NEW YORK, New York – When it comes time to select the Best In Show at the 130th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden, it will be in the hands of James G. Reynolds of Ottawa, Canada.

Mr Reynolds will be fresh off judging assignments in San Bernardino, California at the Sierra Dachshund Breeders Club of Los Angeles County show and the Orange Empire Dog Club, Inc. show and shortly after Westminster will be judging four shows in San Jose, California.

He leads a distinguished group of judges – including Patricia Laurans of Newtown (who will be judging the Working group) – for the 2006 show.

Judges for each of the seven varieties will be:

Sporting – Michael Faulkner of Center Cross, Virginia

Hound – Dr Donald Sturz of Huntington, New York

Working – Ms Patricia Laurans of Newtown

Terrier – Mrs Peggy Beisel-McIlwaine of Ann Arbor, Michigan

Toy – Dr Harry Smith of Durham, North Carolina

Non-Sporting – Roger Hartinger of Cincinnati, Ohio

Herding – Rick Gschwender of Oxford, Michigan

Judges for the 165 breeds and varieties eligible for competition in 2006 will be:

SPORTING (28)

 

Mrs James Edward Clark, Greenwood, Delaware – American Water Spaniels; Mrs Kathy Lorentzen, Chesaning, Michigan – Golden Retrievers, Clumber Spaniels, Cocker Spaniels (all varieties); Samuel H. McDonald, Chester Springs, Pennsylvania – Brittanys, German Shorthaired Pointers, Gordon Setters, Welsh Springer Spaniels, Spinones Italiano, Wirehaired Pointing Griffons; Dr Elliot More, Chester, New Hampshire – Chesapeake Bay Retrievers, Curly Coated Retrievers, Flat Coated Retrievers, Labrador Retrievers; Mrs Bonnie Threlfall, Cary, North Carolina – Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers, English Setters, English Cocker Spaniels, Field Spaniels, Sussex Spaniels, Vizslas; Elliott Weiss, Eagle, Idaho – Pointers, German Wirehaired Pointers, Irish Setters, English Springer Spaniels, Irish Water Spaniels, Weimaraners.

HOUNDS (25)

 

Mrs Michele Billings, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida – Rhodesian Ridgebacks; Mrs Susan St. John Brown, Lebanon, Ohio – Afghan Hounds, Borzoi, Greyhounds, Ibizan Hounds, Pharaoh Hounds, Salukis, Scottish Deerhounds; Mrs Dorothy Hutchinson, Westbrook – Basenjis, Basset Hounds, American Foxhounds, English Foxhounds, Irish Wolfhounds, Petit Bassets Griffons Vendeen, Whippets; Ms Dorothy Macdonald, Carmel Valley, California – Beagles (both varieties), Black & Tan Coonhounds, Bloodhounds, Harriers, Norwegian Elkhounds, Otterhounds; John Wade, Loomis, California – Dachshunds (all varieties).

WORKING (24)

 

Peter Baynes, Lyman, South Carolina – Alaskan Malamutes, Bernese Mountain Dogs, Giant Schnauzers, Great Pyrenees, Komondorok, Kuvaszok; Mrs Michele Billings, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida – Anatolian Shepherd Dogs, Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs; Mrs Liz Cartledge, Berkshire, England – Rottweilers, Samoyeds; Mrs James Edward Clark, Greenwood, Delaware – Akitas, Black Russian Terriers, Boxers, Mastiffs, Neapolitan Mastiffs, Siberian Huskies; David Helming, Flemington, New Jersey – Newfoundlands; Mrs Peggy Helming, Flemington, New Jersey – Portuguese Water Dogs; Mrs Faye Strauss, Kent, Washington – Bullmastiffs, Doberman Pinschers, German Pinschers, Great Danes, St. Bernards, Standard Schnauzers.

TERRIERS (28)

 

Mrs Michele Billings, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida – Airedale Terriers, West Highland White Terriers; Mrs Liz Cartledge, Berkshire, Eengland – Australian Terriers, Cairn Terriers, Smooth Fox Terriers, Wire Fox Terriers; Mrs James Edward Clark, Greenwood, Delaware – Glen of Imaal Terriers; Mrs Anne Katona, Morgan Hill, California – Bedlington Terriers, Border Terriers, Dandie Dinmont Terriers, Miniature Schnauzers, Parson Russell Terriers; Dr H. Scott Kellogg, Greenville, South Carolina – American Staffordshire Terriers, Standard Manchester Terriers, Norfolk Terriers, Norwich Terriers, Sealyham Terriers, Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers; Kenneth McDermott, Newburgh, New York – Miniature Bull Terriers, Skye Terriers; Bruce Schwartz, Los Angeles, California – Bull Terriers (both varieties), Irish Terriers, Kerry Blue Terriers, Lakeland Terriers, Scottish Terriers, Welsh Terriers.

TOYS (28)

 

Timothy Catterson, New Castle, Indiana – Havanese, Miniature Pinschers, Pugs, Shih Tzu; W. Everett Dean, Jr., Richmond, Virginia – Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, Chihuahuas (both varieties), Chinese Cresteds; Mrs Shirley Limoges, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada – Affenpinschers, Brussels Griffons, Maltese, Papillons, Pekingese, Pomeranians; Kenneth McDermott, Newburgh, New York – Toy Poodles; Mrs June Penta, Greensburg, Pennsylvania – English Toy Spaniels (both varieties), Italian Greyhounds, Japanese Chin, Toy Fox Terriers, Toy Manchester Terriers, Silky Terriers, Yorkshire Terriers.

NON-SPORTING (18)

 

Dr Robert Indeglia, Narragansett, Rhode Island – American Eskimo Dogs, Chinese Shar Pei, Chow Chows, Dalmatians, Finnish Spitz, Keeshonden, Lowchen; Kenneth McDermott, Newburgh, New York – French Bulldogs, Lhasa Apsos, Miniature Poodles, Standard Poodles; Mrs Sari Tietjen, Rhinebeck, New York – Bichons Frise, Boston Terriers, Bulldogs, Schipperkes, Shiba Inu, Tibetan Spaniels, Tibetan Terriers.

HERDING (19)

 

Mrs Stephanie Hedgepath, Lexington, South Carolina – Belgian Malinois, Belgian Sheepdogs, Belgian Tervuren, Bouviers des Flandres, Briards, Canaan Dogs, Polish Lowland Sheepdogs; Mrs Linda More, Cary, North Carolina – Australian Shepherds, Old English Sheepdogs, Shetland Sheepdogs, Cardigan Welsh Corgis, Pembroke Welsh Corgis; Mrs Kathleen Steen, Alpharetta, Georgia – Australian Cattle Dogs, Bearded Collies, Border Collies, Collies (both varieties), German Shepherd Dogs, Pulik.

JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP

 

Prelimaries – Samuel H. McDonald, Chester Springs, Pennsylvania, and Mrs. Bonnie Threlfall, Cary, North Carolina; Finals – Mrs James Edward Clark, Greenwood, Delaware.