OUR DISTINGUISHED JUDGES
 

SPECIALTY CONFORMATION JUDGE

DR. MALCOLM WILLIS ~ ENGLAND
Malcolm B Willis BSc, PhD. Hon. Assoc. RCVS is no stranger to Bernese fanciers. A British Citizen married to Helen Davenport, he teaches genetics at Newcastle University. He has been involved with GSD since 1953 and a championship show judge of this breed since 1978. He has been Chairman of the GSD Breed Council since it began in 1986 and Breed Surveyor of GSD. He became involved with BMD when he met his wife in 1985. He has judged at championship level since 1991 and has judged at this level in Denmark, Norway, Eire and Australia. He has also assessed some dogs in New Zealand. He has also visited two World Shows in Europe and two Swiss BMD club shows as well as the BMDCA Specialty in 1998 when he was the guest speaker. He is President of the Northern BMD Club and chair of its committee (this is second biggest UK BMD club). He wrote The Bernese Mountain Dog Today (1998) and several books on genetics, animal breeding and GSD. He has spoken on genetics at two AKC meetings in the USA and has lectured on genetics around the world. He has given judging seminars on BMD in Britain for the NBMDC and others and done some 100 character assessments of BMD for the NBMDC.
Dr. Willis and his wife own several BMD and had the BOB at Crufts in 1992 and also BOB at the BMDCGB (the premier club) in 1998. They breed sparingly under the prefix NELLSBERN.

PUPPY & VETERAN SWEEPSTAKES JUDGE
 
ROSE TIERNEY ~ OTTAWA, ONT. CANADA
Rose was born and educated in London UK. It was while accompanying her husband on a four-year tour in Copenhagen, Denmark that they met and fell in love with the Bernese Mountain Dog. She considers herself fortunate to have had the opportunity to “apprentice” under Ina Olsen of Tertzo Kennel, one of the top breeders in her homeland. She purchased her first Berner in 1986, her second in 1987 and the following year returned to Canada. In 1989 Ina loaned her a Danish Top Producing Stud dog to start her program. She enjoys working with this breed and the many dedicated people involved. She is committed to producing a dog that can meet the demand of today’s society while maintaining the physical ability to work in his traditional role. She actively shows in conformation and participates in obedience and has recently introduced two of her dogs to draftwork. She has had the benefit of showing in Canada and the United States and under FCI regulations. She has attended two World Shows, in Copenhagen and Berne, Switzerland. She is a member of the BMDCC, BMDCO, CKC and Ottawa Kennel Club and Bytown Dog Obedience Club.
 

SPECIALTY OBEDIENCE JUDGE

 WENDY WALLACE ~ COURTENAY, BC CANADA
Wendy has been involved in training and competing in Obedience for over 25 years. During that time she has owned and competed with three shelties, an English Cocker, two German pinschers and a Golden Retriever, all of which have had at least a CD, while five have earned UDs. She is currently training two powder puff Chinese Crested and a Bearded Collie. She is also very involved in tracking, having earned seven TDs and the TDXs on five different breeds. Her love of the sport of obedience competition led to becoming an Obedience Judge in the early 1980’s. She enjoys travelling and the opportunity to meet competitors and their dogs from many parts of the country. She has recently started writing a column for Dogs in Canada.
 

DRAFT TEST JUDGES

SANDEE BAKER ~ RED DEER, ALBERTA, CANADA
Sandee currently lives with two Berners (Ischna and Reilly) and has been involved
with the breed since 1995. She had her breath taken away while watching this
wonderful breed at numerous dog shows. In 1996 her boy, Reilly wormed his way
into her heart and over the past 6 years they have been working successfully
together in the conformation, agility and obedience rings as well as drafting their way across North America! They have had the pleasure of achieving their Can DD,and US NDD and DD titles together and those experiences and training led Sandee to learn more and to pursue becoming a draft judge. Sandee has co-hosted draft clinics and trials with Wanda Tait, had the privilege of judging at the Quebec Bernese Mtn Dog Club’s 1st Draft test at the 2001 National Specialty and also at the 2001 Draft test in Edmonton. She is thrilled to be working with Phil and Wanda at this Trial and looks forward to seeing those wonderful partnerships that are formed between the handlers
and their dogs as they demonstrate the working ability and true companionship that this breed is known for.