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 BEST IN SHOW JUDGE JAMES G. REYNOLDS OF OTTAWA, CANADA HEADS PANEL FOR 130TH WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB DOG SHOW  NEW YORK - James G. Reynolds, a highly-respected all-breed judge from Ottawa, will become the first foreign judge since 1930 to select the Best In Show winner when he does so at the 130th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show this February in New York City, the club announced today. Mr. Reynolds has judged many breeds on seven previous assignments at the dog show world's most prestigious competition, as well as the Toy Group in 1996 and the Non-Sporting Group in 2002. He will be the first foreign judge to select the ultimate winner at Westminster since W.L. McCandlish of England did the honors 76 years ago. Mr. Reynolds heads a panel of 36 judges from 17 states, Canada and England. Group judges will be Mr. Michael Faulkner of Center Cross, VA (Sporting); Dr. Donald Sturz of Huntington, NY (Hound); Ms. Patricia Laurans of Newtown, CT (Working); Mrs. Peggy Beisel-McIlwaine of Ann Arbor, MI (Terrier); Dr. Harry Smith of Durham, NC (Toy); Mr. Roger Hartinger of Cincinnati, OH (Non-Sporting); and Mr. Rick Gschwender of Oxford, MI (Herding). Mrs. James Edward Clark of Greenwood, DE will judge the Junior Showmanship Finals. Of special interest is the presence on the judging panel of David and Peggy Helming, owners of Ch. Darbydale's All Rise Pouch Cove, the Newfoundland that won Best In Show at Westminster in 2004. Mr. Helming will judge Newfoundlands and Mrs. Helming will judge Portuguese Water Dogs. All Westminster judging assignments are pending approval by the American Kennel Club. There are 165 breeds and varieties eligible for competition. The Westminster Kennel Club is America's oldest organization dedicated to the sport of purebred dogs. Established in 1877, Westminster's influence has been felt for more than a century through its famous all breed, benched dog show held every year at New York's Madison Square Garden. The show is America's second longest continuously held sporting event, behind only the Kentucky Derby. Breed judges for 2006: SPORTING BREEDS AND VARIETIES (28): Mrs. James Edward Clark, Greenwood, DE: American Water Spaniels Mrs. Kathy Lorentzen, Chesaning, MI: Golden Retrievers, Clumber Spaniels, Cocker Spaniels (all varieties) Mr. Samuel H. McDonald, Chester Springs, PA: Brittanys, German Shorthaired Pointers, Gordon Setters, Welsh Springer Spaniels, Spinones Italiano, Wirehaired Pointing Griffons Dr. Elliot More, Chester, NH: Chesapeake Bay Retrievers, Curly Coated Retrievers, Flat Coated Retrievers, Labrador Retrievers Mrs. Bonnie Threlfall, Cary, NC: Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers, English Setters, English Cocker Spaniels, Field Spaniels, Sussex Spaniels, Vizslas Mr. Elliott Weiss, Eagle, ID: Pointers, German Wirehaired Pointers, Irish Setters, English Springer Spaniels, Irish Water Spaniels, Weimaraners HOUND BREEDS AND VARIETIES (25): Mrs. Michele Billings, Ft. Lauderdale, FL: Rhodesian Ridgebacks Mrs. Susan St. John Brown, Lebanon, OH: Afghan Hounds, Borzoi, Greyhounds, Ibizan Hounds, Pharaoh Hounds, Salukis, Scottish Deerhounds Mrs. Dorothy Hutchinson, Westbrook, CT: Basenjis, Basset Hounds, American Foxhounds, English Foxhounds, Irish Wolfhounds, Petit Bassets Griffons Vendeen, Whippets Ms. Dorothy Macdonald, Carmel Valley, CA: Beagles (both varieties), Black & Tan Coonhounds, Bloodhounds, Harriers, Norwegian Elkhounds, Otterhounds Mr. John Wade, Loomis, CA: Dachshunds (all varieties) WORKING BREEDS (24): Mr. Peter Baynes, Lyman, SC: Alaskan Malamutes, Bernese Mountain Dogs, Giant Schnauzers, Great Pyrenees, Komondorok, Kuvaszok Mrs. Michele Billings, Ft. Lauderdale, FL: Anatolian Shepherd Dogs, Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs Mrs. Liz Cartledge, Berkshire, ENGLAND: Rottweilers, Samoyeds Mrs. James Edward Clark, Greenwood, DE: Akitas, Black Russian Terriers, Boxers, Mastiffs, Neapolitan Mastiffs, Siberian Huskies Mr. David Helming, Flemington, NJ: Newfoundlands Mrs. Peggy Helming, Flemington, NJ: Portuguese Water Dogs Mrs. Faye Strauss, Kent, WA: Bullmastiffs, Doberman Pinschers, German Pinschers, Great Danes, St. Bernards, Standard Schnauzers TERRIER BREEDS AND VARIETIES (28): Mrs. Michele Billings, Ft. Lauderdale, FL: Airedale Terriers, West Highland White Terriers Mrs. Liz Cartledge, Berkshire, ENGLAND: Australian Terriers, Cairn Terriers, Smooth Fox Terriers, Wire Fox Terriers Mrs. James Edward Clark, Greenwood, DE: Glen of Imaal Terriers Mrs. Anne Katona, Morgan Hill, CA: Bedlington Terriers, Border Terriers, Dandie Dinmont Terriers, Miniature Schnauzers, Parson Russell Terriers Dr. H. Scott Kellogg, Greenville, SC: American Staffordshire Terriers, Standard Manchester Terriers, Norfolk Terriers, Norwich Terriers, Sealyham Terriers, Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers Mr. Kenneth McDermott, Newburgh, NY: Miniature Bull Terriers, Skye Terriers Mr. Bruce Schwartz, Los Angeles, CA: Bull Terriers (both varieties), Irish Terriers, Kerry Blue Terriers, Lakeland Terriers, Scottish Terriers, Welsh Terriers TOY BREEDS AND VARIETIES (23): Mr. Timothy Catterson, New Castle, IN: Havanese, Miniature Pinschers, Pugs, Shih Tzu Mr. W. Everett Dean, Jr., Richmond, VA: Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, Chihuahuas (both varieties), Chinese Cresteds Mrs. Shirley Limoges, Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA: Affenpinschers, Brussels Griffons, Maltese, Papillons, Pekingese, Pomeranians Mr. Kenneth McDermott, Newburgh, NY: Toy Poodles Mrs. June Penta, Greensburg, PA: English Toy Spaniels (both varieties), Italian Greyhounds, Japanese Chin, Toy Fox Terriers, Toy Manchester Terriers, Silky Terriers, Yorkshire Terriers NON-SPORTING BREEDS AND VARIETIES (18): Dr. Robert Indeglia, Narragansett, RI: American Eskimo Dogs, Chinese Shar Pei, Chow Chows, Dalmatians, Finnish Spitz, Keeshonden, Lowchen Mr. Kenneth McDermott, Newburgh, NY: French Bulldogs, Lhasa Apsos, Miniature Poodles, Standard Poodles Mrs. Sari Tietjen, Rhinebeck, NY: Bichons Frise, Boston Terriers, Bulldogs, Schipperkes, Shiba Inu, Tibetan Spaniels, Tibetan Terriers HERDING BREEDS AND VARIETIES (19): Mrs. Stephanie Hedgepath, Lexington, SC: Belgian Malinois, Belgian Sheepdogs, Belgian Tervuren, Bouviers des Flandres, Briards, Canaan Dogs, Polish Lowland Sheepdogs Mrs. Linda More, Cary, NC: Australian Shepherds, Old English Sheepdogs, Shetland Sheepdogs, Cardigan Welsh Corgis, Pembroke Welsh Corgis Mrs. Kathleen Steen, Alpharetta, GA: Australian Cattle Dogs, Bearded Collies, Border Collies, Collies (both varieties), German Shepherd Dogs, Pulik. JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP PRELIMINARIES: Mr. Samuel H. McDonald, Chester Springs, PA and Mrs. Bonnie Threlfall, Cary, NC. |
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