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Anyone who is trying to gain judging experience either in their own breed or diversifying into others will know the frustration of knowing they are competent but never have an invitation to judge. This web site can assist you in bringing your experience to the attention of secretaries and show managements in a way that is open and ethical. Committees can therefore take decisions based on what you know rather than who they know or via judging lists which just consist of names and contact details.
This site has been developed to:
- Assist dog show secretaries and events organisers and give them access to a large pool of qualified, experienced judges. A search facility allows secretaries and committee members to search by the breed, group or an individual judges name. This service is free of charge.
- Assist judges at all levels to develop their careers. For less than the cost of a championship show entry this website will give your CV greater prominence enabling you to broaden your judging experience.
- Provide services and up to date information for judges and show organisers on all aspects of judging dogs - see our 'Links' page which also enables direct access to many breed club lists.
It takes just a few minutes to put your judging CV on line where it can then be easily accessed! Updates to your CV can be made when necessary simply by logging in and editing it yourself.
The site is a not-for-profit community - not a club or an association. It not only provides an opportunity to post a very full CV but offers a broad range of advice and services to its subcribers which is not available from 'free' sites.
Registration Fees
Judges may join the Register for £15 per year. Your details are added to the search engine, and you are given access to your own judging administration panel. iJD is always expanding its list of features, and all registered Judges will, of course, be given access to these as and when they are released. Go to the 'Setting Up Your Account' tab for full details of how to join
Conditions of membership
Members of the iJD community are expected to maintain the highest standards of behaviour in every aspect of their activities and relationships. The Kennel Club has issued extentive guidelines regarding the behaviour of judges and all partcipants in the sport. For a direct link to the KC's Code of Practice for Judges click here and for the KC's Code of Conduct - which includes the uses and abuses of the Internet, Instant Messaging, Texting and Social Media - click here.
Using the site
If you are a Judge who has not used our service before and wish to sign up so that Show secretaries can easily find your name, click the 'Setting up Your Account' tab and carefully read the procedure.
Then go to the My Account tab and click on the line to sign up for a new account. Once you have begun the process, please make sure you complete all the basic details before you click 'update' and sign off. If you do not the site may not recognise you when you try to log back in. Please contact admin@ijudgedogs.com if you have any problems - we are here to help.
If you are already an existing user (Judge) and wish to log in to search for data or amend your existing CV then click the "My Account" button/link log in and make whatever alterations required.
If you are a Show secretary and wish to search for a judge for a particular breed for a show you are organising, click the "Find a Judge" button/link. Use the drop down menu to select the breed and then click the 'filter' button to go straight to the list of judges who have already judged that breed or who are on breed club lists. Each profile will indicate what level of appointment they can take on. You can also change the lists to sort by surname or region and you can reverse the lists too - why not give someone at the end of the alphabet a chance?
We have tried to simplify the whole process as much as possible to make it easier for everyone to achieve the results they are looking for whilst also giving as many options for filtering data so searches can be narrowed down easily. For any queries that you may have please contact us at admin@ijudgedogs.com.
For Judges
If you are serious about a judging career you should apply to be on Breed Club Judging lists - your listing on the I Judge Dogs Register will be much more useful to show societies if your record shows that you are on Breed Club Judging List. There are more details about Breed Club Judging Lists on our 'Helpful Information' page. iJD also has a downloadable Judging List Application Form which makes applying for lists very easy. For the purposes of this site, those judges on the published KC List of judges who have awarded Challenge Certificates are assumed to be on a Club's A1 list.
Errors, omissions or anomalies
For the site to have credibility it is essential that if you notice any errors or anomalies in the information on the site you write direct to admin@ijudgedogs.com as soon as possible so they can be followed up and corrected where necessary.
We follow up on any reports of inaccuracies but please remember that those completing their profiles do so 'to the best of their knowledge'. Judging lists change and sometimes people are dropped from lists and may not be informed.
Browsers
There have been reports that some browsers access the site less successfully than others. It should not make any difference but the site seems to operate best using Firefox Internet Explorer/ Microsoft Edge or Safari. The site should work on all mobiles and tablets but may not always do so.
