First Place in Open - Dog, Judge: Mrs Eileen Cole (Towden)
I would like to thank Bournemouth Canine Association for inviting me to judge the Border Terriers and their hospitality on arrival and to my very efficient stewards. I would also like to thank the exhibitors for entering their dogs and giving me the honour of going over them, most were in top condition and movement on the whole was good, coats varied quite a lot and there were a couple of level bite teeth, but I was very pleased with my final line up.
Grizzle well balanced all round dog gorgeous otter head good width of skull small v shape ears short strong muzzle dark eyes and keen expression large scissor bite teeth nice length of neck into well laid shoulders and ribs good depth of chest and straight narrow front level top going into correct tail set strong loin and hind quarters good bend of stifle and well let down at hock tight well padded feet shown in good coat and thick pelt spanned easy moved well both ways. BOB DCC TG4.