Conformation Judge – James Donahue

James Donahue
Hounds of Wynsyr
Ingleside, Illinois, USA

James Donahue began showing dogs in the late 1990s. He has been a successful breeder-owner handler of Afghan Hounds, Salukis, Greyhounds, and Italian Greyhounds, having had top winning dogs in each of these breeds. His dogs have won
over eighty combined AKC All-Breed Best in Show Awards, as well as Best in Show in seven other countries.
In 2021 and 2022 he handled his greyhound bitch, MBIS MBISS GCHS Sky Hi Hunt Song of Fire and Ice to number one in the breed, and number three hound. Her twenty- six All-Breed Bests in Show made her the top winning Greyhound in history to have been shown by an owner handler.
Most recently his Afghan Hound bitch, MBIS MBISS GCHG Zaida Bint Muti Von Haussman (co-owned with Ramon Podesta and D. Scott Pfeil) was the 2023 top winning hound in the USA. Among her notable achievements was the Best in Show
award at the 2024 FCI World Dog Show in Zagreb, Croatia.
James is approved to Judge the AKC Hound Group as well as Italian Greyhounds. He has enjoyed judging throughout the USA, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Finland, and Hungary. Notable assignments include the AKC National Championship, Afghan Hound Club of America National Specialty, American Sloughi Association National Specialty, Hungarian Sighthound Show, and the 2025 FCI World Dog Show.