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The Gossip Column, May 21, 2021

Westminster replaces Canadian judges, AKC show announces Owner-Handled and Puppy/Junior stakes panels

Lots of judging news this week. Some changes and some announcements. ...

The WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB has announced that mostly because of Covid-19 pandemic travel restrictions their foreign judges, DAN ERICSSON, FRANK KANE, JOHN REEVE-NEWSON and ROBIN JOY WALLIS, will be unable to adjudicate at their upcoming event. Also being replaced is CARL E. GOMES. Their replacements are some of our finest judges: JIMMY COVEY will replace FRANK KANE judging the Sporting Group, and DENNIS MCCOY will replace JOHN REEVE-NEWSON judging the Non-Sporting Group. On the breed level MARK THRELFALL and MARJORIE MARTORELLA will judge some Sporting breeds, and BONNIE THRELFALL will judge some Hound breeds. PATTY KEENAN will judge some Terrier breeds, and GEORGE MILUTINOVICH will judge some Non-Sporting breeds. ...

The AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB has announced its judging panel for the NATIONAL OWNER HANDLED SERIES and the ALL BREED PUPPY & JUNIOR STAKES for its upcoming December dog shows in Orlando. The seven judges, who will judge the breeds and group for the OWNER HANDLED SERIES, are: Sporting JAMES BROWN, Hound SUSAN ST. JOHN BROWN, Working WILLIAM DAUGHERTY, Terrier PHILIP BRIASCO, Toy DOUGLAS A. JOHNSON, Non-Sporting MARY WUEST and Herding GARRY NEWTON. The Best in Show will be judged by TOM DAVIES. ...

The breed and group judges for the AKC ROYAL CANIN NATIONAL ALL BREED PUPPY & JUNIOR STAKES are: Sporting Group LINDA PITTS with breed judging by SHAWN NICHOLAS, KELLIE FITZGERALD & LINDA PITTS; Hound Group LISA MILLER with breed judging by JULIE MUELLER & LISA MILLER; Working Group TRACY POWELL with breed judging by TIM CATTERSON, PAM LAMBIE & TRACY POWELL; Terrier Group GENE ZAPHIRIS with breed judging by ROBERT RC CARUSI & GENE ZAPHIRIS; Toy Group WILLIAM MILLER with breed judging by KENNY SAENZ & WILLIAM MILLER; Non-Sporting Group PHILIP CAPOZZOLO with breed judging by BRANDON EDGE, STACY LAFARGE & PHILIP CAPOZZOLO, and Herding Group CINDY STANSELL with breed judging by JILL WARREN, REGINA LEE BRYANT & CINDY STANSELL. Best in Show will be judged by a panel of three consisting of DANA CLINE, ELLIOTT WEISS & TOM DAVIES. ...

Congratulations to EDELTRAUD LAURIN on her 50 years of judging, honored at the Wyndham County Kennel Club, where she is a lifetime member. ...

All of us at DOG NEWS were saddened to hear that another member of our purebred dog community succumbed to Covid-19. Multiple group judge ERIC RINGLE passed away this week in Florida. Our deepest sympathies to his family and friends. ...

Canadian judge JACK IRELAND, a popular judge in the United States, has passed away. His last judging assignment here was at MORRIS & ESSEX. He and his late wife were well-known Boxer breeders. Our deepest sympathies to his family.

 

 

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