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Pam Simmons

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Pam Simmons started her career in Jack Russell Terriers in the late 1980s through her association with the JRTCA, where she served as a “B” Working Judge (Go-to-Ground) and an “A” Working Judge (natural hunting to formidable quarry). During that time, Pam introduced many owners and their dogs to the hunt field, certifying them to their natural hunting certificates, and she hunted with many English huntsman, at home and abroad. She also exhibited in the Conformation ring regularly, carrying multiple dogs to Best Working Terrier awards. In 1997, Pam was awarded the JRTCA National Working Terrier Conformation Terrier Championship with her foundation dog, Corn Row Tyler, a Parson Russell Terrier, which she had bred. Pam’s second breed is the Russell Terrier, and she’s finished her first bitch, which has been awarded Best Bred-By at Orlando two years in a row. After leaving the JRTCA, Pam became active in the JRTAA, the AKC, the UKC, and the ARBA venues, completing at least two championships in each of two separate registries on the same 30-plus dogs in a 10-year period. She has become a Conformation judge in the AKC, the UKC, and other venues where she judges regularly. Pam has presented her breed at Westminster, the International, and many other Judges Education Seminars, including Advanced Terrier Institutes. She has authored several judges’ educational CDs and a hunting CD for breed clubs. She’s written multiple breed articles for periodicals and judges associations as well as the North American Hunting Section for the “Ultimate Jack Russell.” Pam’s service over the years to the Sport of Dogs includes the continuation of the JRT/PRT Register of Health and Merit, sponsored by the Blue Grass Parson Russell Terrier Club. She currently serves as webmaster of the above as well as Earthworkers Unlimited and the Lexington Kennel Club, and her own Corn Row Kennel website. She currently sits as an Officer on three different dog club boards. Pam’s resume includes a Master’s Degree in Education and Fine/Commercial Art. She taught school for a few years before leaving to pursue her own interests. Pam operated Corn Row Studios as a professional artist where she specialized in fine portraiture. She also produced many limited edition bronzes, prints, and notes cards. Currently, Pam is employed as a Manufacture Representative for a corporation producing goods for the construction industry. This gives her ample time to pursue her interests in the Sport of Dogs. She has dedicated herself to the excellence of her own Terriers in health, temperament, conformation, and the ability to perform the job for which they were bred. Pam’s motto has always been… Show Dogs Must Hunt and Hunt Dogs Must Show. She holds this motto dear. In Pam’s view, the best way to instill this simple philosophy to others is through education and leading by example.