Judge Info - Hugo Cazares

Showdog.com Judge Since Thursday, January 31, 2008
Retirement Announced 6/30/2008

Not very political. Low 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 Hugo Cazares looks for.

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

Rank Exhibitor
1 Jana Mezies
2 Chri Faison
3 Roxanne Leatherwood
4 Joe Kensing
5 Mandy Parcus
6 Shael Parramore
7 Billip Soltero
8 Bruce Creel
9 Pamarba Lhoam
10 Nicole Hunger
11 Giulice Lipton
12 Sylvia Tejeda
13 Joey Allen
14 Janis Coakley
15 David Scott
16 Reberol Pattison
17 Chrica Donnellan
18 Marry Anne Bryant
19 Mick Sherrer
20 Claire McAllister
21 Sam Tacker
22 Angela Fletcher
23 Scott Ramsey
24 Sana Rasnick
25 Martha Woodson

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
May 2025 Pharaoh Hound Nationals 5/22/2025
May 2025 Chow Chow Nationals 5/10/2025
Millsill ACS Show 106 4/25/2025
April 2025 Basenji Nationals 4/12/2025
March 2025 Boxer Nationals 3/26/2025
Airmid 167 3/19/2025 RNF Little Blue Bonnet
Fall Leaves 237 2/21/2025 HH Little Cozy Bear
ZTSM Show 61 1/18/2025 HH Winterse Sneeuwstorm
Stop Spot Stop 1/17/2025
Kelpie Xmas Down Under 24 12/25/2024


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.