Criteria
Breed Specialists and All Rounders:
All persons whom the Golden Retriever Club support to award Kennel Club Challenge Certificates (CCs) to the Breed; they are to have been approved by the Kennel Club and already satisfactorily completed their first appointment.
NB: After January 2011 there will be a Kennel Club mandatory requirement for a judge awarding CCs for the first time to have attended a Kennel Club Field Trial at Open Stake level or an Open Gundog Working Test for the relevant gundog sub-group.

Criteria
Breed Specialists and All Rounders:
All persons who fulfil the requirements of the A3 List: they are to have been assessed in accordance with the Kennel Club requirements, accepted by the Kennel Club for inclusion on this list and have the support of the Committee.

Criteria

1. Breed Specialist

a. To have a minimum of 7 years judging experience in the Breed and the support of the Committee
b. To have judged at least one Breed Club Open Show or a GRC Supported Show.
c. To have judged Breed classes at a minimum of 15 Open Shows, or Championship Shows without CCs, over a wide geographical area.
d. To have judged a minimum of 100 Breed Classes.
e. To have judged a minimum of 500 dogs in Breed classes.
f Save in exceptional circumstances to have bred or owned a minimum of 3 dogs when they gained their first entry in the Kennel Club Stud Book.
g. To have stewarded over a minimum of 12 days at shows.
h. To have attended a. seminar given by a Kennel Club accredited trainer, and passed the relevant examination, on the Kennel Club's regulations and judging procedures.
i. To have attended a seminar given by the Kennel Club accredited trainer on conformation and movement.
j. To have attended and passed the Kennel Club's "Hands On" Assessment.
k. To have attended at least one Breed specific seminar run in accordance with the Kennel Club's Code of Best Practice and passed an examination and / or assessment.

 

 

2. All Rounders

Applications from All Rounders will be considered on an individual basis; however, they must meet the following minimum requirements of the Kennel Club:
a. To have a minimum of 7 years judging experience of which at least 5 must be in the
Breed, and have the support of the Committee.
b. To have awarded CC's in at least one other breed.
c. To have stewarded over a minimum of 12 days at shows.
d. To have judged a minimum of 100 classes
d. To have judged a minimum of 500 dogs in the Breed.
e. To have shown a genuine interest in the breed and attended at least one Breed specific seminar run in accordance with the Kennel Club's Code of Best Practice and passed an examination and / or assessment. (Effective from 1st July 2001).

Criteria.
1. Breed Specialist.
a. To have a minimum of 7 years experience of owning and exhibiting Golden Retrievers and have the support of the Committee.
b. To have judged the Breed on at least 7 occasions over a minimum period of 5 years - preferably over a wide geographical area.
c. To have judged a minimum of 50 Breed classes at Open Shows or Championship Shows without CCs.
d. To have judged a minimum of 200 dogs in the Breed in Breed classes.
e. To have attended a. seminar given by a Kennel Club accredited trainer, and passed the relevant examination, on the Kennel Club's regulations and judging procedures.
f. To have attended a seminar given by a Kennel Club accredited trainer on conformation & movement.
g. To have attended and passed the Kennel Club's "Hands On" assessment.
h. To have attended at least one Breed specific seminar run in accordance with the Kennel Club's Code of Best Practice and passed an examination and / or assessment.

2. All Rounders.
a. To have a minimum of 7 years judging experience in any breed and have the
support of the Committee.
b. To have judged a minimum of 25 Golden Retriever classes
c. To have judged a minimum of 200 Golden Retrievers in Breed classes.
d. Judges who have been approved by the Kennel Club to judge the Gundog Group
and have the support of the Committee.
"C" List
Criteria-Breed Specialists
For Aspirant judges who have shown an interest in the Breed and have the support of the Committee.
Criteria-All Rounders
For Aspirant judges who have shown an interest in the Breed and have the support of the Committee.

Austin, Mrs B
Avis, Mrs.H.
Axe, Mr A
Balaam, Mr D
Balaam, Mrs M
Bargh, Mr B
Bilton, Mr D
Borrow,Mrs E
Brittain, Mrs B
Brittain, Mr J.R
Burden, Mrs M

Clark, Mrs J
Crick, Mrs S
Cullen, Mr P
Day, Mrs N
Hibbs, Mrs M
Hinks, Mrs H
Iles, Mrs M
Newark, Mrs E
Owen, Mrs M.
Parnell, Mr A
Pascoe, Mr T R
Pickard, Mr P
Potts, Mr C
Potts, Mrs E
Robertson, Mrs P
Robinson, Mrs J
Price- Harding, Mr D.J
Simister, Mrs K
Theed, Mrs T.E
Tudor, Mrs J
Webb, Mrs B
Weeks, Mrs A
Wright, Mrs L

PLEASE NOTE: JUDGES ANNOTATED WITH A * ARE ALSO BREED SPECIALISTS

Allen-Rossiter, Mrs E
Almey, Mrs S.M.
Anderson Mrs. B
Anderson, Mrs L
Andrews, Mrs W
Armstrong, Mrs P
Arnold, Mrs P
Ashton, Mrs C
Athey, Mrs B
Banks, Mrs A
Barnes, Mrs S
Barrow, Mrs J
Baskett, Mrs B
Bawden, Miss C
Beauchamp, Mrs P.G
Bevis, Mrs P
Birkin-Green, Mrs S
Bradwell, Mrs J
Brightley, Mrs F.M
Brodie, Mrs G.A
Broughton, Mrs R
Brown, Mrs S
Buckingham, Mrs J
Burns, Mrs V
Butterworth, Mrs P
Caisley, Mrs E
Cardell, Miss A
Carey, Mr P
Carnie, Mrs M
Carter, Mrs C.
Catterall, Mr B
Clarke, Mr J M
Clarke, Mrs V
Collins, Mrs C
Comer, Mrs P
Cooper, Mrs P
Crang, Mrs J
Crosbie, Mr J
Crosbie-BIack, Mrs K
Cuthill, Ms. I
Dale, Mrs D
Edwards, Mrs P
Edwards, Mr R J
Everett-Monks, Mrs M J
Falconer, Mrs A.E
Fall,Mr A.
Foreman, Mrs T
Fryckstrand, Mr H
Frankland-Mace, Mrs J
Garget, Ms. F
Gell, Mrs B
Gilbert, Mrs C.A
Godefroy, Mr M
Goodwin, Mrs S
Gowland, Ms. P
Gray-Bloechliger, Mrs S
Grimmett, Mrs J
Gunner, Mrs W
Hagger, Mrs A
Hare, Mr R
Hathaway, Mr F
Hay, Mrs J
Hays, Miss J
Hennessy, Mr G
Hennessy, Mrs L
Hewitson, Mrs G
Hickinbottom, Mr A
Hicks, Mr J S
Hill, Mrs G.M
Hodgson, Mrs A
Holmes, Mr W
Holmes, Mrs P
Iles-Hebbert, Mrs J
Ingram, Mrs E
James, Mrs H
Johns, Mrs P
Johnson, Mrs J
Johnsson, Mr F
Jolly, Mrs S
Jones, Mrs M.A
Jones, Mrs V
Keene, Mrs E
Keighley, Mrs B
Kempson, Mr P
Kipps, Mrs L
Lambshead, Mrs H
Lane, Mr R S
Lane, Mrs S
Liggins, Mrs B
Linter, Mrs S
Lowe, Mrs B
Mackay, Mrs C
Mannings, Mr D
May, Mrs J
Maynard, Mr RC
McKenna, Mrs M
Mills, Mrs B
Moran, Mr L
Morris, Mrs H
Morss, Mrs H. V. G
Moxon, Mr J.D
Moxon, Mrs S
Naylor, Mrs J
Nowell, Mrs S
Orzel Mrs A
Pamment, Mrs A
Philpott, Mr M
Pope, Mrs E
Pounds-Longhurst, Mrs S
Rains, Mrs R E
Rhodes, Mrs J E
Richardson, Mr J
Richardson, Mrs A
Richardson, Mrs L
Ross, Mrs S
Russell, Miss S
Ryder, Mrs J
Scholes, Mrs S
Scott, Mrs K.M
Seamons, Mrs J
Sillence, Mrs M
Sillence, Mr R
Smith, Mr T.B
Spratt, Mr S
Spratt, Mrs U.M
Stokes, Mrs B
Strudwick, Mrs L
Taylor, Mrs J
Taylor, Mr R
Thurm, Mrs F
Tiranti, Mr J
Tiranti, Mrs J
Towers Mrs S
Tregaskis, Mrs V
Trotter, Mrs P
Tuck, Mrs P
Walker, Mrs E.J
Ward, Mrs E
Watkins, Mr M. G
Watkins, Mrs S
Weightman, Mrs R
Wicklow, Mrs G
Wilcock, Miss R V
Wilson, Miss L
Woodcock, Mrs A
Woods, Mrs M.I
Yates, Mrs A
Young, Mrs J
Young, Mr K
Zingg, Mrs C

Barbour, Dr R*
Coode, Mrs C
Coward-Scholes Mrs F
Cowe, Mrs M.C.S
Ellis, Ms K*
Ferris, Mr I *
Foss, Mrs V A. *
Hathaway, Mrs M *
Holm-Hanson, Mrs M
Hollings, Mrs P
Horan, Mrs A
Hutchison, Mrs B *
Hutchison, Mr D *
Iverson, Mr P
James, Dr R.W
Kane, Mr F
Mackay, Mr C
Marshall, Mrs F N *

Massey, Mr E *
Moss, Mrs A
Murray, Mrs H.C
Prosser, Mr J *
Scholes, Mr R M *
Scott, Mr A
Somerfield, Mrs F.A
Strudwick, Mr R A*
Webster, Mrs A

No Nominations

No Nominations

Aulton, Miss A.
Barnes, Mrs. P.
Benson, Mrs. C.
Cooper, Ms. A.
Drury, Mr. P.
Edwards, Mrs. J. R. G.
Facq, Mr. B.
Gaffney, Mrs. M.
Gargan, Mrs. G.
Gray, Mrs. C.
Green, Mrs. W.
Griggs, Mrs. J.
Haigh, Mr. C.
Hammond, Mrs. M.
Hare, Mrs. G.
Hawkins, Mrs. S.
Hird, Mr. J. A.
Hush, Mrs S
Kipps, Mr. G.
Kirby, Mrs. H.
Lehtonen, Mrs. R. L.
Lennon, Mr. J.
Mackenzie, Mr G.R
McFarlane, Mrs. W.G.
McGugan, Ms.D.
Muncey, Mrs. J.E.
Murley, Mrs. M.P
Nelmes, Mrs P.A
Orzel, Mr W.J.
Patterson, Mrs. S.
Rose, Mrs D.
Rowark, Mrs. P.
Ryder, Mr. A.
Scott, Mr. G.
Storey, Mrs J
Talbot, Mr G
Taylor, Mr D
Taylor, Mrs P
Turner, Miss R
Van Maren, Mr H.B
Webster, Mrs.S.E.
Wilson, Mrs P

Almey, Dr. H.*
Bell, Mr. D.J.
Bunce, Mr. W.
Gill-Davies, Mrs. J.
Greenwood, Mr M
Harvey-Major, Ms. L
Miller, Mr. D.
Pinto, Mr. L.M.
Prosser, Mrs. F.

Atha, Mrs B
Baldwin-Davis, Mrs A
Bassant, Ms N
Bearman, Mrs J
Best, Mrs. L.
Brailsford, Miss G
Brown, Mrs E
Buckley, Mrs D.J
Cheshire, Mrs J. A.
Connor, Mr. J.
Dawe, Miss J
Donahue, Mr C
Dunbar, Miss L.
Duncan, Mrs J
Ennis-Van Maren, Mrs C
Everett-Monks, Mr M
Ewings, Mrs D
French, Mrs.C.
Gatward, Mrs S
Gibson, Mr C
Greenwood, Mrs K
Gripton, Mrs H
Hambling, Mr P.D
Hargrave, Mr RP
Harris, Mrs F.K
Haselden, Mrs M
Hutchings, Mrs L
Irving, Mr S.R.
Lade, Mr D. J
Lewis, Mrs R
Loach, Miss S
Male, Mrs H I
McCartney, Mr B
McCreath, Mr J
McDonald Wood, Mrs.C
Merrick, Miss J
Merrick, Mrs J.N
Mills, Mrs AL
Morgan, Mrs J
North, Mrs P
Perry, Mr A
Peters, Mrs S
Pickup, Mrs W
Pickstock, Mrs M
Pinfield, Mrs I
Porter, Mrs M A
Porter, Miss. S
Reeves, Mrs W
Roberts, Mrs S.M
Robson, Mrs M.A
Rourke-Knights, Mrs D
Saxon, Mrs Y
Skinner, Mrs S
Smallcombe, Mrs J.
Smith, Mr G.J
Smith, Mrs H.
Sparrow, Mrs J.A
Stanley, Mrs J
Stephenson, Mrs A
Timpson, Miss J.J
Tyler, Mrs J.D
Walker, Mr A.A
Ward, Mrs J
Webster, Mr E
Williams, Mrs. J.
Wood, Miss. S.
Zubair, Mrs.S.

Banbury, Mrs B
Blay, Mrs P
Burgess, Mr J. K
Carter, Mr B *
Curry, Mr A
Dalton, Mr D
Darby, Mr E W
Gates, Mrs E
George, Mr A
Gisborne, Mrs J
Gorman, Mrs K
Green, Mr P
Griffiths, Mr G
McGarry, Mr M.D
Mason-Minns Mrs J
Miller, Mrs J.M
Morris, Mr R
Muirhead, Mrs C *
Nicholls, Mr AG
Rhodes, Mrs P *
Simpson, Mr AE
Taylor, Mr B *
Thomas, Mrs S
Thirwell, Mr J
Thorn-Andrews, Mrs Z
Waring, Mrs J.C
Woodward, Mr.C
Worth, Mr N.

Adams, Mrs M
Anson, Mr R
Armstrong, Mr N
Archer, Miss P
Arrondelle, Mr D. G.
Bennett,Mrs.L
Binks, Mrs S
Bond, Mrs E
Brewer, Mrs S
Burren, Mrs G
Burrows, Mr E.W.C.
Campion, Mrs A
Callow, Mrs A.M
Carden, Mr M
Cassidy, Mrs S.M
Challenger, Miss D
Clark, Miss J
Clear, Mrs T
Conner, Mrs 1. A
Cowdrey, Mrs A
Darby, Mrs J
Dean, Mr R.E
Dobson, Mrs F.E
Ewart, Mrs T
Fascione, Miss M
Ferguson, Mrs K
Ferguson, Mrs H
Fisher, Mrs E
Fleet, Mrs M.A
Foreman, Mr G
Gibson, Mr W
Golder, Mrs S
Goodwin, Mrs P
Grainger, Mrs P.E
Grant, Mrs W.R
Gray, Mrs S
Green, Mr G
Hall, Miss S.A
Harvey, Mrs A
Hay, Mrs S
Haxton, Mrs C
Hayward, Mrs S.B
Henry, Mrs C
Hill, Mrs H.L
Hill, Miss P
Hurd, Miss V
Jenkinson, Mrs R
Joy, Mrs M
Karves, Miss H
Layland, Miss L
Leather, Mrs A
Lees, Mrs J
Leonard, Mrs P
Lingley, Miss E
Loverock, Mrs M
McCormack, Miss S
McDonald, Miss M
Mell, Mrs H
Millward, Mr J
Murray, Mr D. D
Murray, Mrs M.J
Neeson, Mrs L.M
Neil, Miss. M
Nerrel, Mrs A
Palk, Mrs M
Parry, Mrs P V
Pattie, Mr A
Potter, Mrs M.A
Pratt, Miss T
Price, Ms. A.
Runcorn, Mrs K
Sanders, Mr P
Sands, Mrs P
Schofield, Mrs S
Seamons, Mr P.D
Stevens, Mrs D.A
Taylor, Mrs F.J
Taylor, Mr J M
Thompson, Mrs L
Tricker, Mrs P
Vernon, Mrs. D.J.
Van Der Weiden, Mr R
Van Leeuwen, Mrs A
Walker, Mrs P
Wells, Mrs P.M.
Wharfe, Ms. S.M
Wild. Mrs J
Wylde, Mrs D

Boswell, Mr M.
Brown, Mrs V.K.
Cooper, Mrs L
Davidovic, Mrs N.
Johnson, Miss B.
Jury, Mrs C
McDonald, Mrs C
Massey, Mrs G
Reynolds-Frost, Mrs B
Taylor, Mrs M
White, Mrs M
Wilmhurst, Mr D.O

"IN ASSESSING DOGS, JUDGES SHOULD PENALISE ANY FEATURES OR EXAGGERATIONS WHICH THEY CONSIDER WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE SOUNDNESS, HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF THE DOG"

Societies wanting to contact any of the above judges should email GRC Secretary Clive Donahue for their contact details