Judges' Education

The American Shetland Sheepdog Association (ASSA) provides educational material and seminars for prospective, provisional and approved AKC judges. ASSA also maintains a network of qualified breed mentors who can help prospective judges fulfill the AKC requirements for ringside mentoring. Attending local specialties and the annual ASSA National provides judges with the oppportunity for ringside mentoring.  Information on the ASSA National can be found on the home page by clicking on the logo.

Contact Linda More, chair of the judges' educaton committee, if you would like to receive judges' education material by US mail.

Judges' Education Material
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2013 National Specialty Judges Education Workshop

Judges Education Presentation May 2008

Brief History of the Shetland Sheepdog

Judging the Shetland Sheepdog

The Standard At A Glance

The Sheltie Head

Interpretations of the Standard - The Head

Shetland Sheepdog Body Types

Additional Photos

Letter to Shetland Sheepdog Judges

Colors

Measurement of the Shetland Sheepdog

Additional Reading

Judges' M entors

Judges' mentors meet ASSA's qualifications to provide ringside mentoring to prospective AKC judges. Contact any of the mentors listed below to arrange a session. ASSA mentors agree to:

-use ASSA materials when mentoring or making a presentation

-keep the tone positive and objective when mentoring

-concentrate on virtues rather than faults when discussing dogs

-share knowledge and experience in such a way that it inspires others to learn more about Shelties

-not to use his/her status as an ASSA mentor for self-promotion or advertising in any way

-conduct himself/herself appropriately as a representative of ASSA

To find out more about the requirements to become an ASSA mentor or to make an application, download the application form. Judges' mentors must be ASSA members.

Contact Tom Coen, chair of the judges' mentor committee.

Please click on desired state

Alabama
Diana Rockwell, PO Box 730, Summerdale, AL 36580

Ellen Worthington, 980 Hwy. 438, Wilsonville, AL 35186

Arizona
Suzanne Healy, 8535 E. Cactus Road, Scottsdale, AZ 825260

Jo Virden, 7530 E. Highland Avenue, Scottsdale, AZ 85251

California
Dottie Adkins, 29272 San Francisquito Canyon Rd., Santa Carita, CA 91390

Linda Churchill, 7018 Elizabeth Court, Valley Springs, CA 95252

Gayle Eads, PO Box 390957, Anza, CA 92539

Peggy Haderlie, 27311 Silverado Canyon Road, Silverado, CA 92676

Christine Machado, 8948 Salmon Falls Drive, Scaramento, CA 95826

Yvonne Samuelson, PO Box 1242, Burlingame, CA 94011
   

Carl and Patty Skinner, 3921 Donner Trail, Placerville, CA 95667

Daniel and Marsha Wheatcroft, 32950 Old Miner Road, Acton, CA 93510

Colorado

Glenda Henson, 9369 Ogallala Road, Longmont, CO 80503

Jan Leonard, 1749 S. Dallas Street, Denver, CO 80231-3081

Diane Wolcott, 180 Centennial Drive, Estes Park, CO 80517

Connecticut
Jennie Hynes, 38 Thunder Lake Road, Wilton, CT 06897

Barbara Kenealy, 109 Starkweather Road, Moosup, CT 06354

Stanley and Lynette Saltzman, 130 Easton Road, Westport, CT 06880
 

Florida
Virginia Cavallaro, 8703 Centerville Road, Tallahassee, FL  34737
   

Melanie Williams, 23710 State Road 19, Howey-In-The-Hills, FL 34737

Idaho

Susan Beacham, 1609 S. Robinson Road, Nampa, ID 83687

Iowa 

Tracy Grathwol, 3175 Highway 22, Riverside, IA 52327

Jeannette Powers-Hodson, 5100 SE 40th Street, Des Moines, IA 50320

Illinois 
Dorothy Chirstiansen, 13520 W. Bruce, Homer Glen, IL 60491

Susan Christie, 41044 N. Savage Road, Antioch, IL 60002

Brian Cleveland, 2941Ppark Terrace Drive, Rockford, IL 61114

Edna K. Gammill, 13011 East Co Rd. 210 North, Lerna, IL 62440

Sulie Greendale-Paveeza, 818 Blackhawk, Marengo, IL 60152

Jane Howard, 1722 W. Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60622

Rick Thompson, 8200 Bunkum Road, Caseyville, IL 62232

Massachusetts
Rose Chandless, 85 Presidential Circle, Marshfield, MA 02050
   

Tom and Nioma Coen, 67 Crooked Hill Road, Alford, MA 01230

Richard Hildreth, 40 Lincoln Road, Ashland, MA 01721
 

Carolyn Ing, 493 Westford Street, Carlisle, MA 01741

Charlotte McGowan, 15 Sargent Park, Newton, MA 02458-2319

Kim Schive, 493 Westford Street, Carlisle, MA 01741

Maryland 
Carol G. Howell, 130 Brick Church Road, Davidsonville, MD 21035

Patty Page, 1100 Cataway Place, Bryans Road, MD 20616

Michigan 
Julie Desy, 184 S. Riverbank, Wyandotte, MI 48192

Virginia "Gini" Shaw, 4737 Ashburton Place, MI 48310-5045

Missouri 
Marilyn Marlow, 4757 Wilbert Road, High Ridge, MO 63049

Robert Piccirillo, 8706 Byrnesville Road, Cedar Hill, MO 63016

North Carolina 
Dianne Hawes, 2404 Ridgeford Court, Fuquay Varinam NC 27526

Linda More, 112 Palace Green, Cary, NC 27511

Barbara Thompson, 4008 Graham Newton Road, Raleigh, NC 27606

Nebraska 

New Jersey 
Marjorie Tuff, 285 Monouth Road, Freehold, NJ 07728

New Mexico

Albert Harris, 1601 East Gayle, Roswell, NM 88203

New York 
Sandra MacIntosh-Feret, 25 Nott Road, Guilderland, NY 12084

Sheila Monks, 3340 Galway Road, Ballston Spa, NY 12020

Debra Tessman, 4846 Clifton Parkway, Hamburg, NY 14075

Nevada
Marcia Bittner, 2957 San Fernando Drive, Minden, NV 12084

Ohio 
Harriet Smith, 5621 Chancellor Lane, Morrow, OH 45152

Oregon 

Barbara Aulbach, 27428 Gibb Road, Scappoose, OR 97056

David and Sylvia Calderwood, 28104 Spencer Creek Road, Eugene, OR 97405-9704

Sandra McCambridge, PO Box 1561, St. Helens, OR 97051

Pennsylvania

Wendy Mount, 115 Old Spring Road, Coatesville, PA 19320

South Carolina 
Rose Tomlin, 85 King Street, Charleston, SC 29401

Texas 
Alane L. Gomez, PO Box 63840, Pipe Creek, TX 78063-3840

Cathi Gorman, 1910 Meadow Ranch, McKinney, TX 75071

Guy Mauldin, 8621 FM 359, Richmond, TX 77469

Virginia 
Al Bianchi, 500 Millstone Road, Chesapeake, VA 23322

Joe Molloy, 4049 Old River Trail, Powhatan, VA 23139

Terry Jennings, 10518 Ashcake Road, Ashland, VA 23005

Linda Sanders, 12225 Henderson Road, Clifton, VA 20124

Washington 

Locklyn Guzman, 6490 Pioneer Drive, Cashmere, WA 98815

Wisconsin

Karen Burns, 3344 South 7th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53215

Lisa and Lloyd Graser, Jr., 4873 High Chaparral Road, Marshall, WI, 53559

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