Judge Info - Ryan Juliesen

Showdog.com Judge Since Sunday, June 15, 2003
Retirement Announced 1/31/2009

Not very political. Low 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 Ryan Juliesen looks for.

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

Rank Exhibitor
1 Martha Woodson
2 Angela Fletcher
3 Mike Schneider
4 Geor Board
5 Sam Tacker
6 Marry Anne Bryant
7 Doug Mavroulis
8 Reberol Pattison
9 David Scott
10 Joey Allen
11 Sylvia Tejeda
12 Patrick Sayforth
13 Ellen Schroeder
14 Rusty Walter
15 Bruce Creel
16 Kelly LaFoy
17 Shael Parramore
18 Jana Mezies
19 Chri Faison
20 Roxanne Leatherwood
21 Joe Kensing
22 Mandy Parcus
23 Billip Soltero
24 Kim Coleman
25 Pamarba Lhoam

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
Purple 85 7/12/2025 Solcintra2 Orion
July 2025 Toy Poodle Nationals 7/9/2025
WBs Borzoi Bonanza 1 6/13/2025
May 2025 Rottweiler Nationals 5/14/2025
May 2025 Rhodesian Ridgeback Nationals 5/13/2025
TNT 330th All Breed Show 4/21/2025 Peregrins Fionnlagh
DX 2/24/2025 RJ That Fence My Sweets
February 2025 German Wirehaired Pointer Nationals 2/21/2025
La Vita Dolce 47 2/16/2025
All Breed Extravaganza Spectacular 1/26/2025 RJ Ive Dropped My Bonbons


Did you know?
A specialty show is a dog show which reviews a single breed, unlike other dog shows, particularly conformation shows, which are generally referred to as "all-breed" because they are open to all breeds recognized by the sponsoring kennel club.