JUDGES’ BIOGRAPHIES 2022
CONFORMATION JUDGES
JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BOULINGUEZ, QUEBEC, CANADA
Jean-Christophe Boulinguez has been involved with purebred dogs since childhood when his parents bought their first whippet from Patricia Miller, Woodsmoke Whippets, in 1998. After graduating college in 2008, while still involved with Whippets, Mr. Boulinguez wanted to explore the hound group a bit more and got involved with Ibizan Hounds, a breed that ended up stealing his heart and became a true passion.
Before becoming a judge, Mr. Boulinguez has handled all-breeds for about 10 years, specializing in Hounds and Toys, and has bred/co-bred Ibizan Hounds, Norwegian Elkhounds, Whippets and Wire-Haired Pointing Griffons. Dogs he owned and bred have won multiple All-Breed Best in Shows, Specialty Best In Shows, majors awards at Canadian and American National Specialties and Westminster Kennel Club. Mr. Boulinguez has also owned an Italian Greyhound, a Samoyed and a Bulldog.
Mr. Boulinguez is currently the youngest CKC licensed judge and has already been judging across Canada and the US. Mr. Boulinguez is also a founding member and current President of the All Hound Club of Quebec and the Wire-Haired Pointing Griffon Club of Canada.
TIMOTHY CATTERSON, INDIANA, USA
Timothy Catterson, of New Castle, Indiana, began exhibiting Italian Greyhounds in the mid-1970s. With his partner, Chuck Scott, he has bred and finished many champions in the breed, including the home-bred national-specialty winner Ch. Evergreen Buffet Man Integra. He also finished many champions as a professional handler. He was the top breeder of Chihuahuas in 1981 and has bred Pugs as far back as 1964.
Mr. Catterson has been a judge since the late 1980s and is approved for the Toy Group, Non-Sporting, Hounds and most of the Sporting group, Juniors, and Best in Show. He has judged at many prestigious venues including the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship show. He also has judged in Africa, the ‘Royal Jubilee Toy Club” and Asia, several shows including the Moscow Kennel Club to his credits. He has judged the Toy Group at the prestigious Westminster Kennel Club in New York. He has judged several toy group shows in the United States. Also judged several Pug specialties including twice the day before the National with entries of over 360 dogs
Mr. Catterson has served as a Trustee of ‘Take the Lead’ since 1994 and is the past president of the Anderson, Muncie, and Kokomo kennel clubs. He has been show chairman for the Muncie and Anderson shows for 25 years. He has served the Marion Kennel Club as AKC delegate and vice president. He belongs to the Italian Greyhound and Brussels Griffon AKC parent clubs, and the Central Indiana Pomeranian Club and the Pug Dog Club of Central Indiana.
RONY DOEDIJNS, THE NETHERLANDS
I have been involved in the Dog World for nearly forty years. My own breeds are Finnish Spitz and the Tibetan Terrier. When I was 15 years old, I received from my parents my first pedigree dog. This was a Finnish Spitz male puppy bred in Holland. I started showing him and I always say that my first Finnish Spitz was responsible for getting me so deep in the Dog World.
During the years I imported several Finnish Spitz from the country-of-origin Finland.
I started breeding Finnish Spitz. I owned or bred several Dutch and international champions, FCI European Champions and FCI World Champions in Finnish Spitz.
In May 2007, I was inaugurated by the Dutch Kennel Club as the third all-rounder in the Netherlands, allowed to judge all breeds at championship show level. I am the first Dutch judge who completed breed exams in all the 10 FCI groups. I have judged Best in Show and all FCI groups at international level in the Netherlands and abroad. In 2008, I judged BIS at the Dog of the Year show in the Netherlands.
I have judged in most of the European Countries, UK, Canada, Scandinavia, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, South America, Africa, Russia, and USA. For more than 35 years I have been a member of SCANDIA the breed club for Scandinavian Spitz breeds in the Netherlands. I am a member of “The Kennel Club”.
For many years, I am one of the commentators at the International Amsterdam Winner Show and I did the commentary at the European Dog Show in 2011.
In 2009, I judged Best in Show at the Amsterdam Winner show. One of the biggest Dog shows in Europe. The board of the Dutch Kennel Club gave me the big honor to be the “Best in Show” judge for the FCI World Dog Show 2018 in Amsterdam.
For my profession, I am the Managing Director (CEO) of the Dutch Kennel Club.
For the Dutch Kennel Club, I am chairman of the Dog of the Year Show, the most important TOP DOG event in the Netherlands!
DAN ERICSSON, SWEDEN
I have been very actively involved in the world of show dogs for almost 50 years and I bred my first litter of Scottish Terrier puppies in 1971. My prefix is Raglan. Since then I have been faithful to the breed and I have up until now bred champions in three different breeds, many of which have been exported to most parts of the world. In 2001 the homebred Scottie dog Ch Raglan Rory won Top Dog All Breeds in Sweden and in 2003 another Scottie bred here, Jane Miller’s Ch Raglan Rose Maiden at Brio, won Reserve BIS at Cruft’s having previously won Top Terrier in Britain.
I have also owned and shown BIS-winning Pekingese and have been involved in other terrier breeds, and in particular with West Highland White Terriers. For many years I have also had a special interest in Labrador Retrievers, another breed which I own, breed and show successfully culminating in numerous homebred show champions.
Over the years I have also been actively involved in various dog clubs and served on several kennel club committees, including breed standards and judging. For many years I was also president of the Swedish Terrier Club, The Labrador Retriever Club and The Scottish Terrier Club. Time permitting, I lecture on dogs and submit articles to various dog publications.
Judging has taken me around the world several times and I have been fortunate enough to judge at some of the world’s most prestigious events including many appointments at FCI World and European Shows (including several group appointments), but I am also delighted to be asked to judge on a regular basis in Britain and other countries worldwide. I judge most weekends every year all over the world and I am approved by the FCI to judge all breeds. I felt extremely honoured to judge the terrier group at Cruft’s in 2016 and also Best in Show at the famous Montgomery Terrier Show in Philadelphia, USA. The highlight of my judging career was to judge BIS at Crufts in 2019.
SIOUX FORSYTH-GREEN, NORTH CAROLINA, USA
Sioux was born in Southbury, Connecticut, and currently resides in Pinehurst, North Carolina. She is the only child of the late greats Bob and Jane Forsyth who were world renowned all-breed handlers, and later international, all-breed judges. Sioux was born the morning after her mother went Best in Show at the prestigious Westchester Kennel Club. She was destined to be a dog person.
Sioux grew up helping her parents show dogs from a very early age. The “Blue Bird” was always bustling at the shows in the Northeast during the '60's, '70's and early '80's.
Sioux finished her first champion at the tender age of Three, a Japanese Chin. But her first personal dog was a pointer given to her by her father at the age of 6. This began her love of the breed that she carries with her today. She bred her first pointer litter at the age of 9 and has about 25-30 champions to her name, under the Grayarlin prefix.
For over 40 years, Ms. Forsyth-Green has established herself in the dog world and finished many dogs’ championships. She learned the business not only from her parents, but also from many well-known and respected handlers such as Mark Threlfall, Bonnie Threlfall, Richard Bauer, Paul Edwards and Peter Green. She has been invited to judge at Westminster, as well as two National specialties.
Sioux Forsyth-Green has juggled life as a professional handler, single mother, wife and business owner. She is currently working as one of the new up and coming well respected AKC Judges.
She loves what she is doing!
JAMIE HUBBARD, INDIANA, USA
Jamie was born in Australia and began in the sport of purebred dogs at the age of 9. His parents were breeders of Basset Hounds; however, Jamie’s success would later come in American Cocker Spaniels and English Setters. In those breeds, he owned and/or bred multiple Best in Show winning dogs, including Best in Shows at the Melbourne Royal and Sydney Royal shows.
Jamie moved to the USA in 2014, and along with his partner, breed various spaniel breeds under the world renowned Clussexx kennel name.
DOUGLAS A. JOHNSON, INDIANA, USA
Mr. Douglas A. Johnson, of Bloomington, Indiana, received his first Clumber Spaniel as a birthday present from his parents before he could drive. This gift led to a life-time dedication to the sport of purebred dogs. Breeding under the world-famous Clussexx banner, he has produced over 150 champion Clumber, Sussex Spaniels, Welsh Springer Spaniels, and English Toy spaniels. He has a passion for breeding dogs and continues to run a top breeding program today. His dogs have won more than 180 Best in Show awards and 15 National Specialty wins across all four breeds. He has breed All-breed Best in Show winners in four different breeds.
He has the distinct honor of producing two Westminster Best in Show winners; in1996, the Clumber Spaniel Ch. Clussexx Country Sunrise, Brady, was crowned Best in Show, and again in 2009 with the Sussex Spaniel, Stump, Ch Clussexx Three D Grinchy Glee.
Mr. Johnson was awarded the American Kennel Club’s SPORTING BREEDER OF THE YEAR award in 2005. He is a member of the Santa Barbara Kennel Club, American Spaniel Club, the Bloomington Indiana Kennel Club, the Hoosier Kennel club, the Derbytown Pekingese Club and is a lifetime member of the Clumber Spaniel Club of America.
JORGE NALLEM, URGUARY
Jorge Nallem is the owner of “El Retorno” Kennels and the breeder of Wire and Smooth Fox Terriers, Standard Schnauzers, Whippets, Beagles, Boxers, Short Hair Dachshunds, Greyhounds, Irish Setters and Cimarron Uruguayo.
He has achieved more than 200 all-breed Best in Shows with his dogs participating in many countries as well as many World Champion titles.
Some of the winnings are: BIS South American’s championship, BIS at World Dog Show circuit 1997, Group 1st and 2nd in working group at World Dog Show circuit 1999, BOB at World Dog Show 2001, BIS at America’s FCI show 2001, and BISS at National Fox T. Wire Club of America at Montgomery County 2002, Award of Merit Westminster K.C. 2003, Runner up BIS SICALAM Show 2003, BOB and 2nd in group World dog show 2004. Best in Terrier Group World Dog Show 2005. Number 1 all-breed dog Brazil 2006, Number 4 all-breed dog Brazil 2007, number 2 all-breed dog Argentina 2014.
He became a Fox Terrier judge in 1987, and an All-Breed FCI judge in 1996. He is a specialist judge on Dachshunds, Old English Sheepdogs, Boxers, Dobermans, Schnauzers, Fox Terriers, Basset Hounds, Irish Setters, Poodles, Shih-tzu and Afghan Hound.
Member of the FCI Standard Commission (1999-2022) Current President.
President of the Kennel Club Uruguayo (1996-2000, 2004-2008, 2014-2016)
President of the judges committee of the KCU (2000-2004, 2010-2012 2013-2014, 2016-2018, 2019-2020)
He has been President of the Cimarron Uruguayo Society, and councilor of the KCU several times since 1989. Trainer of new judges in Uruguay and expounder at the America´s and Caribbean Judges Congress in 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009. Expounder on first FCI World Judges Congress on Kiev 2017 and Moscow 2020.
FCI Delegate for Americas and Caribbean Show 1999, 2003, 2005 and for the World Dog Show 2005 (Argentina)
BRUCE OWEN, ONTARIO, CANADA
I have been involved with purebred dogs and a member of the CKC since 1964. I have bred and shown Miniature Poodles, Yorkshire Terriers, Chihuahuas, Brussels Griffons and West Highland White Terriers.
I produced the first Canadian-bred Brussels Griffon to take a Best in Show in Canada and in the USA. In 1985 my griffon, Berryhill Gandalf won the first national Brussels Griffon specialty and in 1986 he won the toy group at Westminster KC in New York.
I have been judging since 1980 in Canada, USA, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, China, Finland, South Africa, Philippines, Columbia, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Guatemala, and the Dominican Republic.
I groomed dogs professionally for 50 years and I have bred and shown registered Morgan horses and Nubian goats. I have bred numerous exotic birds and presently I am showing top winning poultry in Canada and USA.
Thank you for inviting me to judge the best of the specialties at the Erie Shores Kennel Club championship show. I am looking forward to this honour!
BEA SAWKA, ONTARIO, CANADA
Bea has owned, bred and handled Bearded Collies since obtaining her first dog in 1976 and has bred over 200 Champions in many countries. Her Beardies have won more than 65 BCCC Annual Awards, numerous Specialties including 18 National Specialties and approximately 115 All Breed Best in Shows.
She bred, owned and handled Canada’s Top Dog All Breeds in 1997 – Harrison, Can.Am.Ch. Classical Image Of A Legend. She has had the Top Winning Beardies in Canada and the US on numerous occasions including the #1 Beardie in the US and the #1 Beardie in Canada in 2015.
She has owned and bred many outstanding dogs that have gone on to be the foundation of some of the most successful Bearded Collie kennels around the world.
In 2003 she obtained our first Havanese and now shares her home with several of them.
She also co-owns the #1 Pointer in Canada 2018, 2019 and 2020, Stewart, MBIS, Can.GchEx.Am.Ch. Seasyde Some Guys Have All The Luck and the #1 Pointer in Canada in 2021, Riggs, Gch Seasyde Casino.
She began judging in 2012 and has judged in several countries.
TORBJÖRN SKAAR, SWEDEN
I started in 1961 with horse riding both jumping and dressage. My first dog was a Great Dane from the Airways Kennel in 1968, and we later imported from the USA. In 1980 when I met Paul Stanton, I was introduced to his breeds….Lhasa Apso and Tibetan Terriers. In 1992 our kennel Tintavon was awarded the Hamilton Plaque for outstanding breeding of Lhasa Apso. With great success, we have bred Lhasa Apso, Tibetan Terriers, Whippets and theThai Bangkaew Dog.
I got my official license in 1992 and became an FCI all breeds judge in 2016. I have judged on all five continents. I love judging and my favourite groups are Sighthounds and the Toy group. I have been Chairman of the Tibetan breed club since 2001. I also enjoy judging junior handling and I was a committee member in SKK Junior Handling for many years.
My other interests include food, travelling and culture in general.
Looking forward to visiting Canada again.
PAUL STANTON, SWEDEN
I acquired my first dog in 1964 which was a Shetland Sheepdog. In 1996 I was introduced to the then very rare Lhasa Apso and Tibetan Terrier. I became obsessed with the Lhasa’s temperament and in 1969 I acquired my first Lhasa and had them for over 40 years. My first Tibetan Terrier, UK Ch Dokham Cavarodossi of Tintavon was born in 1970 who went on to be the first Tibetan Terrier in the world to win BIS at an all-breeds Championship show (1974). I owned or bred 10 UK Champions and I was the only person to have made up CCs in the three Tibetan breeds (now 4 as Tibetan Mastiffs have CCs) in the UK before moving to Sweden in 1977. We have owned or bred 10 Lhasa Apsos who have won All Breeds BIS and many other group winners but our most famous dog in Sweden was again a Tibetan Terrier, a double granddaughter of Cavarodossi named Int Nordic Ch BIS BISS Tintavon Desdemona who won Top Dog all breeds in Sweden, Finland and Nordic competitions in 1979.
Whippets came into our house in the late 80´s and we have bred the odd litter with some excellent results like Best female at the famous Swedish sight hound show, her granddaughter won BPIS at the same show and whose son was a group winner.
I first started judging Tibetan Mastiffs in 1981 in Germany and judged many times at their club shows, I judged the Finnish club show and the American TM National in 2010 and at the EDS in 2010 and 2017. I was club chairman for the first five years after the Swedish club was re-inaugurated. I was in the organizing committee of the First World Congress held in Germany. I am examiner for the breed in Sweden, lecture to Swedish judges and breeders and twice I have had seminars for new CKU (Chin Kennel Union) judges plus have worked together with the CKU for the betterment and stability of the breed.
Our home now has none of these three breeds but we were the first to import the Thai Bangkaew Dog (Group 5 Primitive Spitz Breed) to Europe. We have imported 4 dogs from Thailand and own the first TBD to win a Group at an Int. show plus we bred the first European dog to win a group at an all-breeds Championship show. Sadly, we no longer breed these dogs due to hereditary defects.
I awarded CCs in England in Lhasas (1974) and Tibetan Terriers (1975) before moving to Sweden where I continued my judging exams to become an FCI All Rounder in 1996. I have now judged in over 60 countries on all continents and some of my judging highlights have been Crufts in 1981 (Lhasa Apsos) Tibetan Terrier Silver Jubilee show (UK), South Eastern Tibetan Spaniel Ch show (UK), The Chow Chow Ch Show (UK). Canadian English Springer National specialty. Sydney, Perth and Hobart Royals, New Zealand KC National show (1998 & 2008). Gundog group at Hatboro Ch show (USA), 4 Groups at Cherry Blossom Circuit shows 2010 (USA) plus the many times I have had the honour to judge BIS in countries like France, Japan, Canada, New Zealand and Australia & The Scandinavian countries.
My other hobbies are gardening where my passion is for Fuchsias and Brugmansias (angels’ trumpets). I am also very interested in Opera, ballet and culture in general.
DANN WILSON, ONTARIO, CANADA
Dogs have been a part of my life since the age of 6 when we got our first family pet. Purebred dogs have always been of keen interest to me but it wasn’t until almost 30 years ago I ventured into the sport of confirmation, first with Airedale Terriers and then Cesky Terriers.
I have bred and showed many champions throughout my career and was one of the first to introduce the Cesky Terrier to the Canadian dog fancy. I have written many articles on the breed for Canadian and American periodicals as well as contributed to breed club newsletters around the globe.
My judging career started over 6 years ago and I have judged across Canada as well as in the US and the UK. I was a member of the CKC’s Breed Standards committee for 4 years, and held the position of chair of that committee for 2 years. I was an active member of the Hamilton Kennel Club for 6 years and was the show chair for that club for 3 of those years. I am currently the vice-president of the Burlington Kennel Club.
OBEDIENCE JUDGES
SUSAN BELL, ONTARIO, CANADA
Dogs have been a part of the family all my life, my mixed breed pup was a part of my marriage package 48 years ago. In 1974 my husband and I got our first Labrador Puppy; little did we know at that time how our life would change.
1980 we had our first Labrador Retriever litter under the prefix “Pinebank Kennel”. Since then, we strive to produce Labradors that do it all. We have had a couple of Irish Water Spaniels and I worked with a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel in Obedience. I love to work with my dogs and I find they teach us a lot about ourselves and life.
Training my dogs has led me to years of teaching and judging. I have enjoyed judging all levels of CKC Obedience, Rally Obedience, Working Certificate Tests, Hunt Tests and Canine Good Neighbour Tests; in the past I have judged the Puppy Stake at the LOC Field Trial and Junior Handling for both Obedience and Conformation as well as Sweep Stakes for the Irish Water Association of Canada.
I have handled my dogs to Conformation Championships, Master Obedience Trial Championships, RAE Rally Obedience, Grand Master Hunters, WCX Working Certificate Titles, TDX Tracking Titles and CGN Titles.
My newest interest is in the Scent Detection. In Obedience, five different dogs I have trained have been in the top 10 Obedience Dogs in Canada.
Now that I am retired, my time is spent having fun with my dogs and helping others with their dogs and training dogs and …. I love it!
MARIE SAWFORD, ONTARIO, CANADA
Marie has been training dogs since 1987. She has competed with her BC’s, Golden Retriever and Norwegian Buhund earning GMOTCH, OTCh’s and many HITs along the way. Her first dog OTCH McCann Megan AG.X Am UD was the #1 Obedience dog in Canada in 1998 and her Golden GMOTCH Windrows Do U Believe in Magic AG. I WC RE Am CDX WC was the #1 Obedience dog in Canada in 2005. Marie began doing Rally in 2003, her dogs have all earned RE and RAE titles.
She began judging Rally Obedience in 2007 and Obedience in 2013.
TED LESLIE, ONTARIO, CANADA
Ted has been a licensed Obedience judge since 2002 and has judged Rally since the CKC adopted it as a performance event. He has been involved with Obedience since 1979, trialling first with a Boxer and then with Border Collies. He has extensive flyball experience as well. Ted is a retired elementary teacher with 34 years in the classroom. He is married to Sheila, who also trials in Obedience. They live in Hamilton and are active members of the Hamilton Dog Obedience Club. Ted and Sheila have two grown children, a daughter and a son. They have five grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Ted is also active as an elder in the Presbyterian Church in Canada.
MARY MONTEITH, ONTARIO, CANADA
I have been a CKC Rally judge since 2012 and an Obedience judge since 2017. I've been involved in dog sports since 2005. I have English Springer Spaniels and have been privileged to be able to compete with them in Canada and the United States across several registries, in conformation, obedience, rally, rally freestyle, scent work and other sports. Training with my dogs and enjoying activities with them is the ultimate fun. I love judging as it allows me to give back to the sport. I wish the best of luck to all the exhibitors!