Second Place in Limit - Dog, Judge: Mr Colin Girling (Benattivo)
I would like to thank the Officers and Committee for giving me the opportunity to judge Border Terriers in their spiritual home territory. My stewards, Audrey & Judith did a great job in running the class changes efficiently on a hot humid day. It was a lovely entry, with many exhibits that I had not judged before – thank you all. I found some exhibits which could have been better prepared with attention to coat, body condition and clean teeth. A few level bites a couple of kink tails influenced placings but all dogs were entire and overall a nice group of BT’s to go over. My main winners had breed qualities that outweighed any imperfection, that in my opinion wouldn’t impact on its ability to perform its traditional work.
This class had a delightful bunch of super dogs, making it a privilege to judge today!
Another super border with a masculine otter like head that is not overdone or exaggerated in any way, his coat was just going over but was still harsh over a thick loose pelt. He was just pipped on front movement over the bumpy ground today but could have easily placed him first in a hotly contested class.