Judge Info - Patrick Tatum

Showdog.com Judge Since Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Retirement Announced 7/31/2015

Not political at all. Low level of breed bias. Thinks dogs should be compared to how good they are vs the rest of their breed rather than overall quality vs all dogs.

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 Patrick Tatum looks for.

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

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.  Patrick Tatum has been known to prefer the following handlers.

Rank Exhibitor
1 Billip Soltero
2 Mandy Parcus
3 Joe Kensing
4 Roxanne Leatherwood
5 Chri Faison
6 Pamarba Lhoam
7 Jana Mezies
8 Nicole Hunger
9 Giulice Lipton
10 Shael Parramore
11 Janis Coakley
12 Bruce Creel
13 Chrica Donnellan
14 Sylvia Tejeda
15 Joey Allen
16 Mick Sherrer
17 Claire McAllister
18 David Scott
19 Reberol Pattison
20 Scott Ramsey
21 Sana Rasnick
22 Marry Anne Bryant
23 Caraces Rowen
24 Sam Tacker
25 Yvette Glover

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
Canmore4 All Breed 23-11-23 11/23/2023 STORMBRINGERS BLACK FIRE
AirMid 81 11/14/2023 Card Big Bee
KOG all breed 25 11/4/2023 WPs Night Train of HSP
September 2023 Borzoi Nationals 9/26/2023
Corgivaganza 169 9/24/2023
GSD Late Summer Social 3 9/17/2023
September 2023 Havanese Nationals 9/9/2023
SS Autumn Show 4th 9/5/2023
EMD Specialty 35 8/23/2023
AE CC 31 8/5/2023


Did you know?
The figure 8 exercise requires the team to heel in a figure 8 pattern either on or off leash. Generally two of the ring stewards will assist the judge with this exercise by acting as "posts", standing 8 feet apart, that the team walks around to form the loops of the figure 8.