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Showsight Magazine

Meet the Judges

Meet Claire Wisch Abraham – 2024 National Dog Show Breed Judge

Judge Claire Wisch Abraham reflects on the honor, energy, and tradition of judging the Sporting Group at the 2024 National Dog Show.

December 10, 20245 min read

Dan Sayers

Sporting Group

The Sporting Group: These Dogs Are Genuine Birdbrains!

Explore the exceptional world of Sporting Group dogs, celebrated for their bird affinity, striking beauty, and unwavering loyalty.

March 14, 20242 min read

Showsight Magazine

American Kennel Club (AKC)

Karolynne McAteer – AKC National Championship 2023 Sporting Group Judge

Interview with Karolynne McAteer, AKC National Championship Sporting Group Judge. Read about her experience with judging at this dog show.

January 23, 20243 min read

Showsight Magazine

Meet the Judges

Nathaniel Horn – 2023 National Dog Show Sporting Group Judge

Interview with Nathaniel Horn, 2023 National Dog Show Sporting Group Judge. Read about his experience with judging at this dog show.

December 12, 20235 min read

Frank Kane, the 2023 WKC Dog Show Sporting Group Judge

Showsight Magazine

Meet the Judges

Interview with Frank Kane – 2023 WKC Dog Show Sporting Group Judge

Interview with Frank Kane, the 2023 WKC Dog Show BIS Judge. Read about his experience with the amazing dogs exhibited at the show.

June 17, 20235 min read

NOHS Best in Show winner: GCHS CH Bramblebush Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, an Irish Setter known as “Declan” owned and bred by Cheryl L Stiehl DVM & Craig Larson.

Ann Yuhasz

AKC National Championship (Orlando)

Interview With Ann Yuhasz – 2022 AKC National Championship NOHS Sporting Group Judge

Interview with Ann Yuhasz, the 2022 AKC National Championship NOHS Sporting Group Judge. She discusses various topics on judging the show.

January 26, 20234 min read

Jamie Hubbard

AKC National Championship (Orlando)

Interview with 2022 AKC National Championship Sporting Group Judge Jamie Hubbard

Interview with AKC National Championship Sporting Group Judge Jamie Hubbard. He shares his opinions on various topics regarding the AKC show.

January 18, 20233 min read

Westminster Kennel Club

Field Trials

To Honor the Great Bird Dog

Read about the National Bird Dog Museum, as well as Ames Plantation, home of the National Field Trial Championships.

December 16, 202210 min read

Westminster Sporting Group Judge Dr. Elliot L. More - Photo of English Setter, winner of the WKC Sporting Group

Westminster Kennel Club

Meet the Judges

Insights from Westminster Sporting Group Judge Dr. Elliot L. More

Interview with 2022 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Sporting Group Judge Dr. Elliot L. More – The media coverage for WKC is unprecedented

July 24, 20225 min read

Mark Threlfall

Meet the Judges

Interview with Sporting Group Judge Mark Threlfall

Mark Threlfall: I became involved in purebred dogs in 1969 as a teenager. I worked “from the bottom up” in a Poodle and Dachshund kennel in

January 26, 20229 min read

Charlene Rutar

Meet the Judges

Insights from Sporting Group Judge Charlene Rutar

Charlene Rutar: I have owned German Shorthaired Pointers for 38 years and have bred them for 35 years under the “White River” prefix. I have

January 26, 20229 min read

Debbie Melgreen

Meet the Judges

Meet Sporting Group Judge Debbie Melgreen

Debbie Melgreen: I have been involved in dogs most of my life, being a second-generation dog person. I showed my first dog (a Brittany) in

January 25, 20225 min read

The Sussex Spaniel

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The Sussex Spaniel

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Meet Claire Wisch Abraham – 2024 National Dog Show Breed Judge

The Sporting Group: These Dogs Are Genuine Birdbrains!

Karolynne McAteer – AKC National Championship 2023 Sporting Group Judge

Nathaniel Horn – 2023 National Dog Show Sporting Group Judge

Interview with Frank Kane – 2023 WKC Dog Show Sporting Group Judge

Interview With Ann Yuhasz – 2022 AKC National Championship NOHS Sporting Group Judge

Interview with 2022 AKC National Championship Sporting Group Judge Jamie Hubbard

To Honor the Great Bird Dog

Insights from Westminster Sporting Group Judge Dr. Elliot L. More

Interview with Sporting Group Judge Mark Threlfall

Insights from Sporting Group Judge Charlene Rutar

Meet Sporting Group Judge Debbie Melgreen