says WHAT’S THE MAIN THING JUDGES OVERLOOK WHILE JUDGING YOUR BREED? There are many dogs put up that look good from the side, but when coming toward you, their front legs resemble the legs on a coffee table. —Anonymous
Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier—it is a square breed with a rectangular, lean, clean back-skull. —Gay Dunlap
Japanese Chin—judges need to judge the dog, not the handler; understanding their profile is an inverted three, not a complete flat profile; it is a square breed; looking for the tiniest one in the ring, that does a disservice to healthy breeding ; extreme white of eye is extreme. Extreme is never correct. Forgiving soundness, another disservice to healthy breeding. I find many judges take on Japanese Chin as an add on and not a breed to fully understand. They then rely on the advertisements to tell them what is correct rather than try to learn from long time breeders and exhibitors. —Kathleen Sepulveda
Flat-coated Retriever—balanced front and side gait. —Anonymous
Chinese Shar-Pei—proper movement. —Anonymous
Pug—proper size, 14-18 pounds! —Anonymous
Afghan Hound—Feet size and springy, upright carriage/ movement. —Anonymous
Bichon Frise—overall balance. —Shannon Moore
Shih Tzu—dead, level top line when moving! —Anonymous
Cardigan Welsh Corgi—never looking at the end of the line. —Anonymous
Shetland Sheepdog—I feel there are too many forward fronts. The elbows should be directly under the withers. Instead so many are under the ears. —Anonymous Samoyed—judges are picking too short in leg. We are 55% leg and sculpting the coat isn’t the correct way to achieve the look. —Diane Landstrom
My breed is the Keeshond. The breed as a whole has declined in general in my opinion. While they were never bred to work or guard, they were meant to be agile occupants of the Dutch barges. I would hazard a guess very few in the breed could negotiate a barge without falling into the canal. Specifically the shoulder assembly has suffered from breed- ing for profile. Short upper arms, open shoulder angle and front legs out under the ears instead of under the withers are rampant. The profile with head way back over the shoul- ders, has become the profile rewarded by the majority of the judges that judge the breed. —Anonymous Ibizan Hounds—the important qualities of the dog under his ears. Komondors—all of the important qualities of the dog under his coat. Samoyeds—proper proportions; leg 55% of the height and only just off-square, length being approxi- mately 5 percent more than the height. —Eric Liebes Pointer—judges often put too much emphasis on head type and not the structure that a good sporting dog needs to do its job. —Anonymous Chinese Cresteds—most judges are not very knowledge- able about this breed. The hairless variety is not to have a thick crest/socks, long is fine, short is also fine but not thick as this would indicate the dog is very hairy body wise, some are completely coated and the crest is to stop at the withers! Not halfway down the back and shoulders. By definition, a crest is on the head and neck. The hairless coat texture is similar to human hair, not cottony as the powderpuff (pup- pies are excluded until they change coat). The powderpuff variety does not need to have a coat to the floor and feet are to be left natural, not sculpted. First and foremost, soundness! If in doubt, choose the dog that is most sound. Do not reward for your personal preference in size. There are no disqualifications with this breed regarding size and
Samoyeds—I feel like judges are ignoring proper type. —Anonymous
Saluki—the standard’s requirement for moderation and strength. This is not supposed to be a decorative breed but a powerful hunter. —Linda Scanlon
Rhodesian Ridgeback—the ridge! It’s 20% of the scoring standard. Faults in the Ridge get overlooked. —Anonymous
For Tibetan Mastiffs, many judges miss correct breed type. —Richard W. Eichhorn
Pharaoh Hounds—they are a moderate Hound that is slightly longer than tall. They should not look like squat frog dogs with huge bulking chests. They should not look like Weim fronts and Boxer rears. —Bekki Pina
Goldens—Owner handlers. —Anonymous
Golden Retrievers—judges seem to forget what these dogs were bred for. They need length of leg a solid back topline and not be over coated fluff and puff. —Anonymous German shepherd dog—gait, front and rear exten- sion and temperament. Both are frequently overlooked. —Anonymous
Basset Hounds—there is a lack of understanding by all- breed judges regarding the Basset’s wrap-around front.
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