Judge Info - Russell Le

Showdog.com Judge Since Monday, December 31, 2012
Retirement Announced 12/31/2013

Very political judge, likes to see certain handlers on dogs. 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 Russell Le looks for.

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

Rank Exhibitor
1 Mick Sherrer
2 Claire McAllister
3 Chrica Donnellan
4 Scott Ramsey
5 Sana Rasnick
6 Caraces Rowen
7 Janis Coakley
8 Yvette Glover
9 Thom Kogut
10 Giulice Lipton
11 Nicole Hunger
12 Evan Kown
13 Pamarba Lhoam
14 Nata Deming
15 Abby Stewart
16 Billip Soltero
17 Mandy Parcus
18 Joe Kensing
19 Roxanne Leatherwood
20 Dianne Carter
21 Chri Faison
22 Jana Mezies
23 Shael Parramore
24 Bruce Creel
25 Bob Golub

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
Solcintra All Breed 11 3/30/2023 Lanakila Forget Me Not
March 2023 Chinese Crested Dog Nationals 3/25/2023
February 2023 Dachshund Nationals 2/9/2023
January 2023 Chinese Shar-Pei Nationals 1/21/2023
November 2022 Pug Nationals 11/21/2022
CacheCreek All Breed 22-11-14 11/14/2022 Lanakila September Morn
October 2022 Great Dane Nationals 10/19/2022
Comet Presents All Breed Bonanza 20 10/17/2022 Lanakila September Morn
Mudi Blues 12 9/16/2022
September 2022 Tibetan Spaniel Nationals 9/13/2022


Did you know?
The first obedience title is a CD, or "Companion Dog", which is earned through competition in the Novice obedience class.