AKC/Eukanuba National Championship 2013 Judging Panel ...

News Release 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

AKC/EUKANUBA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 

2013 JUDGING PANEL RELEASED 

NEW YORK, NY (January 14, 2013) – The American Kennel Club ® is pleased to 

announce the judging panel for the 13th Annual AKC/Eukanuba National Championship 

to be held in Orlando, Fla. on Saturday, Dec. 14 and Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013. 

The 2013 event, which will cover nearly one million square feet of the Orange County 

Convention Center, will once again showcase the nation’s top AKC-registered and 

international dogs in an open show format. Popular attractions such as the Best Bred-by- 

Exhibitor competition, AKC Meet the Breeds ® and the seventh Eukanuba World 

Challenge will also return, and 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. 11-13, 2013. 

New for 2013 will be the inaugural AKC National Owner-Handler Series (NOHS) end-ofyear 

competition. Dogs that finish ranked in the top ten (plus ties) for their breed for the 

2012 or 2013 qualifying years will be invited to compete in the competition. 

The AKC Agility Invitational will again be held in conjunction with the 2013 event, along 

with a new obedience competition – the AKC Obedience Classic. The new competition 

will crown the top dogs for the year in the Novice, Open and Utility classes. The AKC 

Juniors Agility Competition and the AKC National Juniors Obedience Competition will 

continue to be held with these events in December. 

Heading the panel as Best in Show judge for the 2013 AKC/Eukanuba National 

Championship is Mrs. Barbara Alderman of Moon Township, Pennsylvania and Dr. 

Anthony DiNardo of West Hartford, Connecticut will judge Best Bred-by-Exhibitor in 

Show. 

Mrs. Barbara Alderman bought her first dog, a pet Afghan Hound, in 1959. After 

attending a few shows, she was hooked on dogs. Her success in the breed as a 

breeder, owner or handler included many champions, including the youngest Afghan 

Hound Champion of the day and Top All Breed and Specialty Best in Show winners. She 

subsequently enjoyed a distinguished career as an AKC-licensed all-breed handler. Mrs. 

Alderman is an AKC all-breed judge filling her fifth AKC/Eukanuba assignment this year. 

She has been a member of the Western Pennsylvania Kennel Association since 1959, 

and is a member of the Fort Lauderdale Dog Club.

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Dr. Anthony DiNardo began exhibiting dogs in 1970 with a Great Dane he bought for 

his children. Pursuing a limited breeding program, Dr. DiNardo has produced a recordsetting 

Doberman Pinscher that was number-one dog in the breed from 1982 to 1985. 

He has bred or owned 12 different Best in Show winning Dobermans, winners of the 

Doberman Pinscher Club of America’s Top 20 and the breed’s national specialty show. 

Dr. DiNardo became an AKC judge in 1980 and is approved for all sporting, hound, 

working, toy, and non-sporting breeds, as well as a few terrier and herding breeds. He 

includes among his judging highlights the DPCA nationals, the Rottweiler Club of 

America’s Top 20, the Toy Group at the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship and 

judging Best of the Best in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Dr. DiNardo is the founder and 

president of the Connecticut River Working Group Association, the first AKC workingdog 

member club. He is the president of the Doberman Pinscher Club of America, and a 

member of the First Company Governor’s Foot Guard. 

Judges for each of the seven variety groups and the Miscellaneous Classes are: 

SPORTING – Ms. Bonnie Threlfall – Cary, NC 

HOUND – Mr. Frank Sabella – Tampa, FL 

WORKING – Mr. Houston Clark – Decatur, TN 

TERRIER – Mr. Clay Coady – Paradise Valley, AZ 

TOY – Mr. Luc Boileau – Burlington, WI 

NON-SPORTING – Mrs. Jane Forsyth – Pinehurst, NC 

HERDING – Mr. Robert Slay – Cary, NC 

MISCELLANEOUS CLASSES & BEST IN MISCELLANEOUS CLASS – Mr. Roberto 

Velez-Pico – Puerto Rico 

BEST JUNIOR HANDLER – Mrs. Mary Ann Alston – Ocean Pines, MD 

Judges for the seven Bred-by-Exhibitor variety groups are: 

SPORTING – Mrs. Cindy Vogels – Greenwood Village, CO 

HOUND – Mrs. Gayle Bontecou – Clinton Corners, NY 

WORKING – Mrs. Paula Nykiel – Washington, MO 

TERRIER – Mr. Roger Hartinger – Cincinnati, OH 

TOY – Mrs. Helen Winski Stein – Chapel Hill, NC 

NON-SPORTING – Mr. Dennis McCoy – Apex, NC 

HERDING – Ms. Minna-Liisa Koltes – Ennice, NC 

Judges for the Eukanuba World Challenge are: 

Eukanuba World Challenge Winner: Mr. Miguel Martinez, Argentina 

Section Judges: 

• Mr. Andras Korozs – Hungary 

• Mr. Gerard Jipping – Netherlands 

• Mr. Zvi Kupferberg - Israel 

• Mr. Peter Green – Bowmansville, PA


SPORTING GROUP: 

Ms. Linda More 

BREED ASSIGNMENTS: 

Boykin Spaniels, Retrievers (Curly-Coated), 

Retrievers (Labrador), Spaniels (American 

Water) 

Mr. Ronald Spritzer Brittanys, Spaniels (Field), Spaniels 

(Sussex), Vizslas, Weimaraners 

Mr. Elliott Weiss 

Pointers (German Shorthaired), Pointers, 

Retrievers (Chesapeake), Spaniels 

(Clumber), Spaniels (English Cocker) 

Mr. Laurent Pichard (Switzerland) Pointers (German Wirehaired), Setters 

(English), Spaniels (Cocker - ASCOB), 

Spaniels (Cocker – Black), Spaniels 

(Cocker – Parti Color) 

Mr. Douglas Johnson 

Mr. Patricio Muza Podesta (Argentina) 

Mr. Claudio DeGiuliani (Italy) 

Mrs. Mary Ann Alston 

Retrievers (Nova Scotia Duck Tolling), 

Retrievers (Flat-Coated), Setters (Gordon), 

Setters (Irish), Spaniels (English Springer) 

Retriever (Golden) 

Setters (Irish Red and White), Spinoni 

Italiani 

Spaniels (Irish Water), Spaniels (Welsh 

Springer), Wirehaired Pointing Griffons 

HOUND GROUP: 


Dr. Robert Indeglia Afghan Hounds, Basset Hounds, 

Greyhounds, Harriers, Pharaoh Hounds, 

Salukis 

Mrs. Polly Smith 

American English Coonhounds, Black and 

Tan Coonhounds, Bluetick Coonhounds, 

Norwegian Elkhounds, Plott Hounds, 

Redbone Coonhounds, Rhodesian 

Ridgebacks 

Mr. Robert Stein Basenjis, Bloodhounds, Foxhounds 

(American), Foxhounds (English), Scottish 

Deerhounds, Treeing Walker Coonhounds, 

Whippets 

Mr. Rafael De Santiago (Puerto Rico) Beagles (Both Varieties), Borzoi, Irish 

Wolfhounds


Dr. Gareth Morgan-Jones 

Ms. Linda More 

Dr. Robert Smith 

Dachshunds (All Varieties), Ibizan Hounds, 

Otterhounds 

Petit Basset Griffon Vendéens 

Portuguese Podengo Pequenos 

WORKING GROUP: 

Dr. Thomas Davies 

Col. Joe Purkheiser 


Akitas 

Alaskan Malamutes, Black Russian Terriers, 

Great Pyrenees, Portuguese Water Dogs, 

Samoyeds 

Mrs. Judy Harrington Anatolian Shepherd Dogs, Boxers, 

Bullmastiffs, Mastiffs, Saint Bernards 

Mr. Steve Gladstone 

Bernese Mountain Dogs, Giant Schnauzers 

Mr. Claudio DeGiuliani (Italy) Cane Corso, Dogues de Bordeaux, 

Neapolitan Mastiffs 


Chinooks 

Mr. Vincent O’Brien (Ireland) Doberman Pinschers, Leonbergers, 

Standard Schnauzers 

Mrs. Marjorie Martorella German Pinschers, Great Danes, 

Komondorok, Kuvaszok, Newfoundlands 

Mrs. Charlotte McGowan 

Mr. David Powers 

Mrs. Mary Ann Alston 

Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs, Tibetan 

Mastiffs 

Rottweilers 

Siberian Huskies 

TERRIER GROUP: 

Mr. Desmond Murphy 

Mr. Norm Patton 


Airedale Terriers, Cesky Terriers, Lakeland 

Terriers, Miniature Schnauzers, Skye 

Terriers, Manchester Terriers (Standard) 

American Staffordshire Terriers, Parson 

Russell Terriers, Soft Coated Wheaten 

Terriers


Ms. Elizabeth (Beth) Sweigart 

Australian Terriers, Bull Terriers (Both 

Varieties), Fox Terriers (Smooth), Fox 

Terriers (Wire), Sealyham Terriers 

Mr. Hans Van Den Berg (Holland) Bedlington Terriers, Norfolk Terriers, 

Scottish Terriers 

Mr. Randy Garren 

Mr. Peter Green 

Mr. Vincent O’Brien (Ireland) 


Border Terriers, Norwich Terriers, Welsh 

Terriers 

Cairn Terriers, Dandie Dinmont Terriers, 

Miniature Bull Terriers, Staffordshire Bull 

Terriers, West Highland White Terriers 

Glen of Imaal Terriers, Irish Terriers, Kerry 

Blue Terriers 

Rat Terriers, Russell Terriers 

TOY GROUP: 

Mr. Chuck Winslow 

Ms. Elizabeth (Beth) Sweigart 

Mr. Peter Green 

Mr. Hans Van Den Berg (Holland) 

Mr. Adrian Landarte (Uruguay) 




Mrs. Shirley Limoges 


Affenpinschers, English Toy Spaniels (King 

Charles & Ruby), English Toy Spaniels 

(Blenheim & Prince Charles), Japanese 

Chin, Poodles (Toy) 

Brussels Griffon, Cavalier King Charles 

Spaniels, Pekingese, Manchester Terriers 

(Toy) 

Chinese Cresteds 

Chihuahuas (Both Varieties) 

Havanese, Italian Greyhounds, Miniature 

Pinschers, Pugs, Yorkshire Terriers 

Maltese, Shih Tzu 

Papillons, Pomeranians 

Silky Terriers 

Toy Fox Terriers 

NON-SPORTING GROUP: 

Ms. Judi Daniels 


American Eskimo Dogs, Bichons Frises, 

Bulldogs, Finnish Spitz, Lowchen


Mr. Elliott Weiss 

Mr. Norm Patton 


Mr. Hans Van Den Berg (Holland) 

Dalmatians 

Boston Terriers, French Bulldogs, Lhasa 

Apsos, Tibetan Spaniels, Tibetan Terriers 

Chinese Shar-Pei, Chow Chows 

Keeshonden 

Mrs. Shirley Limoges Norwegian Lundehunds, Shiba Inu, 

Xoloitzcuintli 

Mr. Chuck Winslow 


Poodles (Miniature), Poodles (Standard) 

Schipperkes 

HERDING GROUP: 

Dr. Thomas Davies 


Australian Cattle Dogs, Border Collies, 

Cardigan Welsh Corgis, German Shepherd 

Dogs 

Mr. David Powers Australian Shepherds, Bearded Collies, 

Belgian Tervuren, Old English Sheepdogs 

Mr. Jorge Nallem (Uruguay) 

Beaucerons, Caanan Dogs, Entlebucher 

Mountain Dogs, Finnish Lapphunds, 

Icelandic Sheepdogs 

Mr. Steve Hall Belgian Malinois, Belgian Sheepdogs, 

Bouviers des Flandres, Briards, Norwegian 

Buhunds, Polish Lowland Sheepdogs 

Mr. Steve Gladstone 

Collies (Rough), Collies (Smooth), Shetland 

Sheepdogs 

Mrs. Shirley Limoges Pembroke Welsh Corgis, Swedish 

Vallhunds 

Mr. Rafael De Santiago (Puerto Rico) 


Pulik 

Pyrenean Shepherds 

JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP PRELIMINARY JUDGES: 

Ms. Rindi Gaudet – Summerville, SC 

Mrs. Linda E. Walawander - Fulton, NY


2013 AKC OBEDIENCE CLASSIC JUDGES: 

Ms. Betsy Baird - Califon, New Jersey 

Mrs. Judith Brown - Houston, Texas 

Mr. Fred Buroff - Mokena, Illinois 

Mrs. Sandy Forneris - Grimes, Iowa 

Ms. Patricia Strong - Indianapolis, Indiana 

Mr. Ted McCall - Fairview, North Carolina 

Mrs. Minta ”Mike” Williquette - Anderson, South Carolina 

Mrs. Nancy Withers - Wernersville, Pennsylvania 

AKC NATIONAL OBEDIENCE JUNIORS COMPETITION JUDGES: 

Mr. Alvin Eng - Rocklin, California 

Ms. Virginia “Ginger” Kinion - Saint Charles, Missouri 

AKC AGILITY INVITATIONAL and AKC JUNIORS AGILITY COMPETITION JUDGES: 

Laura A. English – Evansville, Indiana 

Windle Ewing – Plano, Texas 

Dan Faulkner – Knoxville, Tennessee 

Graham Partridge – Cornwall, England 

*Panel subject to final approval. 

The 2013 AKC/Eukanuba National Championship will mark the 13th event in AKC's 

premier showcase for dogs, which is presented with Eukanuba. 

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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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by breed and breed size as well as health and performance requirements. Eukanuba is a 

division of Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG), and you can visit us on the Web at 

http://www.eukanuba.com or visit Iams at http://www.Iams.com. 

Media Contacts: 

Lisa Peterson 

Victoria Seiler 

Director of Communications 

Eukanuba Communications Manager 

American Kennel Club 

Eukanuba 

(212) 696-8228 (513) 622-2967 

communications@akc.org 

seiler.va@pg.com

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