1st Annual Designated Spring Specialty 2026
Saturday, March 28, 2026
Salt City Cluster/Onondaga Kennel Association
The Great New York State Fairgrounds
Exhibit Center
Syracuse, NY https://www.raudogshows.com/upcoming-shows/
There will be a Supported Entry for Irish Wolfhounds on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at the Salt City Cluster
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.
Sweepstakes Judge – Wendy Anderson
Wendy Marquardt Anderson
HareHill Hounds
I began my involvement with purebred dogs in 1993 when I acquired my first Basenji, sparking a lifelong passion for sighthounds. During my years in Basenjis, I served as President of the Basenji Club of Southeastern Wisconsin and as an Advisory Director for Basenji Rescue and Transport.
In 1999, I welcomed my first Ibizan Hound, the legendary MBIS/MBISS CH Luxor’s Playmate Of The Year “Bunny.” Bunny became the top-winning Ibizan Hound in breed history, earning 43 Best in Shows, two National Specialty wins, and two Hound Group wins at the Westminster Kennel Club. Bunny was the #1 Hound in the United States in 2003. She remains the foundation of HareHill.
Since 2004, I have bred multiple generations of nationally ranked Ibizan Hounds, including several Best in Show winners and winners of seven National Specialties. I currently serve on the Judges Education Committee and as a breed mentor for the Ibizan Hound Club of the United States. In addition to Ibizan Hounds, I am currently involved in the showing and breeding of Greyhounds.
Beyond my breeds, I am actively involved in the sport as President of the Northern Illinois Kennel Club, Secretary of the Chicagoland Hound Club, and an Associate Member of the International Kennel Club. I hold regular status with the American Kennel Club for Ibizan Hounds and am working toward approval for additional breeds within the Hound Group.