The making of a Judge; The requirements and do they need adaptation
In other threads people have described the pony show required of Judges to both become a judge and maintain the status. It is assumed that doing all of this will create a knowledgable Judging pool. However is it really doing that or just making it overly tedious for experienced people to judge. Should the requirements be change and how so. We'll add a poll because polls are fun
AKC HT requirements at this time paraphrased from the rule book which has way too much verbage
(1) Seminar: Attend an AKC Retriever Hunting Test seminar.
(2) Apprenticeship: at the level being judged.
(3) Senior/Master Test must judge at least twice at the testing level immediately below before they are eligible.
Maintaining One’s Ability to Judge:
(1) Second Seminar: within three years of attending the first seminar.
(2) Written Test: After test every four years and pass the test with a score of 90% or better
(3) Must remain an Active Judge: An individual must judge at any level at least once every four (4) years to maintain eligibility.
(4) Must Remain an Active Handler: An individual must have handled a qualifying dog at the level to be judged or higher within seven (7) years
Judges Panel Qualifications:
(1) Judges in any division or level shall be six (6) at that level or higher.
(2) Handling Experience: 1 Judge shall have qualified a dog or dogs (5) times at the Master level. Junior/senior qualified a dog or dogs four (4) times either at the level being judged
Responsibility of Club to Look into all of this.
In other threads people have described the pony show required of Judges to both become a judge and maintain the status. It is assumed that doing all of this will create a knowledgable Judging pool. However is it really doing that or just making it overly tedious for experienced people to judge. Should the requirements be change and how so. We'll add a poll because polls are fun
AKC HT requirements at this time paraphrased from the rule book which has way too much verbage
(1) Seminar: Attend an AKC Retriever Hunting Test seminar.
(2) Apprenticeship: at the level being judged.
(3) Senior/Master Test must judge at least twice at the testing level immediately below before they are eligible.
Maintaining One’s Ability to Judge:
(1) Second Seminar: within three years of attending the first seminar.
(2) Written Test: After test every four years and pass the test with a score of 90% or better
(3) Must remain an Active Judge: An individual must judge at any level at least once every four (4) years to maintain eligibility.
(4) Must Remain an Active Handler: An individual must have handled a qualifying dog at the level to be judged or higher within seven (7) years
Judges Panel Qualifications:
(1) Judges in any division or level shall be six (6) at that level or higher.
(2) Handling Experience: 1 Judge shall have qualified a dog or dogs (5) times at the Master level. Junior/senior qualified a dog or dogs four (4) times either at the level being judged
Responsibility of Club to Look into all of this.
