says WHAT’S THE MAIN THING JUDGES OVERLOOK WHILE JUDGING YOUR BREED? The Doberman should not be short on leg. —Anonymous
The Chihuahua standard calls for an off square dog that is only slightly longer than tall. Judges seem to be putting up short legged, long-backed, rectangular dogs. —Linda George Brussels Griffon—judges don’t put up dogs with the more correct rough coat: very hard coat with sparse beard and fur- nishings. They instead put up dogs with big beards and lots of furnishings. —Anonymous
Azawakh—just because it is a Sight Hound does not mean it stacks out in the rear like most other Sight Hounds. There- fore, if it is not stacked out, do not assume it is incorrectly stacked or that the rear assembly has the same structure as others. —Alberta “C.C.” Evans
Chinese Crested—size. —Anonymous
Pugs—correct movement. —Anonymous
Brittany—judges put little and cute up over rugged in bitches. Rugged is in the standard, cute is not. —Anonymous
GSDC—movement. —Anonymous
My breed is English Cocker Spaniel. Judges have been put- ting up dogs with little bone, tiny heads and fronts: all of which are so important for our breed to go under brush to flush. It is incorrect to think of brush as being fernlike. It takes a very sturdy body to maneuver under a strong bush with heavy branches. —Anonymous Australian Cattle Dog—judges overlook dog and look at who is at the end of the leash; need impartial out of area judg- es. Breed clubs, not needed to pick judges —Anonymous Akitas—the number one thing judges overlook or make the assumption they know, is the height standard. We are 26"- 28" for dogs and 24"-26" for bitches. Anything else is outside the standard and under 25" for dogs and 23" for bitch is a disqualification. Our rings are loaded with dogs and bitches outside the standard on the bottom end or at best barely at the bottom of the standard. A dog or bitch at the top of the standard looks outside the maximum when in fact, they are more representative of what the breed should be. The stan- dard describes our breed as large, with much substance and heavy bone; hard to pass that off on a bitch that’s the size of an Aussie. —Francee I have Pembroke Welsh Corgis. The judges don’t know type. They are putting up mediocre dogs without type and sound structure. I hear this a lot from breeders of many breeds. Judges get their licenses too quickly without know- ing the breed. —Karen Skaggs Breed is Belgian Malinois. Temperament; the dog should be steady and easy to examine. Any dog not easy to touch should be excused. Temperament is number one. —Anonymous
English Toy Spaniel—square dog with large, soft, chubby face with big, round, dark eyes. —Anonymous
Dobermans—I feel over angulation in the rear is an issue. —Anonymous
Old English Sheepdog—correct movement for the breed. —Anonymous
Australian Terriers—subjectiveness. —Anonymous
The number one thing overlooked in Labradors—fronts. —Liz Harward
As far as I am concerned, the number one thing judges over look when judging a Keeshond is our standard. They don’t understand the wording and they don’t understand the breed. —Deanna Cox
Akitas—judges overlook proper size. There is disqualifica- tion for under size and very few measure. Sad. —Anonymous
Wirehaired pointing Griffon—proper coat and proper size, too big! —Anonymous
The number one thing the judges overlook quite regularly is the dog. They are so politically correct it’s gotten incorrect! —Anonymous Bulldogs—correct head. Too many choose dogs with incorrect head, either two planed or flat up and down not a true flat, brick-shaped head. —Anonymous In Cardigan Corgis, too many judges do not know what they are looking at when studying fronts and shoulder lie and set. —Anonymous My breed is Beagles. There are a few things I believe judg- es overlook. First of all, “Soft, pleading expression.” Second: balance, back short. Third: level toplines. —Anonymous
Akita—size and substance —Anonymous
German Wirehaired Pointer—coat. —Anonymous
Saint Bernard—the judges tend to overlook movement. —Anonymous
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