07/03/2010 - Southern Border Terrier Club Members Limited Show with Critique

Venue: The Community Centre, Stratton St Margret

Judge: Mr Neil Straw (Shaolin)

BIS – Cobstoneway Moon River Clipstone (Miss E & Mrs J Jackson)

RBIS –Benattivo Rosina (Mr C & Mrs S Girling)

RBD –Orangebox Firecracker (Mr M & Mrs T Anscombe)

BP – Cobstoneway Moon River Clipstone (Miss E & Mrs J Jackson)

BV – Megan’s Honey Pot at Laurelton (Mrs P Moffat)

BD – Dowgri Diggory (Mr W & Mrs T J Baird)

RBD – Orangebox Firecracker (Mr M & Mrs T Anscombe)

BB – Cobstoneway Moon River Clipstone (Miss E & Mrs J Jackson)

RBB – Benattivo Rosina (Mr C & Mrs S Girling)

BDP – Badgerbeck Bronco (Miss L Jenkins)

BBP – Cobstoneway Moon River Clipstone (Miss E & Mrs J Jackson)

To receive an invitation to judge a Breed Club show is a privilege, therefore I thank the Officers and Committee of the Southern Border Terrier Club for the honour to judge their Member’s Limited Show. Thank you to my stewards who kept things running smoothly, but most of all I would like to thank the exhibitor’s for a wonderful entry and allowing me to judge your dogs, it was an appointment I had been looking forward to and I thoroughly enjoyed my day. The entry was 165 dogs (18 NFC) making 195 entries, 32 absent with 115 dogs on the ground. It was a quality entry with some tough decisions; I was very pleased with my line up in both sexes.

Some general observations – dentition throughout was very good, with correct size teeth, presentation was of a high standard, however, one area that gave me some concern was front movement, some exhibits that I liked disappointed in this area which reflected in some of my decisions.

Minor Puppy – Dog

Entries: 5 Absentees: 0

1st: Badgerbeck Bronco (Miss L Jenkins) 6mth b/t, lovely breed type as you would expect from this kennel, good otter head, well placed ears, good eye, strong muzzle, straight front, ample bone, easily spanned, well ribbed, good topline and tail carriage, coat stripped out, but good texture coming through, moved freely fore and aft,

2nd: Cobstoneway River Magic (Miss C Spencer) , litter brother to my BIS winner, very similar overall, well made head, good ear carriage, neat front, ribs carried well back, good pelt and tail set, well presented jacket, moved and showed soundly, just needs to settle in front which should come with maturity

3rd: Chesterton Top Hat and Tails by Kersfell (Mrs M Sneddon)

Res: Cobstoneway Lazy River (Mrs R Squibbs)

VHC: Jesholdais Bracken with Intack (Mrs V Waldron)

Puppy – Dog

Entries: 5 Absentees: 0

1st: Tufterslodge Harvest Mouse (Ms W M Wollacoot) almost 12mths and well developed, balanced skull, neat ears, good eye, muzzle and bite, good front assembly, run-in and layback, well ribbed, easily spanned, topline maintained on the move, racy quarters, well padded feet, covered the ground well on the move

2nd: Justinca Ryan by Kersfell (Mrs M Sneddon) a pup with personality, good otter head, eye and bite, neat front, easily spanned, well ribbed, new jacket coming, sound quarters, just needs to settle in movement,

3rd: Onthill Super Trouper (Mr & Mrs R Ramus)

Res: Onthill Fernando (Mr & Mrs R Ramus)

VHC: Arranberg Ballad at Doramil (Mrs M Scale)

Junior – Dog

Entries: 10 Absentees: 1

1st: Dowgri Diggory (Mr W & Mrs T J Baird) griz/t, almost 17mths and maturing well, lovely otter head, well placed ears, strong muzzle and bite, good front assembly, neck and shoulders, easily spanned, deep and narrow chest, firm loin, topline maintained at all times, good pelt and jacket, racy quarters used well on the move

2nd: Orangebox Firecracker (Mr M & Mrs T Anscombe) judged this dog as a raw puppy almost 6mths ago and he has matured well, lovely head, ear set, eye and muzzle, strong teeth and correct bite, straight front, easily spanned, good topline and tail carriage, racy quarters used well to cover the ground with ease, good pelt and jacket, just preferred his overall bal for RBD over my Limit D winner

3rd: Borderella Day Tripper JW (Mrs P South) this dog completed a lovely trio, I have previously given this dog a puppy group, he has matured well, he is a lovely dog and was not disgraced being placed 3rd today

Res: Colmarel Bobbin (Mr and Mrs J Parton)

VHC: Justinca Ryan by Kersfell (Mrs M Sneddon)

Maiden – Dog

Entries: 4 Absentees: 0

1st: Mingrovia Flintstone Chief at Rubyfin (Mrs S J Channer) lovely head, ear, eye, muzzle and bite, keen expression, ample bone, easily spanned, good coat and pelt, well padded feet, sound quarters used well on the move, well presented

2nd: Chesterton Top Hat and Tails by Kersfell (Mrs M Sneddon) 3rd in Minor Puppy, a lovely dog to handle, just so full of mischief but proved in this class that he can concentrate when he wants to, balanced skull, neat well placed ears, good muzzle and bite, well ribbed, good topline and tail carriage, well padded feet, moved freely fore and aft

3rd: Jesholdais Bracken with Intack (Mrs V Waldron)

Res: Onthill Fernando (Mr & Mrs R Ramus)

Novice – Dog

Entries: 6 Absentees: 0

1st: Foxfactor Tambourine Man (Mr M & Mrs D Exley) gri/t, good width of skull, well placed ears, good eye, strong muzzle and correct bite, ample bone, spanable, firm loin, good tail carriage, neat well padded feet, good pelt, new jacket coming

2nd: Mingrovia Flintstone Chief at Rubyfin (Mrs S J Channer)

3rd: Chesterton Top Hat and Tails by Kersfell (Mrs M Sneddon)

Res: Take It From Here (Mr R J & Mrs D M Warneford)

VHC: Badgerbeck Fugitive (Mr M & Miss C Vaughan)

Graduate – Dog

Entries: 8 Absentees: 3

1st: Yeomeadow Sorrel for Tyrian (Professor S P Dean) b/t, lovely otter head, dark eye, neat ears, strong muzzle and correct bite, neat front, easily spanned, lovely run-in and layback, topline maintained at all times, racy hindquarters used to advantage on the move, good pelt, new jacket coming through

2nd: Rhozzum Mercury at Bramblequest (Moore) balanced head, well placed ears, good bite and straight front, spanable, well ribbed, good tail carriage, pelt and coat, moved soundly, preferred overall balance of 1

3rd: Foxfactor Tambourine Man (Mr M & Mrs D Exley)

Res: Hynerbrook Mountain Ash (Clarke)

Limit – Dog

Entries: 13 Absentees: 1

1st: Barterhound Twister JW (Mrs B B Roderick) gri/t, close up for RBD, good breed type, lovely otter head, neat ears, keen expression, strong muzzle and bite, good front assembly, easily spanned, good neck and shoulders, firm loin, racy quarters, good pelt and super jacket, movement sound and true

2nd: Dandyhow Beeline (Mrs K M Irving) another lovely dog, well placed ears, good eye, muzzle and bite, straight front, easily spanned, well ribbed, good tail carriage, well padded feet, moved freely fore and aft, just preferred topline of 1

3rd: Laurelton Moonlight Cowboy ScHM (Mrs J Cobbledick)

Res: Dowgri Daredevil (Mr W & Mrs T J Baird)

VHC: Badgerbeck Festive Spirit of Blewecourt ShCM (Mr M & Mrs T Morgan)

Open – Dog

Entries: 11 Absentees: 4

1st: Blewe Of Hullavington (M & T Morgan) gri/t, good width of skull, neat ear set, keen expression, strong muzzle and good bite, neck and shoulders, easily spanned, ribs carried well back, firm topline and good tail carriage, sound quarters used well on the move

2nd: Digmoor Captain Rook by Tyrian (Mrs K Dean) balanced head, well placed ears, short muzzle, straight front, well ribbed, sound quarters used well to cover the ground

3rd: Bolt Tail Jebba (Mr F & Mrs H Freeman)

Res: Foxfactor Hornblower JW ShCM (Mr B J & Mrs K D Stockley)

VHC: Tulawyn Oberon at Tilmoray (Mrs M Small)

Minor Puppy – Bitch

Entries:11 Absentees: 1

1st: Cobstoneway Moon River Clipstone (Miss E & Mrs J Jackson) at her first show – for me the star of the day, mindful that at 6mths she is still developing, on the day she had everything, good breed type, lovely otter head, neat ears, good eye and expression, short muzzle and correct bite, straight front, super run-in and layback, easily spanned, lovely topline and tail carriage and in super coat, everything just flowed together, she moved and showed like a trouper and with a cracking personality, I shall follow her progress with interest,

2nd: Olderhill Oriana (Mrs S Wilson) another lovely bitch, well balanced head, good ear, eye, muzzle and bite, ample bone, lovely neck and shoulders, easily spanned, topline held on the move, good pelt and jacket, racy quarters used well on the move

3rd: Badgerbeck Ballerina (Miss L Jenkins)

Res: Cobstoneway Bayou Sunrise (Mrs G Stevens)

VHC: Chesterton Honeymoon (Mrs W Mooney)

Puppy – Bitch

Entries: 11 Absentees: 1

1st: Baywillow Rhapsody in Blue (Mrs M B Reeves) b/t, lovely otter head, dark eye, neat ears, strong muzzle and correct bite, good run-in and layback, firm loin, good topline and tail carriage, good pelt and coat with ticking coming thorough, showed well, just needs to settle in front movement

2nd: Kyscaster Kestrel (Miss L Robins) gri/t, close up, lovely well balanced head, good eye, ear, muzzle and bite, good front assembly, easily spanned, good neck and shoulders, topline maintained on the move, good tail carriage, well padded feet, in good coat moved well fore and aft

3rd: Badgerbeck Placebo (Miss L M Jenkins)

Res: Cornish Maid by Dowgri (Mr W & Mrs T J Baird)

VHC: Kyscaster Kite (Mrs J Parsons)

Junior – Bitch

Entries: 9 Absentees: 3

1st: Bortino Smiling Queen ((Mr D K & Mrs D Martin) gri/t, good width of skull, neat ears, good eye, muzzle and bite, straight front, spanable, well ribbed, firm loin, good tail carriage, sound quarters giving freedom of movement

2nd: Oatberry Rheme (Mrs K Tuffin) good otter head, good ear set, keen expression, correct bite, ample bone, easily spanned, chest deep, topline held on the move, good pelt, coat and tail carriage, moved with verve

3rd: Hartswelin Tip Top (Ms L J Godefroid)

Res: Orangebox Stargazer (Mr M & Mrs T Anscombe)

VHC: Doramil Burnished Brass (Mrs M Scale)

Maiden – Bitch

Entries: 10 Absentees: 3

1st: Hoathwood Happy Hour (Mrs S Hales) balanced head, good ear, muzzle and bite, neat front, well ribbed, level topline, good pelt and coat, sound quarters, just needs to settle on the move

2nd: Didillybods Forest Hope ( Mrs M H Green) good width of skull, well set ears, good muzzle and bite, ample bone, spanable, good topline and tail carriage, good coat texture

3rd: Chesterton Boo Hoo (Mrs W Mooney)

Res: Collydean Camara (Mrs L Atyeo)

VHC: Dandyhow Wild Honey at Bromsden (Mrs L J Vintcent)

Novice – Bitch

Entries: 10 Absentees: 2

1st: Lutrabeck Layla (Mrs S A & Mr M J & Miss J Taylor) well developed head, good ear, eye strong muzzle and correct bite, straight front, spanable, ribs carried well back, level topline and good tail carriage, moved soundly fore and aft

2nd: Chesterton Honeymoon (Mrs W Mooney) VHC in strong minor puppy, good breed type, good head, neat ears, good eye, muzzle and bite, well ribbed, topline held on the move, good tail carriage, still developing just needs time

3rd: Thistlestone Blue Weasel (Whisker & May)

Res: Earthtaw Apple (Miss J A & Mr M W Haydon & Gibbings)

VHC: Hynerbrook Field Maple (Miss A Clarke)

Graduate – Bitch

Entries: 12 Absentees: 2

1st: Intack Blue Pearl (Mrs V Waldron) b/t, good skull and foreface, well set ears, keen expression, strong muzzle and correct bite, ample bone, well ribbed, topline and tail carriage good, coat texture correct, moved freely

2nd: Cast a Spell over Brookbank (Mrs S P Norris) good otter head, strong muzzle and bite, straight front, deep chest, ribs carried well back, good tail carriage and coat, preferred topline of 1

3rd: Bramblequest Brocade (Moore)

Res: Rhozzum Union Rose At Crewshill (Miss J Marriott)

VHC: Thistlestone Blue Weasel (Whisker & May)

Limit – Bitch

Entries: 21 Absentees: 6

1st: Plushcourt The Bees Knees (Mrs B Judge) b/t, well balanced skull, good ear set, eye, muzzle and bite, straight front, good run-in and layback, spanable, level topline, good tail carriage, well padded feet, good pelt and coat moved and showed freely

2nd: Hawcoat Sweet Fairy (Mrs E J Larner & Miss R C Larner) close up to 1, good width of skull, neat ears, keen expression, good bite and front assembly, deep chest, level topline and good tail carriage, showed with style

3rd: Badgerbeck Tree Pipit at Tilmoray JW (Mrs M Small)

Res: Kyscafter Nimue (Mrs J Parsons)

VHC: Grindelvald Miss Teak at Eltonfurze (Mrs A Fray)

Open – Bitch

Entries: 9 Absentees: 2

1st: Benattivo Rosina (Mr C & Mrs S Girling) griz/t, have previously given this bitch a group 1, I still like her for her size and lovely breed type, good otter head, well placed ears, keen expression, strong muzzle and bite, deep and narrow chest, ribs well back, lovely topline and tail carriage, easily spanned, good pelt and jacket, moved and showed with aplomb, at times today she was losing concentration but when asked did what was required

2nd: Caulkheads Princess Barton at Tyrosedale (Nicholls) b/t this bitch pushed all the way, lovely bitch to handle, correct otter head, neat ears, good eye, muzzle and bite, good front assembly, run-in and layback, level topline and good tail carriage, well padded feet, good pelt, coat and ticking, moved freely fore and aft,

3rd: Penlumeg Pendant (Mrs B Harris)

Res: Laurelton Inspiration (Mrs P Moffatt)

VHC: Tilmoray Tranquility (Mrs M Small)

Special Beginners – Dog or Bitch

Entries: 2 Absentees: 2

Veteran Dog or Bitch

Entries: 12 Absentees: 2

this was a lovely class to judge, all well presented healthy and fit a credit to all their owners

1st: Megan’s Honey Pot at Laurelton (Mrs P Moffat) 7.5 yrs young, lovely head and expression, good muzzle and bite, neat front, well ribbed, topline maintained on the move, well padded feet, in lovely coat, moved and showed to full advantage

2nd: Digmoor Crystal Ball at Farmway (Mrs M Aspinwall) , apart from the grey whiskers around her muzzle you would not think this bitch was 13.5, she has maintained a lovely otter head, good muzzle, neat front, easily spanned, retained a lovely topline and her coat was in lovely bloom and still moved with purpose

3rd: Borderella Elsa (Mr F & Mrs H Freeman)

Res: Magic Milly at Thistlestone (Miss J & Mr S May & Whisker)

VHC: Dandyhow Sir Toby (Wrenn & Langdon)

Special Open Working – Dog or Bitch

Entries: 3 Absentees: 0

1st: Badgerbeck Bonsai (Miss L Jenkins) dog, good width of skull, strong muzzle, ample bone, well developed neck and shoulders, level topline strong hindquarters used well on the move

2nd: New Lane Stroller of Earthtaw (Miss J A & Mr M W Haydon & Gibbings) another fit dog, balanced skull, neat ears, good eye and muzzle, straight front, well ribbed, easily spanned, good topline and tail carriage, good coat and pelt, moved freely

3rd: Miss Munch at Badgerbeck (Miss L M Jenkins)