Judge Info - Doris Turner

Showdog.com Judge Since Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Retirement Announced 9/30/2014

Actually prefers to see the owner of the dog handling it. 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 Doris Turner looks for.

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

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.  Doris Turner has been known to prefer the following handlers.

Rank Exhibitor
1 Art Toles
2 Ros Richart
3 Eric Pennington
4 Emily Nguyen
5 Holly Pollok
6 Joey Finch
7 Parker Hart
8 Ron Boening
9 Jos Harter
10 Tod Brubaker
11 Bre Strayhorn
12 Rachero Fergus
13 Maret Gentile
14 Ben Marro
15 Huntert Dawe
16 Listy Cousar
17 Terri Farnum
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
April 2024 Redbone Coonhound Nationals 4/9/2024
South Florida 151 1/26/2024
January 2024 Lakeland Terrier Nationals 1/8/2024
January 2024 Dandie Dinmont Terrier Nationals 1/6/2024
AirMid 91 12/26/2023 The Sentinel of Kilhey
Solcintra All Breed 67 12/17/2023 The Sentinel of Kilhey
South Florida 131 11/26/2023
AT Fall Special 9/28/2023
August 2023 Neapolitan Mastiff Nationals 8/27/2023
Irish Setterpalooza 3 8/17/2023


Did you know?
A specialty show is a dog show which reviews a single breed, unlike other dog shows, particularly conformation shows, which are generally referred to as "all-breed" because they are open to all breeds recognized by the sponsoring kennel club.