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Thomas Kirstein

Hound Group

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.

June 4, 20223 min read

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Doing It ‘All’ – Are Your Dogs Meeting Their Breed Standard?

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Doing It ‘All’ – Are Your Dogs Meeting Their Breed Standard?

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Interview with Hound Group Judge Thomas Kirstein

Meet Hound Group Judge Marianne Klinkowski

Form Follows Function – Reach & Layback

Interview with Non-Sporting Group Judge Linda Tilka

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

Meet Non-Sporting Group Judge Nancy Russell

Interview with Non-Sporting Group Judge Mary Ellen Meyer

Meet Non-Sporting Judge Christie Martinez

Interview with Non-Sporting Group Judge Sandra Lex

Insights from Non-Sporting Group Judge Janice McClary

Insights from Non-Sporting Group Judge Gus Sinibaldi

Insights from Non-Sporting Group Judge Diane Landstrom