Judge Info - Martin Lee

Showdog.com Judge Since Monday, February 29, 2016
Retirement Announced 4/30/2018

Shows a slight bias toward dogs over bitches. Not very political. Relatively high 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 Martin Lee looks for.

Trait Importance
Head High
Forequarter Normal
Hindquarter Very High
Gait High
Top Neck and Back High
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.  Martin Lee has been known to prefer the following handlers.

Rank Exhibitor
1 Rachero Fergus
2 Bre Strayhorn
3 Maret Gentile
4 Ben Marro
5 Tod Brubaker
6 Jos Harter
7 Ron Boening
8 Huntert Dawe
9 Listy Cousar
10 Parker Hart
11 Joey Finch
12 Terri Farnum
13 Holly Pollok
14 Bradie DiNapoli
15 Emily Nguyen
16 Art Toles
17 Hen Kilburn
18 Erik Mitchell
19 Ros Richart
20 Eric Pennington
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
KaSherr Specialty 8 3/6/2025
La Vita Dolce 28 2/21/2025
February 2025 German Spitz Nationals 2/14/2025
Solcintra All Breed 114 2/8/2025 Lanakila Gouda Shoulda Woulda
Incorgnito 156 12/24/2024
December 2024 Bichon Frise Nationals 12/24/2024
October 2024 Sussex Spaniel Nationals 10/27/2024
Border Tea Party 17 8/1/2024
July 2024 Italian Greyhound Nationals 7/14/2024
Lake Shore 7/8 All-Breed Show 7/8/2024 Seren Fach King Of The Dance


Did you know?
The two largest American dog shows after Westminster are the National Dog Show (which is televised on Thanksgiving Day by NBC, usually after the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade) and the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship.