The American Kennel Club® (AKC®) is pleased to announce the judging panels for the 2022 National Owner-Handled Series (NOHS) Finals and the AKC Royal Canin National All-Breed Puppy and Junior Stakes to be held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida in conjunction with the AKC National Championship Presented by Royal Canin. The NOHS Finals will be held on December 16 & 17, 2022 and the AKC Royal Canin National All-Breed Puppy and Junior Stakes will be held on December 16, 2022.
Best in Show for the NOHS Finals will be judged by Mr. Dominic Carota on Saturday evening. Best in Stakes will be judged on Friday, December 16th, by an elite panel of three judges: Mr. Desmond Murphy, Mr. Carl Gene Liepmann, and Mr. Dominic Carota.
Judges for the seven variety groups at the National Owner-Handled Series Finals are:
SPORTING BREEDS & GROUP – Mrs. Ann F. Yuhasz – Chagrin Falls, OH
HOUND BREEDS & GROUP – Mr. D. Scott Pfeil – Ingleside, IL
WORKING BREEDS & GROUP – Mr. William deVilleneuve – Dix Hills, NY
TERRIER BREEDS & GROUP – Dr. Valeria Rickard – Haymarket, VA
TOY BREEDS & GROUP – Mr. Gus Sinibaldi – Matthews, NC
NON-SPORTING BREEDS & GROUP – Ms. Kathi Brown – Stow, MA
HERDING BREEDS & GROUP – Mrs. Danelle M. Brown – Georgetown, TX
Breed and Group judges at the AKC Royal Canin National All-Breed Puppy and Junior Stakes are:
SPORTING – Valerie Nunes-Atkinson – Temecula, CA
HOUND – Mr. James Donahue – Ingleside, IL
WORKING – Diego Garcia – Lillington, NC
TERRIER – Ernesto Lara – Bowmansville, PA
TOY – Tammie Sommerson-Wilcox – Tacoma, WA
NON-SPORTING – Patricia Proctor – Yarmouth Port, MA
HERDING – Mr. Jamie Hubbard – Bloomington, IN
Doberman Pinscher, Dogo Argentino, Dogue de Bordeaux, German Pinscher, Giant Schnauzer, Kai Ken, Rottweiler, St. Bernard, Samoyed, Siberian Husky, Standard Schnauzer, Tibetan Mastiff, Danish-Swedish Farmdog
*Panel subject to final approval.
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