AKC/Eukanuba National Championship 2011 Judging Panel. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AKC/EUKANUBA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2011 JUDGING PANEL RELEASED NEW YORK, NY (December 10, 2010) ? The American Kennel Club® is pleased to announce the judging panel for the 11th Annual AKC/Eukanuba National Championship to be held in Orlando, Fla. on Saturday, Dec. 17 and Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011. The 2011 event will once again showcase the nation?s top AKC-registered and international dogs as well as the popular Best Bred- by-Exhibitor competition, AKC Meet the Breeds® and the fifth Eukanuba World Challenge. The AKC National Obedience Invitational and AKC Agility Invitational will again be held in conjunction with the 2011 event. The Brevard Kennel Club, the Central Florida Kennel Club and the Space Coast Kennel Club of Palm Bay shows will precede the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship at the same site on Dec. 14-16, 2011. Heading the panel as Best in Show judge for the 2011 AKC/Eukanuba National Championship is Mrs. Robert (Polly) D. Smith of St. Stephens Church, Va. and Mr. James Reynolds of Nepean, Ontario, Canada will judge Best Bred-by-Exhibitor in Show. .....snipped... go to link below for the rest Judges for each of the seven variety groups and the Miscellaneous Classes are: SPORTING ? Mrs. Judith Goodin ? Leavenworth, Kans. HOUND ? Mrs. Lee Canalizo ? Palm Harbor, Fla. WORKING ? Mr. Edd Bivin ? Ft. Worth, Tex. TERRIER ? Mr. Peter Green ? Bowmansville, Pa. TOY ? Dr. Anthony DiNardo ? West Hartford, Conn. NON-SPORTING ? Mr. Frank Sabella ? Tampa, Fla. HERDING ? Mr. Robert Caswell ? Alpine, Calif. MISCELLANEOUS CLASSES & BEST IN MISCELLANEOUS CLASS ? Mr. Hans T. Lehtinen ? Vantaa, Finland BEST JUNIOR HANDLER ? Mrs. Kimberly Meredith-Cavanna ? Pleasant Hill, Calif. Judges for the seven Bred-by-Exhibitor variety groups are: SPORTING ? Mr. Frank Kane ? Redcar, Cleveland, UK HOUND ? Dr. Jose Luis Payro ? Mexico City, Mexico WORKING ? Dr. Carmen Battaglia ? Roswell, Ga. TERRIER ? Mrs. Karen Wilson ? Sperryville, Va. TOY ? Ms. Elizabeth Muthard ? Bristow, Va. NON-SPORTING ? Mr. Andrew Mills ? Bonita, Calif. HERDING ? Mrs. Roberta Davies ? Brimfield, Mass. Judges for the Eukanuba World Challenge are: Eukanuba World Challenge Winner: Mr. Enrique Filippini ? Buenos Aires, Argentina Section Judges: ? Dr. Tamas Jakkel ? Budapest, Hungary ? Mrs. Barbara Müller ? Bauma, Switzerland ? Mrs. Zena Thorn-Andrews ? Worcester, UK ? Mr. C.V. Sudarsan ? Shenoy Nagar -Chennai, India ,,,,,,, snipped... go to link below for all the rest of the breed assignments (SH) HERDING GROUP: BREED ASSIGNMENTS: Mrs. Patricia Hastings Australian Cattle Dogs Dr. Klaus Anselm Australian Shepherds, Pulik Mr. Donald M. Booxbaum Bearded Collies, Caanan Dogs, Entlebucher Mountain Dogs, Shetland Sheepdogs Mrs. Kimberly Meredith-Cavanna Beaucerons, Cardigan Welsh Corgis, Pembroke Welsh Corgis, Pyrenean Shepherds Dr. Thomas Davies Belgian Malinois, Belgian Sheepdogs, Belgian Tervuren, Bouviers des Flandres, Briards Mrs. Kathleen Steen Collies (Rough), Collies (Smooth), Icelandic Sheepdogs, Old English Sheepdogs, Polish Lowland Sheepdogs Mr. Hans T. Lehtinen (Finland) Finnish Laphunds Mr. Francisco Chapa (Mexico) German Shepherd Dogs Mrs. Elizabeth Cate Cartledge (UK) Border Collies, Norwegian Buhunds, Swedish Vallhunds JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP PRELIMINARY JUDGES: Miss Charlotte Anderson ? Lexington, Ky. Mr. Michael C. Kennedy ? Raleigh, N.C. AKC NATIONAL OBEDIENCE INVITATIONAL JUDGES: Mr. Robert J. Janek ? Farmland, Ind. Mrs. Patricia R. Krause ? Rhinelander, Wis. Mr. Tom B. Masterson ? Elyria, Ohio Mr. Ronald F. Roberts ? Ocala, Fla. Mr. Robert T. Self, Jr. ? Galesburg, Ill. Mr. Robert J Squires ? Webster, N. Y. AKC AGILITY INVITATIONAL JUDGES: Ms. Terri Campbell ? Huntsville, Ala. Mike Lappin, DVM ? Buzzards Bay, Mass. Mr. Blair Kelly ? Odenton, Md. Nalle Jansson - Häggeby, Sweden The 2011 AKC/Eukanuba National Championship will mark the 11th event in AKC's premier showcase for dogs, which is presented with Eukanuba. QUALIFYING DATES: AKC/Eukanuba National Championship: The 2010 qualifying dates for the 2011 AKC/Eukanuba National Championship will be October 13, 2010 ? October 11, 2011. The Bred-by Exhibitor qualifying dates will be October 13, 2010 ? October 11, 2011. Junior Showmanship: October 13, 2010 ? October 11, 2011 AKC National Obedience Invitational: July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011 AKC Agility Invitational: July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011 ### The American Kennel Club (AKC), founded in 1884, maintains the largest registry of purebred dogs in the world. Its rules and regulations govern more than 20,000 canine competitions each year. 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