The following ODJ members have indicated that they feel qualified to mentor potential judges for the following breeds. An asterisk (*) next to a name indicates that this person is a parent club approved mentor. See the Members page for contact information.
| Border Collie | Emily Fish Barnhart* |
| Australian Shepherd | Cheryl Anderson Kay Reamensnyder* Rhonda Silveira Regina Lee Bryant* |
| Belgian Malinois | Richard Lewis |
| Belgian Sheepdog | Tami Worley* Richard Lewis |
| Belgian Tervuren | Richard Lewis |
| Bouvier des Flandres | Cameron Riegel |
| Cardigan Welsh Corgi | Emily Fish Barnhart* Dayl Phillip Marilyn Van Vleit Kay Reamensnyder |
| Collies | Cheryl Anderson |
| German Shepherd Dog | Kay Reamensnyder* Christine Cameron |
| Miniature American Shepherd | Cheryl Anderson |
| Old English Sheepdog | Nancy Handgraaf |
| Pembroke Welsh Corgi | Patricia Smith* Marilyn Van Vleit* Nancy Handgraaf Sylvia Nolan* |
| Pumi | Chris Levy* |
| Shetland Sheepdog | David Calderwood* Cheryl Anderson |
AKC requirements for a breed mentor for ringside observations: Parent club approved mentor OR breeder with a minimum of 12 years experience breeding, exhibiting, or judging the breed in conformation.