WCFO Judges 2020
Mona Cattanach
Country: USA
Town/city/state: Arkansas
Phone: 417 827-1576
WCFO #: 1070
Address: 609 Pembroke Drive, Sherwood, 72120
I joined WCFO in 2008 and have been an approved judge since 2016. Flare, my Australian Cattle Dog mix and Wylie, my Australian Cattle Dog, hold titles in musical freestyle, including a championship for Wylie; sassy senior freestyle; brace freestyle; and heelwork to music. Wylie and i also dabbled in team competition. Our titles were earned through a mix of live and video events.
I don’t always earn legs when competing, dogs will be dogs after all, but i always have fun. I hope every handler i judge feels the same. Successful or not, routines will be fairly evaluated and scores awarded according to the WCFO guidelines, and score sheets will include comments clarifying what was and was not successful about the routine.
I appreciate a well choreographed and executed routine no matter the level entered or the style of music used. I love the “free” aspect of freestyle and really appreciate a dog and handler with an individual style that showcases their bond. And while it won’t save an unsuccessful routine a great costume never hurts!
Sandy Beeler
Country: USA
Town/city/state: Arizona
Phone: 480-321-9292
WCFO #: 665
Address: 24370 S 184th Place, Queen Creek, AZ 85142
Started y-e-a-r-s ago in obedience but felt it was too repetitive and boring for my dog. I do believe obedience is a cornerstone for all dog sports and makes training all else a pleasure.
Then I got into agility, competed and eventually taught until I started having skeletal issues that only allowed me to train agility for fun.
That is when we discovered freestyle and haven’t looked back as it is everything great wrapped up together; fun, movement for both dog & handler, creativity (sometimes both dog & handler), and best of all – bonding. I taught freestyle classes until recently when my hubby retired and we decided to travel a lot. I love being on the road, seeing new places, how people in other areas live and meeting new dog friends (both the two legged and four legged kind).
Marlene Schlichtig
Country: USA
Town/city/state: Maryland
Phone: 301-577-5786 (h) 202-615-3956 ©
WCFO #: 045
Address: 9403 Van Buren ST, Seabrook-Lanham, MD 20706
I danced with Norwegian Elkhounds in singles, team, proficiency, mf and htm. Dancing has been my relaxation and therapy, as well as an activity that binds the dog and I together. With each new dog I learn so much more about training, presentation, and motivation. As an instructor my true joy comes from watching handlers grow in their communication with their dogs. As a judge i have had the delightful job of seeing the dog/handler teams progress over the years in being able to expand their understanding of freestyle and take on the challenges of creativity and design.
Linda French
Country: USA
Town/city/state: Michigan
Phone: 248-404-7497
WCFO #: 229
Address: 67 Pinewood Drive, White Lade, MI 49348
Anna Schloff
Country: USA
Town/city/state: Michigan
Phone: 646-812-7067
WCFO #: 7
Address: 10063 Hunt Dr, Davison, Michigan 48423
Anna was one of the first board members for world canine freestyle organization, helping and supporting founder Patie Ventre creating the now worldwide titling organization for freestyle. She is the past junior advocate, club advocate, and entry chairman for WCFO. Currently, Anna is the WCFO president/coo and judges advocate.
She has been training and showing dogs for over 30 yrs in .many venues, obedience rally , agility, ,freestyle, field, flyball ,tricks and conformation she has judged and taught many workshops in US, Canada, Holland, Japan, and South Africa and has raised leader dogs for the blind and paws with a cause service dogs. She was a 4H leader for 15 years,member of the 4H state board for several years and introduced freestyle divisions at several Michigan 4H fairs.
Anna teaches puppy kindergarten, obedience, tricks , freestyle, cgc, star puppy , therapy dog and many others. She is also a cgc evaluater and judge for do more with your dogs tricks and stunt competitions. . Anna has just became a mentor for future dog trainers for animal behavior college.
On her 13th birthday Anna got her first puppy a rough collie and trained in obedience and just fun stuff. As an adult, Anna got her first Labrador retriever and that started her interest in training and raising dogs. She has titled her labs in agility, freestyle, breed, obedience, and field in USA with breed and obedience also titled in Canada. Anna Schloff started dancing with her Labrador Lacey back in 1996 as the first freestyler from Michigan Lacey and Anna went to Kalamazoo, Michigan to compete in a freestyle fun meet at the UKC 100th anniversary show. Anna met many other freestylers including Patie Ventre (founder of WCFO). She became a member of the famous Pupperoni Freestylers. Anna did many demos to promote the sport, learn, met many famous freestylers and was able to come back to Michigan to introduce and start freestyle. She is one of the founding members of the WCFO club freestyle fanatics and the Hi Struttin Hounds in Michigan. . Her Labrador retriever Danny was the youngest dog to pass mf proficiency at 4 months old; Danny has had a few young dog title firsts, including proficiency medals. Anna and Danny earned 1 brace title, 3 pairs titles and htm and mf champion. Anna and Danny was the second dog to earn a beginner K9 dressage title. Currently Anna dances with her Papillion Jack, her first small dog. They have their rally excellent title, beginner obedience, proficiency bronze bars and medals in both heelwork to music and musical freestyle, and they are musical freestyle and heelwork to music champions. Anna and jack have multiple perfect dance partner titles in both musical freestyle and heelwork to music divisions and they also have their beginner skit title. Jack is also a certified therapy dog and loves working with people especially kids. Jack and Anna are continuing to work in freestyle, obedience, and agility. Just recently jack received his advanced trick title. Anna also dances with her Irish Terrier Dublin. Dublin received his novice trick title. , cgc , tdi therapy dog. And beginner mf freestyle pairs title.
Terry Swanson
Country: USA
Town/city/state: Michigan
Phone: 810-614-0424
WCFO #: 1522
Address: 2166 Hunter Drive, Lapeer, Michigan 48446
Caroline Hudnall
Country: USA
Town/city/state: Montana
Phone: 1-406-227-6945
WCFO #: 1
Address: PO Box 1016, East Helena, MT 59635
Caroline Hudnall, East Helena, MT USA. Born on the plains of North Dakota I moved with my parents to Anchorage, Alaska at the age of 13. After schooling and marrying I moved to Montana for two and ½ years. From there we moved to England for my husband’s work. After 4 years in Europe we moved back to anchorage and was there for 40 years until we moved to Montana in 1993. I’ve had dogs all my life from very early childhood up to my current dogs. I’m president of the Helena MT kennel club and also train dogs for the club. I’m currently no. 1 judge for WCFO. I’m a retired us figure skating judge of 40+ years.
I have a deep love for Shetland Sheepdogs and my new puppy Piper is 10 months and his sister, Amie is 10 years, they are the love of my life.
Patie Ventre
Country: USA
Town/city/state: New York
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Kathy Combs
Country: USA
Town/city/state: Clayton, OH sometimes Southaven, MS
Phone: 937-248-9401
WCFO #: 552
Address: PO Box 173, Clayton, OH 45315
I have enjoyed the sport of dogs for forty some years. I started initially with obedience and still actually enjoy this area very much. I also do rally and freestyle. I have taken classes in nosework, herding, agility, but have never competed in those trials. I took a few classes in conformation and shown only when absolutely needed. Freestyle though has been the dog sport that gives me the most pleasure even when it doesn’t go perfect. And I’ve had a few of those days as well as the days when my dogs and i have the best time together in the ring. I currently live with and am trained by an Australian Shepherd, Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Japanese Chin and a Catahoula/Terrier type mixed breed (my husband’s favorite).
Barbara Pfohl
Country: USA
Town/city/state: Oregon
Phone: 541-944-6292
WCFO #: 375
Address: 555 Freeman Rd #47, Central Point, Oregon
Richard Adamson
Country: USA
Town/city/state: Pennsylvania
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Gay Stahley
Country: USA
Town/city/state: Pennsylvania
Phone: 570-479-3470
WCFO #: 212
Address: 637 River Hill drive, Catawissa, PA 17820
I got my first dog about 1969. At that time, mixed breeds were not allowed to compete anywhere, so I didn’t get started in dog sports until 1981, when I took my novice a obedience Miniature Schnauzer to a utility title with the American Kennel Club. After showing my schnauzers in AKC and CKC obedience, I got into Kerry Blue Terriers and showed them in conformation and obedience in the US and Canada. I also showed a Norwich Terrier bitch successfully against the professionals. During this time, I played around with scent hurdle races (a precursor to flyball), tracking and agility. Then, in 2001, I found a new sport called canine freestyle! I competed with my male Kerry for the first time in freestyle at the WCFO 2001 national, held by the Chesapeake Rock n Rovers in Maryland, and was completely hooked. I became a freestyle judge in 2002 and also served on the WCFO board as a member and titling director for 10 years. I am currently (2019) showing a Tibetan terrier in all aspects of freestyle. We also play around with AKC/UKC rally, barn hunt, lure coursing, parkour and scent work.
Nancy Withers
Country: USA
Town/city/state: Pennsylvania
Phone: 610-678-6686
WCFO #: 004
Address: 15 Hain Ave, Wernersville, PA 19565
It´s hard to believe how much an ad in the ¨pets for sale¨section of our local newspaper in February, 1978 has changed my life! From that ad I bought my first Shetland Sheepdog who along with three other of my shelties earned their american and Canadian utility degrees. For some time I only owned shelties, but now I can proudly say i also have owned two Pembroke Welsh Corgi to pair with a sheltie. A good combination of breeds for both the dogs and their owner!
Prior to becoming a judge i put obedience titles on a Pug, Kuvasz, Border Terrier, Golden Retriever and a Corgi. Several other of my own dogs have also earned CD´s, rally titles, herding titles and a tracking title. My current Corgi, Ozzie, is working with our good friend Amanda Nickle in herding. I judged my first AKC obedience trial in 1992, and I am approved for all obedience and rally classes, with a judging schedule that keeps me quite busy.
I have been an active member of the Berks County (Pennsylvania) dog training club since 1978, and have served in most every office and club position. Have been a member of interstate Shetland Sheepdog Club since 1978, and ASSA since 1984, as well as a member of the Del Bay Herding Club. I’ve also been very active in both organizing and behind the scenes work in various tournaments and regional obedience competitions.
Enjoy the camaraderie of your friends, old and new, these next few days, and best of luck to all exhibitors! Thank you for inviting me to judge!
Una Meier
Country: USA
Town/city/state: Pennsylvania
Phone: 570-639-3922
WCFO #: 307
Address: 12 Tower Lane, Dallas, PA 18612
Currently I am dancing with my Border Collie Brooklyn. We have completed our adv mf, int htm, int skits, int team and our bronze bar and bronze medals.
My first partner was Spencer a Papillion. We had earned pdp mf, pdp htm, brace pdp, pairs mf pdp, and pairs htm int. We were asked to participate in Eukanuba expo in California doing our big bird routine and a small clip was aired at the beginning of the dog show. We also went to times square in New York City and danced for milk bones anniversary. In 2009 we won the high in trial at the groom expo in Hershey, Pa. He was a fabulous dog and a wonderful dance partner. He passed away December 23, 2015.
Then there was Chadwick a Pom-Chi. He earned his adv mf, adv htm, beg team and brace pdp. He was such a little dog but had such character. He passed away may 1, 2019 at 14.
I also danced with Sydnee a Brindle Chihuahua until she tore her acl in 2016. She had earned her adv mf and adv htm titles before she got hurt and retired.
Quincey my long haired chihuahua earned his int mf and nov htm title before he retired.
Susan Brogan
Country: USA
Town/city/state: Virginia
Phone: 703-606-4038
WCFO #: 70
Address: 1343 Baron Place, Front Royal, VA 22630
Marjorie Geiger
Country: USA
Town/city/state: Washington
Phone: 928 587 6387
WCFO #: 1346
Address: 226 Gwynne Road, Kalama, Washington 98625
Growing up in rural Michigan gave me an early start on animal relationships. I have always loved training and being with cats, horses and dogs. With my dogs I participate in obedience, rally, carting, nosework, agility, lure coursing, freestyle, and conformation. I have been an active participant in kennel clubs and training facilities for more than 40 years. I also grew up playing the guitar and violin. I have worked in a dance studio and was a cheerleading coach. All of these activities come together in canine freestyle. I love the movement and excitement of a working partnership. Few things are more pleasing to my eye and heart than a team that dances in sync.
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Daniel Ratte
Country: Canada
Town/city/state: New Brunswick
Phone: 754-200-5772
WCFO #: 315
Grietje Wagenaar
Country: Netherlands
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Phone: 0031 657224204
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Address: Ademastrjitte 10
Founder and owner of behavedogtraining.nl and filmdogacademy.nl
Margaret Rutter
Country: South Africa
Town/city/state: Gauteng
Phone: +27 64 697 8087
WCFO #: 875
Address: PO Box 873, Florida Hills, Florida, 1716 RSA
I have been involved with the training of dogs for the last 18 years. I trained three of my dogs to a high level of obedience. One of which achieved her gold in canine good citizen. My main interest is with the training of puppies which I have done for the last 16 years.
I have been involved with judging for WCFO for the last 13 years and have been privileged to judge in the USA. I am also a judge for KUSA and SADDA in South Africa.
Kathy Clayton
Country: South Africa
Town/city/state: Gauteng
Phone: +27 82 454 1750
WCFO #: 876
Address: PO Box 652930, Benmore, 2010, RSA
Kathy Clayton has owned and trained several border collies and German Shepherds in obedience, dog carting, dog jumping, agility and dog dancing since 1973, and is a senior kennel union of South Africa judge in all of these disciplines. She has judged all around South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe.
Kathy has also been judging for WCFO for many years, and has judged in Pennsylvania in 2012, and in 2015 in Seattle and given workshops there.
In 2018, Kathy judged in Moscow in June, was one of the judges at the open European dog dancing championships in Switzerland in October, and in St Petersburg in December.
Every year she attends crufts in march, and the OEC in the different European countries where it is held.
Kathy’s recently passed, Border Collie, Triffyn became a WCFO freestyle champion in 2012, and her German Shepherd, Tannah has competed to advanced level, sadly having to be retired due to age. Kathy is currently dancing with her young Border Collie, Blair.
Gaby Grohovaz
Country: South Africa
Town/city/state: Gauteng
Phone: +27 83 3891011
WCFO #: 811
Address: PO Box 46, Honeydew, 2040 RSA
Liz Chamberlain
Country: South Africa
Town/city/state: Gauteng
Phone: +27 82 867 3207
WCFO #: 877
Address: PO Box 731349, Fairland, 2030
Liz has been involved in dog sports for over 25 years, starting in the conformation ring with her miniature long-haired Dachshunds before shifting her focus to other disciplines. Liz carted with both Bouviers and Dachshunds and is a KUSA carting judge. Liz also regularly judges CGC all over South Africa.
Liz qualified as a WCFO judge in 2008 and has officiated locally and abroad, live and video.
Liz has competed infrequently in WCFO competitions since 2006, choosing to focus more on judging than competing. She has qualified four dogs (two Bouvier and two dachshunds) out of beginners.
Margy Short
Country: South Africa
Town/city/state: Gauteng
Phone: +27 72 424 9039
WCFO #: 871
Address: PO Box 587, Muldersdrift 1747, RSA
Margy short has been involved in dog training for 28 years. She has competed in agility, obedience, working trials and freestyle, the discipline she especially enjoys. She has taken part in WCFO competitions since 2006 and her Golden Retriever Roxy, achieved her champion freestyle status. Tally, a Jack Russell is her current dancing partner and Margy is training up Radley, her flat coat Retriever for heelwork to music.
Besides being a qualified WCFO judge Margy has officiated as a Kennel Union South Africa judge and nationally as a South African Dog Dancing Association judge.
She teaches freestyle, htm and clicker skills and is also a trainer at the doberman and all breeds club.
Attila Szkukalek
Country: United Kingdom
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