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| Mr. Merle Taylor [17377] CHAMPAIGN, IL Initial Breed: Scottish Terriers Judge (etc.) Rating System: (instructions) This judge has been rated by 28 members
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| Date | Rtg | Display Name | Breed(s) | |||||
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| Oct 18, 2019 | 4 | smilyjoe | toys | |||||
| had a small entry did a great job- hot day was very considerate of not keeping dogs or handlers in the sun | ||||||||
| Jul 6, 2019 | 3 | Tatiana | Schnauzers, terriers | |||||
| Once again after reading all the comments I expected nothing good, but decided to show regardless. The only "issue" I discovered with Mr Taylor - he is a big man, not too soft and fuzzy and could be intimidating for some dogs. However, he does his best to give good exam to any dog, even those not very cooperating. Other that that... I found him be rather fair. He is really trying to pick up best dogs. Ring procedure sometimes might look somewhat odd, but he knows what he does and why he does it. Might put dog on the table for exam more then once just to make sure. Will show again. | ||||||||
| Jul 5, 2019 | 2 | Pomeranian | ||||||
| Judge has no clue, does not know standard. Put up dogs with cotton coats and losing coat in the rear | ||||||||
| Jul 5, 2019 | 4 | Robin Gates | Terriers | |||||
| Watched him judge several breeds at a smaller All Breed show. He was thoughtful and took his time with each entry. He wants to see nice movement in a Terrier and a fortitude that is part of most Terrier breeds. | ||||||||
| Dec 4, 2016 | 2 | Anonymous | Pomeranians | |||||
| This judge is provisional in our breed. I came away wondering who the heck mentored him. Structure is obviously not important. | ||||||||
| Jun 6, 2015 | 2 | A Nony Mouse | Herding | Expert! | ||||
| I watched judging for two day in this man's ring and come away wondering if he has ever read a standard, an anatomy book or any type animal behavior manual. Consistently found and rewarded obvious and extreme poorly constructed animals. Pushed temperaments to the point of having handlers ask to be excused before their animals were ruined. Truly can not recommend taking an entry to this man. His personna was pleasant to the exhibitors, seemed to have good rapport with his ring stewards. Dogs - not so much. | ||||||||
| Oct 19, 2014 | 1 | anonymous | Lakeland Terriers | |||||
| Oh my. He couldn't have gotten things more wrong at Devon Dog Show than if he had picked his winners out of a hat. His choices were so far out of line with the judges the rest of the weekend that it wasn't even funny. Totally missed the young class bitch who went BISS,Best in Sweeps, RBIS the next day. Totally missed the multiple Group One specials bitch who had won the specialty show on Thursday. Did manage to find Gabriel Rangel, Margery Good, and Ernesto Lara. | ||||||||
| Jun 7, 2014 | 1 | Anon | Terriers | |||||
| Political!!!! On my do not show list. | ||||||||
| Apr 18, 2014 | 4 | Robin Gates | Manchester Terriers | |||||
| Prefers the middle sized Manchesters with a compact style. Looks for a well moving a graceful dog. | ||||||||
| Feb 17, 2013 | 3 | Anonymous | Terriers | |||||
| Very thorough and movement oriented. Consistently picked well known handlers. | ||||||||
| Aug 31, 2008 | 1 | Anonymous | Fox Terriers | |||||
| Ugh. There are better ways to spend your time and money. | ||||||||
| Apr 21, 2008 | 2 | anonymous | Terriers | |||||
| I think knows a good dog but seems to put up what is in his best interest. After showing to him 4 times (winning twice) he is on my DNS list. | ||||||||
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