Morris & Essex Kennel Club Announces 2025 Judging Panel!

Morris & Essex 2025 Judges by Breed

• Best in Show: Terry Stacy
• Sporting Group: Lorraine Bisso
• Hound Group: Kenneth Murray
• Working Group: Vicki Seiler-Cushman
• Terrier Group: Clay Coady
• Toy Group: Vicki Abbott
• Non-Sporting Group: Patricia Sosa
• Herding Group: Michael Faulkner
• Miscellaneous Group: Cindy Stansell

Sporting Breeds

• American Water Spaniel: Doug Johnson
• Barbet: Virginia Murray
• Boykin Spaniel: Doug Johnson
• Bracco Italiano: Doug Johnson
• Brittany: David Frei
• Chesapeake Bay Retriever: Ann Yuhasz
• Clumber Spaniel: Karen Wilson
• Cocker Spaniel, ASCOB: David Kittredge
• Cocker Spaniel, Black: David Kittredge
• Cocker Spaniel, Parti: David Kittredge
• Curly-Coated Retriever: Elliot More
• English Cocker Spaniel: Terri Burrows
• English Setter: Mark Threlfall
• English Springer Spaniel: Debra Davis
• Field Spaniel: Jamie Hubbard
• Flat-Coated Retriever: Christine Calcinari
• German Shorthaired Pointer: Paula Nykiel
• German Wirehaired Pointer: Ann Yuhasz
• Golden Retriever: Linda Hurlebaus
• Gordon Setter: Mark Threlfall
• Irish Red and White Setter: Ann Yuhasz
• Irish Setter: Robert Robinson
• Irish Water Spaniel: Elizabeth Sweigart
• Labrador Retriever: Lisa Weiss
• Lagotto Romagnolo: Paula Nykiel
• Nederlandse Kooikerhondje: Virginia Murray
• Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever: Donald Sturz
• Pointer: Elliot More
• Spinone Italiano: Jamie Hubbard
• Sussex Spaniel: Maghan Riese-Bassel
• Vizsla: David Kittredge
• Welsh Spring Spaniel: Meghan Riese-Bassel
• Wirehaired Pointing Griffon: Linda Hurlebaus
• Wirehaired Vizsla: Debra Davis
• Weimaraner: Mark Threlfall

Hound Breeds

• Afghan Hound: Luis Sosa
• American English Coonhound: David Peat
• American Foxhound: Elizabeth Muthard
• Azawakh: Michael Canalizo
• Basenji: Eugene Blake
• Basset Hound: Fred Vogel
• Beagle, 13 inch: Denise Flaim
• Beagle, 15 inch: Denise Flaim
• Black and Tan Coonhound: David Miller
• Bloodhound: Christine Calcinari
• Bluetick Coonhound: David Peat
• Borzoi: Michael Canalizo
• Cirneco dell’Etna: Luis Sosa
• Dachshund, Longhaired: Richard Powell
• Dachshund, Smooth: Richard Powell
• Dachshund, Wirehaired: Richard Powell
• English Foxhound: Richard Reynolds
• Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen: Denise Flaim
• Greyhound: Thomas Kirstein
• Harrier: Richard Reynolds
• Ibizan Hound: David Miller
• Irish Wolfhound: Michael Canalizo
• Norwegian Elkhound: Vincent Indeglia
• Otterhound: Fred Vogel
• Petite Basset Griffon Vendeen: Denise Flaim
• Pharaoh Hound: Eugene Blake
• Plott: Pamela Peat
• Portuguese Podengo Pequeno: Gayle Bontecou
• Redbone Coonhound: Hal Biermann
• Rhodesian Ridgeback: Christine Calcinari
• Saluki: Thomas Kirstein
• Scottish Deerhound: Espen Engh
• Sloughi: Hal Biermann
• Treeing Walker Coonhound: Gayle Bontecou
• Whippet: Espen Engh

Working Breeds

• Akita: Ed Fojtik
• Alaskan Malamute: Kimberly Meredith
• Anatolian Shepherd: Lloyd Constantine-Amodei
• Bernese Mountain Dog: Abigail Patrizio
• Black Russian Terrier: Joyce Vanek
• Boerboel: Terry Berrios
• Boxer: Terry Berrios
• Bullmastiff: Terry Berrios
• Cane Corso: Elizabeth Muthard
• Chinook: Sioux Forsyth Green
• Danish-Swedish Farmdog: John Constantine-Amodei
• Doberman Pinscher: Abigail Patrizio
• Dogo Argentino: Terry Berrios
• Dogue De Bordeaux: Kimberly Meredith
• German Pinscher: Lloyd Constantine-Amodei
• Giant Schnauzer: Ed Fojtik
• Great Dane: Jason Hoke
• Great Pyrenees: Sioux Forsyth Green
• Greater Swiss Mountain Dog: John Ramirez
• Komondor: Sioux Forsyth Green
• Kuvasz: Sioux Forsyth Green
• Leonberger: Abigail Patrizio
• Mastiff: Elliot More
• Neapolitan Mastiff: John Ramirez
• Newfoundland: Ed Fojtik
• Portuguese Water Dog: Virginia Murray
• Rottweiler: Charles Olvis
• St Bernard: John Ramirez
• Samoyed: Elizabeth Muthard
• Siberian Husky: Cindy Stansell
• Standard Schnauzer: John Constantine-Amodei
• Tibetan Mastiff: Kimberly Meredith

Terrier Breeds

• Airedale Terrier: Elizabeth Sweigart
• American Hairless Terrier: Kathi Brown
• American Staffordshire Terrier: Olaf Verhorevoort
• Australian Terrier: Sue Goldberg
• Bedlington Terrier: Richard Reynolds
• Border Terrier: Patrick Glover
• Bull Terrier (Colored): Peggy Beisel-McIlwaine
• Bull Terrier (White): Peggy Beisel-McIlwaine
• Cairn Terrier: DiAnn Flory
• Cesky Terrier: Sue Goldberg
• Dandie Dinmont Terrier: Harold Tatro III
• Fox Terrier (Smooth): Desi Murphy
• Fox Terrier (Wire): Elizabeth Sweigart
• Glen of Imaal Terrier: Lydia Hutchinson
• Irish Terrier: Alison Sunderman
• Kerry Blue Terrier: Connie Clark
• Lakeland Terrier: Connie Clark
• Manchester Terrier (Standard): Jan Ritchie Gladstone
• Miniature Bull Terrier: Peggy Beisel-McIlwaine
• Miniature Schnauzer: David Kirkland
• Norfolk Terrier: Patricia Keenan
• Norwich Terrier: Karen Wilson
• Parson Russell Terrier: Peggy Beisel-McIlwaine
• Rat Terrier: David Kirkland
• Russell Terrier: Alison Sunderman
• Scottish Terrier: Kathi Brown
• Sealyham Terrier: Desi Murphy
• Skye Terrier: John Constantine-Amodei
• Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier: Harold Tatro III
• Staffordshire Bull Terrier: Desi Murphy
• Welsh Terrier: Lydia Hutchinson
• West Highland White Terrier” Patricia Keenan

Toy Breeds

• Affenpinscher: Pamela Peat
• Biewer Terrier: Jacqueline Stacy
• Brussels Griffon: John Constantine-Amodei
• Cavalier King Charles Spaniel: David Frei
• Chihuahua (Long): Elaine Lessig
• Chihuahua (Smooth): Elaine Lessig
• Chinese Crested: George Milutinovich
• English Toy Spaniel (B&PC): Elaine Lessig
• English Toy Spaniel (KC&R): Elaine Lessig
• Havanese: Linda Hurlebaus
• Italian Greyhound: Jacqueline Stacy
• Japanese Chin: Jacqueline Stacy
• Maltese: David Fitzpatrick
• Manchester Terrier (Toy): Jan Ritchie Gladstone
• Miniature Pinscher: George Milutinovich
• Papillon: Glen Lajeski
• Pekingese: David Fitzpatrick
• Pomeranian: Elaine Lessig
• Poodle (Toy): Donald Sturz
• Pug: David Fitzpatrick
• Russian Toy: John Ioia
• Shih Tzu: Doug Johnson
• Silky Terrier: Glen Lajeski
• Toy Fox Terrier: John Ioia
• Yorkshire Terrier: Glen Lajeski

Non-Sporting Breeds

• American Eskimo Dog: Randy Garren
• Bichon Frise: Mary Miller
• Boston Terrier: Mary Miller
• Bulldog: Robin Stansell
• Chinese Shar-Pei: Karen Burgess
• Chow Chow: Mimi Winkler
• Coton de Tulear: John Shoemaker
• Dalmatian: Mrs. Robert Smith
• Finnish Spitz: Mrs. Robert Smith
• French Bulldog: Robin Stansell
• Keeshond: Randy Garren
• Lhasa Apso: Randy Garren
• Lowchen: Robin Stansell
• Norwegian Lundehund: Cindy Stansell
• Poodle (Miniature): Donald Sturz
• Poodle (Standard): Donald Sturz
• Schipperke: Mimi Winkler
• Shiba Inu: Elizabeth Muthard
• Tibetan Spaniel: John Shoemaker
• Tibetan Terrier: John Shoemaker
• Xoloitzcuintli: Cindy Stansell

Herding Breeds

• Australian Cattle Dog: Joyce Vanek
• Australian Shepherd: Thomas Coen
• Bearded Collie: Mary Anne Brocious
• Beauceron: Charles Olvis
• Belgian Laekenois: Harry Butch Schulman
• Belgian Malinois: Harry Butch Schulman
• Belgian Sheepdog: Harry Butch Schulman
• Belgian Tervuren: Harry Butch Schulman
• Bergamasco Sheepdog: Larry Abbott
• Berger Picard: Charles Olvis
• Border Collie: Lorna Menaker
• Bouvier de Flandres: Joyce Vanek
• Briard: Debra Gschwender
• Canaan Dog: Lorna Menaker
• Cardigan Welsh Corgi: Jan Ritchie Gladstone
• Collie (Rough): Thomas Coen
• Collie (Smooth): Thomas Coen
• Entlebucher Mountain Dog: Harry Butch Schulman
• Finnish Lapphund: Larry Abbott
• German Shepherd Dog: Rick Gschwender
• Icelandic Sheepdog: Debra Gschwender
• Lancashire Heeler: Larry Abbott
• Miniature American Shepherd: Rick Gschwender
• Mudi: Mary Anne Brocious
• Norwegian Buhund: Larry Abbott
• Old English Sheepdog: Mary Anne Brocious
• Pembroke Welsh Corgi: Jan Ritchie Gladstone
• Polish Lowland Sheepdog: Debra Gschwender
• Puli: Linda Clark
• Pumi: Linda Clark
• Pyrenean Shepherd: Linda Clark
• Shetland Sheepdog: Thomas Coen
• Spanish Water Dog: Vincent Indeglia
• Swedish Vallhund: Charles Olvis