The American Kennel Club® (AKC®) is pleased to announce the judging panel for the 2019 AKC National Championship to be held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida on Saturday, December 14 and Sunday, December 15, 2019.
The 2019 event will showcase the top national and international canine athletes and will also include popular attractions such as the Best Bred-by-Exhibitor competition, the AKC National Owner-Handled Series Finals, AKC Meet the Breeds® and the NADD/AKC Dock Diving National Championship. The show will once again take place alongside the AKC Agility Invitational and AKC Obedience Classic, with junior events in each sport.
Heading the panel as Best in Show judge for the 2019 National Championship is Mrs. Dorothy Collier of Sapphire, NC and Dr. Thomas Davies of Brimfield, MA will judge Best Bred-by-Exhibitor
in Show.
“We have a fabulous lineup of judges this year, and with Dorothy and Tom leading the charge, it’s sure to be a thrilling competition,” said Show Chairman Dennis B. Sprung.
Judges for the seven variety groups and the Miscellaneous Classes at the AKC National Championship are:
Sporting
Mr. Carl Liepman
Flushing, MI
Hound
Mr. Guy Jeavons
Moffat, ON
Working
Dr. Robert Indeglia
Narragansette, RI
Terrier
Mrs. Rozalind Kramer
Charlottesville, VA
Toy
Mr. Ronald H. Menaker
Jupiter, FL
Non-Sporting
Mr. David Kirkland
Sanford, NC
Herding
Mr. James Moses
Wentzville, NC
Miscellaneous Classes
Mr. Chuck Trotter
Caramel, CA
Best Junior Handler
Mrs. Victoria Seiler-Cushman
Xenia, OH
Junior Prelims
Mr. Blake Hansen &
Mrs. Cheslie Pickett-Smithey
Judges for the seven Bred-by-Exhibitor variety groups are:
Sporting
Mrs. Paula Hartinger
Cincinnati, OH
Hound
Ms. Patricia Trotter
Caramel, CA
Working
Ms. Rita Biddle
Eagle, MI
Terrier
Mr. Bruce Schwartz
Los Angeles, CA
Toy
Miss Evalyn Gregory
Louisville, KY
Non-Sporting
Mrs. Charlotte Patterson
Destin, FL
Herding
Mrs. Lynette Saltzman
Westport, CT
Breed and group judges for the 2019 National Owner-Handled Series are:
Best in Show
Dr. Carmen Battaglia
Sporting Group
Mr. Desmond Murphy
Sporting Breeds
Mr. Desmond Murphy &
Mrs. Joan Savage
Hound Group
Mr. Elliott Weiss
Hound Breeds
Mr. Elliott Weiss & Mr. Allen Odom
Working Group & Breeds
Mr. James Moses
Terrier Group & Breeds
Mr. Guy Jeavons
Toy Group & Breeds
Ms. Margaret Reed
Non-Sporting Group & Breeds
Mr. Robin Stansell
Herding Group
Mrs. Cindy Stansell
Herding Breeds
Mrs. Cindy Stansell &
Ms. Marie Ann Falconer
*Specific breed judging assignments will be available in the Premium List.
2019 AKC
National Championship
Judging Panel
BREED JUDGING FOR THE AKC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP:
Sporting Group
Mr. Thomas Bradley
Retrievers (Labrador)
Mrs. Christine Calcinari
Brittanys, Lagotti Romangoli, Retrievers (Nova Scotia Duck Tolling), American Water Spaniels, Boykin Spaniels, Weimaraners, Wirehaired Vizslas, Wirehaired Pointing Griffons
Mr. Clay Coady
Pointers (German Shorthaired), Pointers (German Wirehaired)
Mr. Michael Faulkner
Spaniels (English Springer),
Spinoni Italiani
Ms. Shirley Fippin
Retrievers (Flat-Coated)
Mr. Geir Flyckt-Pedersen
Spaneils (Cocker – ASCOB), Spaniels (Cocker – Black), Spaniels (Cocker – Parti Color), Spaniels (Welsh Springer), Vizslas
Ms. Nancy Talbot
Retrievers (Golden)
Mrs. Joan Savage
Nederlandse Kooikerhondjes, Retrievers (Chesapeake Bay), Retrievers (Curly Coated), Setters (English), Setters (Gordon), Setters (Irish), Setters (Irish Red & White), Spaniels (Clumber), Spaniels (Field), Spaniels (Irish Water),
Spaniels (Sussex)
Dr. Donald Sturz, Jr.
Pointers, Spaniels (English Cocker)
Hound Group
Mr. Clay Coady
Beagles (both varieties)
Mr. Michael Faulkner
Rhodesian Ridgebacks
Ms. Heather Lindberg
Afghan Hounds
Mr. David Miller
Borzois, Cirnechi dell’Etna, Ibizan Hounds, Irish Wolfhounds, Norwegian Elkhounds, Otterhounds, Pharaoh Hounds, Portuguese Podengo Pequenos, Sloughis
Mr. Desmond Murphy
Greyhounds
Mr. Allen Odom
American English Coonhounds, Basset Hounds, Black and Tan Coonhounds, Bloodhounds, Bluetick Coonhounds, Foxhound (American), Foxhound (English), Harriers, Plott Hounds, Redbone Coonhounds, Treeing
Walker Coonhounds
Mrs. Cindy Scott
Basenjis, Whippets
Dr. Donald Sturz, Jr.
Petits Basset Griffon Vendéens, Salukis, Scottish Deerhounds
Mr. Frederick Vogel
Azawakhs, Dachshunds (all varieties), Grand Basset Griffon Vendéens
Working Group
Mr. Edd Bivin
Cane Corso, Doberman Pinschers, Great Danes, Kuvaszok,
Leonbergers, Samoyeds
Mr. Bob Busby
Black Russian Terriers, Mastiffs, Rottweilers, St. Bernards
Mr. Clay Coady
Boxers
Ms. Marie Ann Falconer
Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs,
Siberian Huskies
Mr. Geir Flycky-Pedersen
Giant Schnauzers,
Standard Schnauzers
Mr. Roger Hartinger
Bullmastiffs, Great Pyrenees, Komondorok, Neapolitan Mastiffs, Tibetan Mastiffs
Dr. Anthony DiNardo
Newfoundlands, Portuguese
Water Dogs
Mrs. Beverly Vics
Akitas, Alaskan Malamutes, Anatolian Shepherd Dogs, Bernese Mountain Dogs, Boerboels, Chinooks, Dogues de Bordeaux,
German Pinschers
Terrier Group
Mr. Bob Busby
Staffordshire Bull Terriers
Mrs. Christine Calcinari
Australian Terriers, Norwich Terriers, Parson Russell Terriers, Russell Terriers, Sealyham Terriers, Skye Terriers, Welsh Terriers, West Highland White Terriers
Mr. Clay Coady
Cesky Terriers, Dandie Dinmont Terriers, Lakeland Terriers, Scottish Terriers, Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers, Standard Manchester Terriers
Mr. Geir Flyckt-Pedersen
Miniature Schnauzers, Norfolk Terriers, Rat Terriers
Mr. Roger Hartinger
American Hairless Terriers,
Border Terriers
Mr. Desmond Murphy
Bedlington Terriers, Bull Terriers (Colored), Bull Terriers (White), Cairn Terriers, Fox Terrier (Smooth), Fox Terrier (Wire), Irish Terriers, Kerry Blue Terriers, Miniature Bull Terriers
Ms. Marcy Zingler
Airedale Terriers, American Staffordshire Terriers, Glen of
Imaal Terriers
Toy Group
Mr. Jeffery Bazell
Brussels Griffons, Japanese Chin, Papillons, Pekingese, Shih Tzu
Mr. Jordan Chamberlain
Pomeranians, Poodles (Toy)
Mr. Clay Coady
Toy Manchester Terriers
Mr. Michael Faulkner
Pugs
Ms. Shirley Fippin
Cavalier King Charles Spaniels
Ms. Heather Lindberg
Chinese Cresteds
Mr. Richard Miller
Chihuahuas (both varieties), English Toy Spaniels (King Charles & Ruby), English Toy Spaniels (Blenheim & Prince Charles)
Mr. Desmond Murphy
Affenpinschers, Miniature Pinschers
Mrs. Janice Pardue
Italian Greyhounds
Mr. Dana Plonkey
Maltese, Silky Terriers, Toy Fox Terriers, Yorkshire Terriers
Mrs. Beverly Vics
Havanese
Non-Sporting Group
Mr. Jeffery Bazell
Schipperkes
Mr. Edd Bivin
Boston Terriers, Chow Chows, Tibetan Terriers, Xoloitzcuintli
Mr. Jordan Chamberlain
Poodles (Miniature),
Poodles (Standard)
Mr. Roger Hartinger
American Eskimo Dogs, Chinese Shar-Pei, Dalmatians, Finnish Spitz, Löwchen, Norwegian Lundehunds, Tibetan Spaniels
Mr. Allen Odom
Coton de Tulear
Mrs. Janice Pardue
Bichon Frises, French Bulldogs
Mrs. Beverly Vics
Bulldogs
Ms. Marcy Zingler
Keeshonden, Lhasa Apsos, Shiba Inu
Herding Group
Ms. Mary Anne Brocious
Berger Picards, Briards, Canaan Dogs, Finnish Lapphunds, Miniature American Shepherds, Old English Sheepdogs, Polish
Lowland Sheepdogs
Mrs. Roberta Davies
Bearded Collies, Belgian Malinois, Belgian Sheepdogs, Belgian Tervuren, Bergamasco Sheepdogs, Icelandic Sheepdogs, Norwegian Buhunds, Pulik, Pumik, Pyrenean Shepherds, Swedish Vallhunds
Ms. Marie Ann Falconer
German Shepherd Dogs,
Shetland Sheepdogs
Mr. Guy Jeavons
Border Collies, Bouviers des Flandres, Cardigan Welsh Corgis, Pembroke Welsh Corgis
Mr. Allen Odom
Australian Shepherds
Col. Joe B. Purkhiser
Australian Cattle Dogs, Beaucerons, Collies (both varieties), Entlebucher Mountain Dogs, Spanish Water Dogs
*Panel subject to final approval.
About Best in Show judge
Dorothy Collier:
Dorothy Collier, of Sapphire, North Carolina, has been active in the sport of purebred dogs since 1968. She is best-known for her success in Komondors with many champions, Best in Show dogs, and top producers from her Summithill Kennels. She began judging in the early 1980s and is now licensed to judge the Working and Herding groups and Best in Show. Mrs. Collier has judged many of the major dog shows in America, including Best in Show at Westminster KC in 1997, and may foreign countries.
Mrs. Collier is a founding member of Take the Lead and a longtime member of the Komondor Club of America. She is also an active member of several all-breed clubs.
About Best Bred-By-Exhibitor judge Dr. Thomas Davies:
Dr. Thomas Davies, of Brimfield, Massachusetts, was introduced to the world of purebred dogs after his college graduation in 1967. Dr. Davies became president of the Bearded Collie Club of America and oversaw its entrance into the AKC Stud Book. He is an honorary lifetime member of that club and is the author of the Bearded Collie standard.
In the mid-1980s, Dr. Davies became deeply involved in Siberian Huskies and Belgian Sheepdogs. He and his wife, Roberta, have bred and finished many champions in all three of their breeds. Dr. Davies judges the Herding Group, many Working breeds and Best in Show.
He has served as president and show chairman of the Springfield, KC and is the club’s AKC Delegate. He is the longtime show chair for Springfield and previously for the country’s first Working Group club, the Connecticut River Working Group Association, for which he is vice president. Dr. Davies is retired after more than 30 years in various areas of scientific research, and product and market development.
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