Judge Info - Cynthia Reed

Showdog.com Judge Since Friday, December 31, 2010
Retirement Announced 5/31/2011

Shows a slight bias toward dogs over bitches. Not very political. Moderate 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 Cynthia Reed looks for.

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

Rank Exhibitor
1 Keven Dowdle
2 Cliff Irwin
3 Erik Mitchell
4 Hen Kilburn
5 Bradie DiNapoli
6 Terri Farnum
7 Aly Dimaggio
8 Chuck Donaldson
9 Stephanie Scott
10 Listy Cousar
11 Huntert Dawe
12 Jene Moak
13 Kimberly Carson
14 Joandy Classen
15 Ben Marro
16 Maret Gentile
17 Rachero Fergus
18 Bre Strayhorn
19 Tod Brubaker
20 Deborie Mejorado
21 Julie Patton
22 Jos Harter
23 Ron Boening
24 Antonio Hutchinson
25 Parker Hart

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
Lake Itasca 134 2/4/2025 Lanakila Frontier Days
Card all breed 87 1/28/2025 Willow Head Over Heels
Myers All Breed 27 1/10/2025 HH Jimbos On The New Hill
Waystar Doberman Show 1 12/27/2024
Southern Cross 25 10/29/2024 HH Callahan
September 2024 Leonberger Nationals 9/11/2024
September 2024 Afghan Hound Nationals 9/4/2024
Redbone Specialty of the Redwoods 26 6/10/2024
DanAlan 10 5/8/2024
March 2024 Japanese Chin Nationals 3/25/2024


Did you know?
Additional points may be awarded to the Best of Winners, or a class dog that goes Best of Breed or Best of Opposite Sex, again depending on the number of dogs competing