Judge Info - Kimberly Cunningham

Showdog.com Judge Since Tuesday, July 31, 2018
Retirement Announced 9/30/2018

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 Kimberly Cunningham looks for.

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

Rank Exhibitor
1 Chrica Donnellan
2 Mick Sherrer
3 Claire McAllister
4 Janis Coakley
5 Giulice Lipton
6 Scott Ramsey
7 Sana Rasnick
8 Nicole Hunger
9 Caraces Rowen
10 Yvette Glover
11 Pamarba Lhoam
12 Thom Kogut
13 Billip Soltero
14 Mandy Parcus
15 Evan Kown
16 Joe Kensing
17 Roxanne Leatherwood
18 Nata Deming
19 Chri Faison
20 Jana Mezies
21 Abby Stewart
22 Shael Parramore
23 Dianne Carter
24 Bruce Creel
25 Sylvia Tejeda

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
Corgivaganza 200 4/19/2024
April 2024 Alaskan Klee Kai Nationals 4/19/2024
March 2024 Norwegian Buhund Nationals 3/23/2024
TNT 298th All Breed Show 2/12/2024 Diode Long Beach
December 2023 Basenji Nationals 12/12/2023
GaylanStudio7 All Breed 23-11-27 11/27/2023 KBKs Alaskan Samurai
KOG all breed 27 11/15/2023 Secret Place Black Knight
STL all breed 49 11/6/2023 KBKs Bo Bo
SS Autumn Show 29th 10/11/2023
Down Under All Breed 45 9/25/2023 Solcintra2 Jet Set Diva


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.