• Show Date: 09/08/2025
  • Show Type: Championship Show
  • Judged by: Nicola Foster Contact Judge
  • Published Date: 02/11/2025

Bournemouth Canine Association

Breed: Bedlington Terrier

I would like to extend my sincere thanks to the officers and committee for inviting me to judge, the exhibitors for your entries and allowing me the opportunity to assess your dogs.

 I would also like to thank my stewards, Nicola Hanzaoui & Edmund Fairley.

BEST OF BREED : HANES, Miss Myla Mae Ch Janmark The Name Of The Game JW

Best Dog : NIND, Mr Roger Anthony & NIND, Mrs Jo Devleigh True Blue

Res Best Dog : POULTNEY, Mrs Anne Ratzwell Bring Me Sunshine

Best Bitch : HANES, Miss Myla Mae Ch Janmark The Name Of The Game JW

Res Best Bitch : HANES, Miss Myla Mae Janmark Dame Dame Dame

Best Puppy : HANES, Miss Myla Mae Janmark Dame Dame Dame

Best Veteran : HARRIS, Mrs Chris Jobanker Vertuous Veronica

Best Special Beginner : POULTNEY, Mrs Anne Ratzwell Bring Me Sunshine

Special Beginners Dog/Bitch (2,0a)

1st Poultney’s Ratzwell Bring Me Sunshine

Male of correct size, with a narrow skull and profuse topknot. Relatively small, dark eyes and typical filbert-shaped ears. Neck long and tapering, flowing into clean, well-laid shoulders. Good depth and flatness of rib with adequate body length. Hindquarters showing moderate bend of stifle. Tail carried a little high.

2nd Long’s Duneswell Salt An Pepper

At just six months, this bitch has a narrow skull and good length of jaw. Narrow in front with adequate rise over the loin. Hindquarters lacked muscle tone and length.

Veteran Dog/Bitch (2,0a)

1st Harris’s Jobanker Vertuous Veronica

Liver bitch of correct type. Head of good length, well filled beneath hazel eye. Straight forelegs, deep chest, flat ribbed with a definite tuck-up. Muscular hindquarters, strong well let down hocks. Presented in a smart thick, linty coat. Moved with correct springy acion.

2nd Pollard & Barrowcliffe’s Jobanker Iron Icon

Male up to size. Skull deep and rounded covered in a profuse top knot. Neck long with sloping shoulders. Pasterns long but week, would benefit from some nail trimming.

Junior Dog/Bitch (2,0a)

1st Hanes’s Janmark Dame Dame Dame

Lots to like with this blue bitch. Excels in head covered in a profuse topknot with moderately sized filbert shaped ears set on low. Forelegs straight, with correct horseshoe front, shoulders flat and sloping. Pasterns long without weakness. Adequate topline and tuck up. Hindquarters strong, with a moderate bend of stifle and hocks well let down. Delightfully handled. Presented a lovely profile on the move.

2nd Hart’s Silverkinn Spice Girl

Smart young bitch of pleasing type, presenting an elegant outline. Skull narrow with profuse top knot, long jaw, lips close fitting, and well filled beneath the eye. Eye of correct shape and pleasing hazel colour. Moderate ears set on low and carried close to cheeks. Straight forelegs, deep chest with flat ribs, well-muscled, flexible body. Pleasing natural arch over the loin. . Presented in immaculate condition.

Post Graduate Dog/Bitch (2,0a)

1st Hart’s Silverkinn Spice Girl

2nd Long’s Duneswell Pepper Dash

Pleasing type with good angles throughout. Head narrow with long jaw and well filled beneath eye. Neck long, body of good length, with enough tuck up. Hindquarters muscular with tail set on low. Moved ok .

Open Dog/Bitch (4,0a)

1st Hanes’s Ch Janmark Name Of The Game

Feminine bitch that oozes breed type, head narrow, deep, rounded, ears thin and velvety set on low with beautiful top knot. Correct front with straight forelegs , deep though brisket with flat ribs, definite tuck-up, and correct rise over the loin. Moved steadily with characteristic springy action. Presented in an immaculate coat of correct thick and linty texture.

2nd Harris’s Ratzwell Jolly Jubilee JW

Graceful young bitch, narrow in skull with long tapering jaw, small dark eyes and moderately sized ears. Good neck flowing into sloping shoulders, straight front, and well-developed rib depth. Coat in excellent condition. Moved well.

Best Dog – Nind’s Jo Devleigh True Blue

Sound dog with wedge shaped head , dark eye, filbert shaped ears, hanging flat to cheek. Correct body length to height ratio, with muscular body, adequate tuck up and rise over loin. Hindquarters well developed with strong well let down hocks. Tail set on low with graceful curve. Presented in a tidy thick linty jacket.