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BORDER NATIONAL TERRIER 13 Judge(s): MRS MARGARET CURTIS (MATAMBA) Many thanks to all of the exhibitors who gave me such a nice entry of 201 dogs, giving 245 entries. My thanks go to my two stewards, with some large numbers in the classes they kept everything running smoothly and helped me to finish on time. Many decisions were difficult and some decent dogs went unplaced. There were things that came to hand while going over the dogs on the table, short ribs and over long in the loin and long hocks. Some of these short ribbed dogs were not over sprung and quite narrow through the body, but our standard states ‘ribs well back‘, something to be watched in your future breeding programs. Some dogs looked on the heavy side when I first looked around the ring, but on the table I was surprised how so many of these dogs came to hand no problem. Upright shoulders were noticeable and front movement in some classes was a problem, along with some very straight stifles and sickle movement. Puppies and youngsters you would expect to be forgiven for movement, along with the size of ears – within time the head develops and things start to balance out. Jackets were at all stages, spot on, starting to blow – with some owners trying to scissor or part strip them into shape, other coats were coming through with harshness and one or two had just undercoat. There were some that could have done with just a tidy up which would have helped the overall picture. General overall condition and the spanning on most dogs was acceptable, with good thick pelts. I did feel some of the puppies were thin and were quite hollow behind the ribs. I only had one bad mouth but plenty with strong jaws and large teeth. In general the shape and length of tails were good. A few low set tails, which when a dog is in a full jacket you can feel the low set when on the table but not necessarily see it on the move. For type conformation and overall balance he fit the standard well for me. He covered the ground well on the move and standing still. His grizzle and tan jacket was spot on with a thick pelt. He excelled in head and expression with a good topline, easy span, nice bend of stifle and a carrot shape tail, the right amount bone and neat feet with thick pads. When he moved around the ring in the challenge for B.O.B. his overall type did it for me. RDCC: CH Dandyhow Dr Walter Another very nice dog for type, very racy in outline, strong head with neat ears close to cheek gives a great expression, good length of neck running into good topline, tail well set on, right amount of bend to the stifle which many dogs lacked today. The overall picture was a very well balanced dog, moved well and stood on a loose lead to show off his breed type and character. BCC: CH Foxyard Better Behave At Emblehope Very smart blue and tan feminine racy bitch – she is so well balanced. Very nice head and expression, dark eye with ears sitting close to the cheek. Well placed shoulder which gave a clean neck line running into a super topline and tail set, good thick pelt with ticking in her harsh jacket and in super overall condition – a bitch worthy of carrying the title of Champion. RBCC: Merumhor Solstice Belle JW ShCM This blue and tan bitch excelled in head, her ear placement and dark eye gave a true feminine Border Terrier expression. Good jacket with plenty of ticking, good reach of neck and topline, nice bone very good feet, nice bend of stifle and the right length of hock. Not as racy as CC winner but the overall picture was well balanced, nice outline, moved and stood very well. Best Puppy: BPIS3, Hjelme Noggin at Glebeheath 2nd - Breckgreen Blue Steel Ironfield (Mrs L J Mudd) Smart blue and tan with harsh jacket with plenty of ticking, good pelt, strong in muzzle with nice expression, good tail set, moved ok. 3rd - Hartswelin Tornado at Southash (Mr J & Mrs I M Sotham) 2nd - Otterbobs Wordsworth (Mr J R & Mrs H Gilpin) Excellent head on this puppy, nice reach of neck and topline, harsh jacket with a thick pelt, neat feet with thick pads – another promising puppy. 3rd - Blewecourt Iowa (Mrs T & Mr M Morgan) 2nd - Glenbucket Diamond Geezer (Mrs N Anderson) Strong head and muzzle, ears a tad heavy but nice dark eye and good expression, harsh grizzle and tan jacket, good topline a little long cast and moved ok. 3rd - Glebeheath Jump The Gun (Mrs J Guvercin) 2nd - Derwenthow Basil Brightberry (Mrs S E Roberts) Quite a strong dog throughout, head and expression ok, ears a little heavy, good reach of neck and good topline, good jacket and pelt, well presented. 3rd - Karison Klaret (Miss K Johnson) 2nd - Mansergh Burne Jones (Miss A Roslin Williams) Lighter frame altogether than 1st narrow easy span, nice reach of neck and topline good rib, moved ok just needs time to mature. 3rd - Hartswelin Tornado at Southash (Mr J & Mrs I M Sotham) 2nd - Raleniro Brand New Age (Mr D & Mrs N Chandler) Not placed in puppy. Quite an acceptable head in this class, good coat and pelt, this one was about the only one in this class I could span and was not overweight. 3rd - Hobholt Hi Roller (Mr R G & Mrs E A Wright) 2nd - Othamcourt Woodchat at Oatberry (Mrs K Tuffin) Strong head and muzzle with dark eye, good topline and tail, thick jacket and pelt, a little deep in the chest but overall a balanced dog. 3rd - Svinghammars Blueberry for Lutudarum (Mr R & Mrs C Lambeth) 2nd - Tarkatale Midnight Memory ShCM (Mr C & Mrs J Gordon) Overall nice type and a smart dog well put together, strong head a little round in the eye, good front easy span, good harsh jacket, moved ok. 3rd - Ravenside Workforce (Mr M Lowry) 2nd - CH Dandyhow Dr Walter (Mrs K M Irving) Res CC. winner 3rd - CH Foxfactor Pied Piper JW ShCM (Mr B J & Mrs K D Stockley) 2nd - Orangecastle Zaurak at Foxfactor (Mr B J & Mrs K D Stockley) Very light grizzle another nice puppy in the making, nice dark eye pretty head for her age, right amount of bone would like a better bend of stifle, coat not at its best. 3rd - Tarkaswell Double Agent (Mrs C E Samsom) 2nd - Rhozzum Vesta (Mrs M Sharp) another blue and tan with plenty of ticking, right for size and very racy in body. Good head with a nice expression 3rd - Doreen Of Lindale Via Otterbobs (Mr J Gilpin) 2nd - Brookbank Brora (Mrs S P Norris) Strong but feminine head lovely expression dark eye and strong jaw and good mouth, good reach of neck, level topline rib well laid back and easy span. Nice outline when standing, moved sound around the ring. 3rd - Merumhor Misguided Angel (Mr C & Mrs J Martin) 2nd - Merumhor Misguided Angel (Mr C & Mrs J Martin) 3rd in JB Not as racy as winner but very good head with a really good expression and strong jaw, easy span with a nice topline, harsh jacket and thick pelt, moved well. 3rd - Baywillow Blue Design (Mrs M B Reeves) 2nd - Sulan Look at Me (Mrs S J Baxter) Racy bitch and nice outline, but light in bone. Good coat and pelt and easy span. 3rd - Dandyhow Femme Fatale (Mrs K M Irving) 2nd - Baillieswells Lochindaal JW (Prof A Milton) Very outgoing bitch showing all her assets without any help from her handler, nice head with neat ears, thought a little weak in the muzzle but had good big teeth, straight topline and good harsh jacket. 3rd - Totherend Blue Loulou (Mr R G & Mrs E A Wright) 2nd - Tyrian Amulet (Mrs K Dean) Very nice type of bitch not over done in any way, nice head with a good eye and expression, not to strong in the muzzle but large enough teeth, good topline easy span good bend of stifle and moved well. 3rd - Southash Party Knight (Mr & Mrs T Knight) 2nd - Tojamatt Morgana (Mr & Mrs D Matthews) Grizzle and tan, nicely put together bitch, has a good reach of neck, strong head with lovely a expression, good topline right bend of stifle, preferred the front assembly of winner. Moved ok. 3rd - Benattivo Faberge JW (Mr C & Mrs S Girling) 2nd - Tythrop Touch on Wood (Mrs J L Lee) The outline on this bitch is so well balanced. Has a good neck, topline and bend of stifle, her tail is well set on, she is an easy span and has a good coat and pelt. Would have liked the foreface to have been shorter. Moved out well around the ring. 3rd - CH Southash Blue Betty Boo Gameway JW (Mrs P Clark) |
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