Judge Info - Luke Slocum

Showdog.com Judge Since Sunday, August 31, 2008
Retirement Announced 10/31/2008

Not very political. Relatively high 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 Luke Slocum looks for.

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

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

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
Comp 11/5/2024
Clear Run 75 10/10/2024 TLC Saffron Grande
Canmore5 All-Breed 24-09-19 9/19/2024 TLC Saffron Grande
Toy Poodle Parade 454 9/10/2024
August 2024 Polish Lowland Sheepdog Nationals 8/2/2024
Wink all breed 59 7/22/2024 TLC Celtic Calypso
July 2024 Pomeranian Nationals 7/18/2024
July 2024 Belgian Tervuren Nationals 7/8/2024
Jester Dogs 304th All Breed Show 7/2/2024 Llanelli J Mesothelioma
ZWKH 1 6/10/2024


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.