Melissa Burton
FCI judge profile from Australia.
- Country
- Australia
- National body
- Dogs Australia
- Judging level
- Group judge
- Kennel
- Taejaan
- Languages
- English
Judge Profile
Publicly documented judging, breeding and club information
About Melissa Burton
Melissa Burton has been approved to judge the ANKC Utility Group since 2016.
She has judged across several Australian states and in New Zealand, including specialty shows for the Siberian Husky, Alaskan Malamute and Samoyed.
Judging Credentials
Melissa Burton has been licensed to judge shows since 2016, through Dogs Australia and the FCI.
The licence covers Group 1 (Sheepdogs and Cattledogs), Group 2 (Pinscher and Schnauzer, Molossoid and Swiss Mountain Dogs), Group 3 (Terriers), Group 4 (Dachshunds), Group 5 (Spitz and Primitive types), Group 6 (Scent hounds), Group 8 (Retrievers, Flushing and Water Dogs), Group 9 (Companion and Toy Dogs), Group 10 (Sighthounds).
Under the Australian system, whose seven groups are numbered and filled differently from the FCI's ten, Dogs Australia licenses Burton at championship level for Toys, Hounds, Utility, Non Sporting.
The judge holds a second registration as well: the American Kennel Club approves Burton for 4 of its own groups, listing the judge as a visiting judge — Sporting Group, Working Group, Toy Group, Non-Sporting Group — a separate system from the FCI's, with different breeds in each group.
Dogs Australia also licenses Burton outside the show ring, for junior handling.
Melissa Burton is listed as an FCI judge under Fédération Cynologique Internationale.
Breeding and Kennel Background
She is one of the four registrants of Taejaan, a joint venture with Sonia Turay, Alicia Taylor and the judge Molly Rule-Steele, breeding Siberian Huskies, Whippets, Salukis and Afghan Hounds at Hamilton Valley, New South Wales.
The Taejaan kennel has won 38 Whippet and 17 Siberian Husky specialties.
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Sources
- FCI judge registry — Official FCI directory entry.
- AKC Complete List of Conformation Judges — American Kennel Club approval, judge number 117239.
- Kennel and judge biography — Kennel or breeder record.
- Kennel and judge biography — Kennel or breeder record.
- Dogs Australia judge directory — Dogs Australia licence listing.
Official directory listing: BURTON M.
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