The Bull Terrier Club Trophy Show is widely regarded as the breed’s premiere event, and the Bull Terrier Club Open Show which precedes it is also arguably the biggest Open Show on the calendar. In recent years it has become a unique event in terms of having so many overseas exhibitors taking part, which is … Read more
Many judges get to officiate at their local Club Shows and this one is no different, Mick Chapman of the Inversu kennel judging at the North East Bull Terrier Club Open Show back in February of 2014. The judging critique produced by Mick is the latest to be added to the BTM archives and you … Read more
The first regional Club event of 2014 took place down at the East Anglian Bull Terrier Club, with Tracy Backhouse of the Ishaba Bull Terriers judging their Open Show. Tracy’s judging critique is the latest to be added to the BTM archives, and if you’d like a copy of it all you need do is … Read more
I’ve managed to catch-up a bit with these critiques, to the point where we’re now at least within the same year and I can now set about those from 2014. The first event of the year is traditionally the Manchester Championship Show and the judge for the breed this year was David Furneaux of the … Read more
The previous judging critique I added to the archives was the last one of 2013, so I decided to go back and look for those that were missing from the year to see if any had surfaced since. I’m very pleased to say that Tracey Fletcher’s from the Bull Terrier Club Open Show in February … Read more
We now find ourselves at the end of 2013 with the final Show of the year, the Notts & Derby District Bull Terrier Club Limit Show held at the start of December. Seeing the year out in the judges seat was Dave Westwood of the well-known Tulsadoom kennel. The judging critique of the Show is … Read more
The Bobuddy kennel has gone from strength to strength over the last few years with Simon Roff providing the breed with a few new Champions. At the Bull Terrier Club of Wales Open Show of November 2013 however, Simon took on the role of judge for the day and his critique is the latest to … Read more
From time to time a person who judges a Show isn’t necessarily the one who was scheduled to officiate – such was the case at the East Anglian Bull Terrier Club Championship Show back in November 2013, when Carolyn Lambert of the Caliber kennel stood in for the Australian judge Stephen Craven (Sugarbaye Bull Terriers). … Read more
As far back as I can remember, the North East Bull Terrier Club has always held its final event of the year in November – and in 2013 it was the turn of Tony Ley of the Fortifer kennel to judge the proceedings of the day. Tony’s critique is the latest to be added to … Read more
I don’t have any official facts and figures to hand but it wouldn’t surprise me if there was now more coloured Bull Terriers than whites? Their popularity has surged since the turn of the Millennium. That means the Coloured Bull Terrier Club Open Show – featuring the Romany Trophy competition – is a highly anticipated … Read more