Judge Info - Ashley Anderson

Showdog.com Judge Since Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Retirement Announced 9/30/2015

Not political at all. Low level of breed bias. Thinks a dog needs to earn its championship before it should even be considered for best of breed.

Traits

Each judge on ShowDog.Com gives a different amount of weight to each trait of the dogs that they judge in each show.  Below is a table of which traits Ashley Anderson looks for.

Trait Importance
Head Normal
Forequarter Normal
Hindquarter Low
Gait High
Top Neck and Back High
Coat High
Size/Height Normal
Feet High

Favorite Handlers

Each judge has a preference for certain handlers.  These preferences may be based on past experiences, showing style, or just plain old dirty politics.  This preference is completely separate from the quality of the exhibitor, which DOES come into play in the show ring.  Ashley Anderson has been known to prefer the following handlers.

Rank Exhibitor
1 Kim Coleman
2 Clan Melby
3 George Anderson
4 Kelly LaFoy
5 Alejam Zapien
6 Kate Dalton
7 Rusty Walter
8 Annee Lino
9 Ellen Schroeder
10 Chrise Elleberee
11 Patrick Sayforth
12 Aarthom Rapier
13 Stephew Deering
14 All Mederos
15 George Cruce
16 Roby Hawks
17 Doug Mavroulis
18 John Urick
19 Logan Ray
20 Geor Board
21 Mike Schneider
22 Martha Woodson
23 Kristen Schindewolf
24 Emma Moss
25 Angela Fletcher

Only the top 25 are listed for the sake of brevity.

Recent Judged Shows

Below is a list of the shows recently judged by this judge. 

Show Date Best in Show
Southern Cross 15 4/15/2024 Solcintra Throwing Stones
April 2024 South African Boerboel Nationals 4/3/2024
Comet Presents Happy Birthday To Me 3/27/2024 Solcintra Throwing Stones
February 2024 Argentine Dogo Nationals 2/19/2024
January 2024 Spinone Italiano Nationals 1/8/2024
TRH all breed 67 12/11/2023 Solcintra Ramble On Rose
Card all breed 51 11/5/2023 Solcintra Ramble On Rose
November 2023 Old English Sheepdog Nationals 11/2/2023
South Florida 115 10/29/2023
SS Autumn Show 40th 10/28/2023


Did you know?
The two largest American dog shows after Westminster are the National Dog Show (which is televised on Thanksgiving Day by NBC, usually after the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade) and the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship.