First Place in Limit - Bitch, Judge: Mr Graham Pickering (Picer)
I would like to thank the East Anglian Border Terrier Club for their kind invitation to judge their 2015 Championship Show. It was both an honour and a pleasure to accept this appointment. Thank you to the committee for their hospitality, and special acknowledgement to Bev, Laurence and Zoe Jackson for their efficient stewarding and keeping everything running smoothly throughout the day.
I terms of exhibits, there were many difficult decisions during the day and some real quality dogs were left unplaced. In general, the quality was very good and the majority of dogs were spannable and I only saw one example of an incorrect bite. All dogs were entire and as is usual some coats were exceptional whilst others were either just coming in or past their best.
There were a few examples of heads that are untypical of the breed, in that they lack strength of foreface, width of skull and have eyes that are too close together – these are not what I would describe as ‘like that of an otter’.
On a more positive note I was very happy with all my winners, believing them to be excellent examples of the breed and would like to say thank you to all exhibitors for allowing me the honour of judging their dogs
This was a super class of quality bitches who were a pleasure to go over and judge
I have judged this bitch previously and it is nice to see how she has developed into real quality as she as matured. A lovely border of correct size, make up and proportions. Superb head, strong yet quintessentially feminine. Well filled under the eye, correct ear placement and strong muzzle with correct scissor bite. An excellent front – straight with correctly placed, smooth shoulders and just the correct amount of bone. A balanced profile with correct rib and strong loin. Nice tight feet, presented perfectly on thick pads. Shown in the best of double coat. Good angulation, moved out well covering the ground effortlessly. Pleased to award her BCC and BIS.