Judge Info - Emerson Shores
Showdog.com Judge Since Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Retirement
Announced 4/30/2008
Shows a slight bias toward bitches over dogs. Very political judge, likes to see certain handlers on dogs. Relatively high 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 Emerson Shores looks for.
| Trait | Importance |
| Head | High |
| Forequarter | Very High |
| Hindquarter | Normal |
| Gait | Low |
| Top Neck and Back | High |
| 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. Emerson Shores has been known to prefer the following handlers.
| Rank | Exhibitor |
| 1 | Ben Marro |
| 2 | Maret Gentile |
| 3 | Rachero Fergus |
| 4 | Bre Strayhorn |
| 5 | Huntert Dawe |
| 6 | Listy Cousar |
| 7 | Terri Farnum |
| 8 | Tod Brubaker |
| 9 | Bradie DiNapoli |
| 10 | Jos Harter |
| 11 | Ron Boening |
| 12 | Hen Kilburn |
| 13 | Erik Mitchell |
| 14 | Parker Hart |
| 15 | Joey Finch |
| 16 | Cliff Irwin |
| 17 | Holly Pollok |
| 18 | Keven Dowdle |
| 19 | Emily Nguyen |
| 20 | Art Toles |
| 21 | Ros Richart |
| 22 | Eric Pennington |
| 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 |
| STL all breed 14 | 3/21/2023 | Kilohana Sun*s Going Down |
| March 2023 Argentine Dogo Nationals | 3/19/2023 | |
| November 2022 Border Collie Nationals | 11/20/2022 | |
| GaylanStudio6 All Breed 22-11-13 | 11/13/2022 | Lanakila WhatDoUFallFor |
| LC GWP SPECTACULAR 117 | 11/11/2022 | |
| LC GWP SPECTACULAR 82 | 9/26/2022 | |
| GaylanStudio5 All Breed 22-09-17 | 9/17/2022 | Kilohana Funafuti |
| August 2022 Yorkshire Terrier Nationals | 8/11/2022 | |
| Fall Leaves 117 | 8/10/2022 | |
| Kirkstall All Breed 22-07-29 | 7/29/2022 | Lanakila Cracklin Rosie |
