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Best In Show Judge Elliott Weiss Of Eagle, Idaho Heads Panel For 134th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
NEW YORK - In 1956, Elliott Weiss attended his very first dog show - the Westminster Kennel Club All Breed Dog Show - and it was love at first sight, leading him to a life in the sport of dogs. Fifty-four years later, he will have the ultimate honor in the sport - judging Best In Show at the 134th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show February 15-16, 2010 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
The Club announced today the panel for its 2010 show, a lineup that includes 41 judges from 18 states, Canada and England.
Mr. Weiss spent 24 years as a top professional handler from 1969 through 1993. Among his big accomplishments, he handled an Irish Setter, Ch. Meadowlark's Anticipation, to a Sporting Group win at Westminster in 1984. He started judging in 1994 and has judged all over the world, including six previous assignments at Westminster, where he judged the Terrier Group in 2004 and the Sporting Group in 2008. A native New Yorker, he now lives in Eagle, Idaho.
During his life in dogs, Mr. Weiss has owned and bred Cocker Spaniels, Clumber Spaniels, Giant Schnauzers, Pointers and English Setters. He still owns, exhibits and breeds English Setters under the Wyndswept kennel name with his wife, Dr. Deborah Mack.
Group judges will be Dr. Donald Sturz, Jr., from Centerport, NY (Sporting); Mr. W. Everett Dean, Jr. of Richmond, VA (Hound); Mrs. Mrs. Kimberly Meredith-Cavanna of Pleasant Hill, CA (Working); Mrs. Loraine Boutwell of Kansas City, MO (Terrier); Mrs. Shirley Limoges of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (Toy); Mrs. Dorothy Dalton of Stuart, FL (Non-Sporting); and Ms. Linda More of Cary, NC (Herding). Mrs. Jennifer Pahl of Princess Anne, MD will judge the Junior Showmanship Finals.
There are 173 breeds and varieties eligible for competition, including three new breed eligible for the first time for judging at Westminster: the Irish Red and White Setter (Sporting Group), the Norwegian Buhund (Herding), and the Pyrennean Shepherd (Herding).
The panel is subject to final approval by the AKC.
The Westminster Kennel Club (www.westminsterkennelclub.org) 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.
Breed judges for 2010:
SPORTING BREEDS AND VARIETIES (29):
Mr. Michael Faulkner, Center Cross, VA: Brittanys, English Setters, Gordon Setters, American Water Spaniels, Clumber Spaniels, Sussex Spaniels, Spinoni Italiani, Wirehaired Pointing Griffons.
Ms. Karolynne McAteer, Briarcliff Manor, NY: Pointers, Chesapeake Bay Retrievers, Irish Setters, Irish Red & White Setters.
Mr. Larry Berg, Levittown, NY: German Shorthaired Pointers, German Wirehaired Pointers,
Vizslas, Weimaraners.
Mrs. Marion Lyons, Hampton, NH: Curly Coated Retrievers, Flat Coated Retrievers, Labrador Retrievers, Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers.
Ms. Virginia Lyne, Saanichton, B.C., Canada: Golden Retrievers, English Cocker Spaniels, English Springer Spaniels, Field Spaniels, Irish Water Spaniels, Welsh Springer Spaniels.
Ms. Patricia Anne Keenan, Chicago, IL: Cocker Spaniels (all Varieties).
HOUND BREEDS AND VARIETIES (26):
Mr. Frank Sabella, Wellington, FL: Afghan Hounds, Borzoi, Greyhounds, Ibizan Hounds, Norwegian Elkhounds, Pharaoh Hounds.
Mr. William Cunningham, Oviedo, FL: Basset Hounds, Black & Tan Coonhounds, Bloodhounds, American Foxhound, English Foxhound, Harriers, Otterhounds, Petit Basset Griffons Vendeen, Plotts.
Dr. Richard Meen, Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Basenjis, Rhodesian Ridgebacks, Salukis, Scottish Deerhounds, Whippets.
Ms. Patricia Anne Keenan, Chicago, IL: Beagles (both Varieties).
Mrs. Barbara Rupert, Fallbrook, CA: Dachshunds (all varieties), Irish Wolfhounds.
WORKING BREEDS (26):
Mr. Robert Vandiver, Simpsonville, SC: Akitas, Boxers, Bullmastiffs, Newfoundlands.
Mr. James Frederiksen, Knoxville, TN: Alaskan Malamutes, Black Russian Terriers, Dogues de Bordeaux, Great Pyrenees, Komondorok, Kuvaszok, Neapolitan Mastiffs, Samoyeds, St. Bernards.
Mr. Lester Mapes, Monson, MA: Anatolian Shepherd Dogs, German Pinschers, Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs, Mastiffs.
Mrs. Dorothy Collier, Wellington Beach, FL: Bernese Mountain Dogs, Great Danes, Siberian Huskies, Tibetan Mastiffs.
Ms. Grace McGlynn, Mountainville, NY: Doberman Pinschers, Rottweilers.
Dr. John Reeve-Newson, Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Giant Schnauzers, Portuguese Water Dogs, Standard Schnauzers.
TERRIER BREEDS AND VARIETIES (28):
Mr. Gyr Flyckt-Pedersen, Chapel Hill, NC: Airedale Terriers, Smooth Fox Terriers, Wire Fox Terriers, Kerry Blue Terriers, Lakeland Terriers, Norfolk Terriers, Welsh Terriers.
Mr. Peter Green, Bowmansville, PA: American Staffordshire Terriers, Bedlington Terriers, Dandie Dinmont Terriers, Miniature Schnauzers, Parson Russell Terriers, Skye Terriers, Standard Manchester Terriers.
Mr. William Potter II, St. Louis, MO: Australian Terriers, Cairn Terriers, Irish Terriers, Norwich Terriers, Scottish Terriers, Sealyham Terriers, Soft-Coated Wheaten Terriers.
Mrs. Karen Wilson, Sperryville, VA: Border Terriers, Bull Terriers (both Varieties), Glen of Imaal Terriers, Miniature Bull Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers, West Highland White Terriers.
TOY BREEDS AND VARIETIES (23):
Mr. Joseph Joly, III, Satellite Beach, FL: Affenpinschers, Brussels Griffons, Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, Chihuahuas (both Varieties), English Toy Spaniels (both Varieties).
Mr. Richard Bauer, Fort Lauderdale, FL: Chinese Cresteds, Havanese, Italian Greyhounds, Japanese Chins, Maltese.
Dr. Steven Keating, Dallas, TX: Miniature Pinschers, Shih Tzu, Silky Terriers, Toy Fox Terriers, Toy Manchester Terriers, Yorkshire Terriers.
Mr. Andrew Brace, Qwent, Wales, United Kingdom: Papillons, Pekingese, Pomeranians, Toy Poodles, Pugs.
NON-SPORTING BREEDS AND VARIETIES (18):
Mr. Charles Trotter, Carmel, CA: American Eskimo Dogs, Boston Terriers, Bulldogs, Chinese Shar-Peis.
Mr. Andrew Brace, Qwent, Wales, United Kingdom: Bichons Frise, Miniature Poodles, Standard Poodles.
Ms. Maxine Beam, Fort Worth, TX: Chow Chows, Dalmatians, Finnish Spitz, Lhasa Apsos, Schipperkes, Shiba Inu.
Mr. James Reynolds, Nepean, Ontario, Canada: French Bulldogs.
Mr. Randy Garren, Apex, NC: Keeshonden, Lowchen, Tibetan Spaniels, Tibetan Terriers.
HERDING BREEDS AND VARIETIES (23):
Mrs. Helen Lee James, Littleton, CO: Australian Cattle Dogs, Bearded Collies,
Border Collies, German Shepherd Dogs, Polish Lowland Sheepdogs, Pulik.
Mrs. Lynette Saltzman, Westport, CT: Australian Shepherds, Norwegian Buhund, Old English Sheepdogs, Pyrennean Shepherd, Shetland Sheepdogs.
Dr. Klaus Anselm, Denver, CO: Beauceron, Canaan Dogs, Cardigan Welsh Corgis, Collies (both Varieties), Pembroke Welsh Corgis, Swedish Vallhunds.
Ms. Peggy Beisel-McIlwaine, Ann Arbor, MI: Belgian Malinois, Belgian Sheepdogs, Belgian Tervuren, Bouviers des Flandres, Briards.
JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP PRELIMINARIES: Ms. Patricia Anne Keenan, Chicago, IL and Mr. Robert L. Vandiver, Simpsonville, SC.
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