Judge Info - Tammy Cavanaugh

Showdog.com Judge Since Friday, December 23, 2016
Retirement Announced 5/31/2017

Not very political. Moderate 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 Tammy Cavanaugh looks for.

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

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

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
June 2025 French Bulldog Nationals 6/8/2025
May 2025 Newfoundland Nationals 5/18/2025
South Florida 350 4/18/2025
B 110 4/5/2025
March 2025 Swedish Vallhund Nationals 3/25/2025
Show Your Goldens16 10/25/2024
Incorgnito 100 9/24/2024
South Florida 222 7/10/2024
May 2024 Silky Terrier Nationals 5/19/2024
Estrela Stars 030624 3/6/2024


The Kennel Club (UK) system, which is also used by the Australian National Kennel Council[1] and in other countries, is considered the most difficult to earn a title under.