2008 Judges

Below are the judges for the December 2008 AKC/Eukanuba National Championship.

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Best In Show Judge

Dr. Robert D. Smith St. Stephens Church, VA

Best Bred-by Exhibitor In Show Judge

Dr. Harry Smith Durham, NC

Best Junior in Show Judge

Mr. Randy E. Garren Apex, NC

Group Judges

		Mr. Louis Auslander Palm Beach Gardens, FL Group: Sporting Group
		Mr. Luc Boileau Burlington, WI Group: Hound Group
		Mrs. Sheila DiNardo West Hartford, CT Group: Working Group
		Hon. David C. Merriam Bonsall, CA Group: Terrier Group
		Ms. Sandra Goose Allen St. Petersburg, FL Group: Toy Group
		Mrs. Helen Lee James Littleton, CO Group: Non-Sporting Group
		Mr. Steven D. Gladstone Mount Pocono, PA Group: Herding Group
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Bred-by Exhibitor Group Judges

		Ms. Patricia W. Laurans Newtown, CT Group: Best BBE in Sporting Group
		Mrs. Lee Canalizo Palm Harbor, FL Group: Best BBE in Hound Group
		Mr. Robert J. Caswell Alpine, CA Group: Best BBE in Working Group
		Enrique Jorge Filippini 1123 Buenos Aires, ARG Group: Best BBE in Terrier Group
		Andrew H. Brace Gwent, EN Group: Best BBE in Toy Group
		Mrs. Loraine Boutwell Scottsdale, AZ Group: Best BBE in Non-Sporting Group
		Dr. Thomas M. Davies Brimfield, MA Group: Best BBE in Herding Group
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Sporting Group Breeds Judges

		Uwe Fischer Germany Breeds:  Pointers (German Shorthaired), Pointers (German Wirehaired), Wirehaired Pointing Griffons
		Judy A Harrington Monson, MA Breeds:  Retrievers (Chesapeake Bay), Spaniels (Field), Weimaraners
		Mrs. Jeannette McGinnis Upland, CA Breeds:  Spaniels (Irish Water), Spinoni Italiani
		Dr. Elliot L. More Deerfield, NH Breeds:  Spaniels (Cocker) Black, Spaniels (Cocker) ASCOB, Spaniels (Cocker) Parti, Spaniels (English Cocker), Spaniels (English Springer)
		James G. Reynolds Canada Breeds:  Setters (Gordon)
		Robert H Slay Cary, NC Breeds:  Pointers, Setters (English), Setters (Irish), Spaniels (American Water), Spaniels (Clumber)
		Mrs. Sari Brewster Tietjen Rhinebeck, NY Breeds:  Retrievers (Labrador), Retrievers (Nova Scotia Duck Tolling), Spaniels (Sussex), Vizslas
		Mr. Elliott B. Weiss Durham, CT Breeds:  Brittanys, Retrievers (Curly-Coated), Retrievers (Flat-Coated), Retrievers (Golden), Spaniels (Welsh Springer)
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Hound Group Breeds Judges

		Mrs. Lowell (Arlene) K. Davis La Verne, CA Breeds:  Beagles (13 in. and under), Beagles (over 13 in.), Dachshunds (Longhaired), Dachshunds (Smooth), Dachshunds (Wirehaired)
		Mr. Michael J. Dougherty Escondido, CA Breeds:  Basset Hounds, Black and Tan Coonhounds, Petits Bassets Griffons Vendeens, Rhodesian Ridgebacks, Whippets
		Uwe Fischer Germany Breeds:  Afghan Hounds
		Mr. Randy E. Garren Apex, NC Breeds:  Foxhounds (American), Plotts
		Mrs. Jeannette McGinnis Upland, CA Breeds:  Bloodhounds, Harriers, Ibizan Hounds, Norwegian Elkhounds
		Ms. Carla Molinari Portugal Breeds:  Borzois, Greyhounds, Salukis, Scottish Deerhounds
		Mrs. Zena Thorn-Andrews England Breeds:  Basenjis, Foxhounds (English), Irish Wolfhounds, Otterhounds, Pharaoh Hounds
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Working Group Breeds Judges

		Mr. Houston Clark DECATUR, TN Breeds:  Akitas, Kuvaszok
		Mr. Clay Coady Paradise Valley, AZ Breeds:  Bernese Mountain Dogs, Bullmastiffs, Doberman Pinschers, German Pinschers, Mastiffs
		Uwe Fischer Germany Breeds:  Rottweilers
		Judy A Harrington Monson, MA Breeds:  Great Pyrenees, St. Bernards
		Ms. Carla Molinari Portugal Breeds:  Dogues de Bordeaux, Portuguese Water Dogs, Tibetan Mastiffs
		Mr. David M. Powers Sylmar, CA Breeds:  Anatolian Shepherd Dogs, Samoyeds, Standard Schnauzers
		Mr. Robert Stein CHAPEL HILL, NC Breeds:  Alaskan Malamutes, Boxers, Giant Schnauzers, Newfoundlands, Siberian Huskies
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Terrier Group Breeds Judges

		Mr. Gary L Doerge Jackson, TN Breeds:  Border Terriers, Cairn Terriers, Sealyham Terriers, Skye Terriers, Welsh Terriers
		Mrs. Kathleen M. Grosso Banning , CA Breeds:  Bedlington Terriers, Parson Russell Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers
		Mr. Stephen F. Hurt Louisville, KY Breeds:  Fox Terriers (Smooth), Fox Terriers (Wire), Lakeland Terriers, Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers
		Mrs. Chris A. Levy Salem, OR Breeds:  Australian Terriers, Dandie Dinmont Terriers, Glen of Imaal Terriers, Kerry Blue Terriers, Miniature Schnauzers
		Ms. Linda C. More Cary, NC Breeds:  Airedale Terriers, American Staffordshire Terriers, Norfolk Terriers, West Highland White Terriers
		Mr. David M. Powers Sylmar, CA Breeds:  Irish Terriers, Scottish Terriers
		Dr. Lee Anthony Reasin Mesa, AZ Breeds:  Bull Terriers (Colored), Bull Terriers (White), Manchester Terriers (Standard), Miniature Bull Terriers, Norwich Terriers
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Toy Group Breeds Judges

		Mr. Rey Burgos Port Jefferson Station, NY Breeds:  English Toy Spaniels (Blenheim & Prince Charles), English Toy Spaniels (King Charles & Ruby), Papillons, Pekingese, Pugs
		Mrs. Elaine J. Lessig Clinton, NJ Breeds:  Chinese Crested, Havanese, Manchester Terriers (Toy), Silky Terriers, Toy Fox Terriers
		David A. Ojalvo Argentina Breeds:  Italian Greyhounds, Maltese, Pomeranians, Shih Tzu, Yorkshire Terriers
		James G. Reynolds Canada Breeds:  Poodles (Toy)
		Mrs. Robert D. Smith St. Stephens Church, VA Breeds:  Cavalier King Charles Spaniels
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Non-Sporting Group Breeds Judges

		Mr. Randy E. Garren Apex, NC Breeds:  Bichons Frises, Bulldogs, Chinese Shar-Pei
		Mrs. Kathleen M. Grosso Banning , CA Breeds:  Keeshonden, Shiba Inu
		Mr. Stephen F. Hurt Louisville, KY Breeds:  Chow Chows
		James G. Reynolds Canada Breeds:  Poodles (Miniature), Poodles (Standard), Tibetan Spaniels
		Mrs. Robert D. Smith St. Stephens Church, VA Breeds:  American Eskimo Dogs, Boston Terriers, Dalmatians, Finnish Spitz
		Mrs. Sari Brewster Tietjen Rhinebeck, NY Breeds:  Tibetan Terriers
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Herding Group Breeds Judges

		Mr. Houston Clark DECATUR, TN Breeds:  Belgian Sheepdogs, Cardigan Welsh Corgis, Pembroke Welsh Corgis
		Uwe Fischer Germany Breeds:  Beaucerons
		Mrs. Jean Fournier Calhoun, GA Breeds:  Australian Shepherds, Belgian Tervuren, Canaan Dogs, Collies (Smooth), Pulik
		Mr. Brian Meyer Cherry Valley, IL Breeds:  Australian Cattle Dogs, Bearded Collies, Belgian Malinois, Border Collies, Old English Sheepdogs
		Mrs. Cindy Meyer Cherry Valley, IL Breeds:  Bouviers des Flandres, Briards, Collies (Rough), German Shepherd Dogs, Shetland Sheepdogs
		Ms. Linda C. More Cary, NC Breeds:  Polish Lowland Sheepdogs
		Mrs. Zena Thorn-Andrews England Breeds:  Swedish Vallhunds
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Junior Showmanship Judges

		Mr. Randy E. Garren Apex, NC Group: JS Finals
		Mr. Peter Kubacz Jackson, NJ Group: JS Preliminary 2 JS Preliminary 1
		Mrs. Jennifer Pahl PRINCESS ANNE, MD Group: JS Preliminary 3 JS Preliminary 4
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Obedience Judges

		Mr. Michael J. Bavilacqua Chico, CA
		Mrs. Phyllis Broderick Oxford, NJ
		Mr. Brian D. Cleveland MINNETONKA, MN
		Mrs. Anna Lorenz Elkhart Lake, WI
		Ms. Patricia Scully Suffern, NY
		Mrs. Margery A. West Springfield, MO
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Agility Judges

		Mrs. Cynthia S Tilly Sunset, LA
		Mrs. Denise VanHousen Scotia, NY
		Mr. Keith S. VanHousen Scotia, NY
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World Challenge Judges


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