Criteria for our Judges 

(See below for Application Form) 

“A1” LIST  PERSONS WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN APPROVED BY THE KENNEL CLUB TO AWARD CC’S IN THE GOLDEN RETRIEVER BREED, HAVE SATISFACTORILY COMPLETED THEIR FIRST APPOINTMENT AND HAVE THE SUPPORT OF THE S.W.G.R.C. OUR JUDGING CRITERIA IS THE SAME AS THE  BREED COUNCIL CRITERIA

“A3”LIST BREED SPECIALIST  PERSONS WHO OWN/SHOW GOLDEN RETRIEVERS. MINIMUM OF 7 YEARS JUDGING EXPERIENCE IN THE BREED AND HAVE THE SUPPORT OF THE S.W.G.R.C. TO HAVE JUDGED THE BREED AT OPEN SHOW LEVEL (OR FOR RESIDENTS OF NORTHERN IRELAND, CLASSES WHERE GREEN STARS ARE ON OFFER) WITH AN ADEQUATE GEOGRAPHICAL SPREAD. TO HAVE JUDGED A MINUMUM OF 100 CLASSES AND 500 DOGS. TO HAVE JUDGED A BREED CLUB OPEN SHOW. TO HAVE ATTENDED A SEMINAR GIVEN BY A KENNEL CLUB ACCREDITED TRAINER AND PASSED THE RELEVANT EXAMINATION ON KENNEL CLUB REGULATIONS AND JUDGING PROCEDURES. TO HAVE ATTENDED AND PASSED THE KENNEL CLUB’S “HANDS ON” ASSESSMENT. TO HAVE ATTENDED A SEMINAR GIVEN BY A KENNEL CLUB ACCREDITED TRAINER ON CONFORMATION AND MOVEMENT. TO HAVE ATTENDED AT LEAST ONE BREED SPECIFIC SEMINAR RUN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE  RELEVANT KENNEL CLUB CODE OF BEST PRACTICE AND PASSED AN EXAMINATION AND/OR ASSESSMENT WHERE APPLICABLE. TO HAVE BRED AND/OR OWNED A MINIMUM OF THREE DOGS WHEN THEY OBTAINED THEIR FIRST ENTRY IN THE KENNEL CLUB STUD BOOK (SAVE IN EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES) TO HAVE STEWARDED OVER A MINIMUM OF 12 DAYS AT SHOWS. OUR JUDGING CRITERIA IS THE SAME AS THE BREED COUNCIL CRITERIA

“B” LIST  TO HAVE 7 YEARS EXPERIENCE OWNING AND EXHIBITING THIS BREED AND A MINIMUM OF 5 YEARS JUDGING. TO HAVE JUDGED 30 CLASSES OF GOLDEN RETRIEVERS AT OPEN SHOWS, BREED CLUB SUPPORTED ENTRY SHOWS, OR CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWS WITHOUT CC’S.  TO HAVE JUDGED 160 DOGS IN BREED CLASSES. TO HAVE ATTENDED AT LEAST ONE BREED SPECIFIC JUDGING SEMINAR AND PASSED AN ASSESSMENT WHERE APPLICABLE,  ALSO  PASSED THE KC SEMINARS. i.e.. RULES & REGULATIONS OR  REQUIREMENTS OF A DOG SHOW JUDGE, CONFORMATION & MOVEMENT AND  CONFORMATION & MOVEMENT/ HANDS ON.

"C LIST"  TO HAVE BEEN ACTIVE IN THE BREED FOR A MINIMUM OF 5 YEARS AND HAVE THE SUPPORT OF S.W.G.R.C. To have passed the KC seminar Requirements of a Dog Show Judge (formerly Rules and Regulations) Our judging criteria is in line with the Breed Council criteria. TO HAVE THE SUPPORT OF S.W.G.R.C.  OUR JUDGING CRITERIA IS THE SAME AS THE BREED COUNCIL CRITERIA.

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