SOMERSET, NJ – The curtain rises on one of the dog show world’s most carefully guarded secrets:  Morris & Essex Kennel Club President Wayne Ferguson, due to overwhelming requests, has decided to release the judge’s list months earlier than in past years.

“We are releasing the names in October because, for the first time in Morris & Essex Kennel Club history, we have over 100 breeds holding specialties and supported entries and want to reward their enthusiasm with the early announcement of the judge’s lists,” Mr. Ferguson announced today.

Renowned judge Jane Forsyth will award Best in Show honors at the 2015 show, on Thursday, October 1, on the grounds of Colonial Park, in Franklin Township, NJ.  The next Morris & Essex Kennel Club show features a total of 80 AKC judges.  Group judges are as follows: Sporting Group: Karen Wilson, Hound Group: Patricia Trotter, Working Group: Klaus Anselm, Terrier Group: Desmond Murphy, Toy Group: Peter Green, Non-Sporting: Johnny Shoemaker, Herding Group: Dorothy Collier, and Miscellaneous Breeds & Group: Randy Garren

The Morris & Essex Dog Show was one of the most illustrious showcases for purebred dogs in the United States founded by Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge and held on her estate’s polo fields in Madison, NJ from 1927 to 1957.

In the year 2000, the Morris & Essex Kennel Club was revived by Wayne Ferguson, founder of Cherrybrook Pet Products and well-known entrepreneur and philanthropist of animal causes, along with a small group of fanciers, in an effort to capture the “glory and grandeur” of the historically significant Morris & Essex show with a grand dog show to be held every five years.  In its first year, the show was held on Mrs. Dodge’s estate in Madison, NJ and in its 1937 heyday, more than 50,000 dog-loving spectators descended upon the tiny NJ borough while 4,104 dogs were shown.

On October 1, 2015, the large tents, in fact, ¼ of a mile of tenting with club banners waving, 30 rings, elaborate silver trophy tent display, fine art show of canine paintings, and an air of elegance, nostalgia, hospitality and tradition – including exhibitors and spectators dressed in vintage garb and hats reminiscent of the 1920’s-1950’s- will reign once again in Colonial Park recalling “The Exhibitors Show” that Mrs. Dodge provided to the fancy for nearly 30 years.  And, it’s hoped that well over 4,000 dogs will once again compete for the coveted Morris & Essex Kennel Club Best in Show title.

The judging list, and lists of supported entries and specialties, are closely guarded secrets adding to the allure of this very special show.  Additional details and frequent updates will be featured on the Morris & Essex Kennel Club website www.morrisandessexkc.com as well as its Facebook page www.facebook.com/morrisandessexkennelclub

Below are the list of judges, separated by Group, and beginning with the Sporting Group, followed by the confirmed list of Specialties and Supported Entries, to date:

SPORTING  

 

American Water Spaniel                              Christine Calcinari

Boykin Spaniel                                               Christine Calcinari

Brittany                                                          Christine Calcinari

Chesapeake Bay Retriever                           Elliot More

Clumber Spaniel                                           Elliot More

Cocker Spaniel                                               Terry Stacy

Curly-Coated Retriever                                Jeffrey Pepper

English Cocker Spaniel                                 Mary Ann Alston

English Setter                                                  Lorraine Bisso

English Springer  Spaniel                             Elliot More

Field Spaniel                                                  Paula Nykeil

Flat-Coated Retriever                                   Elliot More

German Shorthaired Pointer                       Elliott Weiss

German Wirehaired Pointer                         Paula Nykeil

Golden Retriever                                           Jeffrey Pepper

Gordon Setter                                                 Lorraine Bisso

Irish Red and White Setter                          Anne Bolus

Irish Setter                                                      Anne Bolus

Irish Water Spaniel                                       Mary Ann Alston

Labrador Retriever                                       Michael Falkner

Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever          Michael Falkner

Pointer                                                             Elliott Weiss

Spinone Italiano                                            Doug Johnson

Sussex Spaniel                                               Christine Calcinari

Vizsla                                                               Paula Nykeil

Weimaraner                                                   Paula Nykeil

Welsh Springer Spaniel                               Lorraine Bisso

Wirehaired Pointing Griffon                       Doug Johnson

Wirehaired Vizsla                                          Doug Johnson

 

HOUND

 

Afghan Hound                                                  Abby Shaw

American English Coonhound                     Robert D. Smith

American Foxhound                                      Robert D. Smith

Basenji                                                               John Reeve-Newson

Bassett Hound                                                  Kent Delaney

Beagle                                                                 Howard Atlee

Black and Tan Coonhound                            Mrs. Robert D. Smith

Bloodhound                                                      John Reeve-Newson

Bluetick Coonhound                                       Robert D. Smith

Borzoi                                                                 Carol Reisman

Dachshund                                                        Luis Sosa

English Fohound                                             Carol Reisman

Greyhound                                                        Espen Engh

Harrier                                                               Michael Dougherty

Ibizan Hound                                                    Helen Stein

Irish Wolfhound                                               Gayle Bontecou

Norwegian Elkhound                                      Espen Engh

Otterhound                                                       Gayle Bontecou

Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen                        Michael Dougherty

Pharaoh Hound                                               Helen Stein

Plott                                                                   Michael Dougherty

Portuguese Podengo Pequeno                      Kent Delaney

Redbone Coonhound                                      Mrs. Robert D. Smith

Rhodesian Ridgeback                                     Frank DePaulo

Saluki                                                                 Helen Stein

Scottish Deerhound                                        Gayle Bontecou

Treeing Walker Coonhound                          Mrs. Robert D. Smith

Whippet                                                             Michael Dougherty

 

WORKING

 

Akita                                                               Robert Stein

Alaskan Malamute                                       Ronald Menaker

Anatolian Shepherd Dog                             Robert Stein

Bernese Mountain Dog                                William Shelton

Black Russian Terrier                                    Joan Anselm

Boxer                                                                Jack Ireland

Bullmastiff                                                      Patricia Sosa

Cane Corso                                                     Ronald Menaker

Chinook                                                          Joseph Gregory

Doberman Pinscher                                      William Shelton

Dogue de Bordeaux                                      William Daugherty

German Pinscher                                          Joan Anselm

Giant Schnauzer                                            Joan Anselm

Great Dane                                                     Glen Lajeski

Great Pyrenees                                              Debra Thornton

Greater Swiss Mountain Dog                      William Shelton

Komondor                                                      Ronald Menaker

Kuvasz                                                             Joseph Gregory

Leonberger                                                    Ronald Menaker

Mastiff                                                             Debra Thornton

Neapolitan Mastiff                                        Joseph Gregory

Newfoundland                                              Debra Thornton

Portuguese Water Dog                                 Joyce Vanek

Rottweiler                                                      Robert Stein

Saint Bernard                                                William Shelton

Samoyed                                                         Robert Stein

Siberian Husky                                              Joseph Gregory

Standard Schnauzer                                     Joan Anselm

Tibetan Mastiff                                              Joseph Gregory

 

TERRIER

 

Airedale Terrier                                            James Reynolds

American Staffordshire Terrier                 Peggy Beisel

Australian Terrier                                         Seymour Weiss

Bedlington Terrier                                        Elizabeth Sweigart

Border Terrier                                                Richard Powell

Bull Terrier                                                     Rebecca Pool

Cairn Terrier                                                  Kenneth McDermott

Cesky Terrier                                                 Kathleen Ferris

Dandie Dinmont Terrier                              Elliott Weiss

Glen of Imaal Terrier                                    Rodney Herner

Irish Terrier                                                    Richard Powell

Kerry Blue Terrier                                         Wood Wornall

Lakeland Terrier                                            Kenneth McDermott

Manchester Terrier                                       Seymour Weiss

Miniature Bull Terrier                                  Rebecca Pool

Miniature Schnauzer                                    Geraldine Kelly

Norfolk Terrier                                              Rosalind Kramer

Norwich Terrier                                            Betty-Anne Stenmark

Parson Russell Terrier                                 Betty-Anne Stenmark

Rat Terrier                                                     Kathleen Ferris

Russell Terrier                                               Robert Black

Scottish Terrier                                             Peggy Beisel

Sealyham Terrier                                          Lydia Hutchinson

Skye Terrier                                                   Lydia Hutchinson

Smooth Fox Terrier                                      Michael Buckley

Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier                      Sue Goldberg

Staffordshire Bull Terrier                            Robert Black

Welsh Terrier                                                  Richard Powell

West Highland White Terrier                      Edd Bivin

Wire Fox Terrier                                            Michael Buckley

 

TOY

 

Affenpinscher                                                 Evalyn Gregory

Brussells Griffon                                            Ruth Pereira

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel                     Vicki Abbott

Chihuahua                                                     Glen Lajeski

Chinese Crested                                            Elaine Lessig

English Toy Spaniel                                      Sari Brewster Tietjen

Havanese                                                        Sari Brewster Tietjen

Italian Greyhound                                         Doug Johnson

Japanese Chin                                                Sari Brewster Tietjen

Maltese                                                           Luc Boileau

Manchester Terrier                                      Rodney Herner

Miniature Pinscher                                       Elaine Lessig

Papillon                                                          Marjorie Tuff

Pekingese                                                       Luc Boileau

Pomeranian                                                   Jacqueline Stacy

Poodle                                                             Dennis McCoy

Pug                                                                  Chuck Winslow

Shih Tzu                                                         Chuck Winslow

Silky Terrier                                                   Vicki Abbott

Toy Fox Terrier                                             Elaine Lessig

Yorkshire Terrier                                          Vicki Abbott

 

NON-SPORTING

 

American Eskimo Dog                                   Chuck Winslow

Bichon Frise                                                     Jacqueline Stacy

Boston Terrier                                                 Jean Hetherington

Bulldog                                                             Jean Hetherington

Chinese Shar-Pei                                            Randy Garren

Chow Chow                                                      Randy Garren

Coton de Tulear                                              Jacqueline Stacy

Dalmatian                                                        Edd Bivin

Finnish Spitz                                                   Luc Boileau

French Bulldog                                               Patricia Sosa

Keeshond                                                         Marcy Zingler

Lhasa Apso                                                      Randy Garren

Lowchen                                                          Chuck Winslow

Norwegian Lundehund                                 Luc Boileau

Poodle                                                               Dennis McCoy

Schipperke                                                       Luc Boileau

Shiba Inu                                                          Marcy Zingler

Tibetan Spaniel                                               Luis Sosa

Tibetan Terrier                                               Michael Dougherty

Xoloitzcuintli                                                  Chuck Winslow

 

HERDING

 

Australian Cattle Dog                                     James Frederiksen

Australian Shepherd                                       William Daugherty

Bearded Collie                                                  William Daugherty

Beauceron                                                          James Frederiksen

Belgian Malinois                                               Linda Robey

Belgian Sheepdog                                             Linda Robey

Belgian Tervuren                                              Linda Robey

Border Collie                                                      Linda More

Bouvier des Flandres                                        Charles Trotter

Briard                                                                  Charles Trotter

Canaan Dog                                                        Linda More

Cardigan Welsh Corgi                                      Stanley Saltzman

Collie                                                                   Marjorie Tuff

Entlebucher Mountain Dog                           Linda More

Finnish Lapphund                                          James Frederiksen

German Shepherd Dog                                  James Moses

Icelandic Sheepdog                                        Stanley Saltzman

Norwegian Buhund                                       James Frederiksen

Old English Sheepdog                                   Joyce Vanek

Pembroke Welsh Corgi                                 Stanley Saltzman

Polish Lowland Sheepdog                            Charles Trotter

Puli                                                                    Linda More

Pyrenean Shepherd                                       William Daugherty

Shetland Sheepdog                                       Marjorie Tuff

Swedish Vallhund                                         Charles Trotter

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS

BREEDS AND GROUP                                    Randy Garren

 

(Breed List as per AKC which may still be Miscellaneous as of Oct 1, 2015)American Hairless Terrier

Azawakh

Belgian Laekenois

Dogo Argentino

Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen

Kooikerhondje

Norrbottenspets

Peruvian Inca Orchid

Portuguese Podengo

Pumi

Sloughi Morris & Essex 2015 Specialties and Supporteds  -  100   Specialties  by Group              31   SPORTING   American Pointer Club Anthracite Brittany Club Cocker Spaniel Club of New Jersey English Cocker Spaniel Club of America Irish Water Spaniel Club of America Nutmeg Weimaraner Club Spinone Italiani Club of America   HOUND   American Black and Tan Coonhound Club Garden State Norwegian Elkhound Club Mid- Jersey PBGV Association   WORKING   American Boxer Club Black Russian Terrier Club of Northern New Jersey Cane Corso Club of America Newfoundland Club of America Potomac Valley Samoyed Club     TERRIER   American Sealyham Club Bedlington Terrier Club of America Bull Terrier Club of America Parson Russell Terrier Club of America Philadelphia Kerry Blue Terrier Club United States Lakeland Terrier Club Welsh Terrier Club of America   TOY   American Brussels Griffon Association American Pomeranian Club Delaware Valley Pug Club   NON-SPORTING   American Bulldog Club, Div. I American Eskimo Dog Club of America French Bulldog Club of America Xoloitzcuintli Club of America   HERDING   German Shepherd  Dog Club of America Spanish Water Dog Club of America  Supporteds   by Group                69   SPORTING   American Chesapeake Bay Retriever Club Eastern German Shorthaired Pointer Club Eastern Irish Setter Association Field Spaniel Society of America Garden State Golden Retriever Club Gordon Setter Club of America Hudson English Setter Club Irish Red & White Setter Association Jersey Skylands Labrador Retriever Club Keystone English Springer Spaniel Club Mid-Atlantic Flat Coated Retriever Club Mid-Jersey Labrador Retriever Club Vizsla Club of Greater New York   HOUND   Afghan Hound club of Northern New Jersey American Foxhound Club American Saluki Association American Whippet Club Greyhound Club of America Knickerbocker Dachshund Club Pharaoh Hound Club of America Rhodesian Ridgeback Club of the United States Scottish Deerhound Club of America   WORKING   American Tibetan Mastiff Club Bernese Mountain Dog Club of Watchung Colonial Rottweiler Club Dogue de Bordeaux Society of America Garden State Great Pyrenees Club Garden State Mastiff Fanciers Great Dane Club of Raritan Valley Komondor Club of America Leonberger Club of America Portuguese Water Dog Club of America   TERRIER   Airedale Club of America American Cesky Terrier Fanciers American Fox Terrier Club American Miniature Schnauzer Club Border Terrier Club of America Cairn Terrier Club of America Dandie Dinmont Terrier Club of America Glen of Imaal Terrier Club of America Irish Terrier Club of New York Miniature Bull Terrier Club of America Norfolk Terrier Club Norwich Terrier Club of America Raritan Australian Terrier Club Rat Terrier Club of America Scottish Terrier Club of America Skye Terrier Club of America Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Club of America Staffordshire  Bull Terrier Club of America West Highland White Terrier Club of Northern New Jersey   TOY   American Chinese Crested Club American Maltese Association Chihuahua Club of America Delaware Valley Havanese Club Empire Miniature Pincher Club of Greater New York Meadowlands Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club Pekingese Club of New jersey Watchung  Mountains Yorkshire Terrier Club   NON-SPORTING   Finnish Spitz Club of America Lenape Boston Terrier Club Tibetan Terrier Club of America Watchung Mountain Poodle Club   HERDING   American Shetland Sheepdog Association Caanan Dog Club of America Cardigan Welsh Corgi Club of America Collie Club of Northern New Jersey Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club of the Garden State Puli Club of America

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