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Information for judges.

The Birmingham & District Dobermann Club, The Midland Dobermann Club,  The North of England Dobermann Club,  The South East of England Dobermann Club, The South West Dobermann Club & The Scottish Dobermann Club maintain the judging lists A1, A2, A3, B & C.
 

Applications for the judging lists or progression to another list must be made to any one of the above Clubs’ Secretaries, details below.  The applicant should send 6 (six) copies or email a copy of the fully completed questionnaire and appropriate certificates.   You may also scan & email your questionnaire and any appropriate certificates to the co-ordinator:  von@awningace.com (Please reduce the file size of any scanned documents to be appropriate for emailing)  At the judges sub-committee meeting, voting on the application will take place and those achieving approval will be added to the relevant list.  Applications will only be accepted on the correct form and applications that do not meet criteria will be returned by the Club Secretary. Shaded areas and ghost figures on each application form indicate that this is a minimum requirement. Applicants are required to sign a declaration that they have read and understood the Kennel Club Code of Best Practice for Judges and the Dobermann Breed Standard and that they will judge in accordance with it.

 

From 1 January 2021, no one can judge unless they meet JEP level 1 requirements (existing CC judges excluded). The exception to this is where a valid contract was in place before the 24 February 2020 press announcement and the appointment complies with Kennel Club Regulation F(1)20.b. To be able to judge more than three classes of a breed (four if a puppy class is scheduled) at any show or any number of classes at a championship show without CCs, a judge must be listed on a breed club/council B list or above or, meet JEP level 2 requirements.

 

Those judges listed as having either a Breed Credit Certificate for Dobermanns under the KC Judges Development Programme or those approved to judge Best In Show at General Championship Shows and ‘Policy Judges’ in the Working Group shall, upon submission of a fully completed application form, be automatically entitled to inclusion of the Non-Breed Specialist ‘B’ list.

 

The Clubs reserve the right to review and/or amend the lists as is deemed necessary.  We are not required to include all Judges who qualify under this criteria, nor are we required to give any reasons for exclusion. Judges will be notified in writing of any changes to their status.  Inclusion on a Judges list in one year does not automatically ensure subsequent inclusion.  The above Clubs’ will only select judges for their open & championship shows from those who fulfil this criteria

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The Kennel Club Judges Education Programme & Our Revised Judges' Criteria (effective January 2022)
Transition to the new Kennel Club system will continue until December 2025 when the JEP will be fully implemented.  All the information regarding the JEP and what you will need to have achieved as a judge to transition onto the various levels can be found here.  
Revised A3 Judges' Criteria (effective July 2024)
Communication from the KC regarding judges' education recommended that all breed clubs bring their A3 criteria in line with their own requirements and, after consultation between the 6 Clubs, on a majority it was agreed to do so.

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Until it's full implementation, both 'systems' will continue to run alongside each other & you can choose between the requirements of the JEP or, the "traditional" route via the Clubs.  The Clubs' will continue to maintain & promote our judging lists and encourage & aid judges' to achieve the highest possible level at transition with the aid of the Breed Education Coordinator.  We will also introduce an A2 list for those judges whom have completed all of the criteria of the A3 list but have yet to be offered a CC appointment; information on the A2 judges list procedure can be found here.  
It is vital to note that the traditional route will completely cease at the end of 2025 after which the JEP will be the ONLY route available to judges.

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The judges' sub-committee of the six Clubs' have a joint general data protection (GDPR) & retention policy in relation to data held for the judges' lists, please click on the the link below for further information.

 

Our judges' lists are updated regularly; to view the latest lists, please go to the downloads page.

JUDGES CRITERIA

Updated 15th July 2024  v 1.14

 

A1 List

For people who have previously been approved by The Kennel Club to award CC’s in the breed, have completed their first appointment and have the support of the six breed clubs.  The persons named on this list must have fulfilled the requirements of A3 list. 

 

 A2 LIST

For people who have undertaken the 3 (three) requisite A2 assessments and been approved by The Kennel Club to appear on an A2 list and have the support of the six breed clubs.  The persons named on this list will not have completed their first CC appointment and must have fulfilled the requirements of A3 list. 

 

 A3 LIST

  1. To have judged a minimum of 120 (one hundred and twenty) dogs of this breed with a good geographical spread.

  2. To have attended a Dobermann breed appreciation day (BAD; formerly known as breed specific educational seminar) run in accordance with the relevant Kennel Club Code of Best Practice.

  3. To have taken and passed a multiple choice question paper on the breed standard.

  4. To have attended a Dobermann breed specific judging competence assessment run in accordance with
    the relevant Kennel Club Code of Best Practice and passed the assessment test.

  5. To have attended the Requirements of a Dog Show judge seminar given by a Kennel Club Accredited Trainer and passed the exam.

  6. To have attended the Conformation &  Movement seminar given by a Kennel Club Accredited Trainer.

  7. To have attended a Points of the Dog Assessment conducted by a Kennel Club Accredited Trainer and passed the assessment.

  8. To have stewarded for a minimum of 12 (twelve) full days.

  9. To have bred and/or owned a minimum of 3 (three) dogs when they obtained their first entry in The Kennel Club Stud Book (Save in exceptional circumstances).

  10. To have 7 (seven) years proven involvement in pedigree dogs.

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B LIST

  1. To have judged 14 (fourteen) classes of Dobermanns at all breed Open or Championship Shows without CC’s.

  2. To have judged a minimum of 40 (forty) dogs of this breed.

  3. To have attended at least 1 (one) Dobermann breed appreciation day (BAD; formerly known as breed specific educational seminar) run in accordance with the relevant Kennel Club Code of Best Practice.

  4. To have taken & passed a multiple choice question paper on the breed standard.

  5. To have attended a seminar given by a Kennel Club Accredited Trainer and passed the relevant examination on Kennel Club Regulations and Judging Procedures.

  6. To have attended a seminar given by a Kennel Club Accredited Trainer on Conformation & Movement.

  7. To have attended a Points of the Dog Assessment conducted by a Kennel Club Accredited Trainer and passed the assessment.

  8. To have stewarded at 6 (six) Shows.

 

C LIST 

1.    To have 5 (five) years experience owning and exhibiting in this breed (breed specialist) or 5 (five) years judging experience in any one breed (non-breed specialist)

2.    To have attended a seminar given by a Kennel Club Accredited Trainer and passed the relevant examination on Kennel Club Regulations and Judging Procedures.

3.    To have attended a seminar given by a Kennel Club Accredited Trainer on Conformation & Movement.

4.    To have attended a Points of the Dog Assessment conducted by a Kennel Club Accredited Trainer and passed the assessment.

5.    To have stewarded at 6 (six) Shows.

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OVERSEAS JUDGES

Must be approved by the governing body of the country in which they are domiciled to award CC’s (or the equivalent) in Dobermanns and complete the overseas questionnaire to the satisfaction of the six breed clubs

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