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THE BORDER TERRIER CLUB

JUDGES LISTS 2011
 

Revised Annually – Expires December 31st 2011
Questionnaire for Proposed Border Terrier Judges - Click here to download Applications/updates to be received by Marjorie Staveley no later than 31st August for consideration each year. For 2012 lists, please print, complete and forward questionnaires to Marjorie Staveley by 31 July 2011, as the Judges Sub Committee meeting will be held on 18 September 2011.
 
A1 List
Indicates persons who have previously been approved by the Kennel Club to award Challenge Certificates in the breed and have the support of The Border Terrier Club
CRITERIA:
All Judges
       To have previously been approved by The Kennel Club to award Challenge Certificates to the breed, have carried out the appointment and have the support of the club.
A2 List
CRITERIA: For persons who fulfil all the requirements for the A3 list and who have been assessed in accordance with Kennel Club requirements and accepted by The Kennel Club for inclusion on an A2 list and have the support of The Border Terrier Club.
A3 List
Indicates persons who the Club would support as being suitable to award CCs in the breed but not yet approved by the Kennel Club for inclusion on the A2 List
CRITERIA:
A3 List Specialist Judges
To have the support of the club and have:
       Been active in Border Terriers for a minimum of 10 years.
       A minimum of 7 years experience of judging the breed.
       Judged at least 1 Breed Club Show and/or 2 Breed Club Supported Entry Shows at each of which at least 40 Border Terriers were entered and present.
       Judged at least 250 Border Terriers in breed classes over an adequate geographic spread of venues.
       To have attended a seminar given by a Kennel Club Accredited Trainer and passed the relevant examination on the Kennel Club Regulations and Judging Procedures. (K.C. Policy as of 1.7.2001)
       To have attended a seminar given by a Kennel Club Accredited Trainer on Conformation and Movement. (K.C. Policy as of 1.7.2001)
       To have attended a seminar given by a Kennel Club Accredited Trainer and passed the 'Hands on' assessment of judges' knowledge of Conformation and Movement, covering Points of the Dog, The Structure of the Dog and The Conventional Measurements of the Dog. (KC Policy as of 1.1.2007 for A3 Breed Specialists lists)
       To have attended at least two breed specific seminars run in accordance with the relevant Kennel Club Code of Best Practice and the applicant passed an examination and/or assessment where applicable - KC Policy as of 1.7.2001)
       Submitted an application/questionnaire if requested to do so.
       Undertaken to write show critiques as customarily requested by the weekly dog press.
       Been an owner or breeder of at least 3 Border Terriers when these dogs obtained their first entry in The Kennel Club Stud Book. (Save in exceptional circumstances)
       Stewarded over a minimum of 12 days at either Limited, Open or Championship shows.
 
A3 List Non-Specialist Judges
To have the support of the club and have: A minimum of 5 years experience of judging the breed.
       Judged at least 1 Breed Club Show and/or 2 Breed Club Supported Entry Shows at each of which at least 40 Border Terriers were entered and present.
       Judged at least 200 Border Terriers in breed classes over an adequate geographic spread of venues.
       Attended at least 1 seminar on the Border Terrier Breed Standard
       Passed a Border Terrier breed examination or assessment if applicable
       Submitted an application/questionnaire if requested to do so.
       Undertaken to write show critiques as customarily requested by the weekly dog press.
       Been an owner or breeder of at least 3 dogs of any breed when these dogs obtained their first entry The Kennel Club Stud Book. (Save in exceptional circumstances.)
       Been approved to award CCs to at least 1 other breed and have done so on at least 3 occasions.
B List
Indicates persons who have been approved by the Border Terrier Club to judge the breed at Open Shows or at Championship Shows without CCs and have completed the Club's questionnaire.
CRITERIA:-
B List Specialist Judges
To have the support of the club and have:
       Been active in Border Terriers for a minimum of 5 years
       A minimum of 2 years experience of judging the breed.
       Judged at least 30 Border Terriers in breed classes.
       Attended at least 1 seminar on the Border Terrier Breed Standard
       Stewarded over a minimum of 2 days at Limited, Open or Championship level.
       Submitted an application/questionnaire if requested to do so.
       Undertaken to write show critiques as customarily requested by the weekly dog press.
B List Non Specialist Judges
To have the support of the club and have:
       A minimum of 5 years experience of judging any other breed
       Judged at least 30 Border Terriers in breed classes.
       Attended at least 1 seminar on the Border Terrier Breed Standard.
       Been placed and currently remain on the A or B List of a breed club for at least 1 other breed.
       Submitted an application/questionnaire if requested to do so.
       Undertaken to write show critiques as customarily requested by the weekly dog press.
C List
Persons included on the C List are aspirant judges who do not fall into any of the previous categories and who have completed the Club's questionnaire
CRITERIA:
Specialist Judges
To have the support of the club and have:
       Been active in Border Terriers for at least 3 years.
       Submitted an application/questionnaire if requested to do so.
       Undertaken to write show critiques as customarily requested by the weekly dog press.
Non-Specialist Judges
To have the support of the club and have:
       A minimum of 3 years experience of judging any other breed.
       Been placed and currently remain on the A, B or C List of a breed club for at least 1 other breed.
       Judged at least 12 Border Terriers in breed classes.
       Submitted an application/questionnaire if requested to do so.
       Undertaken to write show critiques as customarily requested by the weekly dog press.
 
2011 lists prepared following Judges Sub Committee meeting 17 October 2010, by Kathy Wilkinson, Hon Sec, The Border Terrier Club 18 October 2010          
Following full Committee approval, sent to The Kennel Club, who gave their approval to the criteria on 16 December 2010.
Lists of names, addresses and telephone numbers of Judges sent to members with their AGM agendas and will be posted to Secretaries of all General Canine Societies, all Terrier Clubs and other Canine Societies in the UK on request during the year.Full lists, with criteria, will be included in the Club's Year Book, which will be available at the Championship show on 26 March 2011.
 
Lists will not be posted to anyone other than Club Secretaries, nor will they be e-mailed, for security and Data Protection Act purposes.
 

Please note:-

 
If you have submitted a questionnaire and wish to check whether you have been placed on any of the Club's lists, you may contact the Secretary (as no letters will be sent out), but neither the Secretary, nor any member of the Committee can enter into discussion concerning a particular applicant’s inclusion or non-inclusion on the lists.
 
 
The submission of a completed questionnaire will allow the Border Terrier Club’s Judges Sub-Committee to consider the candidate for inclusion on the Judges Lists, but does not guarantee or imply inclusion to any of the Club’s Judges Lists, whose stated criteria the candidate may satisfy.

 
Forward notice of amendment to criteria for 2012 and 2013 lists:-
 
At the Joint meeting of all 7 UK Border Terrier Clubs on 1 May 2010, the Clubs agreed that from the 2012 lists (to be prepared by our Judges Sub Committee in the Autumn of 2011), the requirements for people to have passed the following assessments will apply to NEW APPLICANTS to the 2012 B List for Breed Specialists as well as to A3 list Breed Specialist applicants.
 
From the 2013 lists, it will apply to ALL applicants to the Breed Specialists B lists as well as the A3 lists.
 
From next year, the following wording will therefore be added to the above B List criteria for Breed Specialists:-
 
 
-    To have attended a seminar given by a Kennel Club Accredited Trainer, and passed the relevant examination on the Kennel Club Regulations and Judging Procedures (currently KC. Policy for A3 list Breed Specialist applicants). To apply to new applicants for 2012 B List for Breeds Specialists and all applicants for 2013 B Lists for Breed Specialists.
 
-    To have attended a seminar given by a Kennel Club Accredited Trainer on Conformation and Movement (currently K.C. Policy for A3 list Breed Specialist applicants). To apply to new applicants for 2012 B List for Breeds Specialists and all applicants for 2013 B Lists for Breed Specialists.
 
-    To have attended a seminar given by a Kennel Club Accredited Trainer and passed the “Hands on” assessment of judges’ knowledge of Conformation and Movement, covering Points of the Dog, The Structure of the Dog and The Conventional Measurements of the Dog (currently K.C. Policy for A3 list Breed Specialist applicants). To apply to new applicants for 2012 B List for Breeds Specialists and all applicants for 2013 B Lists for Breed Specialists.