Mr. Larry C. Abbott

Larry Abbott resides in Fairview, Texas, and has been involved in the sport of purebred dogs as a breeder, handler, and judge for more than 40 years. Larry and Vicki Abbott have teamed together in handling some of the most top-winning dogs, including the top Maltese Dog of all time and the Westminster Group winner for 1992 – Ch. Sand Island Small Kraft Lite, “Henry.” Larry has bred Shetland Sheepdogs and teamed with wife Vicki in breeding their own Maltese Best in Show winners as well as handling top dogs for other breeders. He also serves as the cluster show chairman for the Lone Star State Classic in Dallas, Texas—one the largest show circuits in the United States.

Larry is an American Kennel Club judge of the Herding Group, Non-Sporting Group, Sporting Group, Toy Group, and many Hound Breeds as well as Best in Show. He has judged for over 25 years in the United States and internationally, and has judged at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. He has judged in Japan, South Korea, Norway, Sweden, and the Melbourne Royal in Australia.