Judge Info - Maria Brandt

Showdog.com Judge Since Sunday, September 30, 2018
Retirement Announced 10/31/2018

Shows a slight bias toward dogs over bitches. Actually prefers to see the owner of the dog handling it. Low level of breed bias. Thinks dogs should be compared to how good they are vs the rest of their breed rather than overall quality vs all dogs.

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 Maria Brandt looks for.

Trait Importance
Head Low
Forequarter Normal
Hindquarter Normal
Gait High
Top Neck and Back Normal
Coat High
Size/Height High
Feet Normal

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.  Maria Brandt has been known to prefer the following handlers.

Rank Exhibitor
1 Hun Sargeant
2 Valera Ortiz
3 Brian Coke
4 Kelly Glenn
5 Veronica Sheidt
6 Elaine Stinson
7 Mark Jetter
8 Bart Alderette
9 Janis Lopez
10 Carolyn Beerer
11 Terrance Stuttsman
12 Aarry Schmit
13 Bremy Scheffer
14 Kath Hazlett
15 Judy Clarkson
16 Chry Krell
17 Lucinda Hunter
18 Adrian Campbell
19 Kristen Gowin
20 Chric Hoover
21 Bob Golub
22 Dianne Carter
23 Abby Stewart
24 Nata Deming
25 Evan Kown

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
Boerboel Specialty of the Redwoods 13 3/15/2024
Solcintra All Breed 84 2/26/2024 WPs Northern Ghost
GaylanStudio4 All-Breed 24-02-15 2/15/2024 WP Alaskan Dark Knight of SK
February 2024 Skye Terrier Nationals 2/15/2024
Austin 2/7 All-Breed Show 2/7/2024 Solcintra Winter Winds
AirMid 93 1/9/2024 Solcintra Jiri
Incorgnito 1 1/8/2024
December 2023 Welsh Terrier Nationals 12/24/2023
AirMid 83 11/18/2023 Solcintra Jiri
Rex Rover 52 11/2/2023 Solcintra Stilgar


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.