Judge Info - Lacey Zachery

Showdog.com Judge Since Saturday, June 4, 2005
Retirement Announced 12/31/2007

Shows a slight bias toward bitches over dogs. 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 Lacey Zachery looks for.

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

Rank Exhibitor
1 Eric Pennington
2 Ros Richart
3 Art Toles
4 Emily Nguyen
5 Holly Pollok
6 Joey Finch
7 Parker Hart
8 Ron Boening
9 Jos Harter
10 Tod Brubaker
11 Bre Strayhorn
12 Rachero Fergus
13 Maret Gentile
14 Ben Marro
15 Huntert Dawe
16 Listy Cousar
17 Terri Farnum
18 Bradie DiNapoli
19 Hen Kilburn
20 Erik Mitchell
21 Cliff Irwin
22 Keven Dowdle
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
Spring Court All Breed 10 5/26/2025 BarStar Burning Down
HoTs Dance Party 5/25/2025
KOG all breed 70 5/4/2025 BarStar Moonlit Floor
BLDBR GSD II 3/28/2025
March 2025 Finnish Spitz Nationals 3/23/2025
STL all breed 94 3/16/2025 JP Horizon Over Samoa
Airmid 166 3/11/2025 JP Horizon Over Samoa
February 2025 Australian Shepherd Nationals 2/23/2025
January 2025 Miniature Pinscher Nationals 1/2/2025
November 2024 Dalmatian Nationals 11/15/2024


Did you know?
A specialty show is a dog show which reviews a single breed, unlike other dog shows, particularly conformation shows, which are generally referred to as "all-breed" because they are open to all breeds recognized by the sponsoring kennel club.