Judge Info - Oscar West

Showdog.com Judge Since Friday, December 23, 2016
Retirement Announced 2/28/2018

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

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

Rank Exhibitor
1 Joandy Classen
2 Deborie Mejorado
3 Kimberly Carson
4 Julie Patton
5 Jene Moak
6 Antonio Hutchinson
7 Stephanie Scott
8 Chuck Donaldson
9 Aly Dimaggio
10 Dert Priebe
11 Pamelan Treadwell
12 Justin Moyer
13 Keven Dowdle
14 Cliff Irwin
15 Erik Mitchell
16 Hen Kilburn
17 Peren Troy
18 Bradie DiNapoli
19 Bill Meyer
20 Jamiel Leavens
21 Terri Farnum
22 Jennifer Oneil
23 Listy Cousar
24 Huntert Dawe
25 Nany Painter

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
Vintage Show 37 5/27/2023 Carnewf Pinkie
Jordana 4 5/14/2023
April 2023 Borzoi Nationals 4/26/2023
All Breeds Spectacular 207 4/11/2023 Carnewf Now Lookie Here
RW Mini Poodle Party 30 3/30/2023
TER all breed 8 3/25/2023 STORMBRINGERS BLACKHAWK
3/21 Poodle Specialty 3/21/2023
Canmore5 All Breed 23-03-06 3/6/2023 Carnewf Captain
February 2023 English Toy Spaniel Nationals 2/24/2023
February 2023 Curly-Coated Retriever Nationals 2/20/2023


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.