Texforrier Johnny on the Spot

Basics

Official name: Texforrier Johnny on the Spot "Jerri"
Breed: Smooth Fox Terrier
Date of Birth: 13.1.2023

Sire: Ch Oliver du Manoir Saint Adrien
Dam: Ch Texforrier Going The Extra Mile

Breeder: Ms Molli Nyman

Owners: Sami Hänninen & Molli Nyman

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A profile of type, structure, and movement

Jerri represents a coherent expression of Smooth Fox Terrier type that has held up under scrutiny across more than forty international judges. The consistency of the vocabulary used to describe him, independently by judges from different countries and judging traditions, is itself a measure of his correctness. The portrait that emerges is of a masculine yet refined dog of clearly correct proportions, with strengths concentrated in the silhouette, head, and topline, and with no significant weaknesses.

Head and expression

The head has been the most consistently celebrated feature of his career. Judges describe it almost interchangeably as long, lean, noble, and elegant, with parallel planes and clean modelling throughout. The skull is correctly flat, the stop subtle, and the muzzle of full length and proper depth. A strong underjaw is among the most frequently named virtues, repeated by judges. Eyes are dark, small, correctly shaped, and well-set; ears are small, neatly carried, and properly placed.

Outline, body, and topline

The outline is Jerri's defining quality and the feature most reliably singled out by judges. He carries a high-set tail on a strong, level topline that he holds confidently in movement. The neck is long, elegant, and flows cleanly into the withers. Multiple judges have praised the way the neck enters the shoulder.

He is short in back and compact in body, with a deep, well-developed ribcage. Loin is strong and well-coupled. The dog "continues behind the tail," indicating proper rear development and correct length of croup. Bone is strong without coarseness, and substance is appropriate for a working terrier of his size.

Forequarters and hindquarters

The front assembly is the area that has drawn the broadest range of opinion in his record, which is consistent with a dog whose front is correct without being exaggerated in any direction. The majority of judges describe shoulders as well laid back and the front as well-angulated, with several explicitly volunteering praise for shoulder placement. A minority would have preferred a slightly more sloping shoulder blade or upper arm. Read together, these observations place his front within the correct range, with the kind of preference variation that one would expect across a multitude of judges examining the same dog.

The hindquarters are consistently described as strong, muscular, and well-angulated, with broad thighs and good second thigh.

Movement

Side movement is uniformly praised: free, driving, balanced, with good reach and drive, and with the topline cleanly maintained throughout. Rear movement is described as parallel and broad. The single technical thread worth following in his record concerns front movement: three judges in mid-2025 (Wornall Wood, Pettersson, and Klucniece) independently noted some narrowness coming toward. However, this pattern has not appeared in any of his 2026 critiques, where front and movement have been actively praised.

Coat, markings, and presentation

The coat has drawn consistent approval. Judges describe it as tight, hard in texture, dense, and protective in quality, lying flat and close to the body as the standard requires. Markings are clean and correctly placed on a predominantly white ground. Presentation has drawn unprompted compliments, including specific praise for the handler's work in the ring.

Temperament

He is variously described as calm, confident, attentive, sound, and faultless in behaviour, with several judges noting that he "shows himself", an observation that indicates the kind of self-aware ring presence that is innate rather than drilled in.

Summa Summarum

Jerri is a consistently typed, correctly proportioned Smooth Fox Terrier whose silhouette, head, and topline are his most reliable virtues, and whose movement, body, and temperament have drawn praise from judges across a wide range of styles and traditions.

For breeders considering his contribution, the most useful single observation may be that the portrait he presents at full maturity has converged on the qualities most central to the breed: a noble head, a correct outline, sound and driving movement, the tight, hard coat that defines the Smooth, and an unshakeable temperament. A convergence that, in a dog evaluated this many times by this many judges, is itself a strong statement of breed type.

Statistics

Year 2026

Finnish Show Dog of the Year 2026 competition

Total points collected: 126 (30.8.2026)

Read more: Realtime result page published by the FCC

Year 2025

Finnish Show Dog of the Year 2025 competition

Total points collected: 52
Placement: 82nd

Year 2024

Year 2023