MR JOHN FINNEY ( UK )
 Mr Finney has owned Staffordshire Bull Terriers since 1974 and started judging in 1980 awarding CC's in the United Kingdom for the first time in 1995. Mr Finney has judged in Malta, Ireland and Australia. Also judged other Terrier Breeds. Mr Finney is a Breeder and Exhibitor of Pugs and serves on several Dog Committees.

KATHY GORMAN (UK)
Kathy was brought up with a Miniature Poodle who was her companion throughout her childhood due to the fact she was an only child. She acquired her first show dog, a Welsh Springer Spaniel, in 1980 and bred her first litter in 1982. After considerable success with the puppy she kept from this first litter, she then got “the showing bug” and the rest, as they say, is history! In 1983, she acquired a Brittany from the second litter to be born in the UK and from then onwards has bred, shown Field Trialled and worked both breeds with a considerable amount of success, making up Champions in both breeds.

She started judging in 1987 and was honoured to be chosen to award the first ever set of Challenge Certificates to Brittanys at Crufts in 1997. She is passed to award Challenge Certificates in 8 Gundog breeds and also judges the Gundog Group at Championship level. This year she is honoured to be judging Irish Water Spaniels at Crufts.

She was a Secondary school teacher for 12 years and her interest in education has carried on into the world of dogs and is now a Kennel Club Accredited Trainer in Conformation and Movement, delivering lectures and seminars to aspiring judges.

Kathy is also a member of the Kennel Club, has served on many Club committees over the years and is currently Vice-Chairman and Health Co-ordinator for the Brittany Club of Great Britain .

In her professional life, Kathy has been Managing Director of Fosse Data Systems since 1994. Fosse Data Systems is a dog show printing services company which is closely involved with the Kennel Club on many levels and which provides online entry, catalogue compilation and results services for many dog shows, large and small, including Crufts. She is also a partner in a French company, Cynoprint, which offers the same services as Fosse Data Systems in France .

At present, she shares her home with five Welsh Springers and when not judging, lecturing or going to France , she still manages to show them from time to time! This is her first visit to South Africa and she is really looking forward to meeting all the wonderful gundogs there.

 

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