Time

• Arrive 30 minutes before judging
• Report to the Chief Steward
• Go to the Superintendent to pick up the Judge's Bag
  Bag Contents:
  - Judge's Book
  - Two Catalogs - One Steward's and One Regular
  - Ribbons and Rosettes (if applicable)
  - Arm Bands for all Breeds to be judged in that ring
  - Verify correctness of armbands
  - Envelopes and Prize Money (if applicable)
• Check the Catalog to see if there are any Trophies in the Breeds that are in the ring. Follow up to make sure the Trophies or Trophy Cards are in the ring before judgng time for that breed.
• When arriving in the ring make sure there are two chairs and a hospitality package (Wash & Dry, Tissues, Water, etc.

• Set out the Judge's Book
• Have a spare pen if the Judge needs one
• Set out the Ribons and Rosettes
• Set out the Armbands for the first hour or two of Juding
• Keep the rest in a ruber band and set out as the day progresses
• Place rubber bands on the end of the table for exhbitors to reach or on the ring enclosure
• Set out the prize money and trophy cards in the sequence where you can reach them. NOTE: The Catalog will indicate which breeds and classes or placements get prize money or trophies.

Things
to Ask the Judge

• Where does he/she want the dogs lined up when entering the ring?
• Doe he/she want them in Catalog Order?
• In Breed - Dogs up fron, any order of Catalog Order followed by Winner's Dog and Winner's Bitch?
• Will he/she allow change of handler before all the dogs have been examined with his/her permission?
• When hospitality comes around would he/she want coffee, soda etc.?

• When handing out armbands, check off the number in the catalog as you hand out the armband.
• If a dog is reported "Absent" mark the catalog and the armband with an "A" or "ABS"
• It is usually a good rule not to hand out armbands for the afternoon judging in the morning. )They have a tendency to get lost)
• Most superintendents have given odd numbers to dogs and even numbers to bitches.

Callng
Classes

• When calling classes into the ring, call the Breed, the Class, the Numbers and indicate whether in Catalog Order or Any Order.
• Check the armband numbers to make sure the exhibitor has the correct armband number. (This helps the Judge - it is however the judge's responsibility to make sure the armband nubmers for the class are correct).
• If the armband number has not been picked up when the class is called, hold the number high over your head and call the number. (This is a courtesy to the exhibitor).
• Inform the Judge of any reported absentees and/or any numbers that have not been picked up.
• Set out the proper ribbons/rosettes for the Class by the Judge's Book

• Call for Clean-up when necessary.
• If paper, armbands, etc. are droped in the ring, pick them up and dispose properly.
• Make sure no one other than those exhibiting in the class are in the ring.
• Tell the Exhibitor of each second placed dog in each class to be ready to re-enter the ring after Winners has been selected. They are called back for Reserve placement.
• Mark your Catalog with the placements. (The Steward's Book is referred to in case there is a problem with the Judge's Book).
• Have a Black Marking Pen handy in case a numer is missing and you have to put the number on an armband.
• Be courteous to everyone.

Many dogs are examined on the table. If you are going to Steward in a ring where the table is necessary for examination ask the Judge where he/she would like the table placed.

When that Breed is to be judged place the table at that spot. Make sure the table is level and solidly placed.

SPORTING BREEDS
Cocker Spaniels
English Cocker Spaniels
Sussex Spaniels
Welsh Springer Spaniels

HOUND BREEDS
Basenji
Beagle
Dachshund
PBGV
Whippet

WORKING BREEDS
None

TOY BREEDS
All

TERRIER BREEDS
Australian
Bedlington
Border
Cairn
Smooth Fox
Wire Fox
Jack Russell
Lakeland
Standard Manchester
Miniature Bull
Miniature Schnauzer
Norfolk
Norwich
Scottish
Skye
Welsh
West Highland

NON-SPORTING BREEDS
American Eskimo
Bichon
Boston Terrier
French Bulldog
Lhasa Apso
Lowchen
Schipperke
Shiba Inu
Tibetan Spaniel
Shiba Inu

HERDING BREEDS
Puli
Shetland Sheepdog
Welsh Corgi-Cardigan
Welsh Corgi-Pembroke

The following colors for prize ribbons or rosettes in teh regular conformation classes must be used under the rules of the Americn Kennel Club.