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
November 2025 Norfolk Terrier Nationals 11/5/2025
Jordana 78 10/27/2025
Spooky Season of Spots Festival 10/5/2025
Kitsune LT LUV II 9/20/2025
Airmid 191 6/23/2025 Peregrins Astral Body
Wink all breed 89 6/21/2025 Anakie Uhub
Kerry Kollection 196 6/7/2025
June 2025 German Pinscher Nationals 6/4/2025
May 2025 G.B.G.V. Nationals 5/21/2025
May 2025 Portuguese Pointer Nationals 5/20/2025


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.