AKC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP DOG SHOW PRESENTED BY ROYAL CANIN JUDGING PANEL
The American Kennel Club® (AKC®) is pleased to announce the judging panel for the 2017 AKC National Championship presented by Royal Canin to be held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida on Saturday, December 16 and Sunday, December 17, 2017. The 2017 event will showcase the top national and international canine athletes and will also include popular attractions such as the Best Bred-by-Exhibitor competition, the AKC National Owner- Handled Series Finals, AKC Meet the Breeds® and the NADD/AKC Dock Diving National Championship. The show will once again take place alongside the AKC Agility Invitational and AKC Obedience Classic, with junior events in each sport. New to the championship weekend, is the 2017 AKC Royal Canin National All-Breed Puppy Stakes.: Puppies ages 6 months to 18 months are eligible to compete for the titles of AKC-Royal Canin® National Breed, Group and All-Breed Puppy of the Year, and prize money.: All AKC-recognized breeds are eligible to enter. Heading the panel as Best in Show judge for the 2017 National Championship is Mr. Roger R. Hartinger of Cincinnati, Ohio and
Mrs. Paula Hartinger of Cincinnati, Ohio will judge Best Bred-by-Exhibitor in Show. “We have a most knowledgeable group of judges and we are very pleased to have Roger and Paula heading up the panel this year,” said Show Chairman Dennis B. Sprung. The National All-Breed Puppy Stakes will be held on Friday, December 15th.: Best in Show at the inaugural AKC/Royal Canin National All-Breed Puppy and Junior Stakes will be judged by an elite panel of three All Breed Judges: Mrs. Paula Hartinger, Mr. Roger R. Hartinger and Dr. Steve Keating. These esteemed judges will deter- mine the winner to be crowned the AKC Royal Canin National All-Breed (Puppy/Junior) of the Year. Judges for each of the seven variety groups and the Miscellaneous Classes are:
SPORTING – Mr. Robert Stein – Chapel Hill, North Carolina HOUND – Mr. Dana P. Cline – Greenwood, South Carolina WORKING – Mr. Ronald H. Menaker – Jupiter, Florida TERRIER – Mr. Robert E. Hutton – Louisville, Kentucky TOY – Mr. Desmond J. Murphy – Monroe, New York
NON-SPORTING – Mrs. Toddie Clark – Decatur, Tennessee HERDING – Ms. Peggy Beisel-McIlwaine – Ann Arbor, Michigan MISCELLANEOUS CLASSES – Mrs. Paula Hartinger – Cincinnati, Ohio BEST JUNIOR HANDLER – Mr. Houston Clark – Decatur, Tennessee JUNIOR PRELIMS – Valerie Nunes Atkinson and Tammie Sommerson-Wilcox
Judges for the seven Bred-by-Exhibitor variety groups are: SPORTING – Mrs. Sydney Good – Osprey, Florida
HOUND – Dr. James Edwards – Danbury, North Carolina WORKING – Ms. Sandy D’Andrea – Lockport, NY TERRIER – Ms. Pamela Bruce – Etobicoke, Ontario TOY – Dr. Steve Keating – Dallas, Texas NON-SPORTING – Mr. Robin L. Stansel – Clayton, North Carolina HERDING – Mr. James A. Moses – Wentzville, Missouri Breed and group judges for the AKC-Royal Canin Puppy Stakes are: SPORTING BREEDS – Mr. Douglas Johnson – Bloomington, Indiana HOUND BREEDS – Mrs. Patti Widick Neale – Alachua, Florida WORKING BREEDS – Mrs. Roberta Davies – Brimfield, Massachusetts TERRIER BREEDS – Mrs. Delores Burkholder – Rockton, Illinois TOY BREEDS – Dr. Geno Sisneros – Glens Falls, New York NON-SPORTING BREEDS – Mrs. Linda Tilka – Madeira Beach, Florida HERDING BREEDS – Mr. William Stebbins – Port St. Lucie, Florida SPORTING GROUP – Ms. Pamela Bruce – Etobicoke, Ontario HOUND GROUP – Dr. Kenneth Levison – Tucson, Arizona WORKING GROUP – Dr. Thomas Davies – Brimfield, Massachusetts TERRIER GROUP – Mr. Desmond J. Murphy – Monroe, New York TOY GROUP – Mrs. Marcie Dobkin – Poway, California NON-SPORTING GROUP – Mr. Desmond J. Murphy – Monroe, New York HERDING GROUP – Dr. Carmen L. Battaglia – Roswell, Georgia
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