The National Dog Show 2025 Judges List

The judges have been separated into separate groups to help you find the judge for your event.

Judge
BEST IN SHOW Mr Barry Day (Subject to RKC Approval)
BEST PUPPY IN SHOW Mr Barry Day (Subject to RKC Approval)
BEST VETERAN IN SHOW Mr Barry Day (Subject to RKC Approval)
BEST SPECIAL BEGINNER IN SHOW TBC
GUNDOG GROUP Mr D R Alcorn
GUNDOG PUPPY Miss Editha Newton
GUNDOG VETERAN Mr Peter Pavey
TOY GROUP Mr Ashley Reid (Australia)
TOY PUPPY Mrs Diane Stewart-Ritchie
TOY VETERAN Mr Mark James
UTILITY GROUP Mr Tom H Johnston
UTILITY PUPPY Mr Tony Moran
UTILITY VETERAN Mr Howard Ogden
WORKING GROUP Mr Glynn Payne
WORKING PUPPY Mr Mark James
WORKING VETERAN Mr Francesco Cochetti (Italy)
PASTORAL GROUP Mrs Fran Kaye
PASTORAL PUPPY Miss Lucy Mottram
PASTORAL VETERAN Mr Shauna Watson (Cyprus)
HOUND GROUP Mrs Diane Stewart-Ritchie
HOUND PUPPY Mr Francesco Cochetti (Italy)
HOUND VETERAN Mr Tim Ball
TERRIER GROUP Mr Joe Ashe
TERRIER PUPPY Mrs Sue Thomson
TERRIER VETERAN Miss Carmel Clarke-O’Neill
BREEDERS GROUP Mr John Ritchie
SPECIAL BEGINNERS GROUP (ALL FOUR DAYS) TBC
PUPPY STAKES (ALL FOUR DAYS) TBC

 

Judge
MERIEL HATHAWAY MEMORIAL OPEN STAKES (ALL FOUR DAYS) Mr John Ritchie
VNB STAKES Mrs Jill Peak
CHAMPION STAKES (ALL FOUR DAYS) TBC
POST GRADUATE STAKES (ALL FOUR DAYS) Mr John Ritchie
AV IMPORTED REGISTER Day 1 (Hound) Mr Jeff Horswell
AV IMPORTED REGISTER Day 1 (Terrier) Mr Jeff Horswell
AV IMPORTED REGISTER Day 2 (Gundog) Mr Jeff Horswell
AV IMPORTED REGISTER Day 3 (Working) Mr Jeff Horswell
AV IMPORTED REGISTER Day 3 (Pastoral) Mr Jeff Horswell
AV IMPORTED REGISTER Day 4 (Utility) Mr Jeff Horswell
AV IMPORTED REGISTER Day 4 (Toy) Mr Jeff Horswell
YKC MEMBERS STAKES Day 1 Mrs Jill Peak
YKC MEMBERS STAKES Day 2 Mrs Jill Peak
YKC MEMBERS STAKES Day 3 Mrs Jill Peak
YKC MEMBERS STAKES Day 4 Mrs Jill Peak
YKC HANDLING CLASSES Day 1 Mrs Jill Peak
YKC HANDLING CLASSES Day 2 Mrs Jill Peak
YKC HANDLING CLASSES Day 3 Mrs Jill Peak
YKC HANDLING CLASSES Day 4 Mrs Jill Peak
ADULT HANDLING Day 1 Mrs Jill Peak
ADULT HANDLING Day 2 Mrs Jill Peak
ADULT HANDLING Day 3 Mrs Jill Peak
ADULT HANDLING Day 4 Mrs Jill Peak
AV GOOD CITIZEN STAKES Day 1 (Hound & Terrier) Mrs Jill Peak
AV GOOD CITIZEN STAKES Day 2 (Gundog) Mrs Jill Peak
AV GOOD CITIZEN STAKES Day 3 (Working & Pastoral) Mrs Jill Peak
AV GOOD CITIZEN STAKES Day 4 (Utility & Toy) Mrs Jill Peak

Hound Group – Day 1: Thursday 8th May 2025 (* Denotes Non CC)

Breed Judge
Afghan Hound Mr Stuart Smith
Basenji Mrs Sharon Sargent
Basset Fauve de Bretagne Miss Helen Wayman
Basset Griffon Vendeen (Grand) Mr Wendell Moore
Basset Griffon Vendeen (Petit) Mr Richard Bott
Basset Hound
(A ramp will be available for this breed)
Miss Helen Wayman
*Bavarian Mountain Hound Mr Tom Mather
Beagle Miss Editha Newton
Bloodhound Mr Graham Hill
Borzoi Mrs Lorraine Marchant
*Cirneco Dell’Etna Mrs Hazel Fitzgibbon
Dachshund (Long Haired) Mr Phil Freer
Dachshund (Miniature – Longhaired) Mr David Craig
Dachshund (Smooth Haired) Mr Edward Allen
Dachshund (Miniature Smooth-Haired) Mr Phil Freer
Dachshund (Wire-haired) Miss Elizabeth Millward
Dachshund (Miniature Wire-Haired) Miss Elizabeth Millward
Breed Judge
Deerhound Mr Graham Hill
Finnish Spitz Miss Sue Finnett
*Foxhound Mrs Diane Stewart-Ritchie
Greyhound Mr Simon Burton
*Hamiltonstovare Mr Tom Mather
*Harrier Mr Graham Hill
Ibizan Hound Mr Tom Mather
Irish Wolfhound Mr Shaun Watson (Cyprus)
Norwegian Elkhound Mrs Hazel Fitzgibbon
Otterhound Miss Sue Finnett
Pharoah Hound Mrs Jacquiline Whitworh
* Portuguese Podengo (Warren Hound) Mr Graham Hill
Rhodesian Ridgeback Mr Andrew Clark-MacLean
Saluki Mr Neil Stanmore
*Sloughi Mrs Diane Stewart-Ritchie
Whippet – Dogs Miss Jenny Dove
Whippet – Bitches Mrs Caroline Friend-Rees

Terrier Group – Day 1: Thursday 8th May 2025 (* Denotes Non CC)

Breed Judge
Airedale Terrier Mr Jim McGhie
Australian Terrier Mr Tim Ball
Bedlington Terrier Mr John Scanlan
Border Terrier Miss Katie Hamilton
Bull Terrier Mr Jeff Horswell
Miniature Bull Terrier Mr Jeff Horswell
Cairn Terrier Mrs Joan Percy
Cesky Terrier Dr ian Gabriel
Dandie Dinmont Terrier Mr Shaun Watson (Cyprus)
Fox Terrier Smooth Mr Jim McGhie
Fox Terrier Wire Mr Jim McGhie
Glen of Imaal Terrier Mrs Jane Howarth
Irish Terrier Miss Nicola Foster
*Jack Russell Terrier Mr Francesco Cochetti (Italy)
Breed Judge
Kerry Blue Terrier Mr Bob Blackley
Lakeland Terrier Mr John Scanlan
Manchester Terrier Mr Craig Scanlan
Norfolk Terrier Dr Ian Gabriel
Norwich Terrier Mr Bob Blackley
Parson Russell Terrier Mr Bob Blackley
Scottish Terrier Mr Tim Ball
Sealyham Terrier Mr Thomas West
Skye Terrier Mr Francesco Cochetti (Italy)
Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Mr Bill Browne-Cole
Staffordshire Bull Terrier Mr Graham Turley
Welsh Terrier Mrs Janet Robertson
West Highland White Terrier Mrs Rosalyn Dunne

Gundog Group – Day 2: Friday 9th MAY 2025 (* Denotes Non CC)

Breed Judge
Bracco Italiano Miss Nicola Spencer
Brittany Mr Anthony Allen
English Setter Mr Stewart Cook
*German Longhaired Pointer Mr James Newton
German Shorthaired Pointer Mrs Bridgette Bodle
German Wirehaired Pointer Miss Alice Turnbull
Gordon Setter Mr Anthony Burke
Hungarian Vizsla Ms Irene Glen
Hungarian Wirehaired Vizsla Mr Ashley Reid (Australia)
Irish Red & White Setter Mr John Thirlwell
Irish Setter Miss Tania Gardner
Italian Spinone Mr Anthony Allen
Large Munsterlander Mr Anthony Allen
*Lagotto Romagnolo Mrs Bridgette Bodle
Pointer Mr John Evans
Retriever (Chesapeake Bay) Mr James Newton
Retriever (Curly Coated) Mr Julien Barney
Breed Judge
Retriever (Flat Coated) Mr Jeff Horswell
Retriever (Golden) – Dogs Mr Frederik Kien-Hansen (Denmark)
Retriever (Golden) – Bitches Mrs Susanna Zubair
Retriever (Labrador) – Dogs Mrs Diane Stewart-Ritchie
Retriever (Labrador) – Bitches Miss Fiona MacLean
Retriever (Nova Scotia Duck Tolling) Mr Shaun Watson (Cyprus)
Spaniel (American Cocker) Mr Ashley Reid (Australia)
Spaniel (Clumber) Mr Chris Hill
Spaniel (Cocker) Mr Richard Bott
Spaniel (English Springer) Mrs Honor Harrison
Spaniel (Field) Mr John Thirlwell
Spaniel (Irish Water) Mrs Jacqueline Ward
Spaniel (Sussex) Mrs Jacqueline Ward
Spaniel (Welsh Springer) Mrs Jane Sutherland
Spanish Water Dog Mr James Newton
Weimaraner Mr Larry Wilks

Working Group – Day 3: Saturday 10th MAY 2025 (* Denotes Non CC)

Breed Judge
Alaskan Malamute
Mrs Lisa Mort
Bernese Mountain Dog
Mrs Emily English
Bouvier Des Flandres
Mr Tan Nagrecha
Boxer – Dogs
Mr Gary Pearce
Boxer – Bitches
Mr Shaun Watson (Cyprus)
Bullmastiff
Mr Shaun Watson (Cyprus)
*Canadian Eskimo Dog
Mrs Chris Watson (Cyprus)
Dobermann
Miss Aileen Coull
Dogue De Bordeaux Mr Barry Blunden
*German Pinscher
Mr Steve Hall
Giant Schnauzer
Mrs Ann McDermott
Great Dane
Mrs Debbie Stansbury
*Great Swiss Mountain Dog
Mrs Chris Watson (Cyprus)
Breed Judge
*Greenland Dog
Mr Bill Browne-Cole
*Hovawart
Mr Tan Nagrecha
Leonberger
Mrs Debbie Stansbury
Mastiff
Mrs Pauline Gittins
*Neapolitan Mastiff
Mr Graham Hill
Newfoundland
Ms Jane Lindley
Portuguese Water Dog
Mr Steve Hall
Rottweiler
Mrs Chris Watson (Cyprus)
*Russian Black Terrier
Mr Tom Rigby
St Bernard
Mrs Hazel Fitzgibbon
Siberian Husky
Mr Doug Bedford
Tibetan Mastiff
Mr Tan Nagrecha

Pastoral Group – Day 3: Saturday 10th MAY 2025 (* Denotes Non CC)

Breed Judge
*Anatolian Shepherd Dog Mrs Diane Stewart-Ritchie
Australian Cattle Dog Mr Brad Santas (Australia)
Australian Shepherd Mr Ashley Reid (Australia)
Bearded Collie Miss Nicola Whelan
*Beauceron Mr Ashley Reid (Australia)
BSD Groenendael Miss Tracey Gray
*BSD Laekenois Mr Brad Santas (Australia)
BSD Malinois Miss Tracey Gray
BSD Tervueren Miss Tracey Gray
Border Collie – Dogs Mr Graham Hill
Border Collie – Bitches Mrs Toni Jackson
Briard Mr Bill Browne-Cole
*Catalan Sheepdog (Gos d’Atura) Mrs Diane Stewart-Ritchie
Rough Collie Mr Howard Ogden
Smooth Collie Mrs Anne Smith
*Estrela Mountain Dog Mr Brad Santas (Australia)
Finnish Lapphund Mr Jeff Horswell
Breed Judge
German Shepherd Dog Miss Carol Marsden
Hungarian Puli Mr Mark James
*Hungarian Pumi Mr Jeff Horswell
*Komondor Mr Brad Santas (Australia)
Lancashire Heeler Mrs Debbie Felstead
*Maremma Sheepdog Mrs Diane Stewart-Ritchie
Norwegian Buhund Mrs Hazel Fitzgibbon
Old English Sheepdog Mr Mark James
Polish Lowland Sheepdog Ms Jane Lindley
Pyrenean Mountain Dog Mr Steve Bennett
*Pyrenean Sheepdog (Long Haired) Mr Tim Ball
Samoyed Mrs Chris Watson (Cyprus)
Shetland Sheepdog Mr Francesco Cochetti (Italy)
Swedish Vallhund Mrs Terrie Cousins-Brown
*Turkish Kangal Mr Tim Ball
Welsh Corgi [Cardigan] Mr Steve Hall
Welsh Corgi [Pembroke] Mr Tim Ball

Utility Group – Day 4: Sunday 11th May 2025 (* Denotes Non CC)

Breed Judge
Akita Mr Tim Ball
Boston Terrier Mr Andy Scourfield
Bulldog
(A ramp will be available for this breed)
Miss Emily Tearle
*Canaan Dog Mr Tim Ball
Chow Chow Mrs Chris Watson (Cyprus)
Dalmatian Mrs Diane Stewart-Ritchie
*Eurasier Mr Tim Ball
French Bulldog Mr Brad Santas (Australia)
German Spitz Klein
(This breed will be measured)
Mr Shaun Watson (Cyprus)
German Spitz Mittel
(This breed will be measured)
Mr Shaun Watson (Cyprus)
*Japanese Akita Inu Mrs Lois Wilson
Japanese Shiba Inu Mrs Lois Wilson
Japanese Spitz Mr Jeff Horswell
Breed Judge
Keeshond
(A ramp will be available for this breed)
Mr Shaun Watson (Cyprus)
*Kooikerhondje Mrs Vanessa Williams-Wegmann
Lhasa Apso Ms Yvonne Cannon
Miniature Schnauzer Mr Thomas Baker Braithwaite
Miniature Poodle
(This breed will be measured)
Mr Ashley Reid (Australia)
Standard Poodle Mr Ashley Reid (Australia)
Toy Poodle
(This breed will be measured)
Mrs Sally Crowder
Schipperke Mr Tim Ball
Schnauzer Mr Bill Browne-Cole
Shar Pei Mrs Chris Watson (Cyprus)
Shih Tzu Mrs Julie Howells (Subject to RKC approval)
Tibetan Spaniel Mr Mark James
Tibetan Terrier Mrs Wendy Cain

Toy Group – Day 4: Sunday 11th May 2025 (* Denotes Non CC)

Breed Judge
*Australian Silky Terrier Mr Howard Ogden
Affenpinscher
Mrs Norma Inglis
Bichon Frise
Mr Tony Allcock OBE
*Bolognese Mr Marco Marabotto (Italy)
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel – Dogs (CKCS) Mrs Lisa Gamble
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel – Bitches (CKCS) Mr Evan Ryan
Chihuahua (Long Coated) Mr Stuart Smith
Chihuahua (Smooth Coated) Mr Francesco Cochetti (Italy)
Chinese Crested Dog Miss Sophie Farnworth
*Coton De Tulear Mr Marco Marabotto (Italy)
English Toy Terrier [Black & Tan] Miss Julie Baldwin
Griffon Bruxellois Dr Ian Gabriel
Havanese Mrs Susanna Thorne
Breed Judge
Italian Greyhound Mrs Vanessa Wiliams-Wegmann
Japanese Chin Mr Tony Moran
King Charles Spaniel Mrs M Chapman
Lowchen [Little Lion Dog] Mr Jeff Horswell
Maltese Mr Tony Allcock OBE
Miniature Pinscher Mrs Meriel Taylor
Papillon Mr Aidan Foynes
Pekingese Mr Marco Marabotto (Italy)
Pomeranian Mr Howard Ogden
Pug Mr Gary Quest
*Russian Toy Mr Jeff Horswell
Yorkshire Terrier Miss Susan Tyler