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Ron Acena (Sheron) Back
1. Great Dane – fawn.
Favorite: Ch Sheron’s Kahlua and Cream
Other breeds: American Staffordshire Terriers, Whippets
2. Kirkland, WA
3. Clare Lincoln, Louise Van Alstyne, Lisa DeRoulet
4. Breed type, soundness
5. Straight fronts, toplines
Carolyn Alexander Back
1.Bull Terriers, Akitas, Afghans; also a Pekingese and a Fox Terrier
2.Monterey County, CA
3.Ralph Graff, Betty Matchett, Jane Chopson, Kathy Liebschutz, Ted and Judy Nichols, Diane Collings, Vince Mulligan
4.Solid breed type; healthy/sound construction; Apollo with a correct head, neck, topline; move correctly; balance and correct proportion
5.Lack of soundness, lack of underjaw, too much length of loin and back
Ralph Ambrosio Back
1.German Shepherd Dogs
2.Newburgh, NY
3.(do not remember)
4.Squareness, movement, look of strength
5.Poor movement, weakness in temperament
Carl Anderson Back
1. Cocker Spaniels, AKC licensed all-breed handler prior to judging
2. Simi Valley, California
3. Don Carmody, Eric Ringle, Nikki Riggsbee, Vince Mulligan
4. Strength and power moving around the ring, the proper rectangular head with a stop and not too heavy flews, a well arched neck that blends into smooth shoulders, deep chested, and a hard level back. The movement true, and showmanship going around the ring
5. Poor temperments, timidity, shyness, and tails tucked
Howard Atlee Back
1. Dachshunds, Whippets, Salukis and many other hounds. Was a former all-around AKC handler.
2. Towson, Maryland (formerly New York and New Jersey)
3. Many breeders and kennel visits. In ring observation under Gary Newton and Charles Olvis. Major seminars: DJA - Carolyn Thomas, ADSJ - Judy Harrington
4. Size, Sound Temperament, Square Structure, Dignity and Stalwart.
5. Shyness and lack of bone
Gary Basset Back
1. Rottweilers, Tibetan Terriers.
2. Green Bay, WI
3. John & Jessie Gerszewski, Don Carmody, Carnell Gurrath.
4. Breed type first, well balanced, head, bone, movement, size & elegance.
5. Lack of breed type, lack of size in dogs and bitches (they are supposed to be the Apollo of dogs), poor shoulders & forechest. Very few correct heads. Movement.
Arlene Benko Back
1. Collies, Shelties and Pomeranians
2. Cape Coral, Florida
3. Nikki Riggsbee and Terry Goldman
4. The Great Danes outline; a balanced, square, well developed body; level topline; elegant. Good expression, clean headpiece, flat cheeks. A lovely dark almond-shaped eye and dark rims, no sagging eye rims.
5. Earset, lack of almond shaped eyes. Lacking parallel planes. Poor movement.
Norvel Benoit (IveSpottedDanes)Back
1. Great Dane – harlequin
Favorite: Ch Giant Steps Front Page News.
Other breeds: Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, Chihuahuas, Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen, Standard Poodles, Pekingese
2. Suburb of New Orleans, LA
3. Bill Aston, Jeffrey Lynn Brucker, Ray Cataldi, Mary Anne Zanetos, Eddie Lyons, Augusta Buse
4. Nearest to the written standard, sound in body and mind
5. Unbalanced, unsound movement
Warren Benoit (IveSpottedDanes) Back
1. Great Dane – harlequin, mantle
Favorite: Ch Giant Steps Front Page News
Other breeds: Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, Standard Poodle, Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen, Chihuahua
2. Destrehan, LA
3. (no one)
4. Breed type
5. Lack of breed type
May Bernhard Back
1. Newfoundlands.
2. Connecticutt
3. Judy Harrington & Lester Mapes
4. A dog of great size and substance with proud bearing and stable temperament.
5. Lack of size and substance - too “refined.” Poor fronts and bad tail carriage. Shy and non-stable temperaments.
Alberto Berrios Back
1. Boxers
2. Acworth, GA, near Atlanta
3. Nikki Riggsbee
4. Good head with good size, good proportions; a dog to be masculine and a bitch to look like a bitch.
5. Bad movement, bitchy dogs, some shyness which is never acceptable; feet could be better.
Terry Berrios Back
1. Boxers.
2. Acworth, GA.
3. Nikki Riggsbee
4. Type, with utmost importance given to size, substance and head. It is also suppose to be a square breed.
5. Lack of bone and size, straight fronts and rears.
Kathy Biliew Back
1. My original breed was Great Danes, purchased from Carnell Gurrath in 1968. Chows primary breed beginning in 1971. In 2003, co-bred a litter of Danes with Betty Matchett and got another from Jim and Dorothy Lindbloom.
2. Redlands, CA.
3. Carnell Gurrath and Phylis Joseph.
4. Soundness both structually and mentally.
5. Straight fronts, soft toplines.
Grace Black Back
1. Doberman Pinschers
2. Bunnel, FL
3. Eleanor Leslie, Nikki Riggsbee
4. Breed type, head, bone and substance
5. Bad fronts and weak rears
David Bolus Back
1. German Shepherd Dogs and Pembroke Welsh Corgis.
2. Chattanooga, TN.
3. George Rood and Rufus Copeland.
4. A square build with balanced quarters and a sound running gear. Parallel planes are an essential component for a correct head.
5. Poor front assemblies and overall running gears. Incorrect heads lacking parallel planes. Lack of proper substance. Gender (males and bitches) should be evident
Roberta (Bobbi) Brady Back
1. Doberman Pinscher.
2. Westerville, OH
3. Eppie Barney, Susan Yotive , and Ruth Kaufman.
4. Square proportions, a beautiful chiseled headpiece, bone appropriate for the sex, and sound, fluid movement.
5. Lack of square proportions, heavy heads, fine bone and lack of forechest.
Helen Briscoe (Halemoss) Back
1. Great Dane – fawn and brindle
Favorite: Ch Halemoss Rojon Dounreay
2. Near San Antonio, TX
3. Freda Lewis, Nancy-Carroll Draper, Ray Cataldi
4. Excellent breed type, temperament, conformation, head, neck, shoulders, movement
5. Upright shoulders, long backs, temperament, short stilted movement
Mary Anne Brocious Back
1. Old English Sheepdogs and PBGVs.
2. Southeastern Michigan, near Ann Arbor.
3. Roxanne Peterson Burton, J. Council Parker, Estelle Cohen, Gerald Schwartz, and Bill Stebbins.
4. The stature of a Great Dane is the most important attribute. Its height, its proportion, and wonderful head.
5. The size of the Great Dane seems to be shrinking. It is a giant working breed, and it seems to be losing size, bone and substance in some instances.
Frandel Brown Back
1. Bernese Mountain Dogs and Sealyham Terriers
2. Fresno, CA
3. Jill Ferrera, Pam Winter, and Jane Chopson. I have watched the Great Dane ring for years dating back to Sylvia and Doug Rodwell, Lena Basquette, and Jack Dexter.
4. Great presence, especially in the Best of Breed class. An all one-piece dog, like a sculpture. Each body part flows smoothly into the other. Condition. Soundness and breed type.
5. Lack of the above. Not having the flow of body. Angles not balanced throughout the dog. Straight fronts and over angulated or straight rears. Lack of width - rib spring and narrow between the front legs. Muzzles lacking, when the lip and flew swing. Different failures depending on geographical areas.
Sam Burke Back
1. Doberman pinschers
2. Shreveport ,LA
3. Sheila DiNardo and Clyde Morris
4. Movement. Head with correct size and planes for the animal
5. Horrible movment especially going around with roached backs and poor head planes
Dany Canino Back
1. German Shepherds and Rottweilers
2. Simi Valley – northwest of Los Angelos
3. Doug and Anne Toomey, Carol Grossman, Betty and Bob Matchett, Arlene Davis
4. Fit the standard; breed type, pretty picture standing and moving, good moving dog with a solid topline; good heads very important
5. Rears not strong and sound; short upper arms; gay tails
Ray Carlisle Back
1. Doberman Pinscher and Great Danes. I have bred both; however, I now only breed Dobermans.
2. Warwick, NY
3. Laura Kiaulenas and Karla Callahan.
4. Size, heads, and soundness
5. Soundness is the most obvious
Susan Catlin Back
1. Rottweilers; I exhibit German Shorthairs, Chinese Crested, and Wire Dachshund.
2. Kennesaw GA.
3. Sally Chandler, Darcy Quinlan, Margaret Shappard, Chuck & Willie Crawford, Laura Coomes, and Carol Grossman.
4. Toplines, correct planes on the skull, bone and size.
5. Toplines, fronts and rears
Patricia Ciampa (Maitau) Back
1. Great Danes – fawn, brindle, harlequin
Other breed: Pug
2. Hollis, NH
3. Murlo Danes, BMW Danes
4. Type, temperament, soundness
5. Lack of true Dane type and shyness
Houston and Toddie Clark Back
1. German Shepherds, Miniature Pinschers, Doberman Pinschers
2. Decatur, TN
3. Roxanne Bleeker (later Mahan), Helen Vance
4. Breed type most important. The overall balance in silhouette, parallel planes. muzzle equal backskul l. Sufficient length of neck, a short level back, slightly sloping croup, proper tailset. A square outline.
5. Lacking correct shoulder layback, correct tail placement and carriage. Too many Danes gaiting withtails carried too high.
Jon Cole Back
1.Bull Terriers
2.Nashville, TN
3.Don’t remember
4.Square, good bone, strong head, level topline, able to move, strong body.
5.Weedy, bad fronts, poor movement, lacking heads, bad toplines
John Connelly Back
1.Boxers; also Doberman Pinschers, Pugs
2.Spokane, WA
3.George and Flo Burmeister, Lina Basquette; handled a number of Great Danes as a professional handler in the midwest
4.Balance, good head, good movement, look like the Apollo of Dogs
5.The breed is doing pretty well right now
Doris Cozart Back
1.Standard and Toy Poodles
2.Kaufman, TX
3.Dana Cline, Nancy Simmons
4.Great Size, elegance, balance; disposition plus regal look; correct head type, proper bone
5.Fronts, twisting at elbows and hocks when moving, less bone
Jeraldeen Crandall Back
1. Basenjis, Dobermans, and Papillons.
2. Southern California.
3. Lowell and Arlene Davis, Bob and the late Liz Matchett, and Jane Chopson.
4. Dignity, balance, condition, size, and substance in accordance with the most possible breed characteristics.
5. Weak temperaments, which include shyness, nervousness and lack of dignity.
Substance needs improvement as sometimes it is difficult to tell dogs from
bitches. Front assemblies are not the best. Return of upper arm is setting
front legs too far forward on the body. A good number of dogs would benefit with more exercise, as they are not poor dogs, just in poor muscle tone. While aware of negatives in the breed, my priorities in judging are to the positives not the negatives.
Anitra Cuneo (Pipestone) * Back
1.Weimaraners, Great Danes – fawn, brindle
2.New Jersey
3.Larry Barnett, Ginny Guerin, Genevieve Parks
4.Breed type – head, body, soundness, movement
5.Loss of substance and majesty
Mims Datskow Back
1. Doberman Pinschers.
2. Lafayette Hill, PA.
3. Joe & Tootie Longo.
4. Breed type as described in the standard under general appearance; my second priority is that they can move properly. Look like a Great Dane and do the job that he was bred to do.
5. Problems in movement, substance, and inappropriate temperaments.
Cathy Daugherty Back
1. Belgian Sheepdogs
2. Bethlehem, CT
3. Karen & Dale Desjardins
4. Proper outline. (Same as in Belgians - square with alot of neck, a good shoulder - elegant.)
5. Bad heads - not big enough, bad planes. Heads that remind me of a hound and not a Great Dane. Smaller Danes. (I think that they tend to move better so there might be some sort of unconscious selection process going on here.)
Roberta Davies Back
1.Siberian Husky, Belgian Sheepdog, Bearded Collie
2.Brimfield, MA
3.Judy Harrington, Les Mapes
4.Overall balance, correct head type, square, strong short back, strong front and rear
5.Long weak backs, weak rears and fronts, lack of strong smooth muscle, lack of head type
Lisa DeRoulet (Roulet) Back
1. Great Danes – fawn and brindle
Favorite: Ch Amelor’s Fly So Free (Frisco)
2. Mill Creek, WA
3. Clare Lincoln, Louise and Mark VanAlstyne
4. Breed type, balance, soundness
5. Straight shoulders, long backs
Terry DePietro Back
1. Labrador Retrievers, Pointers, and German Shorthaired Pointers. Also owned and showed Pembroke Welsh Corgi and owned Beagles and a German Shepherd.
2. Howell, NJ
3. Dottie Davis, Barbara Waldkirch, Marie Somershoe.
4. Balance, movement, type. Head type is a priority.
5. Poor rear movement, bad toplines. Would like to see more of the “Apollo of Dogs” in the exhibits.
Bill deVilleneuve Back
1. Scottish Terriers; still breed and exhibit. Most associated with Terriers, but have also been judging the Toy Group for many years now and have judged quite a few toy specialties in recent years.
2. Dix Hills, New York, a Long Island suburb of New York City.
3. Many different breeders, exhibitors, and handlers including Dale Tarbox, Marie Somershoe, and Nikki Riggsbee.
4. A square, balanced dog where all the pieces blend together nicely. The long, muscular neck flows into a short level back, a strong body and broad deep chest important. Massive and powerful but also elegant. Correctly proportioned, beautifully head. A dog that moves well with grace and power combined with proper reach and drive.
5. Poor toplines, lacking in angulation which results in choppy movement with incorrect front and rear movement. Too many long backs with short necks. Heads lacking in the necessary rectangular planes, especially with snipey, narrow muzzles.
Karen Desjardins (Danebridge) Back
1. Great Danes – all colors except Mantles; currently black, fawn, brindle
Favorites: Ch Gebet’s California Cooler, Ch Danebridge Pretty Boy Floyd.
Other breed(s): French Bulldog, Belgian Tervuren, Belgian Sheepdog
2. Connecticut
3. Nancy-Carroll Draper, Hazel Gregory, Donna Crane, Pat Zator, Terry Goldman
4. Size, balance, outline, exquisite heads with long tapered necks; at first glance to take my breath away
5. Lack of size, lack of balance, bad toplines, bitchy dogs, bad rear movement, straight fronts, short necks, stuffy
Nancy Dinkfelt Back
1. Doberman Pinschers
2. Pittsburgh, Pa,
3. Rick Zahorchak and Tom Davis
4. Movement, head, temperment
5. Loose eye rim skin, loss of torn patches on the Harls
Bradford Dunn Back
1.Doberman Pinschers and Boxers
2.West Boylston, MA
3.Ed Lyons, Judy Harrington
4.The whole package; square, balanced, level topline, good front angles and matching rear. Smooth, powerful movement. Rectangular, chiseled head with parallel planes. Substantial dog with noble carriage and expression
Don Dvorak Back
1. Saint Bernards. Later Bulldogs.
2. Southeast corner of Washington State.
3. Sam Pizzino, Clare Lincoln, and Lisa DeRoulet, and Jamie Harshfield,
4. Head type. Structure. Majesty.
5. Lack of a powerful dog. Size doesn't necessarily mean power. If a dog is structured as it should be, it will be powerful. Long bodies, straight angles, weak legs, and lack of head type.
Robert Edison (Del Oro) Back
1. Great Danes – brindle, fawn, co-owned harlequin.
Favorites: Ch Del Oro’s Mirage
Other breeds: Whippets, Australian Terriers, Ibizan Hound
2. Tucson, AZ
3. Steven and Bette Temple, Anna Mary Kauffman, Nancy-Carroll Draper, Eva Robinson
4. Type and correct movement equally
5. Serious lack of breed type and overall balance.
Beverly Eichel Back
1. Newfoundlands (since the mid- 70’s) and Australian Shepherds (since the mid- 80’s).
2. Monroe, NC
3. Winkie Assell.
4. Adherence to the Standard.
5. Bodies too long. Dogs too long are no longer balanced in appearance, and their movement is incorrect.
James (Jim) Ellis Back
1. St. Bernards & Bullmastiffs
2. Southern, MI
3. Bill Stebbins & Lena Basquette & Alva Rosenberg
4. Head Type; males should look like boys and girls look like girls; size
5. Lacking in size, bad legs & calf knees (buckling over at the pasterns)
Peggy Esposito Back
1. Doberman Pinscher
2. Connecticut
3. Mary Ellen Thomas, Vicki Marchand, Joel Rosenblatt and Lori Richer, and Karen Desjardins
4. True breed type, regal appearance, strength & elegance, smoothly muscled body, and good temperament.
5. Movement, straight fronts & rears, lack of bone
William Farnan Back
1. Doberman Pinschers.
2. Ormond Beach, Fl.
3. Mostly from watching the judge and talking to other judges and breeders.
4. A sound dog or bitch, with breed type.
5. Fronts and rears, Some very unsound animals.
Marcia Feld Back
1. Schnauzers
2. Libertyville, IL
3. Jinx Gunville, Carnell Gurrath, Hildy Compton, Ray Cataldi, Fran Schwartz
4. The Great Dane "look" - Majesty, confidence combined with size, substance and head.
5. Minor, but recurring - short tails. More important, fronts.
Rita Figg Back
1. Afghans Hounds
2. Laurel, FL
3. Nikki Riggsbee, Wayne Custis, Judy Harrington, and Lisa DeRoulet
4. Outline, balance, proportion , headpiece, movement - the whole package, not pieces. Entries are either in good shape, or really lacking, not much in between; bone, movement, and proportion seem to be the problem areas
Barbara Finch Back
1. Newfoundlands
2. Davidson, NC
3. Nikki Riggsbee, Margaret Shappard, Diane Taylor
4. A sound animal who moves well coming, going and from the side. The Dane head is so important as is balance.
5. Dogs that are not square; dogs who do not have the correct topline; dogs who do not move well
Madeleine Fish Back
1.Standard Schnauzers
2.Old Saybrook, CT
3.Estelle Cohen, Diane Taylor, Mimi and Ralph Graff
4.Size, squareness, nobility
5.Lack of size, squareness, nobility
Pamela Foulk Back
1. Doberman Pinschers.
2. Westerville, OH.
3. George Rood and Gene Haupt.
4. Good type, balance, and sound temperament.
5. Balance is not good, and some are very shy and timid
Jean Fournier Back
1.Siberian Huskies
2.GA (formerly CT)
3.Carolyn and Bob Thomas, Donald Booxbaum, Estelle Cohen, Roxanne Mahan
4.Square, required substance, converging gait, parallel head planes, perfect tail carriage – a beautiful, majestic picture
5.Weak backs, too long loin, lack of substance and bone; not square, high tail carriage, low tail set, faulty movement; lacking secure temperaments
Dody Froehlich Back
1. Norwegian Elkhound.
2. Anchorage, AK
3. Benny & Jackie Joy, Diane & Will Painter. Showed several Danes for breeder friends.
4. Proper size, substance, square and balanced with correct leg length. A beautiful, long, arched neck flowing smoothly into nicely angulated shoulders with a corresponding upper arm. A muscled, broad, angled rear with high set tail. Back level. Good tuckup. Proper head – the right proportions, parallel planes, high set ears, and a correct eye with that wonderful expression. Correct substance and angles for the distinctive Great Dane gait. Secondary sex characteristics.
5. Specimens off square; just making size – especially bitches; weediness/lack of proper substance; pigeon- breasted; head planes not parallel; muzzles especially not correct length or squared off and deep enough; larger/lighter eyes; too straight front and rear.
Robert and Sara (Sally) Futh Back
1. Collies; also Shelties and Beardies and a Rottweiler
2. Washington, CT
3. Nancy-Carroll Draper, Mary Johnson, Lloyd Case, Lina Basquette
4. Classic headpiece, overall elegance, majesty, soundness.
5. Lack of substance, narrow rears, coarseness in head, lack of balance.
Ken Gentry Back
1. Siberian Huskies.
2. The Villages, Florida
3. Jan Brungard, Ann Skyler, Louise VanAlstyne, and indirectly Nikki Riggsbee.
4. Soundness, type, and movement.
5. Weak fronts and poor movement.
Susan Godek Back
1. German Shepherd Dog
2. Scottsdale, AZ
3. Judy Harrington, Arlene Davis, Pamela Winter
4. Overall silhouette, balance, elegance, well defined head , correct size, movement efficient, temperament
Theresa (Terry) Goldman (Tiara) Back
1. Great Danes – fawn and brindle
Other breed: Standard Poodles
2. Oldsmar, FL
3. Rose Roberts, Nancy-Carroll Draper, Donald Booxbaum, Rose Sabetti, Anna Mary Kauffman, Hazel Gregory, Kitty Kolyer
4. By the standard: regal appearance, movement, soundness, and elegance
5. Lack of true Dane breed type, as to the standard; lack of soundness, proportion, substance.
Ralph Graff (Von Graff) Back
1. Great Dane – fawn and brindle
Favorite: Ch Honeylanes Flirt, Ch Von Graffs Who But Humphrey v Grfn
2. St Louis, MO
3. Millicent Graff, Leo and Ruth Allen, Roxanne Peterson Berton, Pat Zator
4. Know and adhere to the standard
5. Breeders being fixed on a particular aspect of the Dane (head, height, color, etc) rather than the whole dog. More balanced animals are more competitive.
Sulie Greendale-Paveza Back
1. Shetland Sheepdogs; also Australian Cattle Dogs, Collies, and currently Longhaired Dachshunds
2. Marengo, Illinois, near Rockford.
3. Dana Cline, Ray Cataldi, Don Carmody, Lina Basquette.
4. A beautiful, elegant headpiece with an intelligent and wise expression, a balanced dog, who can cover maximum ground effortlessly with minimum steps. Good feet.
5. Short upper arms, some movement issues, heavy heads, tail set and carriage.
Roger Gifford Back
1. Alaskan Malamutes
2. Dayton, OH
3. Jose Ribo, Rita Biddle, Rick Zahorchak
4. Size and substance, square, head, balance, structure, and movement; confidence and presence.
5. Need improved balance. Neck sets, straight shoulders, lack of rear angulation, poor toplines when moving, low tail sets, weak rears
Vincent Grosso Back
1. West Highland White Terriers and Smooth Fox Terriers.
2. Banning California
3. Lowell And Arlene Davis.
4. Square body, correct head proportions with parallel planes, nicely arched neck, level top line, tail set on correctly and of correct length, deep chest, sufficient bone and substance, balanced angulation front and rear, correct size, overall balance, and dignity.
5. Bad top lines (roached and swayed), too long in body, bad tail sets, heads lacking level planes, straight rears and fronts, and dogs lacking substance.
Jane Haefner Back
1. Bernese Mountain Dogs
2. Sullivan, WI
3. Vincent Mulligan, the Great Dane Club of Milwaukee.
4. Overall balance, bone in proportion to body/size, movement, head type, including proper planes.
5. Size, loss of bone, sloppy fronts, movement (pitter-patter, lacking reach and drive).
Vern Harvey Back
1. Siberian Huskies 35 years; Doberman Pinschers 23 years
2. Olive Branch, MS; formally Tucson, AZ
3. Bob Edison & John Jarvise
4. I am great believer in form & function. Therefore I believe "correct structure" is as important as "heads.”
5. Bad fronts & weak toplines.
Sharon (Fulford) Hennessey Back
1. Great Danes – fawn
Favorite: Ch Orleans Whister of Chimo TX-C
2. Austin, TX
3. Marilyn Riggins, Hazel Gregory
4. Judge against the standard
5. Bad croups, gay tails, shallow muzzles, lack of true breed type
Carolyn Herbel Back
1.German Shepherds
2.Western Oklahoma
3.Norman Herbel, Amos and Anna Mary Kauffman, Alice Bonne, Don and Betty Lou Woods, Lowell and Arlene Davis, Chris and Steve Hubbell, Carolyn and Robert Thomas; Bernard and Helen Briscoe, Nancy Draper, Lina Basquette, Bud Sliney
4.Standing: square, substantial, upstanding, head held high with parallel planes, well arched muscular neck, majesty. Moving with strong, powerful gait with long, easy strides.
5.Need better movement both from side and coming and going. Overdone heads with sagging eye rims and excessive lips
Norman Herbel Back
1. German Shepherds and Lhasa Apsos
2. Western Oklahoma
3. Mary K. Johnston, S. S. Sliney, Amos and Anna Mary Kauffman, and Mrs.Alice G.Bonne
4. Correct planes of the head, good arch of neck, correct croup (length and slope), good topline from withers to croup as high priorities. Next: the frontal view of head (two rectangles, one large and one smaller) , shoulders (clean and sloping), legs and feet (straight and pointing forward). Then, how theyfunction down and back and from the side. Failure to move efficiently from any view is serious. Impressive breed profile breeds commands attention; confidence (not friendliness) is imperative.
5. Short croups, exteme sloping croups both of which cause improper rear movement. Front feet that roll over to the outside; toplines that are caused by or cause faulty side gait. It is important to havethe proper bold, confident temperament that shows off the wonderful attributes of this breed.
Ruby Hertz Back
1. German Shepherd Dog.
2. Oakland, California.
3. Jane Chopson, Nikki Riggsbee, Diane Collings, Judy Harrington .
4. Size & power, well-muscled; movement - a well-balanced dog , with long reach and powerful drive that moves as a one-piece unit; a beautiful , elegant head , that conveys dignity and intelligencemounted on a well-arched neck; Temperament friendly, spirited , courageous and stable; males masculine, bitches feminine; square; breed type essential.
5. Lack of substance, poor movement, faulty heads .
Albert Holabach Back
1. Alaskan Malamute.
2. Bothell, WA.
3. Lisa Deroulet and Clare Lincoln.
4. Square outline with balanced angulation, strong neck and back, solid movement, and correct head style.
5. A longer back with usually a soft topline; lack of substance. Overall I do think the breed is in good shape.
Christina Hubbell Back
1. Great Danes since 1956
2. Northern California - Weaverville
3. Herky Pierce, The Bloods, Betty and Bob Matchett
4. Type: Square, level top line, good tail set, head with parallel planes and correct eye colors.
5. Straight shoulders, knuckling over, restricted movement, gay tails, too much flew.
Stephen Hubbell Back
1. Great Danes
2. Weaverville, CA
3. Herkey Pierce, Bob and Betty Matchett
4. Overall balance, movement, head, temperment.
5. Temperament (shyness) and movement.
Theresa Hundt Back
1.Doberman Pinschers
2.Newtown, CT
3.Mary Ellen Thomas, Nancy Bosley
4.Type, type, type; head, elegance, size
5.Lacking type or soundness
Robert Indeglia Back
1. Norwegian Elkhounds. Also bred Boxers and have owned and shown Irish Setters, Goldens, Labs and Cockers.
2. Narragansett RI and Naples,Fl.
3. Connie Bosold and Larry Downey
4. Overall style and balance, appropriate size without losing elegance and beauty, head structure very important
5. Soundness, long been a problem, is better, especially rears. Too many dogs coarse, particularly around the shoulders.
Sophia Kaluzniacki Back
1. German Shepherds and Akitas
2. Green Valley, AZ
3. Bob Edison
4. Overall balance, breed type, size and substance, soundness. One of my favorite breeds to judge.
5. Overall balance and soundness a problem with large and giant breeds
Gloria Kerr Back
1. Golden Retrievers
2. Outside Tucson Arizona
3. Bob Edison, John Jarvis, and members of the Great Dane Club of Arizona
4. Elegance in a powerful package, with a rectangular chiseled head. Soundness and proportion is also important in the package, but the most important is the outline that looks like a Great Dane.
5. Not judging the breed long enough to make a call on the problems.
Carol Ann Kriesel Back
1. Bullmastiffs original breed. Primary breed Australian Cattle Dogs.
2. Michigan City, IN
3. Pamela Winter, Lourdes Carvajal, Judy Harrington
4. Dignity and power, strength and intelligence, size and grace, masculine males and feminine bitches. Movement with reach and drive.
5. Lack of bone and substance. Bitchy dogs and doggy bitches. Uneven temperament.
Victoria Jordan-Leichner Back
1. Alaskan Malamute
2. Florida and Delaware, OH
3. Joe & Tootie Longo, Lynn Pizzino, Bill Stebbins, Michael Chiles, and Jose Ribo.
4. The standard. Type, balance, structure, size and color. A square dog with a head that has parallel planes. A neck of proper length that fits smoothly into a well laid back shoulder for proper reach. A level topline with proper croup and tail set. Proper rear drive, tight feet, and of great importance, proper temperament. A well-knit dog that represents his standard and one that can physically and mentally do the job for which he was bred.
5. Lacking bone and a square silhouette. Straight fronts, dips in toplines, incorrect croups and low tail sets. Splayed feet. Too much forechest. Lack of confidence (a shyness or spookiness) rather than standing as the Apollo of Dogs. Temperament is as much a part of breed type as anything else. Less ticking on Harlequins.
Cheryl Lent Back
1. Originally Great Danes. Later and currently Weimaraners.
2. Connecticut.
3. Rose Marie Roberts.
4. Correct breed type, head, size, proportion and balance.
5. When someone says, "You like the old style Dane,"my response is "No, I like correct Great Danes.”
Betty Lewis (Waccabuc) Back
1. Great Danes – fawn and brindle
Favorite: Ch Waccabuc’s Gnome de Plume TD CGC
Other breed:Whippets
2. New Hampshire
3. BJ White, Mary and Gerry Johnston, Bob and Joyce Ecker
4. Great Dane silhouette (type), balance, sound in mind and body
5. Front assemblies, “common heads” lacking expression and majesty, condition
Ronald Lombardi Back
1. Schnauzers - Miniature, Standards and Giants
2. Brooksville, FL
3. Bernie & Fran Schwartz, Lester Mapes, and Kenneth Peterson
4. Type, balance , movement, and structure
5. Topline, size, movement, tail set, and head
Audrey Lycan Back
1. Samoyed
2. Georgia
3. Jackie Dillworth, Arlene Davis
4. Type, structure, topline, all according to the standard.
5. Weak rears
Michael Madl (Fairoaks)Back
1. Great Dane – fawn, brindle, harlequin
Other breed: Greyhound
2. Roselle, IL
3. Rose Roberts, Hazel Gregory, Donna Crane, Fay Ringhand, Ray Cataldi
4. Breed type, soundness, temperament
5. Lack of consistency, breed type, mixed color breeding
Gerald Mager Back
1. Miniature Schnauzer
2. Amherst, MA
3. Judy Harrington and Lester Mapes
4. Size, balance, elegance, long reach and powerful drive
5. Front assembly, and timidity.
Karen Martin (Danemark, formally Diamond Danes) Back
1. Labrador Retrievers, 1989 – Great Danes (fawn and brindle)
Favorite(s): Dion, Lacey and Grace, Tori, Glory .
Other breed(s): Labs, showed Mastiffs, Dobes, Portuguese Water Dogs, Siberians, Boxers, Tollers, Goldens, Australian Shepherds, and others
2. St. Charles, MO
3. Bev Swinford; later Vince Mulligan and Nikki Riggsbee
4. Overall dog, combination of best head, best body, and best movement.
5. Fronts
George Marquis Back
1. Primarily Doberman Pinscher; Also Cocker Spaniel (ASCOB), German Shepherd Dog, Giant Schnauzer, Great Dane (Harls), Whippet, Miniature Pinscher.
2. Edgewater, Fl Nov-May; Fremont, NH June-Oct.
3. Dana Knowlton and Pat Ciampa
4. Giant in size with elegance, square with legs set under body, head with parallel planes and plenty of lip with a dark mask (fawns/brindles), tail set well down rear legs reaching hock with a slight up turn at tip.
5. Lack of size was a problem on a national level 2001-2005, but is now correcting itself; dogs and bitches without elegance; dogs and bitches too refined; heads with roman noses; heads lacking depthof lip; loose eye rims; weak in rear movement; soft topline
John Martin Back
1. Siberian Huskies, Chesapeake Bay Retrievers
2. Central Ohio
3. Eppie Barney, Lina Basquette
4. Type and soundness
5. Lack of soundness
Madeline Miller Back
1. Dobermans and Miniature Pinschers
2. Suburb of Detroit, MI |
3. Several knowledgeable people in the breed.
4. To judge the whole dog, prioritizing virtues as described in the AKC Standard and the GDCA Illustrated Standard.
5. Too long (not square), poor toplines, straight shoulders.
Kimberly Meredith-Cavanna Back
1. Alaskan Malamutes and our Doberman. Also Bernese Mountainn Dog, Clumber Spaniel, and Bassett Hound
2. San Francisco Bay Area
3. Sam and Lynette Pizzino, Doug Toomey, Jane Chopson, Lowell and Arlene Davis, Chris Hubbell, Sylvia Rodwell
4. A powerful, majestic square animal of great size with correct proportions; with a long, rectangular, chiseled head with parallel planes; the balance, soundness, and movement of a working dog which includes a correct front end assembly; a temperament that is courageous and never timid.
5. "Long and low," excessive length through the loin, poor croups and slant of the pelvis, lack of size and substance, especially on the males; incorrect feet – flat feet
Linton Moustakis Back
1. Alaskan Malamutes, Siberian Huskies
2. Anchorage Alaska
3. Maxwell Riddle
4. Elegance, balance, angulation, movement, temperament
5. Coarseness, shyness, poor angulation, poor movement.
Vince Mulligan (Paradise) Back
1. Great Danes – brindle and fawn
Favorite: Ch Paradise’s Desiree
Other breeds: Mastiffs, Saint Bernards
2. Petaluma, CA
3. Isabel Kardau, Herb and Kathleen Twaits, Jackie White
4. Balance, proper fronts with good movement, correct head with parallel planes
5. Lack of bone and substance, fronts, stilted movement
Rudy Munoz Back
1. Samoyed
2. Spring Valley, CA
3. Dick Schaeffer, Carol Grossman
4. The Standard, general appearance.
5. Size and bone
Patti Neale Back
1. Borzoi
2. Alachua, Florida
3. Wayne Custis, Nikki Riggsbee, Dale Tarbox, Dana Cline, Donald Booxbaum, Vince Mulligan
4. Proper outline and proportions in body and head. Size and majesty. Long head, parallel planes. Well angled front and rear. Easy smooth movement.
5. Commoness. Short, dumpy muzzles/heads. Loose, droopy eyes. Square look achieved by straight front and rear. Weak back/loins. Timid, nervous temperament. Knuckled-over pasterns. Round croups. Pounding movement.
Beverly Nosiglia Back
1. Saint Bernards, Norwich Terriers
2. Upstate New York in the Finger Lakes area.
3. Ken Bayne, Diane Taylor, Judy Harrington
4. Balance, elegance, presence, good movement, and beautiful heads.
5. Lack of substance, different head styles; balance and movement problems.
Micky Polimeni Back
1. Siberian Husky since 1969 and Whippets since 1978
2. Vista, Ca.
3. Sam & Lynette Pizzino, Jack Godwin, Dick Schaefer, Doug Toomey, Sylvia Rodwell
4. Form and Function in what the breed was originally bred to do.
5. Lack of size to proportions, level planes on head, too long in body, too steep of croup, weak top
lines and tracking on down and back not correct.
Angela Porpora Back
1.Siberian Husky, also Rottweilers and a Bullmastiff
2.Walton, NY
3.Estelle Cohen, Lester Mapes, Judy Harrington
4.Proportion, substance, correct movement, pleasing and correct head. The Apollo of Dogs
5.Lack of substance, improper proportions, incorrect movement, incorrect head planes
Roger Pritchard Back
1. Started in Non-Sporting breeds. Also Great Pyrenees, a litter of Great Danes, and owned Boxers
2. Oklahoma
3. Various breeders from the 50's & 60's including Florence Goldenberg.
4. A dog that has a total of more attributes of the standard than other dogs in the ring, not fault judge. A sound dog, that can do what it was bred for. Beautiful head with the correct planes, balanced with the rest of the dog. Come and go with proper gaiting action; to go around the ring with all its parts working together and presenting a beautiful outline of such a majestic animal.
5. Loose, sagging eyelids, distracting from the otherwise beautiful head piece, a future health problem. Soundness, bad top lines, splayed feet, and lack of substance and muscle
Joe Purkhiser Back
1. Smooth Fox Terriers. Also Collies and Shelties. Now have a Greyhound.
2. San Antonio, TX
3. Lina Basquette, Hazel Gregory, Nancy Simmons, and Clyde Morris.
4. Square, size, elegance, and soundness of mind and body.
5. Square, size, elegance and soundness of mind and body. Having said that, there are many, many Danes out there that more than fill the bill.
Janne Radcliffe Back
1. As a child, sporting dogs. I was a foundation breeder in Akitas. Handled breeds from all six groups, including Danes. The majority of breeds from sporting, working and herding.
2. El Paso, TX).
3. Jody (JP) Yousha, Pam Winter, and Barb and Clyde Morris.
4. The standard. The priorities in the first paragraph which defines the "spirit" of the Great Dane.
5. The problems vary region by region. The lack of great masculinity in dogs. The bitches better for consistency of type. The first/second thigh imbalances, steep croups, lower tail set, and convoluted topline. Upright shoulders and lack of forechest. Long loins. Lacking long, powerful easy strides.
Kay Radcliffe Back
1. Yorkshire Terriers. I was associated with the Great Danes through my late husband Nelson R. Radcliffe while we lived in Illinois.
2. San Diego, California
3. Nelson R. Radcliffe
4. A majestic giant breed that requires balance, good running gear, and a magnificent head piece of parallel planes. Should display dignity.
5. Many of the dogs resemble bitches of yesteryear, as the dogs are somewhat lacking in bone and substance. Some bitches are too refined. Some front assemblies are straight and rear quarters are lacking in angulation which makes them "negatively balanced". Toplines are a problem. Many head pieces are lacking parallel planes. A proper head piece on a Great Dane is very important to define type.
John Ramirez Back
1. Saint Bernards; also Skye Terriers and Newfoundlands
2. Southern California
3. Doug and Sylvia Rodwell, Betty Matchett, Carol Grossman, Jill Ferrara. Also Dick Shafer and Kay Radcliffe
4. Overall type: head, squareness, fronts, necks, and topline
5. Fronts and toplines
Leon Reimert (Rockbridge) Back
1. Great Danes – originally fawns and brindles, presently harlequins and mantles
Favorite: Ch Dreamspinners Could Be Magic
2. Coatesville, PA
3. Anna Mary Kauffman, Rose Roberts
4. Breed type, balance, soundness and movement
5. Poor fronts, toplines, and movement. Health problems (bloat, cardiomyopathy)
Lenora Riddle
1.Afghan Hounds, Australian Terriers; also French Beagles, German Shepherd Dog, Smooth Fox Terriers, French Bulldog
2.FL
3.Judged Great Danes so long that she cannot remember her mentors
4.Balanced size
5.Small size
Linda Riedel Back
1. English Springer Spaniels
2. The TriCities (Pasco), WA in the eastern side of WA by the Columbia River.
3. Louise & Mark Van Alstyne, Carol Grossman, Claire Lincoln, Lisa Deroulet.
4. Great size combined with elegance and substance, square body with an elegant noble head with parallel planes, chiseling and regal expression.
5. Shy and nervous temperaments, poor head planes, lack of regal expression, some over refinement of bone and substance.
Jay Richardson Back
1.Soft Coated Wheaten Terrers, Standard Poodles; professional handler all breeds
2.Saint Charles, Illinois
3.Dr Jean Churan, Ray Cataldi, Rich and Betty Jean Orseno, Joe and Tootie Longo, John and Jessie Gerszewski, Lynda Moriarty, Barb Renkosiewicz, Jeff and Patrice Lawrence
4.Overall dog, bone and substance, head planes, look of elegance, style, and confidence. Moving: correctly carry topline and tail
5.Lack of bone and substance; too small, lack of leg; fall apart when moving
Nikki Riggsbee Back
1.Great Danes – fawn, brindle
Favorites: too many; Ch McEmn Emily’s Dickenson (Tytus), Ch McEmn’s Cathryn, Ch McEmn’s High Maintenance Woman (Cecelia), and my foundation girls Ch Mountdania’s Meg of Janik and Ch Rojon’s Emily of Janik
Other breeds: Norwegian Elkhounds
2.Valrico, FL
3.Anna Mary Kauffman, Ray Cataldi, Jackie White
4.Long rectangular head, long neck, the combination of great size, substance, and elegance, typical outline, good movement, typical breed character, unity – a one-piece dog
5.Lack of unity, especially when moving; poor or forward set fronts, bad toplines, lack of breed type
John Ronald Back
1. Samoyeds
2. Myersville, Maryland
3. Dana Cline and Rita Biddle
4. Looking for the "complete package" and for type - "Apollo of dogs;" head, soundness.
5. Lack of soundness, movement problems ie: closeness front and rear, weak toplines. Lack of proper size, sound movement with head type.
Stuart (Roger) Rogell Back
1.Doberman Pinschers
2.Denver, CO
3.Bob Hastings, Roy Murrey, Clyde Morris, Doug and Sylvia Rodwell
4.Overall balance and soundness; head type (balance of muzzle to occiput), dark attentive eyes, well set ears, noble expression; shoulders, depth of chest, topline, rear
5.Poor rear movement, lack of front reach; straight shoulders; short loin; while they should be square, striving for height, the overall animal is losing smoothness in movement
Virginia Rowland Back
1. Bullmastiffs and French Bulldogs
2. Templeton, Massachusetts
3. Leo and Ruth Allen, Ed Lyons, and Dale Tarbox
4. The priorities in the Great Dane breed standard
5. Lack of type and figuring out where to compromise
Arlene Rubenstein Back
1. Alaskan Malamutes & Bearded collies
2. Arizona
3. Michelle Lewis, Pamela Winter, Judy Harrington
4. Great size and substance, dignity, stable temperament, and definite sex characteristics.
5. Lack of substance, poor fronts and rears, incorrect tail carriage and very few correct heads.
Barbara Russell Back
1. Doberman Pinschers, also handled Great Danes.
2. North Carolina.
3. Nikki Riggsbee and Joe & Tootie Longo.
4. Breed type as described in the Great Dane standard. Soundness, size, balance, head, shoulders, rear quarters, and showmanship.
5. Some aggressiveness, bad coats, bad shoulders, and weak rear quarters.
Rita Rynder Back
1. St. Bernards and Akitas
2. Evansville, IN; also lived in TN, OH,& IL
3. Mary Sue Hicks, Don/Marcia Carter, many breeders and handlers in the South in the 70's.
4. Type, from head to neck into shoulders, stable rear.
5. Fronts, shoulders, lack of substance in some
Bill Sahloff Back
1. Rhodesian Ridgebacks and Whippets; also German Shepherd Dog and Great Dane; professional handler
2. Swanton, OH (near Toledo)
3. Mary Phipps, Ginny Bowers, and Phil & Jane Gray
4. A sound dog with a good top line with muscle and easy movement.
5. Too much emphasis on head and forgetting the rest of the dog.
Lois Sanford Back
1. Doberman Pinschers, also Chinese Shar-Pei.
2. Oakdale, CT
3. Joel Rosenblat, Diane Taylor, The Littons, and many more.
4. Presence, squareness, breed type, sound movement, with beautiful planes in the head.
5. A little long bodied. Toplines with a break behind the necks. Narrow rears.
Andre B. Schoen Back
1. Great Danes
2. Colorado Springs, Co., but most of my life in New York State
3. Rose Roberts of Dinro Great Danes and Nancy-Carroll Draper of Danelaugh Great Danes
4. Head, topline, movement, and overall balance, and color, particularly in the Harlequin.
5. Length of body, toplines, and lack of bone
Barbara Schwartz Back
1. Collies
2. Hollis, NH; previously in Michigan, Oklahoma, Massachusetts and New York
3. Pat Ciampa, Gay Bones, Lina Basquette
4. A classic head with expression, elegance, type, soundness, and beauty.
5. Poor fronts, weak toplines, and dropping croups. Some questionable temperaments.
Robert Sharp Back
1. Boxers; showed Marydane Great Danes for the Johnsons; bred or owned Lhasa Apsos, Affenpinschers, Boston Terriers, Whippets, Brussels Griffons, English Toy Spaniels, Maltese, Miniature Schnauzers, Norfolk Terriers, Pugs, Toy Manchesters, Old English Sheepdogs, Wire and Smooth Fox Terriers, Poodles, Doberman Pinschers, Labrador Retrievers.
2. New York
3. Mary and Jerry Johnson
4. Good size, good topline; movement is a must
5. Shyness a problem in the past; size is a slight problem
Michael Shea Back
1. A Boxer who was a Bangaway Daughter. Worked for two professional handlers prior to being one. Bred poodles, English cockers, Lhasa Apsos, Miniature Pinchers, Doberman Pinchers.
2. Southern California.
3. Lowell and Arlene Davis.
4. Breed type. The breed is losing size and body tone.
5. Muscle tone. No problem with color, but breeders should be more conscientious of the breed standard on color. The overall dog, not just the head and top line. Balance.
Robert Shreve Back
1.West Highland White Terrier, Wire Fox Terrier; also German Shepherd Dog, German Shorthaired Pointer
2.Greeley, CO
3.Don Booxbaum, Lynette Pizzino, Sharon Cook, Clyde Morris
4.Overall balance and structure, “regal appearance, dignity, strength and elegance with great size, and a powerful, well-formed, smooth muscled body,” square dog, rectangular head with parallel planes, arched neck, front legs set under shoulder blades, well developed forechest
5.Lack of straight, level head planes; neck not flowing into withers and into short back, pronounced prosternum, undeveloped chests
Warren Simon (Misty Valley)* Back
1.Great Danes – fawn, brindle
Favorite: Ch Misty Valley’s Heir Apparent (Axel)
Closest to the standard: Ch Misty Valley’s Andromeda (Toby)
2.Mohrsville, PA
3.Anna Mary Kauffman, Leon Reimert
4.Balance, correct proportion, breed type as described by the standard
5.Lack of breed type, movement issues. Also concerned with longevity and health.
Judy Smith Back
1. Formerly Texas, now Hendersonville, NC.
2. Doberman Pinschers.
3. Hazel Gregory, Michael Shepherd, Pat Hastings, Nancy Simmons and Virginia Perry Gardner.
4. Type with a clean outline -- headpiece, neck and neck set, topline and underline, good body proportions 'square', tailset and good bone and substance without being clunky -- elegance. Retainoutline when moving. A one piece dog.
5. Lacking depth of front, lacking bone, poor pasterns, poor toplines, hocky rears. Low tail sets. Sicklet ail curving up over the back. Mincing rear movement. Headpieces not the 'equal bricks' and excessive flews. Necksets are off, straight shoulders, wrinkles in the neck area. Bone and substance are lacking.
Sharon Smith Back
1. Golden Retrievers originally; primary breed Bernese Mountain Dogs.
2. Catskill, NY.
3. Eddie Lyons, Nikki Riggsbee, Dale Tarbox
4. Correct head planes, proper front angulation balanced with rear, good size to balance the correct head, good topline, movement. If all else the same, the bigger the better.
5. Ewe necks, fine or pencil necks, poor shoulder angulation, lack of overall substance, shelley bodies, fine bone, dippy toplines
Walter Sommerfelt Back
1. Old English Sheepdogs, Vizslas, Pointers, Bearded Collies, and Weimaraners. Have owned and exhibited several other breeds also.
2. Lenoir City, TN, just west of Knoxville
3. Shirley Yarbro, Bill Sahloff, Lina Basquette, and others
4. Head, overall bone and structure, balance, movement, tail carriage, and temperament. The Apollo of dogs.
5. Main problem - lack of consistency in type and style. Lack of muscle tone which contributes to sloppy movement, poor toplines etc.
Linda Sparks Back
1. Collies originally. Later Bichon Frise and Samoyed. Also Shiba Inu and Rottweilers.
2. Fort Collins, CO, and Green Valley, AZ..
3. Sandy Lady, Lina Basquette, observed with Carolyn Mobley and John Connolly, and attended several Nationals and JBSGs.
4. A beautiful head piece on a sound dog displaying strength and character.
5. I don't feel that I have judged enough Great Danes at this point to comment of problems in the breed.
Sharon Sparks Back
1. Raised with Standard Poodles, Bedlington Terriers and Bloodhounds. Currently Australian Shepherds.
2. Aurora, CO
3. Judy Phillips, Fran Lass, Maxine Schlundt
4. Temperment, commanding appearance and elegance combined, movement, head and head planes, top line, and angles. Color is important, but looked at last.
5. Greyhound types and Mastiff types, very bad heads and unacceptable movement, bad bites andmore and more missing teeth, bad shoulder angles, poor movement, some bad temperments in the breed.
Jill Swedlow (Sunstrike (formerly Sunnyside)) Back
1. Great Danes – fawn/brindle
Favorite: Ch Sunnyside Cricket, Ch Sunnyside Daffodil, Sunnyside Kiwi
2. Yucaipa, CA
3. Brucie Mitchell, Kathleen Twaits
4. Temperament, type, balance, movement
5. Health, temperament; losing angles, poor ewe neck sets
Linda Sciacca-Tilka Back
1. Poodles (Standards)
2, Madeira Beach Fl
3. Teresa Goldman, Dr Bill LaRosa with his Harlequins, and all the fine folks at the ringside.
4. Breed Type and movement.
5. Movement and topline.
Thomson Stanfield Back
1. Siberian Husky
2. Colorado.
3. My father, my Brother Bill Russell Jr., Skip Scoggins, and Nelson Huber.
4. To help breeders by picking the best dog out there.
5. Rears.
William Stebbins (Cherdane) Back
1. Great Danes – fawns and brindles
Favorite Dane: Spartacus
Other breed(s): Cocker Spaniels
2. Michigan; formerly Miami
3. Donald Gauthier
4. Breed type; heads and front assemblies.
5. Lack of breed type; not having a solid demeanor – should not shrink away or have wild-eyed look.
John Studebaker Back
1. Samoyed
2. Kalamazoo, MI
3. Sam Pizzino, Joe Longo
4. Balance -- combination of type and structure; a big dog that is reasonably sound.
5. Overhandling does not make them better. Let them stand up more on their own.
Debra Thornton Back
1. Newfoundland
2. Virginia
3. Lynn Smith and Sandy Lady
4. Proper shoulder and a square dog. A beautiful Great Dane with size and primarily proper construction.
5. Front assembly and length of body
Joseph Tomey Back
1. Dobermans, Basenjis, Bull Terriers
2. Huntingburg, IN
3. Judy Harrington, Lester Mapes, Lina Basquette, Donald Booxbaum, and several Breeders/Owners/Handlers
4. Temperament, Size, Head, Topline, and Movement
5. Temperament, Movement, Fronts, and Toplines
Tom Tracy Back
1. Welsh Springer Spaniels and Boxers
2. Santa Rosa, California
3. Betty Matchett primarily and many others
4. Head, proportions, topline.
5. Front assembly and proportions
Patricia Trotter Back
1.Cocker Spaniels, Norwegian Elkhounds
2.Carmel, CA
3.Johnny Davis, Bill Gilbert, Lina Basquette, Dana Cline, Carol Grossman
4.Powerful, noble individual…Apollo of Dogs. Square profile standing and moving; strong, correct running gear; distinct head with proper angles and cleanliness
5.Problems vary with different entries and different locales. Clumsiness and cloddiness; inadequate substance and shelly physiques; not square, loins too long; poor croups, incorrect tails; common, mediocre animals lacking elegance and quality; lacking fitness
Marcia Tucker Back
1. Doberman Pinschers and Rottweilers
2. Leesburg, FL
3. Mrs. Bernard (Muriel) Freeman and Laura Kiaulenas
4. Head type and shape, size, soundness and most of all, type!
5. The breed in decent shape now; rears and toplines have improved, but fronts still pretty bad: toeing out, knuckling over, elbows out, straight shoulders causing lack of balance moving.
Louise Van Alstyne (Van Alstyne) Back
1. Great Dane – fawn, brindle, harlequin
Other breeds: Irish Wolfhound, Pembroke Welsh Corgi, English Cocker Spaniel, Doberman Pinscher, Bullmastiff, Giant Schnauzer.
2. Lincoln City, OR
3. Marie Talbot, Clare Lincoln
4. Breed type, structure, bone & substance, movement
5. Heads, structure, movement, bone & substance
Bruce Voran Back
1. Boxers
2. Strawberry, Arizona (about 90 miles NE of Scottsdale)
3. M. Brown in Phoenix and various professional handlers
4. Elegance with substance, proper topline, well defined head piece,movement with grace and efficiency, and that "Apollo"-look
5. Lack of substance, too fine bone
Sandra WalkerBack
1. Papillons and Bernese Mountain Dogs. (And obedience!)
2. Stow, MA.
3. Betty Lewis, Dale Tarbox, Kathy Fredericks, ringside mentoring with Louis Bond.
4. Overall outline with emphasis on the head and neck placement. Soundness of movement - able to cover ground without effort). Pretty head. Large size.
5. Bad fronts, soft toplines.
Alice Watt Back
1. Siberian Huskies
2. Salem, OR
3. No specific mentors but attended a number of seminars and educational activities.
4. Head type, soundness, side gait, correct proportion.
5. Lack of soundness, especially in the rear; lack of consistency in substance and type.
Jack Watts (Ja-Kay) Back
1. Great Danes – fawn, brindle, blue
Favorite: Ch Danesmore Diamond Jubilee
Other breed: Papillon
2. Austin, TX
3. Betty Lou Parris, Hazel Gregory
4. The standard, temperament, breed type, moderate balanced angulation, side gait, substance with style
5. Straight narrow fronts, lack of substance, temperament (spirited, courageous, never shy)
Kay Watts (Ja-Kay)Back
1. Great Danes – fawn, brindle, original blue.
Favorite: Ch Ja-Kay’s Katie Bar the Door.
Other breed: Papillon
2. Austin, TX
3. Betty Lou Parris
4. The standard, temperament, breed type, moderate balanced angulation, side gait, substance with style
5. Straight narrow fronts, lack of substance, temperament (spirited, courageous, never shy)
Sharol Candace (Candy) Way Back
1. Primarily Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier. Also Saint Bernards, Great Pyrenees, Smooth Fox Terriers, and Gordon Setters.
2. Near Philadelphia, PA
3. Nancy Simmons, Nikki Riggsbee, Dale Tarbox, and Barbara Waldkirch
4. Proper movement, with reach and drive and a good firm backline. A good head with parallel planes. Good width of second thigh and tight feet.
5. Bad feet. Short necks, lack of drive in the rear, and lack of substance. Shyness becoming more prevalent.
James White Back
1.Basset Hounds, Smooth Fox Terriers, and one Rottweiler
2.North Carolina
3.Council Parker
4.Shoebox shaped head; square build, balanced quarters, sound running gear
5.Poor front assemblies and overall running gears. Size and lack of proper substance. Gender should be evident
Lee Whittier Back
1. Rottweilers
2. Woodstock, VT
3. Judy Harrington, also Nikki Riggsbee, Ed Lyons, Terry Goldman
4. Squareness, balance, proportion, toplines, long heads/parallel planes
5. Long backs, soft backs, roached backs, broken planes, lack of reach.
Debby Wilkins Back
1. Bernese Mountain Dogs and Doberman Pinscher. Also Border Terriers.
2. Prior Lake, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis/St. Paul.
3. Nancy Lerch, Sharon Hennessey, Marilyn Riggins, Katie Edwards, Zee daSilva, and Sid and Diane Levin.
4. Balanced, well conditioned, movement with grace, and correct breed type and structure. Correct head, correct shoulder layback, and the elegant movement.
5. Lack of structural soundness and lack of breed type. Lacking correct body proportion and breedtype.
Eve Williams (Wiltor)Back
1. Great Danes (all colors) and Bulldogs.
Favorite: Ch Wiltors Reflexion in the Dark.
Other breed: Pugs
2. Enfield, NH
3. Ed Lyons and Anita Langevin
4. Breed type, balance, soundness
5. Incorrect front assembly, including short upper arm and neck sets, lack of reach, drive and strength
Carole Wilson Back
1. Saint Bernards
2. Southern Illinois, close to St. Louis, MO.
3. Ralph & Mimi Graff ; also handled several Great Danes
4. The head very important - has to be correct to have the correct Great Dane type. A square dog and close to square bitch with sufficient bone and good movement.
5. Improperly shaped heads and some very open eyes showing lots of haw; lack of reach and drive necessary to move that large body in a graceful, fluid movement.
Pamela Winter (Winstar) *Back
1.Great Danes – blacks, brindles, fawns
One of the best: Ch Giant Step’s Front Page News
2.Southern California
3.Tom Winter, Barnette Harris, Nancy Buell, Elsa and Den Lawler
4.Head type, bone, and size. Soundness always a factor
5.Loss of bone in males and poor toplines due to length of back
Linda Witouski Back
1. Miniature Pinscher and the Great Dane.
2. South Carolina
3. Many helpful people in the breed.
4. Everything included in the standard that creates the Regality of the breed.
5. Showing and finishing dogs with obvious faults visible to all. Problems are not a breed problem but a breeder problem.
Adrian Woodfork Back
1. Dachshunds and Dobermans
2. Sacramento, California.
3. Lina Basquette, Diane Collins
4. Squareness, sound movement (especially side gait), carriage and balance
5. Fronts and toplines
Shirley Yarbro (Spring Danes) Back
1. Great Danes – fawns, brindles
2. Hendersonvlle, TN
3. Anna Mary Kauffman, Kitty Kolyer
4. Solid, sound dog, pretty to look at, one piece
5. Bad rears and toplines
Sharon Zaker Back
1. Doberman Pinschers, also Whippets and Pugs.
2. Woodland Hills, in southern California.
3. Doug Rodwell, Sylvia Rodwell, Carol Grossman, Doug and Ann Toomey.
4. Breed type and soundness both body and mind.
5. Bad toplines and fronts, light eye colors.
Ruth Zimmerman Back
1.Akita and Alaskan Malamute
2.Wilmington, DE
3.Lina Basquette, Sam Pizzino, Lynette Pizzino
4.Large size, beautiful heads with parallel planes, good shoulders, level topline, correct tails, four good legs with smooth, effortless movement, good feet.
5.Head size not matching body size, straight shoulders, long backs, gay tails, flat feet.
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