Judge Info - Fred Jennings

Showdog.com Judge Since Sunday, March 31, 2013
Retirement Announced 11/30/2013

Not very political. Low 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 Fred Jennings looks for.

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

Rank Exhibitor
1 Ellen Schroeder
2 Rusty Walter
3 Patrick Sayforth
4 Kelly LaFoy
5 Doug Mavroulis
6 Geor Board
7 Mike Schneider
8 Kim Coleman
9 Martha Woodson
10 Clan Melby
11 George Anderson
12 Angela Fletcher
13 Sam Tacker
14 Marry Anne Bryant
15 Alejam Zapien
16 Kate Dalton
17 Reberol Pattison
18 David Scott
19 Annee Lino
20 Chrise Elleberee
21 Joey Allen
22 Sylvia Tejeda
23 Aarthom Rapier
24 Stephew Deering
25 All Mederos

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
January 2024 Gordon Setter Nationals 1/21/2024
December 2023 Sussex Spaniel Nationals 12/27/2023
Phantasm Night Before Christmas 12/24/2023
South Florida 132 11/28/2023
November 2023 German Wirehaired Pointer Nationals 11/21/2023
Norwegian Buhunds Down Under 67 11/1/2023
October 2023 Japanese Chin Nationals 10/25/2023
South Florida 105 10/18/2023
September 2023 Swedish Vallhund Nationals 9/25/2023
AE CC 15 6/18/2023


Did you know?
Since its centenary year in 1991, Crufts has officially been recognised as the world's largest and most prestigious dog show by the Guinness Book of Records, with a total of 22,973 dogs being exhibited that year.