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Richard Camacho
Home: Shelton, WA
Initial Breed: PoodlesRichard started showing dogs in 1968 with Miniature Poodles and within four years had bred and exhibited 25 Champions. Has also been successful with English Setters, breeding many BIS winners. In 1972 was approved as All Breeds Professional Handler – the first in Hawaii. Moving to California, he handled a large variety of breeds, favourites being oriental breeds including Chow Chows, Lhasa Apsos and Japanese Chins. With his wife he has bred and shown 75 Lhasa Champions. He has also produced 45 Japanese Chin Champions, including BIS and BISS winners. Richard is qualified to judge a variety of breeds including most of the Non-Sporting and Toy Groups. Richard is a Breed Specialist for English Setter, Japanese Chin, Lhasa Apso, Poodle (Miniature), Poodle (Standard), Poodle (Toy), Pomeranian, and Chow Chow, and has judged in Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, and, of course, the United States.
Richard Camacho was born in Hawaii and started his association with show dogs in 1968 after returning from national service. To date this involvement has included successful showing and breeding programs in many breeds, international judging and a career as a Professional Handler of some recognition.
His initial breed was Miniature Poodles and within a forty year period he bred and exhibited 25 champions including multi- Specialty winner BISS AM & Can. “Ch Howlene’s Carousel of Ser Cam” and BIS, BISS “Ch Charobs Cherie of Ser Cam.”
A successful association with English Setters under the kennel name Guys and Dolls followed and saw the production of many Best in Show winners including “BIS, BISS Am & Mex Ch Ebtides Me and My Shadow” who won the National Specialty in 1986.
In 1972 the American Kennel Club awarded Richard his All Breeds Professional Handles License and he was in fact the first all breeds professional handler approved in the state of Hawaii.
Moving to California, Richard continued handling a large variety of breeds for many high profile kennels on a full time basis, his particular favorites being many of the Oriental breeds including Chow Chows, Lhasa Apsos and Japanese Chins. It was also at this time that Richard met his wife Judith and together, under the kennel name of Jaro, went on to breed and show 75 Lhasa champions including BIS, BISS “Ch Jaro’s Shadow Dancer” who went Best in Show at the World Dog Show in Italy in 1998. Jaro kennels also produced 45 Japanese Chin champions with Richard having the great honor of handling “BIS BISS Am and Mex Ch El Mac’s Shogun De Misdelie”, the first Chin in forty years to win BIS at an American all breed Championship show. This dog still holds the record of three breed wins in a row at Westminster. Recently, Richard has shown BISS Ch Jaro’s Chnk-Kee Mun-Kee to the Eukanuba ,BBX award three times.
Richard is a popular judge and breed presenter in the USA and had completed appointments in Australia, China, Hong Kong and Japan. Richard is currently licensed to judge various breeds in the Toy, All Non-Sporting ,some sporting breeds, also BIS. In year 2008, Richard had the priviledge to judge the Japanese Chin National Sp. in Oklahoma.
Other areas of involvement in the American dog show scene have included:
· Past President of the Southern California Lhasa Apso Club
· Member of the JEAW judges Group
· Past Board member of the American Lhasa Apso Club
· Member of the ADSJ & DJEA Judes Group
· President of GIG Hardor Kennel Club 2008-2010
· Education Chairperson Japanese Chin Club of America
· Mentor for the Japanese Chin Club of America
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