Judge Info - Tammy Cavanaugh

Showdog.com Judge Since Friday, December 23, 2016
Retirement Announced 5/31/2017

Not very political. Moderate level of breed bias.

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 Tammy Cavanaugh looks for.

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

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.  Tammy Cavanaugh has been known to prefer the following handlers.

Rank Exhibitor
1 Tod Brubaker
2 Bre Strayhorn
3 Rachero Fergus
4 Jos Harter
5 Ron Boening
6 Maret Gentile
7 Parker Hart
8 Ben Marro
9 Joey Finch
10 Holly Pollok
11 Emily Nguyen
12 Art Toles
13 Huntert Dawe
14 Listy Cousar
15 Ros Richart
16 Terri Farnum
17 Eric Pennington
18 Bradie DiNapoli
19 Hen Kilburn
20 Erik Mitchell
21 Cliff Irwin
22 Keven Dowdle
23 Aly Dimaggio
24 Chuck Donaldson
25 Stephanie Scott

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
Fall Leaves 289 10/11/2025 BravosAsteria
Boo Ghosts On Prowl 10/10/2025
Purple 99 9/28/2025 Grafton Nara
Fall Pool 12 9/7/2025 Lanakila Beignet
Pedal To The Metal 8/27/2025
Calling all Zois 8/21/2025
August 2025 Lowchen Nationals 8/12/2025
AE CC 127 8/7/2025
Dalmatains Under The Spotlights 8/5/2025
Lhasa Leap 26 8/1/2025


Did you know?
An obedience trial is a dog sport in which a dog must perfectly execute a predefined set of tasks when directed to do so by his handler