Kenneth Buxton

KEN HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN THE DOG FANCY SINCE 1966 WHEN HE AND HIS WIFE,
DONNA, PURCHASED THEIR FIRST ST. BERNARD. SINCE THEN THEY HAVE BOTH
BEEN ACTIVE AS BREEDERS, TRAINERS AND EXHIBITORS IN CONFORMATION,
OBEDIENCE AND TRACKING. THEY HAVE FINISHED MANY SAINTS TO THEIR
CHAMPIONSHIP WITH LIMITED SHOWING. THEY ALSO OWNED A SIBERIAN
HUSKY & DONNA OWNED A SUSSEX SPANIEL.
WHEN KEN WAS A CHILD HIS FAMILY OWNED A BOXER, BELIGAN SHEEPDOG,
MASTIFF AND SEVERAL MIXED BREEDS. DOGS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A PART OF
HIS LIFE.
IN 1979 KEN WAS FIRST APPROVED TO JUDGE OBEDIENCE AND IS NOW
APPROVED TO JUDGE ALL OBEDIENCE, RALLY AND TRACKING CLASSES. HE IS
APPROVED TO JUDGE THE SPORTING, WORKING, NON-SPORTING AND HERDING
GROUPS. (NO LONGER JUDGING OBEDIENCE, RALLY AND TRACKING). KEN NOW
JUDGES APPROXIMATELY 40 SHOWS A YEAR. HIS FIRST LOVE IS ST. BERNARDS
AND ALWAYS WILL BE. HE HAS HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF JUDGING THE ST.
BERNARD NATIONAL SPECIALATY 5 TIMES AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHER
NATIONAL SPECIALTIES. IN 2008 KEN RECEIVED THE AKC LIFETIME
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IN COMPANION EVENTS. IN 2012 HE JUDGED THE AKC
EUKANUBA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW.
AMONG THE PLACES OTHER THAN THE U.S. KEN HAS JUDGED IN RUSSIA,
COLUMBIA, VENEZUELA, BERMUDA, TIAWAN, PUERTO RICO, DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC, MEXICO, AUSTRALIA, JAMAICA, SO AFRICA, CHINA, FRANCE ,
ARGENTINA, NEW ZEALAND AND CANADA.
KEN RETIRED IN 1995 AS AN ACCOUNTING MANAGER WITH A LARGE EQUIPMENT
MANUFACTURER. HE WAS IN THE MARINE CORPS AND GRADUATED FROM
CHASE COLLEGE WITH MAJORS IN ECONOMICS AND FINANCE. KEN SERVES ON
THE BOARDS OF AMERICAN DOG SHOW JUDGES AND A RETIREMENT HOME IN
OHIO. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE ST. BERNARD ILLUSTRATED COMMENTARY
COMMITTEE AND SERVED ON THE BOARD OF THE SBCA.
KENS PASS TIME INCLUDES WORKING OUT AT THE GYM, COMPUTERS,
INVESTMENTS, WATCHING SPORTS AND ESPECIALLY HIS FAMILY.
HE LIVES IN KINGWOOD, TEXAS, A SMALL COMMUNITY IN NORTHEAST HOUSTON.

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