Show Placings
Manchester & District Sporting Terrier Club Open Show
19th Nov 2023
Judge: Sonia Connell
Best Puppy
Name at show: G4, Otterbobs Quiggins
Puppy /
First Place
Name at show: Otterbobs Quiggins
Stockport Canine Society Open Show
25th Nov 2023
Judge: Anne Speake
I’d like to thank the officers and committee for their kind invitation to judge some of the terrier breeds at there show today. My thanks to my 2 very capable stewards Aaron and Alex for keeping things running smoothly. To the exhibitors it was a pleasure to judge your dogs.
Puppy /
First Place
Name at show: Otterbobs Quiggins
Placing Critique
g/t pup of 6 mths, masculine head with a short strong muzzle, dark eye and neat ears. Good reach of neck, leading into well placed shoulders. Narrow throughout with ribs carried well back. Level topline with a well set on tail, and a well angulated rear. Well presented in a good coat. Moved out well fore and aft. BPIB and delighted to see him go TPG1 later in the day
Ladies Kennel Association
8th Dec 2023
Judge: Mr Ken Bartlett (Dwilencia)
Minor Puppy - Dog /
Third Place
Name at show: Otterbobs Quiggins
Litchfield CS Open Show
7th Jan 2024
Judge: Mr John Finney (Sanguliano)
Best Puppy
Name at show: TPG4, Otterbobs Quiggins
Puppy /
First Place
Name at show: Otterbobs Quiggins
Manchester Championship Show
20th Jan 2024
Judge: Mr Richard Allen (Penparc)
Minor Puppy - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Otterbobs Quiggins
Placing Critique
Another promising youngster in lovely coat and condition, correct shaped skull, dark eye, good bone, legs and feet, in good body, enough bend of stifle, moved and showed steady.
Northern Dog Club Open Show
27th Jan 2024
Judge: Mrs M Fleming (Flegato)
Thank you to the Committee for inviting me to judge at this very well run and friendly show. There could not have been a better first time appointment. Thank you to the ring stewards who organised the ring and paperwork in the most efficient manner and made it very easy for me. And finally, thank you to all the exhibitors who entered and who were able to come and bring their dogs – it was a privilege for me to go over them.
Best Puppy
Name at show: Otterbobs Quiggins
Puppy /
First Place
Name at show: Otterbobs Quiggins
Placing Critique
quality 8 month old grizzle male of a nice size, in full coat of harsh texture, thick loose pelt and carroty shaped tail. Head of correct proportions, correct scissor bite, neat ears, dark eyes with a kind but alert expression. Narrow throughout, well shaped rib, very easy to span. Moved positively in all directions and showed well especially for one so young. Pleased to watch him being awarded TPG2 later on.
The Scottish Border Terrier Club Members Limited Show
28th Jan 2024
Judge: Mr. P. Appleby (Hollexby)
Firstly I would like to thank the committee for inviting me to judge this show, it was an honour and a privilege, secondly thank you to the exhibitors for entering a lovely selection of dogs for me to go over, and lastly but not leastly to my Stewards, Liz Barret and Val Mason for keeping me right.
Puppy - Dog /
Third Place
Name at show: Otterbobs Quiggins
The Border Terrier Club Open Show
24th Feb 2024
Judge: Libby Tanton-Joy (Itsaso)
Thank you to the committee for inviting me to judge their open show held at Jedburgh, the home of the border terrier. It was a great privilege, and I had some amazing dogs present who are a credit to their owners, thank you for bringing them.
Thank you to my stewards for organising the rings so smoothly and keeping me on track so we finished at a reasonable time. The hospitality was second to none and I would like to thank the whole committee for this.
Puppy - Dog /
Third Place
Name at show: Otterbobs Quiggins
Junior - Dog /
Third Place
Name at show: Otterbobs Quiggins
Crufts
10th Mar 2024
Judge: Mrs Lesley Gosling (Akinside)
A tremendous entry of 275 Borders ( 25 absentees on the day)to enjoy handling, judging and placing. I must extend my appreciation to my two valiant stewards for their patience and skill in keeping classes moving. Thank you all.
I do believe our breed is changing, but in subtle ways. The lack of opportunities for true terrier work below ground for some Borders has been replaced by agility and other energetic pursuits, but lack of hard muscle tone has produced a ‘softer’ body on some exhibits. Some feet are slacker, pads are more spread and thinner and some fronts are wide. Movement is not always positive and a ‘driving’ action is lacking. Size is fluctuating too. We have a ‘working’ breed - let’s ensure that features defining the breed are not lost, i.e. ‘spannability’; a hard, harsh top coat and soft protective undercoat (not enough of those today); a dark, expressive eye, a broad skull and strong quarters – ‘the engine is at the back!’. Heads generally were good, but some bitch heads veered towards coarseness.
One thing not lost is the Border’s kind temperament – curious, interested and ready for anything.
Puppy - Dog /
Reserve
Name at show: Otterbobs Quiggins
Whitehaven & District Canine Association Open Show
17th Mar 2024
Judge: Mrs Sue Spafford (Dassett)
Firstly, I would like to thank the organisers of the show for the warm welcome and hospitality. Also, The Border Terrier Club for supporting the entry.
On the day I was presented with some nice exhibits, I also found one bad mouth and not the best of movements on some. I found my winners based on size, type and movement.
Best Of Breed
Name at show: Otterbobs Quiggins
Best Puppy
Name at show: Otterbobs Quiggins
Best Dog
Name at show: Otterbobs Quiggins
Best Puppy - Dog
Name at show: Otterbobs Quiggins
Puppy - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Otterbobs Quiggins
Placing Critique
At 10 months old, he took my eye straight away. A mature head for his age with broad skull, short strong muzzle with nice eye and expression, good sized ears, straight top line and good tailset. Nice thick carroty tail, easily spanned. Moved true both ways with balance. Liked his overall size. BP, BOB
Junior - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Otterbobs Quiggins
Placing Critique
As P.D.
The Border Terrier Club Championship Show
30th Mar 2024
Judge: Mrs Lynda Ward (Roundtown)
It was an honour to be invited to judge this, our parent club’s show. My thanks to the committee who ran such a lovely event with a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. My judge’s gift is much appreciated and will be a treasured momento of the day.
My superstar stewards, Janice Johnson and Liz Barrett, worked hard and unobtrusively whilst keeping the classes moving smoothly over a long day – well done ladies.
Many thanks of course to the exhibitors who made the journey on a major bank holiday weekend giving a large and quality entry of 190 dogs making 229 entries plus 10 NFC.
I had some lovely sound and typical Borders to go over and, had I had them, I would have had no qualms in awarding 4 dog tickets and 5 bitch tickets.
Unfortunately there are always downsides in a big entry and today size was an issue with some overly large exhibits who were not spannable and very heavily built.
There were a number of youngsters which were obviously unused to having their mouths examined and more practice in a calm atmosphere would help to make them comfortable and avoid stress for them and their handlers.
Ears need watching as some were quite large and spoiled the head.
Sadly, as in the past I must complain about long tails. Tails are an integral aspect of the overall picture of a typical Border outline and long is simply wrong. Our breed standard is spartan compared to many others but for tails the description is clear and begins with, “Moderately short; fairly thick at base, then tapering.” Hopefully the issue will be addressed before the untypical becomes the norm.
On a positive note …
Feet were overall small and thickly padded although some would benefit from trimming and shorter nails.
There was a good number of lovely otter-like heads of correct proportions with well placed dark eyes and a keen expression.
As is usual these days coat presentation was generally good and today there were plenty of dense coats of correct texture and thick skins.
Do I think the quality shown in this entry bodes well for the breed? Yes.
Best Puppy - Dog
Name at show: Otterbobs Quiggins
Best Puppy
Name at show: Otterbobs Quiggins
Puppy - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Otterbobs Quiggins
Placing Critique
10 months old, good for size and type and moving confidently. Has a good breadth of skull and dark eye. Well presented. BPD and BPIS
National Terrier Club
6th Apr 2024
Judge: Miss Elspeth Jackson (Clipstone)
Thanks to the National Terrier Club for their invitation to judge at this prestigious show and to the exhibitors who did me the honour of judging their dogs. I was lucky to have two efficient stewards who kept things running smoothly, thank you Laura and Dave.
The entry showed a good depth of quality. In many classes the places were hotly contested with decisions needing to be made on the narrowest of margins. I was very pleased to find that there were some good coats on thick pelts and the nice thick short tails which set off a good border so well.
Puppy - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Otterbobs Quiggins
Placing Critique
Another quality puppy built on the right lines with nice neck, good top line over good spannable ribs carried back to a strong loin. Super otter head of correct proportions. Would have benefitted from a little more jacket today.
Class Critique
A class headed by two very nice puppies
East Anglia Border Terrier Club Championship Show
20th Apr 2024
Judge: Mrs Elizabeth Barrett (Howthwaite)
Thank you to the committee of the East Anglia Border Terrier Club for the honour of inviting me to judge your Championship show and for your great hospitality on the day. It was hit-and-miss as to whether or not I would be judging inside or out, and I’m pleased that the committee took the decision to hold it outdoors. It is far nicer for the dogs to be outside, even with the biting wind, and we are not to forget that they are designed to be outside in that type of weather, which reiterates the importance of a good coat. I hope everyone at ringside managed to keep the chill away, myself having Cumbrian bloodlines, found it rather pleasant. Thank you to my stewards Tracey, Dave and Mike who worked tirelessly to keep the ring moving. My biggest thanks are to the exhibitors who gave me an excellent entry and took all my decisions in a sporting manner. I know it is always said there are too many good dogs for the number of cards and that was especially true of the limit and open classes. I was spoiled for choice in a number of classes and had to split hairs on a number of occasions. Dog’s are never static and can have good days and bad days just the same as us, and condition and coats can change dramatically. Some dogs were out of top coat or had no harshness to their coat on the day which cost them on this occasion. Repeating myself from my last judging appointment, I made mention that true movement isn’t necessarily conducive to good movement if no ground is covered at the same time, ideally of course we want both but I would rather see a dog with a good outline in profile than one very accurate that’s going nowhere. Good construction should be a given, I know not much mention is made to that in our breed standard, but to constitute soundness to follow a horse, the construction must be balanced and correct with no exaggeration. Thankfully, there were not many exaggerations on the day. One or two were big ribbed and not quite spannable, and surprisingly they were not necessarily the ones that looked up to size. Overall, I was very pleased with the quality of the dogs presented.
Puppy - Dog /
Second Place
Name at show: Otterbobs Quiggins
Placing Critique
Grizzle and tan, eleven months old. Nice head with short strong muzzle and good bite. Very good neck and shoulders. Lovely bone and small well padded feet. Easily spanned. Good short tail. Racy hindquarters with strong well let down hocks. Shown in a good harsh topcoat, with good pelt and undercoat. Nice and active on the move, covering the ground well.
West of England Ladies Kennel Society
26th Apr 2024
Judge: Mandy Holmes (Bimandi)
Best Puppy
Name at show: Otterbobs Quiggins
Puppy - Dog /
First Place
Name at show: Otterbobs Quiggins
