Judges Education – American Manchester Terrier Club

Events

Georgia Conformation Judges Association

Breed Seminar With Hands on Workshop

Manchester Terriers ~ Presented by ~ Breeder/Judge

Carolyn Horowitz and Pamela DeHetre

Thursday April 11, 2024 1:30 – 4:00 PM Perry, Georgia

Contact info: Pat Joyce Email: patjoyce1@att.net

Telephone: 770 596 8665

Welcome to Judges Education

The mission of The American Manchester Terrier Club’s Judges’ Education Committee is to provide our knowledge and experience to all active and aspiring judges, mentors, breeders, handlers and the general public. Our dedicated and very knowledgeable AMTC members look forward to providing a very educational enviroment with accurate materials for seminars, workshops and here on our web site.

The Judges Education Committee of the AMTC is pleased to make available to all interested parties whatever information they may be for with regard to judging the Manchester Terrier. We welcome the opportunity to provide presentations and ringside mentoring upon request. If you do not find what you are looking for here, or if you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact any of our Judges Education Chairperson Jo Ann Emrick at: manterrj@aol.com or or AMTC-approved breed mentors* for assistance.

It is our objective to welcome and provide a place for AKC judges education to the Manchester Terrier. The Judges Education Committee of the AMTC is pleased to make available to all approved, new and prospective AKC Judges whatever information they may be searching for with regard to judging the Manchester Terrier Dog. We welcome the opportunity to provide seminars and Judge’s Breed Study groups upon request. If you do not find what you are looking for or have further question, please do not hesitate to contact or work with any of our Committee Members.

The Judges Education Committee is dedicated to formulating effective, reliable and objective breed presentations to aspiring, provisional, and approved Manchester Terrier Dog Judges. The goal of the AMTC is to hold and support presentations in various areas of the United States in order to facilitate the needs of judges, with the end result of better educated judges able to assess our breed.

Breeders and judges should both emphasize the positive. Breeders have the responsibility to try to breed Manchester Terrier’s as described by the standard. Judges must find and place those dogs that best represent the qualities called for in the standard. Breeders and Judges both must consider the whole dog, not overemphasizing any one part. Reward the virtues and penalize faults to the extent of the deviation from the ideal.

We offer Ringside Mentoring in conjunction with presentations that are given at Specialties and Regional Specialties. If at all possible, we will gladly make ringside mentoring available when requested. The purpose of the ringside mentoring session is to provide the student judges an opportunity to observe a large number of dogs in a short amount of time and to allow them to realize the diversity of “type” within the breed which is acceptable under the AKC Manchester Terrier Standard.

During the ringside tutoring session, mentors will:

Provide immediate feedback on observations made by the student-judges on dogs in the ring;
Assist the student judges in interpreting and applying the Standard through explanation and observation;
Be thoroughly familiar with the AKC Standard for the Manchester Terrier and be able to justify all observations with standard-specific language.

Judges Ringside Mentors

The purpose of the ringside mentoring session is to provide the student judges an opportunity to observe a large number of dogs in a short amount of time and to allow them to realize the diversity of “style” within the breed which is acceptable under the AKC Manchester Terrier Standard. (Manchester Standard)

It is vitally important that the mentors who assist in the ringside tutoring session present the breed in a positive manner to the student judges. In order to do this they must be willing to be objective and avoid any impression of “lobbying” for a certain type.

The Judges Education Committee has worked in conjunction with the Officers and Board of Directors of the AMTC to appoint Ringside Mentors. Click here to see the current Mentors List.

Judging Resources
The Mentor Link will provide you with a list of AMTC approved mentors that you can contact for Ringside Mentoring or for Breed Mentoring discussions.
The Bibliography Link will take you to a list of Historical Material.
Check out the Judges Education Article Archives.
Article: Judging the Manchester Terrier by Mari-Beth O’Neill
The Standard of Perfection Link.
The Manchester Terrier Breed Pamphlet Link.
The American Manchester Terrier Breed Seminar Link.
View the AKC AMTC Judges Education Webinar below

Download the Slideshow of the above Webinar

The regular AMTC Judges education presentation was re-ordered for
this special webinar and enhanced with slides provided by, and with
thanks to, the Canadian Manchester Terrier Club.

Download the AMTC Breed Seminar Presentation for Mentors by clicking the image below

If you prefer a Powerpoint Presentation, Click Here.

AKC Series: Manchester Terrier (1991)

Please enjoy the following video to further or fine tune your education of the Manchester Terrier. One breed, two varieties, the Standard and Toy.
American Manchester Terrier Club, furthering Judges Education.

Download AKC Breed Standard, revised and effective 10-6-21