Previous readers of the Bull Terrier Monthly magazine may recall that in compiling data for one of the Bull Terrier Of The Year competitions, I found that the person who showed their dog/s most often was Lorraine Sheppard of the Polanca kennel. At the Scottish Bull Terrier Club Open Show of October 2013 however, Lorraine … Read more
Liz Brailsford has a very long and varied association with the Bull Terrier breed and for me is one of the leading figures in it. One of the ways in which she is involved is obviously as a high-level and very experienced judge, and it is as a judge that we find her at the … Read more
Mark Young of the Kirkville kennel was handed the judging duties at the South Eastern Counties Bull Terrier Club Open Show of October 2013. The resulting judging critique written by Mark is now available to be downloaded from this site, if you’d like to do that just carry out the following steps and you should … Read more
Sherril Goodwin is very well known in Miniature Bull Terrier circles, as is her Spitewinter kennel name. In addition to this she’s also someone who has reached Championship level judging status for the bigger Bull Terrier breed and in September 2013 she was on hand at the Driffield Championship Show to carry out her latest … Read more
Sharon Woods has been around the breed for a while and some of her Bullywood Bull Terriers frequently pop up in the pedigrees of notable winners. Back in September of 2013 however, Sharon was to be found down at the Bull Terrier Club Of Wales Open Show, not as an exhibitor but as judge elect … Read more
Despite the fact that Simon Parsons is an all-rounder on the judging lists, he is widely accepted as being a very pro-Bull Terrier all-rounder, who is even regarded high enough to be regularly asked to judge at the Bull Terrier Club Trophy Show. On this occasion however he was to be found judging the breed … Read more
Anyone who has followed the breed around the show ring at any point of the past 20 years or so will no doubt be well aware of John Young of the Bullyview Bull Terriers. Perhaps better known for breeding and showing, he is nevertheless regularly appointed to judge at the big shows, and the City … Read more
Overseas animals and exhibitors have added a great deal to the breed in the UK in recent times, but judging appointments are also regularly handed to those from outside our own shores. One such occasion was at the Welsh Kennel Club Championship Show of 2013, Rui Oliveira making his way from Portugal to cast his … Read more
For many exhibitors the Bournemouth Championship Show is just about the longest journey they can make when campaigning their dogs in the UK, certainly those from Scotland or the North of England. In the 2013 event the breed had an all-rounder as their judge for the day in the shape of Paul Wilkinson, and his … Read more
One of the best known Bull Terrier names in Europe over the years has been that of The Joker, indeed many people around the world will own a Bull Terrier who descends from this kennel. One half of The Joker Bull Terriers – Rudi Dettmar – was on hand as judge for the day at … Read more