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
Caledonia Spring Grand 3 3/17/2024 VI Make Your Own Pie
February 2024 Manchester Toy Terrier Nationals 2/23/2024
February 2024 Rottweiler Nationals 2/14/2024
TBTs Spectacular 25 1/30/2024
TNT 286th All Breed Show 10/8/2023 Landows Up and Coming
October 2023 Briard Nationals 10/6/2023
Solcintra All Breed 47 9/21/2023 KBKs Paris Hilton
September 2023 Labrador Retriever Nationals 9/13/2023
KOG all breed 21 9/11/2023 Senkrah Treson
Keeshonds Down Under 126 9/10/2023


Did you know?
A specialty show may be regional or national. A "Best in Show" win at a national specialty show is tremendously prestigious, indicating that the winning dog or bitch triumphed at a contest which attracted entries from the most serious fanciers of that breed in the country or continent. Some specialty shows attract international entries.