Judge Info - Mark Wilson

Showdog.com Judge Since Friday, October 31, 2014
Retirement Announced 11/30/2015

Actually prefers to see the owner of the dog handling it. Moderate 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 Wilson looks for.

Trait Importance
Head High
Forequarter Very Low
Hindquarter Low
Gait Normal
Top Neck and Back Normal
Coat 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.  Mark Wilson has been known to prefer the following handlers.

Rank Exhibitor
1 Maret Gentile
2 Ben Marro
3 Rachero Fergus
4 Bre Strayhorn
5 Tod Brubaker
6 Huntert Dawe
7 Listy Cousar
8 Terri Farnum
9 Jos Harter
10 Ron Boening
11 Bradie DiNapoli
12 Parker Hart
13 Joey Finch
14 Hen Kilburn
15 Holly Pollok
16 Erik Mitchell
17 Cliff Irwin
18 Keven Dowdle
19 Emily Nguyen
20 Art Toles
21 Ros Richart
22 Eric Pennington
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
February 2025 Miniature Poodle Nationals 2/10/2025
Finn All Breed 52 1/29/2025 Suds Mr Cletus
January 2025 Beauceron Nationals 1/18/2025
Airmid 142 11/29/2024 Wundaboys Harry
November 2024 Finnish Spitz Nationals 11/23/2024
Down Under All Breed 59 11/21/2024 Solcintra Jolene
Incorgnito 130 11/12/2024
November 2024 Caucasian Mountain Dog Nationals 11/9/2024
October 2024 Norwich Terrier Nationals 10/10/2024
Pioneer Valley 8/24 All-Breed Show 8/24/2024 VI Jacopo Peterman


The Kennel Club (UK) system, which is also used by the Australian National Kennel Council[1] and in other countries, is considered the most difficult to earn a title under.