Judge Info - Linda Sheets

Showdog.com Judge Since Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Retirement Announced 9/30/2012

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 Linda Sheets looks for.

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

Rank Exhibitor
1 Tod Brubaker
2 Jos Harter
3 Ron Boening
4 Bre Strayhorn
5 Parker Hart
6 Rachero Fergus
7 Joey Finch
8 Holly Pollok
9 Maret Gentile
10 Emily Nguyen
11 Ben Marro
12 Art Toles
13 Ros Richart
14 Eric Pennington
15 Huntert Dawe
16 Listy Cousar
17 Terri Farnum
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
November 2024 Belgian Tervuren Nationals 11/8/2024
November 2024 English Cocker Spaniel Nationals 11/5/2024
Wundaboys Magic IX 10/25/2024 Chonselta Invisible Sun
October 2024 Scottish Terrier Nationals 10/11/2024
October 2024 Kerry Blue Terrier Nationals 10/5/2024
Autumn All Breed 3 9/28/2024 Chonselta Invisible Sun
September 2024 Ibizan Hound Nationals 9/17/2024
August 2024 Cardigan Welsh Corgi Nationals 8/15/2024
Boerboel Specialty of the Redwoods 29 7/25/2024
July 2024 Harrier Nationals 7/24/2024


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.