First Place in Veteran - Dog, Judge: Mrs Jayne Alpe
Thanks to the committee for my invitation and for providing two excellent stewards who enabled me to easily get on with my judging. Thank you to the exhibitors for the good quality entry. Overall impression from last time I judged was that movement has improved somewhat but many lacked the drive and ease of movement that is needed in a dog that was bred to follow a horse. I was looking for both this and balance without some of the over exaggerations that I have noticed slowly creeping in to the breed. I was delighted to see my BOB pulled into the cut in the group and my BP with a Group 4.
what a lovely stamp of a Border, everything about him is correct. Wonderful head with great varminty expression, big teeth with a good bite. He is still at 8 totally sound when moving with effortless drive and reach albeit a little dour at times. Harsh coat and thick pelt. Nothing overdone but a very worthy champion. DCC