Judges » Julie Bedford-Pope

Mrs Julie Bedford-Pope

Panels

Open Show, Group 3, Show Ribbon Parade

About Me

Julie is the owner of the well known Croftsway Labrador Kennels, and has been exhibiting & breeding Labradors since 1975.
Croftsway labradors have won Best in Show awards at Speciality shows throughout New Zealand and the USA, and have had the honour on winning CCs at the Sydney & Brisbane Royal shows, and the Sydney Spring Fair. They have also won multiple Best in Show (All Breeds) awards in New Zealand and Australia. There are Croftsway Champions throughout New Zealand, Australia, the Philippines, Japan, Russia, Canada and the USA. Croftsway also has the honour of breeding/exhibiting the Breed Record Holder in NZ (NZ Bred).
Julie was first approved to award CCs in the Gundog (Sporting) group in 1986.
Since then she has judged throughout New Zealand. She has judged at Speciality Labrador shows in Australia, Russia (3 x) Brazil, and the in the USA (7 x times), Specialty Golden Retriever & Spaniel shows in Russia. She has also judged Golden Retrievers and English Pointers in the USA, and Golden Retrievers, Irish Setters, English Cockers, American Cockers, Welsh Springers and English Springers in Russia, and Labradors and Flat Coat Retrievers in Belgiium.

Recent Shows Judged At

Last Appointment

2004 - ROSE CITY LABRADOR RETRIEVER CLUB - Portland, Oregon, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
July 2004 Speciality (Dogs & Bitches)

2007 - GUNDOG CLUB of STH AUSTRALIA - Adelaide

2007 - SOUTHERN GUNDOG CLUB - NSW

2009 - DALLAS/FORT WORTH LABRADOR RETRIEVER CLUB - Dallas, Texas, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
April 2009 Specialty (Dogs & Bitches)

2010 - LABRADOR RETRIEVER CLUB OF THE POTOMAC - Frederick, Maryland, USA. April 2009 Specialty. (Bitches - 487 Regular bitch entries) (total show entry 1520 labradors)

2011 - BALTIC TRIUMPH 2011 - St Petersburg, RUSSIA.
Labrador Specialty - 200 entries, plus FCI - Golden Retrievers, Irish Setters, English Setters, Gordon Setters, Cocker Spaniels, American Cocker Spaniels, English Springer Spaniels, Welsh Springer Spaniels.

2012 - EURODOGSHOW 2012 - BELGIUM - November 2012.
Judging Labradors and Flat Coat Retrievers

2013 (January) - FCI - RUSSIA - Labrador Specialty

2013 (March) - Metropolitan Canine Assn - Melbourne, AUSTRALIA

2013 - LABRADOR RETRIEVER CLUB OF SAO PAULO - Brazil
Labrador Specialty - Dogs and Bitches

2015 - April - MIAMI VALLEY LABRADOR RETRIEVER CLUB, Ohio, USA - Labrador Specialty - Dogs & Bitches

2016 - March - SAN JOAQUINN VALLEY LABRADOR RETRIEVER CLUB, San Francisco, USA - Labrador Specialty - Dogs & Bitches

Judging History

Like many judges - the highlights would have to be judging one's own breed.

Julie has had the pleasure of judging Labradors in Australia, Russia (3 x times), Japan, Belgium, Canada,  Brazil, and the USA (7 x times) - including the prestigious Labrador Retriever Club of the Potomac - recognized as being the biggest Labrador show in the World.

Other favourite breeds are English Pointers, Golden Retrievers and Weimaraners.