Judge's List Criteria

LRA - Judge's List Criteria

A2 List Criteria

BREED SPECIALIST

To have a minimum of 7 years judging experience of Lagotto

To have judged a minimum of 25 and 30 Lagotto

To have stewarded for a minimum of 12 days

Owned and/or bred a minimum of 3 dogs of any breed when they were first entered into the KC Stud Book (save in exceptional circumstances)

Attended a Kennel Club Field Trial at Open Stake level, or an Open Gundog Working Test for the relevant gundog sub-group (Spaniels).

Judged at least one Breed Open or Limited Show - (Breed Specialists only and not necessary for judges who already award CCs in another breed).

Attended at least one breed specific seminar run in accordance with the relevant KC Code of Best Practice and passed an examination and/or assessment where applicable (copy certificate to be supplied)

Attended a seminar given by a KC Accredited Trainer for each of the following topics

1. Requirements of a Dog Show Judges (Rules and Regulations) and have passed the relevant exam. (Copy certificate to be supplied).

2. Points of the Dog Assessment (Conformation and Movement “Hands on Assessment”), and have passed the assessment. (Copy certificate to be supplied).

3. Conformation and Movement, and have passed the assessment. (Copy certificate to be supplied).

NON-BREED SPECIALIST

To have a minimum of 7 years judging experience of Lagotto

To have judged a minimum of 25 and 30 Lagotto

To have stewarded for a minimum of 12 days

Owned and/or bred a minimum of 3 dogs of any breed when they were first entered into the KC Stud Book (save in exceptional circumstances)

Attended a Kennel Club Field Trial at Open Stake level, or an Open Gundog Working Test for the relevant gundog sub-group (Spaniels).

To have awarded CCs in at least one other Breed and to have shown a genuine interest in Lagotto Romagnolo.

To award CCs in at least one other Breed and to have shown a genuine interest in Lagotto Romagnolo.

B List Criteria

For persons whom the LRA would support to judge the breed at Open or Championship shows (without CCs) where there are 3 classes or more.

BREED SPECIALIST

NON-BREED SPECIALIST

To have 5 years experience of owning, exhibiting or breeding Lagotto

To have 5 years judging experience and 5 years experience of exhibiting or breeding in any other breed

To have judged a minimum of 10 Lagotto at Open (when applicable)or Championship shows ((without CCs) as applicable)) either in the UK or overseas (this includes dogs judged as part of any Lagotto breed specific seminar or event)

OR

To have judged a minimum of 300 Gundogs (any combination of breeds) at Open or Championship shows either in the UK or overseas

To have attended any Lagotto breed standard module and have passed the examination

To have attended and passed the KC Seminar Series for:

a)      Requirements of a Dog Show Judge

b)      Conformation & Movement

c)       Points of the Dog

To have attended and passed the KC Seminar Series for:

a)      Requirements of a Dog Show Judge

b)      Conformation & Movement

c)       Points of the Dog

(existing A list judges excepted)

C List Criteria

BREED SPECIALIST

NON BREED SPECIALIST

To have 2 years experience of owning, exhibiting or breeding Lagotto

To have 5 years experience of judging, exhibiting or breeding in any other breed

To have attended any Lagotto breed standard module

To have attended and passed the KC Seminar for: Requirements of a Dog Show Judge

All Nominees must receive a vote of at least 60% from the Judges Sub-Committee and have their support.

Overseas judges will be considered based on their individual judging experience under FCI requirements as will Policy Judges.

Policy Judges: A Policy judge is an individual who has previously been approved to award Challenge Certificates to 70% of the breeds in any particular Group. Policy judges and Best in Show judges also being exempt, like JDP judges, from the Reg 21.b about having to be on a B list to judge more than 3/5 classes.