Judge Info - Glen Bowers

Showdog.com Judge Since Saturday, October 31, 2015
Retirement Announced 8/31/2017

Shows a slight bias toward dogs over bitches. 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 Glen Bowers looks for.

Trait Importance
Head Normal
Forequarter Low
Hindquarter Normal
Gait Normal
Top Neck and Back Low
Coat Normal
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.  Glen Bowers has been known to prefer the following handlers.

Rank Exhibitor
1 Kimberly Carson
2 Jene Moak
3 Joandy Classen
4 Stephanie Scott
5 Chuck Donaldson
6 Aly Dimaggio
7 Deborie Mejorado
8 Julie Patton
9 Keven Dowdle
10 Cliff Irwin
11 Antonio Hutchinson
12 Erik Mitchell
13 Hen Kilburn
14 Dert Priebe
15 Pamelan Treadwell
16 Bradie DiNapoli
17 Justin Moyer
18 Terri Farnum
19 Listy Cousar
20 Huntert Dawe
21 Ben Marro
22 Maret Gentile
23 Peren Troy
24 Bill Meyer
25 Rachero Fergus

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
AE CC 285 2/25/2026
February 2026 Black and Tan Coonhound Nationals 2/24/2026
February 2026 W.P.G. Nationals 2/15/2026
What A Fine Day 1 1/29/2026 Nachthunde Dragonstone
Apache PowWow 2 12/11/2025 DenKees Panchito Pistoles
ZTSM 118 10/10/2025 Solcintra2 Avalanche
September 2025 Gordon Setter Nationals 9/21/2025
Jordana 43 9/17/2025
Scirocco Special 6 9/9/2025 Andy’s Active
SnapB Show 5 7/30/2025 DenKees Guardián Sabio


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.