Judging Details
We love dogs and enjoy learning about the history, function and characteristics of different breeds. We believe that judging is a privilege and for us, is a way of having close contact with many breeds. We are both licenced ANKC (Australian National Kennel Council) judges for the following groups:
John GROUPS: 3 Gundogs, 4 Hounds, 5 Working Dogs, 7 Non Sporting.
Toni GROUPS: 1 Toys, 4 Hounds, 5 Working Dogs, 6 Utility, 7 Non Sporting.
We are both ANKC accredited assessors and ring stewards.
In 2011 Toni is studying for the Terrier Group theory and will undertake her Gundog practical exam.
John has often assisted with training of aspirants for the Hound group and in 2010, John was again assistant co-ordinator for the Hound Group Trainee Judges.
We have judged in all states in Australia and also New Zealand. Toni has judged in Germany in 2008 and France in 2009 and the Curtain Raiser Show prior to the Tux National in New Zealand in 2009.
In 2011, John will judge Irish Wolfhounds at the World Show in Paris and bitches at The French Rhodesian Ridgeback Specialty. Both will judge at an all breeds show in France.
For a detailed list of the breeds in each group, please refer to the ANKC site which can be accessed through our Friends and Links page.