The North of England Dobermann Club, The Midland Dobermann Club and The Birmingham & District Dobermann Club maintain the judging lists; A1, A3, B & C.

Applications for the judging lists or progression to another list must be made to any above Club Secretary. The applicant should send 3 (three) copies of the fully completed questionnaire and appropriate certificates. 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.  Each page of the application form must be signed and dated by the applicant.  Applicants will also be 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.

To judge 4 (four) or more classes you MUST be on the relevant Breed Club (A1, A3 or B) judges list. Those judges listed as having a Breed Credit Certificate for Dobermanns under the KC Judges Development Programme shall, upon submission of a fully completed application form, be automatically entitled to inclusion of the Non-Breed Specialist 'B' list.

The three breed 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 Clubs' judging list(s) will be distributed periodically to the secretaries of General Championship shows & Open show canine societies to assist them in appointing future breed judges. The above Clubs' will only select judges for their Open & Championship shows from names on the list(s).

Download:	JUDGES CRITERIA
Download:	A1 QUESTIONNAIRE: BREED SPECIALIST v 1.1
Download:	A1 QUESTIONNAIRE: NON-BREED SPECIALIST v 1.1
Download:	A3 QUESTIONNAIRE: BREED SPECIALIST v 1.1
Download:	A3 QUESTIONNAIRE: NON-BREED SPECIALIST v 1.1
Download:	'B' QUESTIONNAIRE: BREED SPECIALIST v 1.1
Download:	'B' QUESTIONNAIRE: NON-BREED SPECIALIST v 1.1
Download:	'C' QUESTIONNAIRE: BREED SPECIALIST v 1.1
Download:	'C' QUESTIONNAIRE: NON-BREED SPECIALIST v 1.1

A1 LIST – BREED SPECIALIST & NON-BREED SPECIALIST
For persons whom the three breed clubs would support and whom have previously been approved by The Kennel Club to award CC’s in the breed and havecompleted their first appointment. The persons named on this list must have fulfilled the requirements of A3 list.

A3 – BREED SPECIALIST
1. To have been actively concerned with the exhibiting and/or breeding of Dobermanns in their own right (as an individual or partnership or within the family firm) for at least 10 (ten) years.
2. To have judged the breed regularly for at least 7 (seven) years.
3. To have attended a seminar given by a Kennel Club Accredited Trainer on Conformation & Movement.
4. To have attended a Conformation & Movement “Hands on Assessment” conducted by a Kennel Club Accredited Trainer and passed the assessment.
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 judged a minimum of 50 (fifty) classes of Dobermanns at all breed Open or Championship Shows without C.C.’s.
7. To have judged the breed at a minimum of 10 (ten) all breed Open or Championship Shows without C.C.’s with an adequate geographical spread.
8. To have judged a minimum of 175 (one hundred and seventy five) dogs in attendance.
9. To have stewarded a minimum of 12 (twelve) days.
10. To have attended at least 1(one) Dobermann breed specific educational seminar. 11. To have attended a Dobermann breed specific judging competence assessment day and passed the ‘Hands On’ examination and the written assessment test.
12. To have judged at least 1 (one) Dobermann Breed Club Open Show.
13. 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).

A3 – NON-BREED SPECIALIST
1. To have a minimum of 7 (seven) years judging experience in any breed.
2. To have judged Dobermanns for a period of 5 (five) years.
3. To have judged a minimum of 60 (sixty) classes of Dobermanns at all breed Open Shows or Championship Shows without C.C.’s.
4. To have judged the breed at a minimum of 12 (twelve) all breed Open or Championship Shows without C.C.’s with an adequate geographical spread.
5. To have judged a minimum of 200 (two hundred) dogs in attendance.
6. To have attended at least 1 (one) Dobermann breed specific educational seminar. 7. To have attended a Dobermann breed specific judging competence assessment day and passed the ‘Hands On’ examination and the written assessment test.
8. To have judged at least 1 (one) Dobermann Breed Club Open Show.
9. To have awarded CC’s in at least (1) one other breed.
10. 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)

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 three breed clubs.

B LIST – BREED SPECIALIST
1. To have been actively concerned with the exhibiting and/or breeding of Dobermanns in their own right as an individual or partnership or within the family firm) for at least 5 (five) years.
2. To have 2 (two) years judging experience in the breed.
3. To have attended a seminar given by a Kennel Club Accredited Trainer on Conformation & Movement.
4. To have attended a Conformation & Movement “Hands on Assessment” conducted by a Kennel Club Accredited Trainer and passed the assessment.
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 judged a minimum of 30 (thirty) classes of Dobermanns at all breed Open or Championship Shows without C.C.’s.
7. To have judged the breed at a minimum of 8 (eight) all breed Open or Championship Shows without C.C.’s with an adequate geographical spread.
8. To have judged a minimum of 100 (one hundred) dogs in attendance.
9. To have stewarded a minimum of 4 (four) days.
10. To have attended at least 1 (one) Dobermann breed specific educational
seminar.

B LIST – NON-BREED SPECIALIST
1. To have a minimum of 5 (five) years judging experience in any breed.
2. To have judged Dobermanns for a period of 2 (two) years.
3. To have attended a seminar given by a Kennel Club Accredited Trainer on Conformation & Movement. *
4. To have attended a Conformation & Movement “Hands On Assessment” conducted by a Kennel Club Accredited Trainer and passed the assessment. *
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 judged a minimum of 40 (forty) classes of Dobermanns at all breed Open Shows or Championship Shows without C.C.’s.
7. To have judged the breed at a minimum of 8 (eight) all breed Open or Championship Shows without C.C.’s with an adequate geographical spread.
8. To have judged a minimum of 150 (one hundred & fifty) dogs in attendance.
9. To have attended at least 1(one) Dobermann breed specific educational
seminar.
10. To have stewarded a minimum of 4 (four) days.

* Except non-breed specialist judges already approved by The Kennel Club to award C.C.’s in another breed

C LIST – BREED SPECIALIST
1. To have been actively concerned with the exhibiting and/or breeding of Dobermanns in their own right (as an individual or partnership or within the family firm) for at least 3 (three) years.
2. To have attended a seminar given by a Kennel Club Accredited Trainer on Conformation & Movement.
3. To have stewarding experience.

C LIST – NON-BREED SPECIALIST
1. To have a minimum of 2 (two) years judging experience.
2. To have attended a seminar given by a Kennel Club Accredited Trainer on Conformation & Movement. *
3. To have judged 20 (twenty) classes in any one breed.

* Except non-breed specialist judges already approved by The Kennel Club to award C.C’s in another breed.