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Hound Group Judge Thomas Kirstein

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Interview with Hound Group Judge Thomas Kirstein

Interview with Hound Group Judge Thomas Kirstein – I was approved as a judge for my initial breeds in 1991.

Thomas Kirstein·June 4, 2022·3 min read

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Marianne Klinkowski

Hound Group

Meet Hound Group Judge Marianne Klinkowski

Interview with Hound Group Judge Marianne Klinkowski – I received my first Basenji as a gift from my father in 1962 and joined the Basenji

June 2, 20225 min read

Form Follows Function - Reach & Layback

Stephanie Hedgepath

Form Follows Function

Form Follows Function – Reach & Layback

Form Follows Function: Reach & Layback – The goal for the majority of breeds is for a dog to cover the most ground with the fewest number of

June 1, 20226 min read

Non-Sporting Group Judge Linda Tilka

Meet the Judges

Interview with Non-Sporting Group Judge Linda Tilka

Interview with Non-Sporting Group Judge Linda Tilka – I applied for my judging approval in 1999. This year will be 23 years judging for AKC.

May 29, 20225 min read

Non-Sporting Group Judge Daniel J Smyth, Esq

Daniel J. Smyth, Esq

Meet the Judges

Insights from Non-Sporting Group Judge Daniel J Smyth, Esq

Interview with Non-Sporting Group Judge Daniel J Smyth – I have owned show dogs since 1978 and began judging Hound breeds in 1995.

May 29, 20228 min read

Non-Sporting Group Judge Nancy Russell

Meet the Judges

Meet Non-Sporting Group Judge Nancy Russell

Interview with Non-Sporting Group Judge Nancy Russell – I purchased my first purebred dog in 1964. I started judging in 2000.

May 28, 20224 min read

Non-Sporting Group Judge Mary Ellen Meyer

Mary Ellen Meyer

Meet the Judges

Interview with Non-Sporting Group Judge Mary Ellen Meyer

Interview with Non-Sporting Group Judge Mary Ellen Meyer – I began exhibiting dogs in 1964. I have been judging for 20 years.

May 28, 20223 min read

Christie Martinez

Christie Martinez

Meet the Judges

Meet Non-Sporting Judge Christie Martinez

Interview with Non-Sporting Group Judge Christie Martinez – I live in Port Ludlow, Washington, overlooking the Puget Sound. I have been in

May 27, 20223 min read

Sandra Lex

Meet the Judges

Interview with Non-Sporting Group Judge Sandra Lex

Interview with Non-Sporting Group Judge Sandra Lex – My original breed was the American Cocker Spaniel for 25-plus years, with showing only

May 27, 20227 min read

Janice McClary

Meet the Judges

Insights from Non-Sporting Group Judge Janice McClary

Interview with Non-Sporting Group Judge Janice McClary – My husband, Ron, and I live in Southern California. We have been breeders and

May 26, 20223 min read

Non-Sporting Group Judge Gus Sinibaldi

Meet the Judges

Insights from Non-Sporting Group Judge Gus Sinibaldi

Interview with Non-Sporting Group Judge Gus Sinibaldi – I have been judging for four years and am privileged to judge the Non-Sporting and

May 26, 20226 min read

Diane Landstrom

Diane Landstrom

Meet the Judges

Insights from Non-Sporting Group Judge Diane Landstrom

Interview with Non-Sporting Group Judge Diane Landstrom – I reside in Litchfield Park, Arizona, about 20 miles west of Phoenix. I’ve been

May 24, 20225 min read

Marge Calltharp

Marge Calltharp

Meet the Judges

Meet Non-Sporting Group Judge Marge Calltharp

Interview with a Non-Sporting Group Judge Marge Calltharp – I was born and raised in Connecticut. After graduating high school, I left for college,

May 24, 20229 min read

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