DCC: CH Tythrop Tapas (Mrs J Lee)
RDCC: Irton Up Helly Aa (Mr D G & Mrs A C Fryer)
BCC: Brumberhill Belle De Jour (Mr S A McPherson)
RBCC: CH Picer Bright Idea JW (Mr G A & Mrs S Pickering)
BP & G3 PG Dandyhow Beeline (Mrs K M Irving)
I judged the breed just two years ago & I was alarmed at the change for the worse in the type & quality. The number of dogs entered was 115 with few absentees, four more being added to the original entry due to a catalogue error, an entry of which I was pleased with, especially in these financially hard times & terrier day being on a Thursday.
I was really surprised to find exhibitors showing dogs with incorrect dentition & I found several of these. I was puzzled as to why upright shoulders & straight hind legs, some with hocks barely defined had become so prevalent. Generally movement was poor, but with construction so poor & with so many dogs with straight hind legs what else would you expect?
Several single coats & thin skins. Heads, where have all the beautiful otter heads gone. I found round skulls, some with a distinct brow over the eyes, large round shaped ears & they were not close to the cheek. Several dogs & bitches I was unable to span due to round ribs, with no carryback of rib. There were two dogs with kinks in their tails.
More seriously, bad temperaments on a couple of dogs was also depressing, I have never had a Border Terrier snap at me before until this show. In some of the classes, when the dogs came into the ring, overall quality was so poor I nearly lost the will to live.
However, I was very pleased with my CC & RCC winners & both my BD & BB puppy winners, & several other class winners, so there are still some breeders out there with the correct interpretation of the Standard. Perhaps it would be a good idea for the less experienced breeders & exhibitors to take note of these experienced breeders’ & exhibitors’ good dogs & learn from them.
I was delighted to see my BOB go G4 in a very strong group & then to see my BP winner go PG3 in an equally strong puppy group.
Entries: 4 Absentees: 0
1st: Totherend Blues in the Night (Mr R G & Mrs E A Wright) bl/t, well up to size, in good coat, moved well
2nd: Ashbrae Fellman at Beaconpike (Mr & Mrs Golding) pleasing head. Not the movement of 1, tail a little low set
3rd: Glebeheath Stan the Man (Mrs J Guvercin)
Res: Baillieswells Mosstowie (Prof A S Milton)
Entries: 8 Absentees: 1
1st: Dandyhow Beeline (Mrs K M Irving) 10 months, dog of excellent type & quality, excellent sized dog, spannable, excellent head, lovely eye, neat ears, good shoulders & carry back of rib, good bend of stifle & low set hocks, very good tail, in good coat, moved very well. BP & PG3
2nd: Hawcoat Blue Bertie (Mrs E J & Miss R C Larner) very nice puppy, excellent size & of good type, excellent head, moved well, well presented, close up
3rd: Felfree Ricardo Tubbs (Miss F Freer)
Res: Grindelvald In Full Cry (Mrs M A Bailey)
VHC: Totherend Jimmy Mac (Mr R G & Mrs E A Wright)
Entries: 3 Absentees: 0
1st: Ethlencoral Pip of Ottaswell (Mr D & Mrs G M Hunt) typical in head & expression, good front & rear, moved very well & spannable, in good coat
2nd: Digmoor Aces High (Mr M P & Mrs S V Regan) strong headed dog, good expression, good in body overall. Lost out in movement to 1
3rd: Barterhound Twister (Mrs B B Roderick)
Entries: 6 Absentees: 2
1st: Ethlencoral Pip of Ottaswell (Mr D & Mrs G M Hunt)
2nd: Badgerbeck Fresco of Earthtaw (Miss J A & Mr M W V Gibbings) slghtly rounded in skull, good underline, moved well in profile, excellent coat & pelt
3rd: Baillieswells Mosstowie (Prof A S Milton)
Res: Bootstrap Lad (Mr S & Mrs C E Griffiths)
Entries: 4 Absentees: 1
1st: Bootstrap Lad (Mr S & Mrs C E Griffiths) handy sized dog, good head & ears, easily spanned, nice expression, very good hindquarters, moved soundly
2nd: Barterhound Twister (Mrs B B Roderick) stronger dog all though & heavier. Just too much substance. Typical in head, in correct double coat, moved OK
3rd: Draycore Rockkafela At Kgills (Mr K J & Mrs G Bate)
Entries: 4 Absentees: 0
1st: Chorbeck Moonlight Shadow (Mrs H Haughton) typical in head & expression, neat ears, excellent shoulders & carry back of rib, good underline. Short of coat, tail a little long
2nd: Master Minstral at Beaconpike (Mr & Mrs Golding) dark grizzle, skull OK. Has a fairly deep stop, could have a better topline, but underline OK, moved OK
3rd: Finehaugh Fella At Kgills (Mr K J & Mrs G Bate)
Res: Upend Toby Boy of Dualta (Edwards)
Entries: 11 Absentees: 0
1st: Irton Up Helly Aa (Mr D & Mrs A Fryer) very typy dog, excellent head & kind expression, up to size, beautifully balanced, moved very well & sound. Needed more coat to finish the picture, close up. RCC
2nd: Quarryway Dill (Mrs B & Mr K E Johnson & Williams) not such a strong dog as 1 but lots to like about him, excellent head, excellent expression, beautifully balanced, moved really well & sound, pushed 1 hard
3rd: Hobholt Harrier JW (Mrs M A Wallace)
Res: Karison Kasper (Miss K Johnson)
VHC: Hesslemere Hi Karate JW (Mrs C Davis)
Entries: 7 Absentees: 0
1st: CH Tythrop Tapas (Miss J Lee) worthy ch, stood out here, one I have judged before but here he was spot on, very classy balanced dog, no need to write anything further to what has already been written about him. CC, pushed the bitch hard for BOB
2nd: Lutrabeck Likewise (Mr R J & Mrs C Hand) smaller dog, good otter head, good upper arm & lay of shoulder, good feet, coat & pelt
3rd: Kersfell Comet JW (Mrs M Sneddon)
Res: Ir CH Brackaghmoss Limerick Lad (Mr G W Meek)
VHC: CH Tweedburn Valentino (Mr & Mrs G C Archibald)
Entries: 6 Absentees: 1
1st: Totherend Taboo (Mr R G & Mrs E A Wright) super otter headed bitch, very well constructed all through, moved very well, neat feet
2nd: Baillieswells Isla (Prof A S Milton) very attractive typically headed, 6 months bitch, moved well in profile. Hope she tightens up in front as tends to swing when moving towards you, pelt OK. Coat rather uneven in presentation
3rd: Benattivo Gemstone for Daluce (Mr J & Mrs H M Thomas)
Res: Mansergh Singsong (Miss A Roslin-Williams)
VHC: Baby Come Back to Brackaghmoss (Mr G W Meek)
Entries: 16 Absentees: 2
1st: Mansergh Speckles (Miss A Roslin-Williams) top class 8 months bitch from this clever breeder, superb construction & balance, excellent otter head, lovely eye, true Border all through, excellent movement. Note she is the daughter of my BOB winner the last time I judged, pushed hard for BP, but the puppy dog won it on maturity. It was a difficult decision, as both are superb examples of the breed
2nd: Lutrabeck Liberty (Mr R J & Mrs C Hand) typy bitch, good skull shape, head & expression, nicely constructed, very good hindquarters & tail, moved very well, sound
3rd: Hawcoat Sweet Fairy (Mrs E J & Miss R C Larner & Miss J Lumbard)
Res: Hawcoat Starina (Mrs E J Larner & Miss R C Lumbard)
VHC: Cedarhill Blonde Ambition (Mrs C Dean)
Entries: 13 Absentees: 2
1st: Tallowbrook Memento Of Quatford (Mrs V Furness) bl/t of correct colour, quality bitch, stood out in this class, typical in head, strong jaw, big teeth, good topline, lovely carrot shaped tail, moved well. Would prefer to have slightly more angulated hindquarters
2nd: Early Valentine (Mrs J Shaw) good head & eye, neat ears, good carry back of rib, good hindquarters, neat feet, good hindquarters, moved well
3rd: Rhozzum Union Rose At Crewshill (Miss J Marriott)
Res: Tythrop T‘antivy (Mrs J Lee)
VHC: Foxcraig Magic Star at Beaconpike (Mr S & Mrs K Golding)
Entries: 9 Absentees: 1
1st: Trixdale Twix at Bimandi (Mrs M J Holmes) good head, straight in front. Feet rather flat. Good bend of stifle
2nd: Baillieswells Isla (Prof A S Milton)
3rd: Mansergh the Canny Granny (Miss A Roslin-Williams)
Res: Lighthorne Lottie (Mrs L J Vintcent)
VHC: Tythrop Treen Of Baillieswells (Professor A S Milton)
Entries: 12 Absentees: 1
1st: Rhozzum Keynote with Foxfactor (Mr B J & Mrs K D Stockley) bl/t, typical head & eye. Needs time to come together, would prefer more positive active movement
2nd: Badgerbeck Tree Pipit at Tilmoray (Mrs M Small) similar to 1 but slightly heavier bitch, good in topline, moved OK
3rd: Kersfell Miss Chief (Mrs M Sneddon)
Res: Hesselemere Miss Lemon (Mrs C Davis)
VHC: Early Valentine (Mrs J Shaw)
Entries: 14 Absentees: 1
1st: Rhozzum Keynote with Foxfactor (Mr B J & Mrs K D Stockley)
2nd: Lighthorne Lottie (Mrs L J Vintcent) typy headed bitch. Would prefer a slightly longer foreface. Good front & hind angulation, sound mover
3rd: Picer Polyanthus JW (Mr G & Mrs S Pickering)
Res: Mattedonn Bonnie Beatrix (Mr E D‘arcy-Donnelly)
VHC: Lairehope Diamante Chienne (Mrs K M Lothian)
Entries: 8 Absentees: 0
1st: Ottaswell Carmen (Mr D & Mrs G M Hunt) very typical in head & expression, balanced bitch all through with quality, spannable. Would prefer just a little better shoulder placement. In excellent coat, moved soundly to gain 1
2nd: Totherend Toffee Apple (Mr R G & Mrs E A Wright) slightly stronger in head than 1 & with more substance all through but spannable, very good front, good topline & hindquarters, moved well
3rd: Cobstoneway Moonlight (Mrs G Stevens)
Res: Mattedonn Bonnie Beatrix (Mr E D‘arcy-Donnelly)
VHC: Chesterton Flirtation (Mr A J & Mrs W Mooney)
Entries: 7 Absentees: 1
1st: Brumberhill Belle De Jour (Mrs S A McPherson) nearly 6 years bitch, presented to perfection, very typical Border head, nice expression, neat ears, excellent construction all through, excellent tight feet & carrot shaped tail, spannable, excellent mover & very sound. On top form to take CC, BOB & G4
2nd: CH Picer Bright Idea JW (Mr G A & Mrs S Pickering) top class worthy ch bitch. Just could not touch 1, slightly more substance & shorter in body than 1. Moved very well. RCC
3rd: Brackaghmoss Bramble (Miss J Duke & Miss T Gill)
Res: Stoneygin Ripon Ruby at Badgerholme JW ShCM (Dickinson & James)
VHC: Springhill Pacify of Cobstoneway (Mrs G Stevens)
