First Place in Open - Dog, Judge: Mrs Marion Reeves
Having achieved 80 years on my last birthday I have decided that this has to be the last occasion that I award C.C. ‘s in Border Terriers. It’s time for the next generation to step up. In the showring border terriers still come in every size & shape imaginable. Our breed standard is I believe the sketchiest of all the breed standards offering only limited guidance as to the perfect exhibit. What would be wrong with including an ideal ratio of length of body to height at withers? I also have a problem with “Hindquarters – racy” which for me describes a greyhound or a whippet. Surely we don’t want the overangulated hindquarters that have crept into the breed in recent years.
On to the Show! I was very pleased with my entry & had no difficulty finding some worthy winners.
g/t I noticed this dog when a puppy. He looked tall & gangly, even out of place in a puppy class but the potential was there. He has developed into a top quality border terrier, correct in every department & moves straight & true from all angles. CC & BOB. Pleased to note he was shortlisted in the Terrier Group