Judging

Judging English Springer Spaniels in Hamina, Finland, May 2005. Photo Sanna Kavén. The Icelandic Cavalier Club 10th anniversary specialty show in Reykjavik, May 2005. Pictured with the following day´s toy dog specialty show judges and the BIS dog of both shows. From left: Annukka, Francesco Cochetti and Marja Kurittu. Bay Area Cavalier Club Specialty (San Francisco, USA) BIS: AKC CH Mayfield Mighty Mouse. In Luxembourg 2004 together with BOB and BOS Lhasa Apsos Porvoo, September 2003. Welsh Kennel Club Ch. Show, August 2003 Salo, June 2003. Pictured with group winner Rifelin Julius Caesar, who later became Best In Show under Nils Molin and UK Ch the following year. Kutna Hora, Czheck Rebublic, the Cavalier Club Show in May 2003. The English judges Tom Boardman ja Joyce Boardman on both sides of Annukka. Annukka Paloheimo pictured with her group winner, Bichon Frise Jitterbop After Me Please in Jyväskylä International, November 2002. Darlington, UK, September 2002. Pictured are the best puppies. Annukka Paloheimo (second from right) judging at The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club Open Show in November 2000. (left: Best Puppy Cinderlace Country Classic, middle: Best in Show Tameline Northern Dancer, right: Reserve BIS Deranmar Kelso.)

Annukka Paloheimo Dr Annukka Paloheimo, owner of Anncourt Cavaliers, is a well-known Cavalier breed specialist judge. She has judged Cavaliers in most parts of the world since 1988, including Specialty Club shows in Sweden, Holland, Belgium, France, Italy, USA, Australia and New Zealand. She has judged them also in many International shows including Finland, Sweden, Norway, Estonia, Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Ireland, Czech Republic. She is classified to be the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club´s (UK) Breed Specialist judge after fulfilling all the requirements including Judging Seminar and the Kennel Club's training courses in UK. Dr Paloheimo has now been approved to award CCs also in England and she judged there at CC-level in 2002 and 2003. In addition to Cavaliers, she is a FCI approved championship show judge also for many other breeds. She has The Finnish kennel Club´s approval to train all of the FCI groups. She feels priviledged in being a student of the great Finnish all-rounders Mr Hans Lehtinen and Mr Rainer Vuorinen. At the moment, she has been approved to judge the following breeds: FCI 1 Bearded Collie Ceskoslovensky Vlcak Ca de Bestiar Saarloos Wolfhond White Swiss Shepherd Dog FCI 2 St Bernards Great Japanese Dog Rottweiler Tibetan Mastiff Black Russian Terrier Shar pei FCI 3: American Staffordshire Terrier Australian Silky Terrier Australian Terrier Bedlington Terrier Brasilian Terrier Cairn Terrier Cesky terrier English Toy Terrier Fox Terrier Smooth Fox Terrier Wire German Hunting Terrier Glen of Imaal Terrier Irish Terrier Irish Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Kerry Blue Terrier Nihon Teria Sealyham Terrier Staffordshire Bull Terrier Welsh Terrier West Highland White Terrier Yorkshire Terrier FCI 4: Dachshounds - all breeds FCI 5: Basenji Canaan Dog Cirneco dell´Etna Chow Chow Pharoah Hound Mexican Hairless Dog Norwegian Buhund Norwegian Lundehund Peruvian Hairless Dog All Podengos and Podencos Volpino Italiano FCI 6: Beagle Finnish Hound Otterhound Rhodesian Ridgeback FCI 8: American Cocker Spaniel Chesapeake Bay Retriever Clumber Spaniel Cocker Spaniel English Springer Spaniel Spanish Water Dog Golden Retriever Irish Water Spaniel Labrador Retriever Lagotto Romagnolo Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Portuguese Water Dog Sussex Spaniel Welsh Springer Spaniel FCI 9 (all breeds except Chihuahuas): Bichon Frisé Bichon Havanais Bolognese Boston Terrier Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Chinese Crested Coton de Tuléar French Bulldog Griffon Belge Griffon Bruxellois Japanese Chin King Charles Spaniel Kromfohrländer Lhasa Apso Löwchen Maltese Papillon Pekingese Petit Brabancon Phalene Poodles - all varieties Pug Shih Tzu Tibetan Spaniel Tibetan Terrier FCI 10 Afghan Hound Irish Wolfhound *)= pending FKC approval