Judge Information

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Mrs. Karin B. Ashe
1914 Parsonage Rd.
Parkton, MD 21120
(410) 343-1215
FAX: (410) 343-0149
Email: Kashe@starpower.net

Karin Ashe lives in Parkton, MD with her son, Kirk, a Pointer and a GSP., along with numerous cats, pigeons and the wild animals that visit Scanpoint throughout the year.

Karin grew up in Norway, with a father that judged and exhibited Terriers. Karin worked as a Professional Handler (all breeds) for 20 years and has been approved to judge Pointing Dog field trials and Hunting Tests for the past 30 years and presently judges the AKC Sporting Group, The Hound Group, Boxers, Doberman Pinschers, Bullmastiffs, Great Danes, Siberian Huskies, Samoyeds, Collies (Smooth and Rough), Bearded Collies, Cardigan Welsh Corgis, Italian Greyhounds, Beauceron, Plott Hound, Redbone Coonhound, Swedish Vallehund, Tibetan Mastiff, and Junior Showmanship. Her daughter, Kristen was Top Junior Handler for the years that she showed her Pointers.

Karin, along with daughter, Kristen, and son, Kirk, have been actively breeding, showing and field trialing Pointers and German Shorthaired Pointers for the past 42 years.

The Scanpoint prefix is well-known in the Pointer community, as the kennel has produced over 150 champions, including several top winners, top producers, the 3rd all-time top producing Stud Dog and the first Dual Champion, the first Obedience Trial Champion and the first UDX Pointers in the history of the breed in the USA. Karin was awarded Top Breeder from APC several years running. There are also 2 Scanpoint dogs in the APC Hall of Fame.

Karin has been actively involved with teaching and training for over 40 years. She has conducted handling & obedience classes, judges' breed seminars, and served as mentor for the Pointer, German Shorthaired Pointer, English Springer Spaniel and Italian Greyhound. Over the years, Karin is or has in the past served as: Corresponding Secretary and Judges Education Chair for The American Pointer Club, Inc.; Member of AKC Advisory Committee for Field Trials and Hunting Tests; Charter Member of Mid Atlantic Dog Show Judges, Inc.; Member of Mason-Dixon Dog Judges Association, Inc.; Member of Senior Conformation Judges Assoc.; Member of American Dog Show Judges Assoc.;Member of the Dog Judges of America; President and Charter Member of Gunpowder Pointer Club; Board of Director of American Pointer Club, Inc.; Treasurer and Charter Member of Maryland Sporting Dog Assoc.; Member of Northeast Maryland KC; Editor of Maryland Sporting Dog Newsletter; Editor of Quarterly Newsletter of Gunpowder Pointer Club, Inc.; Director of the Education Fund for SCJA. She now presently owns and runs the Judges-L Discussion List and the Pointer-L Discussion List on the Internet.