Conformation

We are pleased to announce the following judges for Conformation and Sweeps:

Conformation: Janina Laurin

Sweepstakes: Russ Beach
 

Judges' Bios:

Janina Laurin has been involved with Belgians her entire life specifically the Belgian Tervuren under the Chateau Blanc Kennel banner. The Chateau Blanc family has bred, owned or co-owned over 130 champions, multiple Best In Show, National Specialty & Regional Specialty winners, MACH, OTCH, HTCH and Schutzhund Winners since 1960. Several dogs are on the brink of obtaining their CT titles. In 1985, Janina fully took the helm of Chateau Blanc's breeding program.

Currently Janina judges the 3 Belgians, Aussies, Shelties, Collies as well as Cardigan & Pembroke Corgis. She judged the Belgian Tervuren National Sweepstakes and the Belgian Malinois National Sweepstakes in 1996, the Puli Club of America National Sweepstakes in 1999 and the New England Bouvier Specialty Sweepstakes in 1999. In 2000 she judged the American Belgian Laekenois National Specialty. In 2002, Janina and Chateau Blanc was honored by the American Kennel Club as the inaugural Herding Breeder of the Year at the AKC/Euknunba Classic in Orlando, Fl. In 2003, she judged a record entry at the Belgian Tervuren National Specialty in St. Louis, Missouri and was tapped later that year to participate in a roundtable discussion of breeding responsibility with other group breeders of year and AKC Board of Directors. In 2005, she was honored to judge the Belgians at Westminster KC.

Janina served two terms as President of the American Belgian Tervuren Club, has served as secretary, board member and for the last twelve years has been the AKC Delegate. She has been a founding member of the Judges Education Committee since its inception in the mid-1980s. She has also been past showchair and board member for Newtown and Putnam All breed Kennel Clubs and is a member of Longshore-Southport KC. Currently she is President of Berkshire Belgian Tervuren Club the oldest licensed local specialty club and a contributing writer to Dog News magazine.

Sharing her home is, her husband George Schneider and two young Tervuren - Ch. Chateau Blanc's High Society RN and Ch. Chateau Blanc's Jessie RN. Janina also is co-owned by 4 other Tervuren who reside with family or friends.

Russ Beach's bio:
 I obtained my first Belgian in 1983, a Belgian Tervuren named Class. Since that time many more have come and gone and most know me as a Belgian Tervuren owner. However I currently reside with 11 mostly older Belgians of all 4 varieties. Funny thing with Belgians, you just can't have one! Over the years I have dabbled in obedience, agility, herding, tracking and of course conformation. It is in the conformation ring that I am the most comfortable. I am also a UKC Multi Breed judge. With over 300 breeds represented I have 3 left to complete to then be an All Breed judge. I love to travel, and show dogs. With those two things I have shown dogs in many countries and met many people that I continue to correspond with today. I have had the pleasure of winning Best In Show at the French National Specialty 2 times! Being the only American to have done so was a thrill of a lifetime. I have also won BIS at the Belgian National Specialty in Belgium, Canada, America and UKC. I have competed at Crufts, Eukanuba and Westminster. My love of the Malinois has been as with all the varieties in their unique look and their amazing athletic and mental abilities. I look forward to my assignment with hopes of seeing young dogs that will be the future of our breed. To the Veterans who have already given us the stepping stones. I hope to see old and new friends at this years Nationals. Thank you ABMC for entrusting me with this honor.

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Awards

Conformation Awards

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Sweepstakes Awards

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