The American Kennel Club® (AKC®) is pleased to announce the judging panels for the 2024 National Owner-Handled Series (NOHS) Finals and the AKC Royal Canin National All-Breed Puppy and Junior Stakes to be held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida in conjunction with the AKC National Championship Presented by Royal Canin. The NOHS Finals will be held on December 13 & 14, 2024 and the AKC Royal Canin National All-Breed Puppy and Junior Stakes will be held on December 13, 2024.
Best in Show for the NOHS Finals will be judged by Mr. Michael Faulkner on Saturday evening. Best in Stakes will be judged on Friday, December 13th, by an elite panel of three judges: Mr. Terry Stacy, Ms. Elizabeth Sweigart and Mr. Michael Faulkner.
Judges for the seven variety groups at the National Owner-Handled Series Finals are:
SPORTING BREEDS AND GROUP: Mrs. Meghen Riese-Bassel – Social Circle, GA
HOUND BREEDS AND GROUP: Mrs. Helen Winski Stein – Venice, FL
WORKING BREEDS AND GROUP: Mrs. Dawn L Gabig – Wilson, NC
TERRIER BREEDS AND GROUP: Mr. Kenneth E Berg – Moraga, CA
TOY BREEDS AND GROUP: Dale R Martenson – Durant, OK
NON-SPORTING BREEDS AND GROUP: Mr. Desmond Murphy – Monroe, NY
HERDING BREEDS AND GROUP: Andrew Ritter – Stockton, NJ
Breed and Group judges at the AKC Royal Canin National All-Breed Puppy and Junior Stakes are:
SPORTING – Ms. Mary Dukes – Marshville, NC
HOUND – Johann Becera-Hernandes – Saint Cloud, FL
WORKING – Mr. Milan Lint – New Hope, PA
TERRIER – Andrew Green – Flemington, NJ
TOY – Dr. Donald Sturz, Jr. – Brooklyn, NY
NON-SPORTING – Mrs. Gina Weiser – Weston, MO
HERDING – Mr. Colton Johnson – Colorado Springs, CO
| SPORTING GROUP | Breed Assignments |
| Ms. Mary Dukes | Barbet, Bracco Italiano, Lagotto Ramagnolo, Nederlandse Kooikerhondje, German Shorthaired Pointer, German Wirehaired Pointer, English Setter, Gordon Setter, Irish Setter, Irish Red & White Setter, Spinone Italiano, Vizsla, Weimaraner, Wirehaired Pointing Griffon, Wirehaired Vizsla, Small Munsterlander |
| Mrs. Rosalind Kramer | Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Golden Retriever |
| Mrs. Angela Pickett | American Water Spaniel, Boykin Spaniel, Clumber Spaniel, Cocker Spaniel (All Varieties), English Cocker Spaniel, English Springer Spaniel, Field Spaniel, Irish Water Spaniel, Sussex Spaniel, Welsh Springer Spaniel |
| Amy Rodrigues-Comer | Brittany, Curly-Coated Retriever, Flat-Coated Retriever, Labrador Retriever, Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever |
| Joan Scott | Pointer |
| HOUND GROUP | Breed Assignments |
| Johann Becera-Hernandes | Afghan Hound, Bassett Hound, Dachshund (all varieties), Rhodesian Ridgeback |
| Marcello Chagas | American English Coonhound, American Foxhound, Beagle (both varieties), Black and Tan Coonhound, Bloodhound, Bluetick Coonhound, English Foxhound, Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen, Plott Hound, Portuguese Podengo Pequeno, Redbone Coonhound, Treeing Walker Coonhound |
| Kathi Brown | Azawakh, Basenji, Borzoi, Cirneco dell’Etna, Greyhound, Ibizan Hound, Irish Wolfhound, Norwegian Elkhound, Otterhound, Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen, Pharaoh Hound, Saluki, Scottish Deerhound, Sloughi, Whippet, Basset Fauvre de Bretagne, Norbottenspets, Peruvian Inca Orchid, Portuguese Podengo |
| WORKING GROUP | Breed Assignments |
| Debbie Melgreen | Akita, Alaskan Malamute, Boxer, Bullmastiff, Great Dane, Great Pyrenees, Mastiff, Neapolitan Mastiff, Newfoundland, St. Bernard, Samoyed, Siberian Husky |
| Mr. Milan Lint | Anatolian Shepherd, Bernese Mountain Dog, Boerboel, Cane Corso, Chinook, Doberman Pinscher, Dogo Argentino, Dogue de Bordeaux, German Pinscher, Kuvasz, Standard Schnauzer, Tibetan Mastiff |
| Pamela Lambie | Black Russian Terrier, Giant Schnauzer, Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, Komondor, Leonberger, Portuguese Water Dogs, Rottweiler, Danish Swedish Farmdog, Kai Ken, Pyrenean Mastiff, Yakutain Laika, Czechoslovakian Vlcak |
| TERRIER GROUP | Breed Assignments |
| Alex Wheeler | Airedale Terrier, American Hairless Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, Bedlington Terrier, Bull Terrier (both varieties), Irish Terrier, Kerry Blue Terrier, Lakeland Terrier, Manchester Terrier (Standard), Miniature Bull Terrier, Miniature Schnauzer, Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Welsh Terrier |
| Mr. Andrew Green | Australian Terrier, Border Terrier, Cairn Terrier, Cesky Terrier, Dandie Dinmont
Terrier, Smooth Fox Terrier, Wire Fox Terrier, Glen of Imaal Terrier, Norfolk Terrier, Norwich Terrier, Parson Russell Terrier, Rat Terrier, Russell Terrier, Scottish Terrier, Sealyham Terrier, Skye Terrier, West Highland White Terrier, Teddy Roosevelt Terrier |
| TOY GROUP | Breed Assignments |
| Dr. Donald Sturz, Jr. | Affenpinscher, Brussels Griffon, English Toy Spaniel (all varieties), Italian Greyhound, Papillon, Pomeranian, Pug |
| Susan Giles | Biewer Terrier, Chihuahua (both varieties), Maltese, Pekingese, Shih Tzu, Silky Terrier, Yorkshire Terrier, Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka, Bolognese |
| Linda George | Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Chinese Crested, Japanese Chin, Manchester Terrier (Toy), Miniature Pinscher, Poodle (Toy), Russian Toy, Toy Fox Terrier |
| Joan Scott | Havanese |
| NON-SPORTING GROUP | Breed Assignments |
| Mr. Luke Ehricht | American Eskimo Dog, Bulldog,
Chinese Shar Pei, Chow Chow, Coton de Tulear, Finnish Spitz, Keeshond, Lhasa Apso, Lowchen, Norwegian Lundehund, Schipperke, Shiba Inu, Tibetan Spaniel, Tibetan Terrier, Japanese Akita Inu, German Spitz |
| Mrs. Rosalind Kramer | Bichon Frise |
| Mrs. Gina Weiser | Boston Terrier, Dalmatian,
French Bulldog, Poodle (Miniature), Poodle (Standard), Xoloitzcuintli |
| HERDING GROUP | Breed Assignments |
| Mr. Colton Johnson | Australian Cattle Dog, Border Collie, Bouvier des Flandres, Collie (both varieties), Entlebucher Mountain Dog, Finnish Lapphund, German Shepherd Dog, Icelandic Sheepdog, Mudi, Norwegian Buhund, Old English Sheepdog, Puli, Pumi |
| Jennie Hynes | Australian Shepherd, Bearded Collie, Belgian Laekenois, Belgian Malinois, Belgian Sheepdog, Belgian Tervuren, Bergamasco, Miniature American Shepherd, Polish Lowland Sheepdog, Pyrenean Shepherd, Spanish Water Dog, Dutch Shepherd |
| Joan Scott | Beauceron, Berger Picard, Briard, Canaan Dog, Cardigan Welsh Corgi, Lancashire Heeler, Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Swedish Vallhund |
*Panel subject to final approval.