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FANCY, Mrs. Jean 

All Breeds 

Started judging in 1967 after a successful career of breeding and showing dogs and horses. 
Received her basic dog education as the caretaker for the famous 'Barmere" Boxer and Brussels Griffon kennel for many years. 
Best known for breeding many Boxer, Miniature and Giant Schnauzer Champions, she also showed and/or bred Yorkshire Terriers, Miniature Pinschers, Maltese, Smooth Fox Terriers, Scottish Terriers, Poodles, Beagles and a Bulldog. 
She received approval to judge All Breeds in 1993, thus "becoming the second half of the only All-Breed judging couple in the United States."  She was nominated for Judge of the Year in 1993. She has judged in many foreign countries and was an instructor at the first AKC school in Pomona, CA. Jean Fancy was ranked as one of the 10 most respected judges by the Grassroots Group in 1987. 

FENTON, Mrs. Diana

All Breeds 

Diana is Internationally licensed to judge All Breeds. She has judged throughout Australia, in New Zealand, USA, UK and Finland in 2005. She is a specialist for the breeds, (English) Pointers, German Shorthaired Pointers and Australian Terriers. Diana gained her Gundog licence in the mid 70’s and followed soon after with Working Dogs. After living in Queensland for eight years she returned to New South Wales and successfully completed the rest of the groups. Some of the breeds owned and shown by Trevor and/or Diana are Collie Roughs, Cocker Spaniels, Australian Terriers, British Bulldogs, English Springer Spaniels, Beagles and German Shepherds.

FIFIELD, Mr. David J.

All Breeds 

One of the chosen judges of the Supreme Show Dog and Puppy Contest 2005 in New Zealand

FILBURN Jnr, Mr. Raymond 

Hound, Toy, Non-Sporting, Misc Breeds

Nearly a lifetime involvement with the purebred dogs has been as an exhibitor, breeder, Show Secretary, Club Member and Officer and most of all dog lover. His Italian Greyhounds have produced over 100 Champions including Best in Show, Speciality and Group winners and he has also bred Yorkshire Terriers, Maltese and Salukis. He is a Life Member of the Italian Greyhound Club of America, an active member in many all breed Clubs in Massachusetts and is a founding and charter member of the Greater Andover Toy Dog Club. 

FILIPPINI, Mr. Enrique Jorge  

All Breeds 

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1946. He started his canine activity in the Argentine dog clubs 30 years ago. His experience in purebred dogs began with the breeding and exhibition of Boxers, followed by Miniature Pinschers, Borzois and Italian Greyhounds. He achieved many high honors with his Miniature Pinschers in South America and Europe. His kennel produced Bests in Show and numerous Champions in different breeds.  He later introduced more breeds into his kennel for breeding and exhibition -- Afghan Hounds, English Cocker Spaniels, Dobermans, Chihuahuas (both varieties), Fox Terriers (Wire and Smooth), Salukis, Maltese, Chow Chows, Yorkshire Terriers, Chinese Shar-Pei's and Shih Tzu's, with which he obtained great success. Several of his "Alba's Imperial" Kennel Shih Tzu's won Bests of Breed and Best Dog of the Year.  Qualified "Best Breeder" and "Best Exhibitor" of all breeds in 1979, 1980, 1984 and 1989, becoming the first breeder to obtain such honors for four times in his country.  Began his career as a judge with the Toy Group in 1984; an all-breed judge in 1988. He is also a Specialist Judge of the following breeds: Poodles (all varieties), Chihuahuas (both varieties), Dalmatians, Shih Tzu, Kuvasz and Afghan Hounds. Mr. Filippini is one of the most experienced judges in his country, where he has judged at International National, Regional and Specialty shows. He is currently approved to judge all breeds, all Groups and Best in Show.  Judged in Brazil, Paraguay, Portugal, Uruguay, Belgium. Chile, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Italy, Australia, Canada, Israel, Russian, Japan, Peru, Netherlands, Finland, Spain, Switzerland, New Zealand, England and the United States. Highlights include the World Dog Show (Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1993); the Swiss World Dog Show (Berna, 1994) and the World Dog Show (Vienna, Budapest 1996),  the American Championship Dog Show (Costa Rica, 1996) and the Toy Group at 2005 Eukanuba National.

FORSYTH, Mrs. Jane K.

All Breeds

Jane Kamp Forsyth, began her career in dogs at a very early age. Her mother bred and showed Boxers and Airedales, and young Jane Kamp showed her first homebred Airedale to Best in Obedience at Boston sixty-six years ago. As a teenager she managed and handled dogs for Elblac Kennels (Dobermans), Grafmar Kennels (German Shepherd Dogs) and Dorick Kennels (Boxers). When she became a professional handler, she went into partnership with George Pusey, in Holliston, Massachusetts. Together, they were America’s top breeders of Boxers for three years. She later joined forces with, and eventually married, Robert S. Forsyth. The Forsyth's soon became dogdom’s most famous husband-and-wife team of handlers. 
Both Mr. and Mrs. Forsyth have handled Best in Show winners at Westminster, the only married couple to do so, and they are the only winners of the Ken-L-Biskit Couple of the Year Award. The Forsyth's are the authors of the award-winning A Guide to Successful Dog Showing, long considered an essential text on the subject. She was named the Kennel Review Handler of the Year three times, which earned her a place in the Hall of Fame. She has won three Gaines Awards, including Woman of the Year, and was inducted into the American Boxer Club Hall of Fame in 2001.
After forty-three years of handling, Mrs. Forsyth retired in 1981 to become a judge. She now judges all breeds in the United States, as well as all breeds for the FCI. She has judged in England, Finland, Sweden, South America, Puerto Rico, Canada, Italy, and Mexico. Mrs. Forsyth was honored to judge at the inaugural AKC Invitational in 2001, and returned again in 2005 to judge the Best Bred by Exhibitor in Show.

FORSYTH, Mr. Robert S. 

All Breeds 

Was born into a dog-show family and has been in the sport since 1933. He apprenticed under Henry Stoeker and Charles Hamilton, and spent a three-year hitch in the Marine Corps First War Dog Platoon. Upon his return from the service, Mr. Forsyth managed the famed Seafern and Mardomere kennels before founding his own facility in 1949. He later joined forces with and eventually married Jane Kamp, and the Forsyth's became dogdom’s most famous husband-and-wife team of handlers. Both Mr. and Mrs. Forsyth have handled Best in Show winners at Westminster, the only married couple to do so. Also, they are the only winners of the Ken-L-Biskit Couple of the Year Award. The Forsyth's are the authors of the award-winning A Guide to Successful Dog Showing, long considered an essential text on the subject.
Mr. Forsyth has won the Kennel Review handlers award and is a two-time winner of the Gaines Handler of the Year Award. He has bred Pointers for thirty years, producing approximately twenty-five champions. As a judge, Mr. Forsyth has worked at every important venue in the United States and has also judged in Australia, Japan, Finland, Sweden, Canada, Mexico, and several South American countries. He has been a Federation Cynologique Internationale “all-rounder” judge since 1981.

FOSS, Mr. Arne

FCI Groups 1, 2, 5, 4/6, 9, & 10

Arne was licensed in 1995, speaks fluent English, and has judged in Australia, England, Finland, Netherlands, Scandinavia, Checz Republic, and Germany. Since 1985 he has owned and/or bred Dalmatians, Great Danes, Whippets, and Lagotto Romagnolo.

FOSSUM, Mr. Tore 

All Breeds

Tore got his first dog in 1950 and has been breeding since 1975. He has owned and bred Rottweilers, Airedale Terriers, and Lakeland Terriers.
Fluent in English, he has judged in Australia, Belgium, Germany, Indonesia, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands and Portugal. He has earned the Norwegian Kennel Club's Silver Mark of Distinction.

FOURNIER, Mrs. Jean Calhoun

Sporting, Working, Herding, Non-Sporting, Toy

Jean acquired her first Siberian Husky as birthday present from her husband in 1968. Her Toko line of Siberians has won many Bests in Show, national specialties, and group placings. As a result of Mrs. Fournier’s experience as a sled-dog driver, she was awarded the Siberian Husky Club of America’s Working-Showing Trophy, as well as the Peggy Grant Memorial Trophy for Good Sportsmanship. Over thirty dogs have been exhibited and trained to their championship and/or obedience titles. Two have won the High Scoring.  Approved by the American Kennel Club to judge all Sporting, Working, Herding, Non-Sporting Groups, Affenpinschers, Chihuahuas, Miniature Pinschers, Pomeranians, Pugs, Shih Tzu, Yorkshire Terriers, Jr. Showmanship and Best In Show. Specialty assignments include over fifty national and local specialties in all approved groups. She has judged over 75 national and local specialty shows in all groups. Mrs. Fournier’s international assignments have taken her to more than 25 countries.  She is a retired Hospital Administrator of a small animal Veterinary Clinic. An award-winning writer and editor, Mrs. Fournier has been a contributor to the Complete Siberian Husky and The Siberian Husky books, and has written articles for most of the country’s top dog magazines. 
Among her many important club positions, Mrs. Fournier is a founding member, and honorary life member, of the Connecticut Working Group Association.

FOY, Mrs. Marcia A. 

All Breeds

Began exhibiting dogs in 1946 with a Kerry Blue Terrier acquired from the kennel of Ed “Pop” Sayres. But it was through her close association with Beagles that Mrs. Foy became a formidable presence on the dog-show scene. Never a breeder on a large scale, she describes herself “more an exhibitor than a breeder.” She cites the multiple Best in Show–winning fifteen-inch Beagle Ch. Kings Creek Triple Threat as perhaps her greatest achievement in the show ring, but she has exhibited many other Best in Show and group-winning Beagles. 
First approved to judge Beagles and Dachshunds in 1976. She has served as show chairman of the Naugatuck Valley Kennel Club since 1995 and is also the club’s secretary. For ten years she was show chairman for the Southern New York Beagle Club and is a past show chairman of for the American Beagle Club. Mrs. Foy runs the Connecticut Dog Judges Symposium and has presented Beagles in a variety of educational venues. 
A prolific writer, she has published books on Basset Hounds, Dachshunds, Fox Terriers, and, of course, Beagles. Her popular “Dog People of the Past” column in Dog News has established Mrs. Foy as an important chronicler of the American dog fancy.

FRANCIS, Mr. Charles H. 

All Breeds

Charles started showing dogs in 1964 and started judging in 1983. Breeder/exhibitor of Chinese Crested Dogs since 1998, but started in Irish Setters, breeding six best In Show winners.
Charles, with wife Sharon, also won Best In Shows with their English Setter bitch (her dam was imported in whelp from England ), one Borzoi dog and two co-owned Afghan Hound dogs, for a grand total of 10 "Best In Shows" on dogs, owned by them.
Charles has judged in Argentina, Australia, Columbia, Dominican Republic, Finland, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Mexico, New Zealand, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and USA, including Alaska & Hawaii. He has judged in all 10 Canadian provinces.

FRANCIS, Mrs. Sharon P.

All Breeds

Sharon has been judging since 1983, and started exhibiting in 1964, breeding her first litter in 1965. She has been a Breeder/Exhibitor of Chinese Crested Dogs since 1998, but started in Irish Setters, breeding six best In Show winners.
Sharon, with husband Charles, also won Best In Shows with their English Setter bitch (her dam was imported in whelp from England ), one Borzoi dog and two co-owned Afghan Hound dogs, for a grand total of 10 "Best In Shows" on dogs, owned by them.
She has judged in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Campe Grande, Columbia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Finland, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Mexico, New Zealand, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Rio de Janeiro, Thailand and USA, including Alaska & Hawaii. She has also judged in all 10 Canadian provinces, from one end of Canada (Victoria, BC) to the other (Harbour Grace, NFLD). 

FRANCIS, Dr. Suzanne 

All Breeds 

Her world has been figure skating and dogs. In figure skating she has won medals in both Olympic and World competition. Has won National titles in singles, pairs and dance (only lady in Can. history to hold all 3 titles). She continues to this day as advisor & builder of her sport, for 30 years as an Olympic and World judge and referee, she has been inducted into Canadian Amateur Sports Hall of Fame and the Canadian Figure Skating Hall of Fame.  In her dog life she was a Veterinarian, and owner operator of clinics in Toronto & Brantford. Under the "Kurthaus" prefix her kennel was top winning Dobie kennel in the mid 70's. In 1978 due to ill health she quit breeding but her dogs progeny appear in pedigrees of many of Canada's top winners in the 80's & 90's. 
She is approved to judge all breeds. She now shows and breeds Whippets. She is proud co-owner of Am/Can Ch. Antare's Ambridge Rose, the bitch who became the record setting Whippet and was Canada's top hound, & #4 all breeds in 1996. In 1997 she finished her first Whippet Champion. 

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