2025 UKC Coonhound World Championship Bench Show Judges

Sarah Lingo & Johnny Brinkley

January 10, 2025

Source: Trevor Wade, UKC Coonhound Program Manager
Email: huntingops@ukcdogs.com

This year, UKC Coonhound World Championship takes place September 25-27, 2025 in Portland, Indiana.

Here is the UKC Coonhound World Championship Bench Show Judging Procedure:

• All hounds show together regardless of degrees.
• Males and females are shown separately.
• In Round 1, one male and one female will be selected from each breed to move on to Round 2.
• In Round 2, one male and one female will be selected, from all the breed winners, to move on to the Final Round.
• In the Final Round, the judge will select one hound as the World Champion. The other dog will be recognized as the Opposite Sex winner.

Announcing your judges....

Sarah Lingo will judge Round 1. Johnny Brinkley will judge Round 2 and the Final Round.

Sarah Lingo

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Johnny Brinkley

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