Judge Information


Mrs. Marie H. Merchant
69 Bower St.
Woodville, South Australia
AUS 5011,

Email: clanach@bigpond.net.au

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All Breeds Judge licensed by the Australian National Kennel Council, for all Groups and Best in Show.

Have judged at Championship Shows in England, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Japan, Hong Kong, Macao, Singapore, New Zealand, Canada and coast to coast in Australia, including Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society “Royal Shows”.

 

 

Have been on the Judging Panel at seven of the States of Australia’s Top Dog of the Year Competitions and have judged the Finals of the Junior Showmanship titles in three States.

 

Breeder of the internationally known Clanach English Springer Spaniels with in excess of seventy Show Champions, I have personally handled 50 ESS BIS winners.

 

I have exported to the United Kingdom, Denmark and New Zealand.

 

 These exports have had great success including Top Sire in the UK on two occasions, and sire of 17 Champions in the UK and Europe.

 

Top English Springer Show dog in Denmark and a Gold Medal Winner at the World Show 03.

 

 In addition, I have owned and /or titled several other breeds including Afghans, Labradors, Golden Retrievers, West Highland White Terriers and currently exhibiting Smooth Fox Terriers.

 I am on the “A” Judging List for Australian Cattle Dogs and English Springer Spaniels in the UK.

 

 

 

 Chairperson of the ANKC National Judges Training Scheme,

 Chair of the SACA Judges Training Panel,

Chair of the ANKC National Breed Standards Review Committee,

Convener of the ANKC Overseas Judges Approval Board and Chair of the National Breed Council’s Liaison Committee.


Breeds Approved by AKC to Judge:

BreedPast AssignmentsFuture Assignments
Best in Show
Sporting Past Assignments Future Assignments
Brittanys
Pointers Past Assignments Future Assignments
Pointers (German Shorthaired)
Pointers (German Wirehaired) Past Assignments Future Assignments
Retrievers (Chesapeake Bay)
Retrievers (Curly-Coated)
Retrievers (Flat-Coated)
Retrievers (Golden)
Retrievers (Labrador)
Retrievers (Nova Scotia Duck Tolling)
Setters (English) Past Assignments Future Assignments
Setters (Gordon) Past Assignments Future Assignments
Setters (Irish)
Setters (Irish Red and White)
Spaniels (Clumber) Past Assignments Future Assignments
Spaniels (Cocker)
Spaniels (Cocker) Black Past Assignments Future Assignments
Spaniels (Cocker) A.S.C.O.B. Past Assignments Future Assignments
Spaniels (Cocker) Parti-Color Past Assignments Future Assignments
Spaniels (English Cocker) Past Assignments Future Assignments
Spaniels (English Springer) Past Assignments Future Assignments
Spaniels (Field) Past Assignments Future Assignments
Spaniels (Irish Water) Past Assignments Future Assignments
Spaniels (Sussex) Past Assignments Future Assignments
Spaniels (Welsh Springer) Past Assignments Future Assignments
Spinoni Italiani Past Assignments Future Assignments
Vizslas Past Assignments Future Assignments
Weimaraners Past Assignments Future Assignments
Hound
Afghan Hounds
Basenjis
Basset Hounds
Beagles
Beagles, Not Exceeding 13 In.
Beagles, Over 13 In. But Not Exceeding 15 In.
Bloodhounds
Borzois
Dachshunds
Dachshunds (Longhaired)
Dachshunds (Smooth)
Dachshunds (Wirehaired)
English Foxhounds
Greyhounds
Harriers
Ibizan Hounds
Irish Wolfhounds
Norwegian Elkhounds
Otterhounds
Petits Bassets Griffons Vendeens
Pharaoh Hounds
Rhodesian Ridgebacks Past Assignments Future Assignments
Salukis
Scottish Deerhounds
Whippets
Working Past Assignments Future Assignments
Akitas
Alaskan Malamutes
Anatolian Shepherd Dogs
Bernese Mountain Dogs
Black Russian Terriers
Boxers
Bullmastiffs Past Assignments Future Assignments
Doberman Pinschers
Dogue de Bordeaux
German Pinschers
Giant Schnauzers
Great Danes
Great Pyrenees
Komondorok
Kuvaszok
Mastiffs Past Assignments Future Assignments
Neapolitan Mastiffs
Newfoundlands
Portuguese Water Dogs
Rottweilers
St Bernards
Samoyeds
Siberian Huskies
Standard Schnauzers
Tibetan Mastiffs
Terrier
Airedale Terriers
American Staffordshire Terriers
Australian Terriers
Bedlington Terriers
Border Terriers
Bull Terriers
Bull Terriers (Colored)
Bull Terriers (White)
Cairn Terriers
Dandie Dinmont Terriers
Fox Terriers (Smooth)
Fox Terriers (Wire)
Glen of Imaal Terriers Past Assignments Future Assignments
Irish Terriers
Kerry Blue Terriers
Lakeland Terriers Past Assignments Future Assignments
Manchester Terriers
Manchester Terriers (Standard)
Miniature Bull Terriers
Miniature Schnauzers Past Assignments Future Assignments
Norfolk Terriers Past Assignments Future Assignments
Norwich Terriers Past Assignments Future Assignments
Parson Russell Terriers Past Assignments Future Assignments
Scottish Terriers Past Assignments Future Assignments
Sealyham Terriers Past Assignments Future Assignments
Skye Terriers Past Assignments Future Assignments
Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers
Staffordshire Bull Terriers
Welsh Terriers
West Highland White Terriers Past Assignments Future Assignments
Toy
Affenpinschers
Brussels Griffons
Cavalier King Charles Spaniels
Chihuahuas
Chihuahuas (Long Coat)
Chihuahuas (Smooth Coat)
Chinese Cresteds
English Toy Spaniels
English Toy Spaniels (Blenheim & Prince Charles) Past Assignments Future Assignments
English Toy Spaniels (King Charles & Ruby) Past Assignments Future Assignments
Havanese
Italian Greyhounds
Japanese Chin
Maltese
Manchester Terriers (Toy)
Miniature Pinschers
Papillons
Pekingese Past Assignments Future Assignments
Pomeranians
Poodles (Toy)
Pugs Past Assignments Future Assignments
Shih Tzu Past Assignments Future Assignments
Silky Terriers
Yorkshire Terriers
Non-Sporting Past Assignments Future Assignments
Bichons Frises
Boston Terriers
Bulldogs
Chinese Shar-Pei
Chow Chows
Dalmatians
Finnish Spitz
French Bulldogs
Keeshonden
Lhasa Apsos
Lowchen
Poodles
Poodles (Miniature)
Poodles (Standard)
Schipperkes
Shiba Inu
Tibetan Spaniels
Tibetan Terriers
Herding
Australian Cattle Dogs
Australian Shepherds
Bearded Collies
Belgian Malinois
Belgian Sheepdogs
Belgian Tervuren
Border Collies
Bouviers des Flandres
Briards
Canaan Dogs
Cardigan Welsh Corgis
Collies
Collies (Rough)
Collies (Smooth)
German Shepherd Dogs
Norwegian Buhunds
Old English Sheepdogs Past Assignments Future Assignments
Pembroke Welsh Corgis
Polish Lowland Sheepdogs
Pulik
Pyrenean Shepherds
Shetland Sheepdogs
Swedish Vallhunds
Welsh Corgis (Cardigan)
Welsh Corgis (Pembroke)
Miscellaneous Classes

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