Judge Info - Luke Slocum
Showdog.com Judge Since Sunday, August 31, 2008
Retirement
Announced 10/31/2008
Not very political. Relatively high 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 Luke Slocum looks for.
Trait | Importance |
Head | Very Low |
Forequarter | High |
Hindquarter | Low |
Gait | Low |
Top Neck and Back | Very High |
Coat | High |
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. Luke Slocum has been known to prefer the following handlers.
Rank | Exhibitor |
1 | Bradie DiNapoli |
2 | Terri Farnum |
3 | Hen Kilburn |
4 | Listy Cousar |
5 | Erik Mitchell |
6 | Huntert Dawe |
7 | Cliff Irwin |
8 | Keven Dowdle |
9 | Ben Marro |
10 | Maret Gentile |
11 | Rachero Fergus |
12 | Bre Strayhorn |
13 | Aly Dimaggio |
14 | Chuck Donaldson |
15 | Stephanie Scott |
16 | Tod Brubaker |
17 | Jene Moak |
18 | Kimberly Carson |
19 | Jos Harter |
20 | Ron Boening |
21 | Joandy Classen |
22 | Parker Hart |
23 | Joey Finch |
24 | Holly Pollok |
25 | Emily Nguyen |
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 |
Wink all breed 1 | 6/22/2022 | Cellery Making A Titan |
June 2022 Yorkshire Terrier Nationals | 6/11/2022 | |
All Breed 5/10 | 5/10/2022 | Cellery Making A Titan |
Evita’s Fox Terrier Party | 4/29/2022 | |
April 2022 Kooikerhondje Nationals | 4/26/2022 | |
Canmore1 All Breed 22-04-11 | 4/11/2022 | Cellery Making A Titan |
April 2022 Irish Water Spaniel Nationals | 4/11/2022 | |
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling 229 | 3/16/2022 | Cellery Hardware |
March 2022 Havanese Nationals | 3/9/2022 | |
Brojefes GSD Kupp | 3/1/2022 |