Judges for Crufts 2026
- Hound
- Gundog
- Terrier
- Utility
- Working
- Pastoral
- Toy
| Breed | Judge 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hound group | Mr P Freer |
| Afghan Hound | Mrs J Cross |
| Basenji | Mr G Hill |
| Basset Fauve de Bretagne | Mrs P A Turton |
| Basset Griffon Vendeen (Grand) | Ms L Mackenzie |
| Basset Griffon Vendeen (Petit) | Mr J Horswell |
| Basset Hound | Ms M Rodgers |
| Bavarian Mountain Hound | Mr J Horswell |
| Beagle | Mr M Price |
| Bloodhound | Mr D E Gore |
| Borzoi | Mr E Engh (Norway) |
| Cirneco Dell’Etna | Ms M Persson (Sweden) |
| Dachshund (Long Haired) | Mrs A Callow |
| Dachshund (Miniature Long Haired) | Miss L Patton |
| Dachshund (Smooth Haired) | Mrs F Hanney-Mitchell |
| Dachshund (Miniature Smooth Haired) | Mr M Sanders |
| Dachshund (Wire Haired) | Mrs V Phillips |
| Dachshund (Miniature Wire Haired) | Mrs M Dance |
| Deerhound | Mrs L Spence |
| Finnish Spitz | Mr F Kane |
| Foxhound | Mr G Hill |
| Greyhound | Miss S Clark |
| Hamiltonstovare | Ms M Persson (Sweden) |
| Harrier | Mr F Kane |
| Ibizan Hound | Dr R Benstead |
| Irish Wolfhound | Mrs S E Thornton |
| Norwegian Elkhound | Miss M A E Persson (Sweden) |
| Otterhound | Mr F Kane |
| Pharaoh Hound | Mr R Dunlop |
| Portuguese Podengo (Warren Hound) | Mr S Parsons |
| Rhodesian Ridgeback | Mr F Whyte |
| Saluki | Mr A Gjetnes (Norway) |
| Sloughi | Ms M Persson (Sweden) |
| Whippet (dogs) | Mrs J Whitaker-Crosby |
| Whippet (bitch) | Mrs L Morris |
| AV Import Breed Class |
| Breed | Judge 2026 |
|---|---|
| Gundog group | Mrs A E Moss |
| Bracco Italiano | Mrs M Taylor |
| Brittany | Mr M Armstrong |
| English Setter | Mr P Upton |
| German Shorthaired Pointer | Miss S Pinkerton |
| German Longhaired Pointer | Mr L Wilks |
| German Wirehaired Pointer | Ms I Glen |
| Gordon Setter | Ms M Halliday |
| Hungarian Vizsla | Mrs L Upton |
| Hungarian Wirehaired Vizsla | Mrs J A Ward |
| Irish Red and White Setter | Mrs S J Humphries |
| Irish Setter (dog) | Mrs H R Shaw Rainey |
| Irish Setter (bitch) | Mrs D Milligan Bott |
| Italian Spinone | Mrs C Guest |
| Lagotto Romagnolo | Mrs J A Ward |
| Large Munsterlander | Mr F Kane |
| Pointer | Mrs L Wilson |
| Retriever (Chesapeake Bay) | Mr R Bott |
| Retriever (Curly Coated) | Miss B Johnson |
| Retriever (Flat Coated) (dog) | Mrs J Jones |
| Retriever (Flat Coated) (bitch) | Mr H Nelson |
| Retriever (Golden) (dog) | Mrs S Towers |
| Retriever (Golden) (bitch) | Mrs S Brown |
| Retriever (Labrador) (dog) | Mrs F E M Braddon |
| Retriever (Labrador) (bitch) | Mrs M E Brown |
| Retriever (Nova Scotia Duck Tolling) | Mrs C Macleod |
| Spaniel (American Cocker) | Miss S Crummey |
| Spaniel (Clumber) | Mrs E P Hollings |
| Spaniel (Cocker) (dog) | Mrs J Mitchell |
| Spaniel (Cocker) (bitch) | Mr A Jones |
| Spaniel (English Springer) | Mrs S E Aston |
| Spaniel (Field) | Mr H Taylor |
| Spaniel (Irish Water) | Mrs D Bailey |
| Spaniel (Sussex) | Mrs J Miller |
| Spanish Water Dog | Mr A C Allen |
| Spaniel (Welsh Springer) | Mrs P Butler-Holley |
| Weimaraner | Mrs R A E Barney |
| AV Import Breed Class |
| Breed | Judge 2026 |
|---|---|
| Terrier group | Mr C Powell |
| Airedale Terrier | Mr M Phillips |
| Australian Terrier | Mr S Plane |
| Bedlington Terrier | Mr M Walshaw |
| Border Terrier | Mr T A Tuck |
| Bull Terrier | Mr W J Blacker |
| Bull Terrier (Miniature) | Mrs M S Ward |
| Cairn Terrier | Miss B Shannon |
| Cesky Terrier | Mrs B Deacon |
| Dandie Dinmont Terrier | Mr G Corish |
| Fox Terrier (Smooth) | Mr N Dams |
| Fox Terrier (Wire) | Mrs A J Maughan |
| Glen of Imaal Terrier | Mr P Wilkinson |
| Irish Terrier | Mr R A Hunt |
| Jack Russell Terrier | Ms T Irving |
| Kerry Blue Terrier | Mrs J Pinfold |
| Lakeland Terrier | Mrs S Connell |
| Manchester Terrier | Mrs C Dunford |
| Norfolk Terrier | Mr W Gray |
| Norwich Terrier | Mr D Winsley |
| Parson Russell Terrier | Mr M Baker |
| Scottish Terrier | Miss C L Chapman |
| Sealyham Terrier | Dr I Gabriel |
| Skye Terrier | Mr E Zaphris (USA) |
| Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier | Mrs J Wright |
| Staffordshire Bull Terrier (dog) | Mrs K Jackson |
| Staffordshire Bull Terrier (bitch) | Mr M G Grimwood |
| Welsh Terrier | Mrs A J Maughan |
| West Highland White Terrier | Mrs J Coley |
| Breed | Judge 2026 |
|---|---|
| Utility group | Mrs S Jakeman |
| Akita | Mrs C McLean |
| Boston Terrier | Mr G D Godfrey |
| Bulldog | Mrs M Goodwin |
| Canaan Dog | Mr J Horswell |
| Chow Chow | Mrs C Clucas |
| Dalmatian | Miss S E Dandy |
| Eurasier | Mr J Horswell |
| French Bulldog | Mrs M Harding |
| German Spitz (Mittel) | Mrs M Hill |
| German Spitz (Klein) | Mrs EJ Taylor |
| Japanese Akita Inu | Mr T Ball |
| Japanese Shiba Inu | Mrs J Bannister |
| Japanese Spitz | Mr T Ball |
| Keeshond | Lady KS Hickman |
| Kooikerhondje | Dr R James |
| Lhasa Apso | Mr D Dungate |
| Miniature Schnauzer | Mrs C Wareing |
| Poodle (Miniature) | Miss M Aikman |
| Poodle (Standard) | Mrs A Corish |
| Poodle (Toy) | Mrs M Rodgers |
| Schipperke | Mr P Smith |
| Schnauzer | Mrs G Wise |
| Shar Pei | Mr A Bicknell |
| Shih Tzu | Miss Y Forbes |
| Tibetan Spaniel | Mrs P Bevis |
| Tibetan Terrier | Mr P Stanton |
| AV Import Breed Class |
| Breed | Judge 2026 |
|---|---|
| Working group | Mr K Young |
| Alaskan Malamute | Miss N J Singh |
| Bernese Mountain Dog | Mr G Wilson |
| Bouvier des Flandres | Mrs F Krall |
| Boxer | Mr J J Cormack |
| Bullmastiff | Mr P Harding |
| Canadian Eskimo Dog | Mr K Greenland |
| Dobermann | Mrs J Forshaw |
| Dogue de Bordeaux | Mr S V Cairns |
| German Pinscher | Ms H Legget |
| Giant Schnauzer | Mr G Lewthwaite |
| Great Dane | Mrs M Bithell |
| Great Swiss Mountain Dog | Mrs B Muller (Switzerland) |
| Greenland Dog | Miss N J Singh |
| Leonberger | Mrs S A Sevastopulo |
| Hovawart | Mr S Hall |
| Mastiff | Mr K Dickinson |
| Neapolitan Mastiff | Mr S Hall |
| Newfoundland | Mr G J Coldwell |
| Portuguese Water Dog | Mr A E Burscough |
| Rottweiler | Mrs J Barnes |
| Russian Black Terrier | Mrs S Franks |
| St Bernard | Mrs B L Clarke |
| Siberian Husky | Mrs L A Sutherland |
| Tibetan Mastiff | Mrs L Hall |
| AV Import Breed Class |
| Breed | Judge 2026 |
|---|---|
| Pastoral group | Mr G Hill |
| Anatolian Shepherd Dog | Ms M Sargent |
| Australian Cattle Dog | Ms S Smyth |
| Australian Shepherd | Mrs V P Avory |
| Bearded Collie (dog) | Mrs E A Jay |
| Bearded Collie (bitch) | Mrs F M Richards |
| Beauceron | TBA |
| Belgian Shepherd Dog (Groenendael) | Mr K Young |
| Belgian Shepherd Dog (Lakenois) | Dr MK Pratten |
| Belgian Shepherd (Malinois) | Mrs T Burke |
| Belgian Shepherd Dog (Tervueren) | Dr M K Pratten |
| Border Collie (dog) | Mrs C Bailey |
| Border Collie (bitch) | Mrs V F Green |
| Briard | Mr M W James |
| Catalan Sheepdog | Mrs S Tadd |
| Collie (Rough) (dog) | Mrs R Makepeace |
| Collie (Rough) (bitch) | Mrs M Grindley |
| Collie (Smooth) | Mr S W Hall |
| Estrela Mountain Dog | Miss N Spencer |
| Finnish Lapphund | Mr E M Paterson |
| German Shepherd Dog | Mrs H Bibby |
| Hungarian Puli | Mrs J Rual |
| Hungarian Pumi | Mr D Clarke |
| Komondor | Mr D Clarke |
| Lancashire Heeler | Mrs E P Hollings |
| Maremma Sheepdog | Miss E A Ingram |
| Norwegian Buhund | Mrs C T Lambert |
| Old English Sheepdog | Mrs B Muller (Switzerland) |
| Polish Lowland Sheepdog | Mrs A P Springthorpe |
| Pyrenean Mountain Dog | Mr A Haresign |
| Pyrenean Sheepdog (Long-Haired) | Mr S Bennett |
| Samoyed | Mrs P A Lepley |
| Shetland Sheepdog (dog) | Ms J Rutterford |
| Shetland Sheepdog (bitch) | Mrs S Beeney |
| Swedish Vallhund | Mr J Luscott |
| Turkish Kangal Dog | Ms M Sargent |
| Welsh Corgi (Cardigan) | Mrs L Bolton |
| Welsh Corgi (Pembroke) | Miss T Irving |
| AV Import Breed Class |
| Breed | Judge 2026 |
|---|---|
| Toy group | Mr D Guy |
| Affenpinscher | Ms J Baldwin |
| Australian Silky Terrier | Mrs E Stannard |
| Bichon Frise | Mrs P Jones |
| Bolognese | Mrs E Stannard |
| Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (dog) | Ms M Hogan |
| Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (bitch) | Mr S R Goodwin |
| Chihuahua (Long Coat) | Mr D Reece |
| Chihuahua (Smooth Coat) | Ms M Thorpe (Ireland) |
| Chinese Crested | Ms S Dykes |
| Coton De Tulear | Mr A R R Doedijns (Netherlands) |
| English Toy Terrier | Mr P Conway |
| Griffon Bruxellois | Ms C Coppola |
| Havanese | Mr R Dunlop |
| Italian Greyhound | Mr N Gourley |
| Japanese Chin | Mr I Watt |
| King Charles Spaniel | Ms M Kendall |
| Lowchen (Little Lion Dog) | Mrs E P Hollings |
| Maltese | Mr S Bardwell |
| Miniature Pinscher | Mr A R R Doedijins (Netherlands) |
| Papillon | Mrs A Skelton |
| Pekingese | Mrs C Rogers |
| Pomeranian | Ms J Rowley |
| Pug (dog) | Ms G Saffer |
| Pug (bitch) | Ms M Persson (Sweden) |
| Russian Toy Terrier | Mr S Parsons |
| Yorkshire Terrier | Mr R J Fitzgerald |
| AV Import Breed Class |