Judge Info - Mark Sayers

Showdog.com Judge Since Sunday, June 8, 2003
Retirement Announced 5/31/2008

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 Mark Sayers looks for.

Trait Importance
Head High
Forequarter High
Hindquarter Normal
Gait Low
Top Neck and Back Very High
Coat High
Size/Height Very Low
Feet High

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.  Mark Sayers has been known to prefer the following handlers.

Rank Exhibitor
1 Chrica Donnellan
2 Janis Coakley
3 Mick Sherrer
4 Claire McAllister
5 Giulice Lipton
6 Nicole Hunger
7 Pamarba Lhoam
8 Scott Ramsey
9 Sana Rasnick
10 Billip Soltero
11 Caraces Rowen
12 Yvette Glover
13 Mandy Parcus
14 Thom Kogut
15 Joe Kensing
16 Roxanne Leatherwood
17 Chri Faison
18 Jana Mezies
19 Evan Kown
20 Nata Deming
21 Shael Parramore
22 Abby Stewart
23 Bruce Creel
24 Dianne Carter
25 Sylvia Tejeda

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
SnappedUp Show 1 4/19/2025 TLC African Avalanche
Wink all breed 82 4/17/2025 Chonselta Chinacat Sunflower
ATK all breed 89 4/7/2025 TLC African Avalanche
March 2025 Flat-Coated Retriever Nationals 3/25/2025
March 2025 Pug Nationals 3/21/2025
South Florida 325 2/26/2025
Dewars 19 2/5/2025
January 2025 Afghan Hound Nationals 1/4/2025
Ho Ho Ho 12/28/2024
ZTSM Show 56 12/26/2024 TLC Vanity Fair


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.