Mr. Rodney E. Herner

Rodney Herner lives in Long Neck, Delaware. He has been an AKC approved judge since 1995. He is approved to judge the Hound, Toy, Terrier, and Non-Sporting Groups and Best in Show. He has had the honor of judging at the National Dog Show in Philadelphia, the Morris and Essex Kennel Club in 2010 and 2015, Montgomery County Kennel Club twice, and the Woofstock show in California. His international assignments include three assignments in China. His original breed is the Toy Manchester Terrier. He bred his first champion in 1958. Since then he has finished over 50 champions under the kennel name Renreh. These included many Toy Group, Best in Show, and National Specialty Winners. Ch. Renreh Lorelei of Charmaron, bred by Rodney and owned by Charles A.T O’Neill & Mari-Beth O’Neill, remains the only Toy Manchester to have won the Toy Group at Westminster. She was also a multi Best in Show winner, a rare accomplishment for Toy Manchesters in the 1970s. Over the years, he has held membership in many dog clubs. He served the American Manchester Terrier Club as President and as the Judges Education Chairman for 25 years. He served as President and Show Chairman of the Delaware Valley Toy Dog Fanciers Association. He is also a member of Morris & Essex Kennel Club and Devon Dog Show Assoc., Inc., the American Dog Show Judges, Inc., and the Dog Judges Association of America. He now devotes his time to judging and attending nationals and seminars of breeds that he already judges or plan to judge in the future. He lives with my wife and best friend, Marilyn. Although he has managed to stick to short-haired breeds at home, as a professional dog groomer of almost 60 years, he has a long background of working with all types of dog coats. The Herners have one son, Douglas, who resides in Manhattan and the Pocono Mountains area. They also have two grandchildren who, along with his wife, are the love of Rodney’s life!