Bearded Collie Club of Canada
National Specialty 2024

August 30, 31, September 1, 2024

Judges

Conformation

Regular and Non-Regular Classes

Hans Erik Pedersen, ("Shepherdess"), Denmark
 I had my first Beardie in 1982 and bred my first litter in 1986. I have not been very active as the breeder (11 litters), the best-known dogs I have owned or bred are: Ch Shilstone Diplomat, Ch Shepherdess Bix Beiderbecke, Ch. Shepherdess Bessie Smith, Ch. Shepherdess Sweet Sue Just You. Ch Potterdale Double Destinty, Ch.Potterdale Phoenix, Pipadene High Society, Ch. Ramsgrove Prime Thyme. Ch.Diotimas Sweet Heart, Ch. Ramsgrove Happy Thymes, Ch. Shepherdess Thyme after Thyme.
I started judging in 1990 and was approved by the Danish Kennel Club and F.C.I to award CC & Cacib in 1994 for Bearded Collie and have later approved to judge more Breeds. I judge all Breeds in FCI group 1 almost all in group 2, some in group 5, 6 and 9.
The highlights as a judge were judging Bearded Collies at the World Show 2010 in Denmark. And I have had the honour to judge 3 times in UK and many major shows in Europe.
I have judged in the UK, Italy, Belgium, Holland, Luxemburg, Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Lithuania, Russia, Czech, Spain, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Poland.

Sweeps and Veteran Sweeps 

 Linda Aronson, ("Five Fields"), USA
I got my first Beardie in 1987 and bred my first litter in 1989. While mine was a small kennel, I produced seven litters and 16 champions, BISS winners, dogs with herding, obedience, nosework, and agility titles. I studied the breed in both North America and the UK.
I had the pleasure of judging sweeps at many regional specialties, as well as the BCCA national specialty in 2009. I was scheduled to judge sweeps at the BCCC National Specialty in 2013 but had to withdraw due to family commitments.
I was health committee chair for the BCCA in the early 90s and conducted the first Bearded Collie health survey in 1990 and remained on the committee until 1998. In 2003 I was the BCCA Member Of The Year. That same year I resurrected the BCCA health committee which had fallen out of existence and have remained on the committee ever since. Sadly, I lost my last Beardie to a brain tumour at the end of 2022, but remain passionately committed to the health, structure, function, and temperament of the breed. However, I now breed exhibit and love their smaller version, the Havanese, while, being fully cognizant of the differences between the two breeds.