The National Dog Show 2024 Judges List

The judges have been separated into separate groups to help you find the judge for your event.

Judge
BEST IN SHOW Mr Frank Kane
BEST PUPPY IN SHOW Mr Frank Kane
BEST VETERAN IN SHOW Mr Frank Kane
GUNDOG GROUP Mrs Patsy Hollings
GUNDOG PUPPY Mrs Julia Iles-Hebbert
GUNDOG VETERAN Mr Nigel Worth
TOY GROUP Mr Richard Haynes
TOY PUPPY Mr Albert Wight
TOY VETERAN Miss Ann Ingram (Ireland)
UTILITY GROUP Miss Carol Harwood
UTILITY PUPPY Mr Bill Browne Cole
UTILITY VETERAN Mr Tim Ball
WORKING GROUP Mr John Purnell
WORKING PUPPY Mr Keith Baldwin
WORKING VETERAN Mr Tim Ball
PASTORAL GROUP Mrs Lynne Salt
PASTORAL PUPPY Mr Albert Wight
PASTORAL VETERAN Miss Ann Ingram (Ireland)
HOUND GROUP Mr Stuart Milner
HOUND PUPPY Mr Stuart Byrne
HOUND VETERAN Mr Tom H Johnston M.Phil
TERRIER GROUP Miss Ann Ingram (Ireland)
TERRIER PUPPY Mr Albert Wight
TERRIER VETERAN Mr Mick Oxley
BREEDERS GROUP Mr K Robin Newhouse
SPECIAL BEGINNERS GROUP (ALL FOUR DAYS) Mr K Robin Newhouse
PUPPY STAKES (ALL FOUR DAYS) Mr K Robin Newhouse
Judge
MERIEL HATHAWAY MEMORIAL OPEN STAKES Mr Ed Casey
VNB STAKES Mr Ed Casey
CHAMPION STAKES (ALL FOUR DAYS) Mr K Robin Newhouse
POST GRADUATE STAKES (ALL FOUR DAYS) Mr Ed Casey
AV IMPORTED REGISTER Day 1 (Gundog) Mrs Jenny Miller
AV IMPORTED REGISTER Day 2 (Working) Ms Allyson King
AV IMPORTED REGISTER Day 2 (Pastoral) Mr Tim Ball
AV IMPORTED REGISTER Day 3 (Utility) Mr Tony Moran
AV IMPORTED REGISTER Day 3 (Toy) Mr Bill Brown Cole
AV IMPORTED REGISTER Day 4 (Hound) Mr Bill Brown Cole
AV IMPORTED REGISTER Day 4 (Terrier) Mr Bill Brown Cole
YKC MEMBERS STAKES Day 1 Mr Ed Casey
YKC MEMBERS STAKES Day 2 Mr Ed Casey
YKC MEMBERS STAKES Day 3 Mr Ed Casey
YKC MEMBERS STAKES Day 4 Mr Ed Casey
YKC HANDLING CLASSES Day 1 Mr Ed Casey
YKC HANDLING CLASSES Day 2 Mr Ed Casey
YKC HANDLING CLASSES Day 3 Mr Ed Casey
YKC HANDLING CLASSES Day 4 Mr Ed Casey
ADULT HANDLING Day 1 Mr Ed Casey
ADULT HANDLING Day 2 Mr Ed Casey
ADULT HANDLING Day 3 Mr Ed Casey
ADULT HANDLING Day 4 Mr Ed Casey
AV GOOD CITIZEN STAKES Day 1 (Gundog) Mr K Robin Newhouse
AV GOOD CITIZEN STAKES Day 2 (Working & Pastoral)) Mr K Robin Newhouse
AV GOOD CITIZEN STAKES Day 3 (Adult & Toy) Mr K Robin Newhouse
AV GOOD CITIZEN STAKES Day 4 (Hound & Terrier) Mr K Robin Newhouse

Gundog Group – Day 1: Thursday 9th MAY 2024 (* Denotes Non CC)

Breed Judge
Bracco Italiano Mrs Dorne Carr
Brittany Mr Harry Nelson
English Setter Dr Annukka Paloheimo-Segersven (Finland)
*German Longhaired Pointer Mr Richard Bott
German Shorthaired Pointer Mrs Sandra Christian
German Wirehaired Pointer Mr Robert Geary
Gordon Setter Mr Richard Bott
Hungarian Vizsla Mrs Jenny Miller
Hungarian Wirehaired Vizsla Mr Mike Lewin
Irish Red & White Setter Mrs Ruth Martin (Subject to Kennel Club approval)
Irish Setter Mr Michael Gadsby
Italian Spinone Dr Annukka Paloheimo-Segersven (Finland)
Large Munsterlander Mrs Christine Schofield
*Lagotto Romagnolo Mr Anthony Allen
Pointer Mrs Ruth Martin
Retriever (Chesapeake Bay) Mrs Tilly Thomas
Retriever (Curly Coated) Mrs Daphne Bailey
Breed Judge
Retriever (Flat Coated) Mrs Glenys Gwilliam
Retriever (Golden) – Dogs Mrs Susan Jolly
Retriever (Golden) – Bitches Mrs Hilary Male
Retriever (Labrador) – Dogs Mr David Craig
Retriever (Labrador) – Bitches Mr R Floyd
Retriever (Nova Scotia Duck Tolling) Miss Deborah Anstead
Spaniel (American Cocker) Mr Bill Gray
Spaniel (Clumber) Mrs Eunice King (Subject to Kennel Club approval)
Spaniel (Cocker) Miss Jane Gittins-Pop (Subject to Kennel Club approval)
Spaniel (English Springer) Miss Ann Ingram (Ireland)
Spaniel (Field) Mrs Penny Williams
Spaniel (Irish Water) Mr Anthony Allen
Spaniel (Sussex) Mr George Clarke
Spaniel (Welsh Springer) Miss Ann Ingram (Ireland)
Spanish Water Dog Mr Anthony Allen
Weimaraner Mrs Grace Brown

Working Group – Day 2: Friday 10th MAY 2024 (* Denotes Non CC)

Breed Judge
Alaskan Malamute
Miss Alanna J Blaney
Bernese Mountain Dog
Mr Keith Creasey
Bouvier Des Flandres
Miss Ann Ingram (Ireland)
Boxer – Dogs
Mr Albert Wight
Boxer – Bitches
Ms Angela Huxley
Bullmastiff
Mrs Hazel Fitzgibbon
*Canadian Eskimo Dog
Mrs Hazel Fitzgibbon
Dobermann
Mrs Janice Bannister
Dogue De Bordeaux Mr Phil Turnbull
*German Pinscher
Dr Annukka Paloheimo-Segersven (Finland)
Giant Schnauzer
Mr Ernie Paterson
Great Dane
Mrs Cath Gilbert
*Great Swiss Mountain Dog
Mrs Bridgette Bodle
Breed Judge
*Greenland Dog
Miss Alanna J Blaney
*Hovawart
Mrs Bridgitte Bodle
Leonberger
Mrs Lilian Poulson
Mastiff
Mr Barry Blunden
*Neapolitan Mastiff
Ms Allyson King
Newfoundland
Mr Paul Clayton
Portuguese Water Dog
Mr Len Raines
Rottweiler
Miss Ann Ingram (Ireland)
*Russian Black
Mrs Bridgette Bodle
St Bernard
Mr H Werner Lux
Siberian Husky
Mrs Bridgette Bodle
Tibetan Mastiff
Ms Allyson King

Pastoral Group – Day 2: Friday 10th MAY 2024 (* Denotes Non CC)

Breed Judge
*Anatolian Shepherd Dog Mrs Christina Bailey
Australian Cattle Dog Ms Stella Smyth
Australian Shepherd Dr Annukka Paloheimo-Segersven (Finland)
Bearded Collie Mrs Christina Bailey
*Beauceron Mrs Christina Bailey
BSD Groenendael Mrs Helena Hutchings-Brooks
*BSD Laekenois Mrs Pam Jameson
BSD Malinois Mrs Pam Jameson
BSD Tervueren Mrs Helena Hutchings-Brooks
Border Collie – Dogs Mr Derek Allsopp
Border Collie – Bitches Mr John Purnell
Briard Mrs Marilyn Scrutton
*Catalan Sheepdog (Gos d’Atura) Mrs Judith Gregory
Rough Collie Mrs Judith Gregory
Smooth Collie Ms Ann French
*Estrela Mountain Dog Mrs Christina Chapman
Finnish Lapphund Mr Ernie Paterson
Breed Judge
German Shepherd Dog Miss Jacky Cutler
Hungarian Puli Amanda Mills
*Hungarian Pumi Mrs Christina Bailey
*Komondor Mr Keith Baldwin
Lancashire Heeler Mrs Elaine Syrett
*Maremma Sheepdog Mr Tim Ball
Norwegian Buhund Dr Annukka Paloheimo-Segersven (Finland)
Old English Sheepdog Mr Alan K Rathband
Polish Lowland Sheepdog Ms Helen Cousins
Pyrenean Mountain Dog Mr Ernie Paterson
*Pyrenean Sheepdog (Long Haired) Mrs Christina Chapman
Samoyed Miss Shelia R M Thomson
Shetland Sheepdog Mr Keith Baldwin
Swedish Vallhund Mr Keith Baldwin
*Turkish Kangal Dr Annukka Paloheimo-Segersven (Finland)
Welsh Corgi [Cardigan] Mr Tim Ball
Welsh Corgi [Pembroke] Mr Mike Vincent

Utility Group – Day 3: Saturday 11th May 2024 (* Denotes Non CC)

Breed Judge
Akita Ms Sheena O’Neill
Boston Terrier Mrs Stacie Quick
Bulldog
(A ramp will be available for this breed)
Mr Alberto Sanson (Italy)
*Canaan Dog Mr Keith Baldwin
Chow Chow Mr Tony Moran
Dalmatian Miss Charlotte-Louise Page
*Eurasier Mr Ernie Paterson
French Bulldog Mr Ben Hines
German Spitz Klein
(This breed will be measured)
Mrs Melanie Hill
German Spitz Mittel
(This breed will be measured)
Mrs Melanie Hill
*Japanese Akita Inu Ms Sheena O’Neill
Japanese Shiba Inu Mr William Cowland
Japanese Spitz Dr Annukka Paloheimo-Segersven (Finland)
Breed Judge
Keeshond Mrs Vanessa Williams-Wegmann
*Kooikerhondje Mr Ernie Paterson
Lhasa Apso Mr Ernie Paterson
Miniature Schnauzer Mag. Gerhard Pollinger-Sorre (Austria)
Miniature Poodle Miss Ann Ingram (Ireland)
Standard Poodle Mr Albert Wight
Toy Poodle Mr Albert Wight
Schipperke Mr Keith Baldwin
Schnauzer Mag. Gerhard Pollinger-Sorre (Austria)
Shar Pei Mrs Janice Bannister
Shih Tzu Mr Glenn Davies
Tibetan Spaniel Guy Hazlehurst
Tibetan Terrier Miss Ann Ingram (Ireland)

Toy Group – Day 3: Saturday 11th May 2024 (* Denotes Non CC)

Breed Judge
*Australian Silky Terrier Mrs Norma Inglis
Affenpinscher
Mrs Ann Gill
Bichon Frise
Dr Annukka Paloheimo-Segersven (Finland)
*Bolognese Mrs Norma Inglis
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel – Dogs (CKCS) Miss Rebecca Jaramillo
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel – Bitches (CKCS) Mrs Diane Searle
Chihuahua (Long Coated) Mr Robert Hitchcock
Chihuahua (Smooth Coated) Mr Bill Browne-Cole
Chinese Crested Dog Mr Tim Ball
*Coton De Tulear Miss Julie Baldwin
English Toy Terrier [Black & Tan] Mrs Jenny Miller
Griffon Bruxellois Miss Tanya Ireland
Breed Judge
Havanese Mrs D Bunting
Italian Greyhound Miss Julie Baldwin
Japanese Chin Mrs Christine Partington-Palmer
King Charles Spaniel Mrs Shelia Hindle
Lowchen [Little Lion Dog] Mr Len Raines
Maltese Dr Annukka Paloheimo-Segersven (Finland)
Miniature Pinscher Mrs Lorraine Bolton
Papillon Mr Kevin Arrowsmith
Pekingese Mrs Ann Offiler
Pomeranian Mrs Paulette D’Arcy
Pug Miss Pauline Cunningham
Yorkshire Terrier Mr Anthony Moore

Hound Group – Day 4: Sunday 12th May 2024 (* Denotes Non CC)

Breed Judge
Afghan Hound Mrs Adrienne Thomas
Basenji Dr Annukka Paloheimo-Segersven (Finland)
Basset Fauve de Bretagne Mr Phil Freer
Basset Griffon Vendeen (Grand) Mr Tim Jones
Griffon Vendeen (Petit) Mr Stephen Jepson
Basset Hound Mr Phil Freer
*Bavarian Mountain Hound Mrs Minna Borsuk
Beagle Mr Tim Jones
Bloodhound Mr Ken Miller
Borzoi Mrs Maggie Holder
*Cirneco Dell’Etna Mr Christopher Pascoe
Dachshund (Long Haired) Mr Bill Browne-Cole
Dachshund (Miniature -Longhaired)
(This breed will be weighed)
Mrs Cellia Mortlock
Dachshund (Smooth Haired) Mr Bill Browne-Cole
Dachshund (Miniature Smooth-Haired)
(This breed will be weighed)
Miss Emma Black
Dachshund (Wire-haired) Miss Zara Boyle
Breed Judge
Dachshund (Miniature Wire-Haired)
(This breed will be weighed)
Mr Evan Ryan
Deerhound Miss Dee Blatchford
Finnish Spitz Mr Martin Sanders
*Foxhound Mr Keith Thornton
Greyhound Mr C Pascoe
*Hamiltonstovare Dr Annukka Paloheimo-Segersven (Finland)
*Harrier Mr Keith Thornton
Ibizan Hound Mr Martin Sanders
Irish Wolfhound Dr Annukka Paloheimo-Segersven (Finland)
Norwegian Elkhound Mrs L Cheatham
Otterhound Mrs Linda Worthy (France)
Pharoah Hound Mr Keith Thornton
* Portuguese Podengo (Warren Hound) Mr Martin Sanders
Rhodesian Ridgeback Mr Albert Wight
Saluki Mr Keith Thornton
*Sloughi Mr Keith Thornton
Whippet – Dogs Mrs Ashley Halliday
Whippet – Bitches Mr Jeremy Goddard

Terrier Group – Day 4: Saturday 12th May 2024 (* Denotes Non CC)

Breed Judge
Airedale Terrier Mr Colin Powell
Australian Terrier Miss Mich Dale
Bedlington Terrier Mr John Holden
Border Terrier Mr Patrick Glover (USA)
Bull Terrier Mag Gerhard Pollinger-Sorre (Austria)
Miniature Bull Terrier Mag Gerhard Pollinger-Sorre (Austria)
Cairn Terrier Mr Peter Owen
Cesky Terrier Miss Julie Moyes
Dandie Dinmont Terrier Mr Ken Bartlett
Fox Terrier Smooth Mr Tom H Johnston M.Phil
Fox Terrier Wire Mr Bob (Robert) Blackley
Glen of Imaal Terrier Mr Anthony Hadley
Irish Terrier Mr Nick Connell
*Jack Russell Terrier Mag. Gerhard Pollinger-Sorre (Austria)
Breed Judge
Kerry Blue Terrier Miss Mich Dale
Lakeland Terrier Mr Bill Browne Cole
Manchester Terrier Mr Ken Bartlett
Norfolk Terrier Mrs Dorothy Dorkins
Norwich Terrier Mrs Dorothy Dorkins
Parson Russell Terrier Mag Gerhard Pollinger-Sorre (Austria)
Scottish Terrier Mr Bob (Robert) Blackley
Sealyham Terrier Miss Ann Bradley
Skye Terrier Mr Tom H Johnston M.Phil
Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Ms Jo Dowdy
Staffordshire Bull Terrier (Dogs) Mr Lee Rhodes
Staffordshire Bull Terrier (Bitches) Mr Tony Pritchard
Welsh Terrier Miss Rachel Pearce
West Highland White Terrier Miss Ida Bouwhuis