First Place in Yearling - Bitch, Judge: Miss Sally Leslie (Risdene)
Thank you for a super entry. At times I felt I had been let loose in a sweetie shop such was the quality of the exhibits before me. Indeed because I was spoilt I was hard on jaw and dentition faults and Borders that were more smart terrier than true Border in type. My experience over the years leads me to believe that such faults are heart-breakingly likely to continue to bite in the future if not stamped on. My main winners were true Borders. You read of “a-ha moments†and happily for me there were some rather nice ones here. Good times indeed.
Again many nice ones were not in their best bib and tucker in this class, but not so this fine example who answers the standard well, a master class in presentation this one delivers a full double coat without spoiling her outline, I am not a fan of the deep keel and overdone forechest creeping into some specimens and this one shows how they should be constructed in that department with equally good back ribs to provide correct underline and correct coupling, angulation all through good. Sound moving and topped by a classic headpiece with correct stop and lovely expression and tailed with an excellent rudder. Pressed hard in the challenge especially when free showing to advantage