Judge Info - Raymundo Vanderpool

Showdog.com Judge Since Monday, December 31, 2007
Retirement Announced 6/30/2008

Not very political. Relatively high 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 Raymundo Vanderpool looks for.

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

Rank Exhibitor
1 Hen Kilburn
2 Erik Mitchell
3 Bradie DiNapoli
4 Cliff Irwin
5 Keven Dowdle
6 Terri Farnum
7 Listy Cousar
8 Huntert Dawe
9 Ben Marro
10 Aly Dimaggio
11 Chuck Donaldson
12 Stephanie Scott
13 Maret Gentile
14 Rachero Fergus
15 Jene Moak
16 Bre Strayhorn
17 Kimberly Carson
18 Joandy Classen
19 Tod Brubaker
20 Jos Harter
21 Ron Boening
22 Parker Hart
23 Joey Finch
24 Holly Pollok
25 Deborie Mejorado

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
Sweetbrier Winter Show 32 3/19/2023 TKs Southern Charm
AE CC 1 3/10/2023
January 2023 Bichon Frise Nationals 1/24/2023
December 2022 German Wirehaired Pointer Nationals 12/21/2022
SBT 44 12/1/2022
October 2022 Swedish Vallhund Nationals 10/25/2022
Edinburgh Festival 48 10/23/2022 Lanakila Twice Shy
September 2022 Irish Terrier Nationals 9/1/2022
August 2022 Cane Corso Nationals 8/2/2022
July 2022 Afghan Hound Nationals 7/4/2022


Did you know?
In multi-breed and all-breed shows, the winners of all breeds within the kennel club's breed Groups then compete for Group placements.