Some memorable appointments included the honour of judging a number of SPECIALTY Golden Retriever Shows in Australia and New Zealand

Also honoured to have judged some of the top Gundog Society Shows throughout Australia and New Zealand. A great day was the Southern Gundog Society in Christchurch, drawing a record 282 gundogs.

Awarding the CC in the UK

Perhaps the greatest honour and most memorable judging appointment was being invited to judge bitches at the Golden Retriever Club of Scotland Championship Show in July 2013. I was the first Australian to be given the honour to award a CC at a specialty show in the UK.

What a memorable day this was. I felt so proud to be there representing Australia and so honoured to have such lovely dogs to judge.
THANK YOU SCOTLAND !!

Other Achievements of Note

• FIRST AND ONLY AUSTRALIAN TO BE INCLUDED ON THE GRC UK “A1” JUDGES LIST.
• Past President of the National Golden Retriever Breed Council. I held this position on occasions totalling fourteen years.
• Lectured on the breed to aspiring candidates in New South Wales many times.
• Approved Assessor Judges Training Scheme.
• Past member of the Dogs NSW Conformation Judges Training Committee.
• Also licensed to judge Novice and Open Obedience. After a break of 20 years, I trialled Ch Lawnwoods Rustic Rian UD (Imp UK) and Ch Stenbury Sea Fantasy CDX (Imp Sweden) successfully to their respective obedience titles.