane Bullen

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