Judge Info - William Hernandez

Showdog.com Judge Since Friday, December 23, 2016
Retirement Announced 12/31/2017

Very political judge, likes to see certain handlers on dogs. 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 William Hernandez looks for.

Trait Importance
Head Low
Forequarter Very Low
Hindquarter Normal
Gait High
Top Neck and Back Normal
Coat High
Size/Height Very Low
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.  William Hernandez has been known to prefer the following handlers.

Rank Exhibitor
1 Doug Mavroulis
2 Patrick Sayforth
3 Geor Board
4 Mike Schneider
5 Martha Woodson
6 Ellen Schroeder
7 Rusty Walter
8 Angela Fletcher
9 Kelly LaFoy
10 Sam Tacker
11 Marry Anne Bryant
12 Reberol Pattison
13 David Scott
14 Joey Allen
15 Sylvia Tejeda
16 Kim Coleman
17 Clan Melby
18 George Anderson
19 Bruce Creel
20 Shael Parramore
21 Alejam Zapien
22 Kate Dalton
23 Jana Mezies
24 Chri Faison
25 Roxanne Leatherwood

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
Australian All Breed 85 5/2/2025 TLC Real Appley Toffee
Fall Leaves 242 3/14/2025 EDD Real Zeal Peal
Elvis Is In The Building 2/24/2025 Dondaig Lightning McQueen
February 2025 Tibetan Spaniel Nationals 2/13/2025
TRHD all breed 100 2/8/2025 Dondaig Lightning McQueen
Nata All Breed 68 1/7/2025 TLC Mrs Tartan Toffee
December 2024 Border Terrier Nationals 12/23/2024
Fall Leaves 219 12/10/2024 TLC He Has Tartan Zeal
Lhasa Leap 22 12/4/2024
Incorgnito 125 11/4/2024


Did you know?
The figure 8 exercise requires the team to heel in a figure 8 pattern either on or off leash. Generally two of the ring stewards will assist the judge with this exercise by acting as "posts", standing 8 feet apart, that the team walks around to form the loops of the figure 8.