The Notts & Derby District Bull Terrier Club Limit Show was held just a few weeks back in April, and as tends to be custom at Limit Shows these days classes were split between two judges. On this occasion those judges were Neil Griffiths of the Jessajack kennel and Diane Littlefair of the Dikram kennel. … Read more
The almost unparalleled success of Ch. Dazlin Defiance means that Darren Blakeley’s name is very well known to Bull Terrier enthusiasts, and certainly in and around the north-west area where we find him in this instance, – judge elect at the recent Northern Provincial Bull Terrier Club Open Show. The resulting critique produced by Darren … Read more
I suspect it’s a natural reaction to think very highly of those judges who your own dogs do very well under, and think lower of those who place your dogs lower? Back in the day my own bitch put in perhaps her best performance under an all-rounder called Liz Cartledge, and consequently won a double-figure … Read more
Never mind all this UK General Election nonsense that is going on today, there are far more important things going on in the world to concentrate upon, – like what went on in the Bull Terrier show rings of UK during the month of April! Granted, April is not a month in which there are … Read more
Further details now of the Bull Terrier Club of Chile event that was mentioned a while back. It is a special event featuring both Bull Terriers and Miniature Bull Terriers and is to be judged by Norma and Gordon Smith of the famous Magor kennel from Canada. This will be the ‘5th Copa BTCC’ and … Read more
At long last I have finally cleared the backlog of judging critiques and caught up with the present day, meaning that just about every main Bull Terrier critique going back to 2002 is now available via either the previous BTM magazine or this particular website. Hopefully from this point onwards the critiques will be added … Read more
There are a number of events for breed enthusiasts to take in during May as things head towards the hectic mid-point of the year. Those around the middle of the country have the best choices, both exhibitors and spectators, but there are also shows far north and south for those in more extreme parts of … Read more
The West Of England Bull Terrier Club chose a figure better known on the Miniature Bull Terrier scene to judge at their most recent Open Show in March, namely Malcolm Presland of the Kofyn kennel. If you’d like a copy of Malcolm’s critique and see how a prominent name in the smaller breed sees the … Read more
Phil Jaspers of the Notorious kennel is someone who has made a mark in a couple of different places in the world of Bull Terriers, and back in March he was to be found down at the South Eastern Counties Bull Terrier Club Open Show in his capacity as judge for the day. The resulting … Read more
Many judges in the Bull Terrier breed would no doubt agree on one thing, that one of the appointments they’d love to be offered would be that of handling the breed classes at the world-famous Crufts Championship Show. The person who did get that offer for the recent Crufts event was Maureen Hughes of the … Read more