The Midland Border Terrier Club
The Midland Border Terrier Club
Jayne Gillam, Breed Education Co-ordinator for Border Terriers in the UK has produced an update relating to the Judges Education Programme, it’s an interesting article, to download it please click the link below.
The Midland Border Terrier Club and the East Anglia Border Terrier Club are holding a Breed Appreciation Day with MCE followed by a group mentoring session (for those eligible). This will be held on Sunday 22nd October at Asfordy Football Club, Hoby Rd, Asfordby. The talk on the breed standard will be given by Tez Tuck. for more details and to book a place please contact Rebecca Barber on rebeccajbarber_22@hotmail.com
Click the following link for the booking form
The Midland Border Terrier Club Championship Show was held on Sunday, 6th August 2023 at Asfordby Acres, Hoby Road, Asfordby, nr Melton Mowbray, Leics LE14 3TL
The judge was Bob Wright (Totherend)
Click the following link for Results
The Midland Border Terrier Club Open Show was held on Saturday 6th May 2023 at The Margaret Everton Pavilion, Staffordshire County Showground, Weston Rd, Stafford, Staffs, ST18 0BD
The Judge was Mr Keith Baldwin (Nightstorm)
To view results and critique click the link below
Further to the previous announcement from the Breed Health Group, it would seem that there is some confusion as to why applications for SLEM tests to be carried out by the Kennel Club Genetics Centre (KCGC) are being routed via the Health Group and the Border Terrier Club, and not directly to the KCGC at Cambridge.
To clarify once more – the Border Terrier Club and the Border Terrier Breed Health Group are dealing with the detailed order taking, charging for and distribution of DNA testing kits at the request of the Kennel Club Genetics Centre (KCGC). This is because the Cambridge Team, though ready to carry out the tests, has not yet been able to set up the appropriate administration, ordering, charging and distribution systems necessary before opening its DNA testing service for general business. The involvement of the Border Terrier Health Group and the Border Terrier Club was agreed as a way of speeding up by several months, the re-introduction of DNA SLEM Testing in the UK.
Dr Cathryn Mellersh at the KCGC has said that if anyone has any questions as to the methods being used in this interim period, she is happy to answer them.
Meantime it is confirmed that in the first week following the announcement of the system, a total of 22 testing kits have been requested and despatched to Border Terrier owners.
Please click for the update:
BHG Website