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| Award | Year | Show | Judge | Critique |
| Best Veteran 1st Veteran Bitch | 2026 | Scottish KC (All Breeds) | Ms G Marley | 8.5 year old dark gold with black mask. She is a nice shape and correct size. She is in great overall condition in both body and coat. She has good head proportions with a lovely expression. She has just the right amount of neck, good deep chest, correct topline and well muscled and angled rear. She is a very sound mover. Her coat is mature and was excellently presented. I can’t believe she is over 8 now as I remember judging her as a puppy! BV |
| Best Veteran 1st Veteran Bitch | 2026 | WELKS | Mrs S Brown | 8yr old Solid gold, in super coat good head with Fem exp, round dark eye and correct nose. In good body condition. Moved well, and expertly presented and handled. B/V |
| 2nd Veteran Bitch | 2026 | Scottish Utility Breeds | Mr M Frostick | |
| 2nd Veteran Bitch | 2026 | Northern Counties Shih Tzu Club | Miss S Johnson | A solid gold with black mask. An Elegant and feminine bitch. Shown in coat to die for. Beautiful head and expression. She has the darkest of eyes and a melting expression. It’s easy to see why she got her title. |
| Best Veteran 1st Veteran Bitch | 2025 | LKA | Mrs P Maule | 8 years Black Mask Solid Gold, has that 0h so special aloof, superior attitude that I consider particular to solids, broad skull, full dark eyes, slight tip to nose, you can almost feel the fire coming from her nostrils, asserting her superior to “mere mortals” attitude. Proud head carriage on strong neck, level topline, correctly set and carried heavily plumed tail. Stands proud on strong boned legs and cushioned feet. Quality coat of correct texture, groomed to perfection. Covers the ground with style and grace. BV. |
| Best Veteran 1st Veteran Bitch | 2025 | Extra Champ Show NCSTC | Ms L Dunhill | |
| 2nd Veteran Bitch | 2025 | Extra Champ Show STCSWWC | Mrs J Clifford | 7 years solid gold. Another classy young lady shown in outstanding coat of superb texture. She carries a lovely head, full dark eyes and soft expression. Good neck and shoulders. Covered the ground well. Presented to perfection, well handled. |
| Best Veteran 1st Veteran Bitch | 2025 | Extra Champ Show STC | Mr S Brown | Solid Gold,7 yrs. beautiful head and eyes, ex mouth. Balancing neck and tail. She has an ex body and moved so well. Best Vet. |
| Best Veteran 1st Veteran Bitch | 2025 | Driffield * | Mrs H Dyson | Rich gold lady, in excellent condition, lovely head, beautiful coat, moved out well. Credit to her owner. |
| 2nd Veteran Bitch | 2025 | Extra Champ Show Manchu STC | Mr M Russell | Another beautiful sold gold bitch, a real credit to the owner and breeder. Lovely shape with good width and substance throughout. Lovely head carried on strong neck, well laid shoulders and well angulated rear. Strong topline and well set tail. Moved well in superb coat. |
| Best Veteran 1st Veteran Bitch | 2025 | Darlington | Mr D Iley | |
| Best Veteran 1st Veteran Bitch | 2025 | Leeds | Mr A Stewart | Such a well balanced outline with correct body length to height ratio’s. She has a fabulous head with warm expression. Dark round eyes of good size, correct length of muzzle with tilted nose, correct width of chin. Her topline is level with super tail carriage. Sound as a pound on the move, really eye catching. Beautifully presented coat. Best Veteran in breed. |
| Best Veteran 1st Veteran Bitch | 2025 | Shih Tzu Club of Scotland | Mr T Paczowski | 7-year-old solid gold with a broad head & feminine expression. She is sturdy with a firm body, good muscle tone, round ribcage, deep chest & level back. Excellent presentation. |
| 2nd Veteran Bitch | 2025 | Border Union | Miss S Metcalfe | Beautifully presented gold bitch who was very well built throughout. Lovely gentle expression although not the head dimensions of the winner. Well made front and rear, good ribbing and strong even topline. Moved well sound and extending. Just tending to flatten her tail on the move today which just spoilt her outline. |
| Best Veteran 1st Veteran Bitch | 2025 | Scottish KC (General) | Mrs V Grugan | solid gold girl over 7years of age, in beautiful coat and condition for age, lovely dark eye, broad jaw, well furnished head, good reach of neck on well laid shoulders ample bone and body, high tail kept on the move making for a lovely picture. |
| 2nd Veteran Bitch | 2025 | Birmingham | Mrs J Howells | Another 8 years old in excellent condition, I would imagine these two swap places a lot of times both a credit to their breed, pretty head lovely outline, moved well. |
| 1st Veteran Bitch | 2025 | Northern Counties Shih Tzu Club | Mrs S Keree-Bartolo | Lovely rich gold with a strong black mask, feminine well balanced bitch, pretty head and lovely expression, with a nice dark round eye, tip tilted nose and good width of muzzle, wide open nostrils and a good mouth, good length of neck leading into a well laid shoulder and level topline, good width of brisket and depth of chest, high tail set and good carriage, beautifully presented and handled. Moved well and a very worthy Champion. Just lost out to the dog in the challenge on showmanship today. Best Veteran Bitch. |
| 2nd Veteran Bitch | 2025 | Crufts | Miss S Bird | Solid Gold and another from the top drawer who pushed 1st hard. Beautiful head and expression with the darkest of eyes, good width of muzzle. Good neck, shoulders and front, deep chest and well sprung ribs. Just preferred the topline of 1. Good tail and turn of stifle. Lovely to see her stride out on a loose lead. |
| Bitch RCC, BV, 1st VB | 2024 | LKA | Mrs L Howard | Solid Gold and another lovely bitch with good dark eyes and lovely expression, well placed shoulders, deep chest, well ribbed, sound mover and a very worthy champion. Res CC. |
| 1st Veteran Bitch | 2024 | BUBA | Mrs Y Cannon | I must applaud all three veterans with 7 years between the youngest and eldest. Credit to all the owners for keeping these girls in fabulous condition. This 7-year-old solid gold female, has a lovely dark eyes with good width between them. She has a broad underjaw with good bite. She is sturdy with forechest, broad and well down chest with good rounded ribcage well ribbed back. She moved soundly |
| 2nd Open Bitch | 2024 | Extra Champ Show STCSWWC | Mrs J Bowns | Another girl full of quality, very well presented and is a sound mover, good feminine expression. |
| 2nd Open Bitch | 2024 | Extra Champ Show STC | Mrs G M Gilkes | A girl I have admired for a long time. Beautiful head and such an arrogant expression. Lovely arched neck into well laid back shoulders, correct rib and well angulated rear end. Her balance is spot on and she is in full well presented coat. |
| 2nd Open Bitch | 2024 | WELKS | Mrs A Pickburn | Solid gold bitch with black mask. Typical Shih Tzu expression and good dark eyes, Well set shoulders and is well bodied. Very sound bitch with good typical movement and liked her outline. |
| Bitch RCC, 1st OB | 2024 | Northern Counties Shih Tzu Club | Mrs M Thorpe | Top class bitch full of quality throughout, charming head, good size of skull, lovely eyes, ears and nose placement, good chin, overall, a nice shape and make, good tail set, good ring presence and showed and moved extremely well, RBCC. |
| 3rd Open Bitch | 2023 | Border Union | Mrs H Chadwick | Another lovely bitch and worthy Champion. Gold, well balanced, good ribcage and tail set. In excellent coat and condition. Moved well. Well presented and handled. |
| 3rd Open Bitch | 2023 | Northern Counties Shih Tzu Club | Miss E Gibbons | |
| Res Open Bitch | 2022 | Joint Shih Tzu Clubs | Mr T Paczowski | |
| 1st Open Bitch | 2022 | STC Summer Open Show | Mrs S Keree-Bartolo | B/M Gold bitch shown in lovely condition, feminine with a nice shape and overall balance, nice head with a dark round eye, good length of neck with well laid shoulders and corresponding length of upper arm, nice depth of chest and spring of rib and a firm loin, moved well with style, well handled and presented, RBB. |
| 3rd Open Bitch | 2022 | Driffield | Mrs S Dykes | Lovely solid gold bitch with beautiful head. Balanced throughout and stylish outline. Well constructed and moved with good forward reach & drive behind. She also caught my eye, and made for a difficult decision. I was splitting hairs with my placings, and she had to settle for 3rd today. |
| Bitch CC, 1st LB | 2022 | East of England | Miss D McIntyre | 4 years old, Solid Gold with a feminine and eye catching head and expression, has the warmth from beautiful dark round eyes but with an aloofness from the chin. She is so well balanced moving, the best mover in this class. Good bone well angulated fore and rear. She has the roundness and length of rib that I was hoping to find and she is not short on muscle. I couldn’t deny her the top award today as my eyes just kept returning to her in the line up. BCC & BOS |
| Bitch RCC, 1st LB | 2022 | Blackpool | Mrs J Bowns | Gold black mask, really liked this bitch, fabulous head and expression, balance is excellent, coat and presentation was first class. In her class she moved really well, however in the challenge I felt she didn’t put her all into it. |
| Bitch RCC, 1st LB | 2022 | Border Union | Mrs J Baldwin | Torn between this stunning solid gold b. and the eventual BCC winner. She oozes breed type. Fabulous head. Dark eye, correct muzzle and stop. Arrogance personified in repose. Everything is just where you’d want it to be in her excellent conformation. Dripping in coat and handled to advantage. Strides out well. RBCC. |
| Bitch RCC, 2nd OB | 2022 | Scottish KC (General) | Mrs Y Cannon | 4-year old female, with good round head, dark eye and good broad jaw. Well balanced in outline with good depth and width to chest, well ribbed back and stood well behind. Good tail set and carriage. Moves soundly in all aspects and with attitude. Excellent coat texture. Presented and handled well. Res CC. |
| Bitch RCC, 1st LB | 2022 | Manchu Shih Tzu Society | Mrs J Anderton | This lady had an Oriental look plus the arrogance that showed in her face made it impossible not to look at her. Lovely balance nice arch to the neck level top line, high tail set and the right size for me. Strong quarters and good angulation showed in her strong movement, she sailed round the ring effortlessly. Lovely groomed coat finished the picture. In contention for top honours, pleased to award her reserve CC. |
| Bitch RCC, 1st LB | 2022 | Crufts | Mr B Medforth | Another very pretty solid, loved her head and expression, dark round eyes, good nose placement, correct mouth with wide jaw. She has a good reach of neck leading into good lay of shoulder. Good depth to front, good length and depth to rib. When she wanted to she covered the ground with ease, with good reach and drive. I thought this girl would be my CC winner but in true shih tzu fashion she showed how stubborn this breed can be. A quality girl who could not be denied the Res CC. |
| 3rd Open Bitch | 2022 | Shih Tzu Club | Mr M Hitt | |
| 1st Limit Bitch | 2021 | Extra Champ Show Scotland STC | Mrs L Persson | Lovely type and size, beautiful head and expression, well padded muzzle, lovely nose placement, Beautiful arched neck, strong back, excellent carried teapot handle tail, long well shaped ribcage, excellent front, excellent angulations in rear, sound and typical on the move, excellent coat quality. |
| 2nd Limit Bitch | 2021 | Extra Champ Show NCSTC | Mrs H Shaw | Solid gold bitch with a beautiful expression. Good head, dark well placed eyes, good nose placement, broad jaw with good dentition. Well arched neck, good shoulders, and spring of rib. Well angulated and muscular rear. Moved with good reach and drive. I just preferred the balanced outline of my winner on the move. |
| 1st Limit Bitch | 2021 | Darlington | Mr T Mather | A real eye-catcher in her solid gold jacket! Pretty and feminine, has breadth of skull, well placed, large open nostrils, good eyes and excellent dentition. First class body with high set, well carried tail. Her proud head carriage gave her an air of arrogance on the move where she is both sound and typical. Definitely CC quality. |
| Res Post Graduate Bitch | 2021 | Leeds | Mr M Gilchrist | |
| 1st Limit Bitch | 2021 | Border Union | Mr S Brown | Solid G. Lovely very feminine girl. Super head with large dark eyes, upturned nose. Broad head and jaw. Ex neck, topline and tail. Moved with style and drive. Excellent condition and presentation. |
| 3rd Limit Bitch | 2021 | Birmingham | Mrs S Crossley | This was another great bitch, every one of these three should get this title. |
| Best in Show, BCC, 1st LB | 2021 | Northern Counties Shih Tzu Club | Ms J Sullivan | What a lovely exquisite bitch, from the moment she entered the ring, lovely feminine bitch, lovely head, with big dark eyes, lovely nose placement with good mouth. Good level topline, good body, in fantastic coat, excellent movement, Bitch CC & BIS |
| 1st Post Graduate Bitch | 2021 | STC Spring Open Show | Miss G Gibson | 3yr Solid Gold Beautiful bitch with such an arrogant “look at me�? expression. Round dark eye with excellent nose placement and good mouth. Excellent topline and angles both front and rear showing off her movement with good reach and drive, but tail could be carried a little higher. Shown in fabulous coat condition. Res Best Bitch |
| Reserve BIS, BCC, 1st PGB | 2021 | Shih Tzu Club | Miss F Clifford | Solid red with a beautiful black mask. Excellent dentition and pigmentation blows you away. Wonderful domed head leading into good neck and shoulders. Level top line which she holds on the move. Covering the ground with style and attitude portraying her superb bend of stifle. I was delighted to give her her 1st CC. She was never going to take her eyes off me until she had received this award. The presentation is worthy of a Gold medal to this owner. |
| 3rd Yearling Bitch | 2019 | Darlington | Miss A Spooner | S/G girl soft expression in nice shaped head shoulders and topline good moved soundly. |
| 1st Yearling Bitch | 2019 | Driffield | Miss D McIntyre | 22 months old quality bitch, gold with a black mask. Fabulous expression with beautiful dark round eyes. Nicely balanced little bitch with good angulation front and rear allowing for smooth, economical movement. Whilst she is a smaller type everything is in the correct order throughout, scoring most highly is the headpiece. |
| Bitch RCC, 1st PGB | 2019 | Welsh KC | Mr K Roberts | Well constructed solid with a cheeky glint In her eyes, ultra feminine with super expression up tilted nose darkest of pigment, well presented and moved with drive. RCC |
| 3rd Post Graduate Bitch | 2019 | Border Union | Mrs A Pickburn | |
| 1st Yearling Bitch 1st Junior Bitch | 2019 | WELKS | Mrs S A Crossley | What a personality in this little girl! I just loved her attitude! She had a very pretty head with a pleasing expression. Lovely reach of neck into well placed shoulders. A pleasure to watch on the move. |
| Res Junior Bitch | 2019 | Northern Counties Shih Tzu Club | Mrs J Quick | |
| 3rd Junior Bitch | 2019 | Crufts | Mr K Sinclair | Solid gold with good pigment and dark expressive eye. Sound in front with correct bone and feet. Keeps a tidy shape on the move with that added style. |
| 3rd Puppy Bitch | 2018 | Midland Counties | Mr T Mather | |
| 2nd Puppy Bitch | 2018 | Darlington | Mr B Medforth | Another well constructed puppy, nice front, dark eye, level top line, good mouth, good tail set beautiful coat and colour moved with purpose another covering the ground like an adult |
| 3rd Puppy Bitch | 2018 | City of Birmingham | Mrs B Roberts | |
| 3rd Puppy Bitch | 2018 | Driffield | Mr E Paterson | |
| Res Minor Puppy Bitch | 2018 | East of England | Mr R Oldham | |
| 1st Minor Puppy Bitch | 2018 | Leeds | Mrs H Fitzgibbon | Gold. Looking very much the part. Broad head with feminine expression. Good shoulder. Well set tail. Moved stylishly. |
| 1st Novice Bitch 2nd Minor Puppy Bitch | 2018 | Border Union | Mrs G Dolphin | Attractive 7 month old solid gold. Very typical balance.Attractive head and expression, good neck and shoulders. Level top line, moved soundly with delightful exuberance. Promising coat for age. |
| 1st Minor Puppy Bitch | 2018 | Scottish KC (All Breeds) | Ms J Sullivan | solid gold , good size head, nice dark eyes, Nice expression, good body for 6 months , excellent tail set moved round the ring very Confidently, |
| 2nd Junior Bitch 2nd Puppy Bitch | 2018 | Scottish KC (General) | Miss H Howard | Solid Gold. Nice size but still has plenty of bone and substance, Good dark eye and pigment. Nice lay of shoulder and moved with purpose. In good coat and condition. |
| 3rd Minor Puppy Bitch 3rd Novice Bitch | 2018 | Birmingham | Mr T Wareing |
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