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| Dr. Albert P. Bianchi [5459] VIRGINIA BEACH, VA Initial Breed: Shetland Sheepdogs Judge (etc.) Rating System: (instructions) This judge has been rated by 37 members
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| Date | Rtg | Display Name | Breed(s) | |||||
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| May 13, 2024 | 5 | Anonymous | ||||||
| Very consistent, will find dogs worth placing. Looks for good-moving dogs. Puts up the dog, not the handler and will place OH dogs over top pros if deserved. Always kind to exhibitors and puppies. | ||||||||
| Mar 26, 2024 | 2 | Anonymous | Herding Breed | |||||
| He is very pleasant but has become political. His BOB and BOS picks, although political, were at least good representations of the breed. His Select Dog choice was egregiously political. The Select Dog was the furtherest from adhering to the breed standard of all the dogs in the ring. The Select Dog and the Select Bitch looked nothing like each other or the BOB and BOS selections. He was judging a large entry of a typically low entry breed. After seeing how many better examples of the breed that he passed over, I don't plan on ever giving him an entry again. | ||||||||
| Oct 29, 2023 | 5 | Anonymous | Chinese Cresteds | |||||
| Have show to Bianchi many times and have never been able to figure out what his type was but today it hit me....well trained. He likes dogs that stand for exam and are focused. His mannerism with puppies was very sweet. Didn't approach table until you indicated you were ready which was really nice. Was clear on his procedure and instructions. Very much like this man | ||||||||
| May 6, 2023 | 5 | 45YearsShowingDogs | Sporting | |||||
| Nice judge to show to, goes over dogs thoroughly. Willing to put up owner-handlers over top name pros. Consistent. Knows a good dog and will put it up. In NOHS group, needs to look at movement more closely. | ||||||||
| Jul 25, 2022 | 2 | Anon | Toys | |||||
| Very heavy handed and little patience for young/inexperienced dogs. | ||||||||
| Jun 23, 2022 | 1 | anonymous | collies | |||||
| I did not have an entry in the ring nor was I rooting for anyone in particular. He picked the entries LEAST reflective of the breed standard and dumped a fantastic specimen. I don't know how he is in other breeds so maybe ok or good, but I would never show a good collie to him. Shocking since his original breed is shelties. He also appears quite full of himself. | ||||||||
| May 29, 2022 | 1 | Anonymous | Bichon | |||||
| Very pleasant man. I would kindly suggest that he reads our standard. He dumped a dog that won BIS the day before and our National Specialty. The Bichon should not be the size of a small pony. And they should be clean and white. Just a thought. | ||||||||
| Oct 31, 2020 | 2 | Tatiana Myers | terriers | |||||
| There was a judge charge this day. I never had shown to Mr. Biachini before. After I mentioned to this gentleman that last day it was accident in the ring and my puppy got scared, ( it was first show for my young dog) he gave me no time to stuck him, approached quickly from the front and did heavy hands on exam. Puppy wasn't happy and wouldn't go toward him on diagonal walk . He told me, he can not award this type of behavior and didn't give him a winner, even he was thee only dog. What I accepted. Then when bitches went in the ring, one he really liked backed away from him not once, but 5 times. He still give her reserve winner and didn't give handler any lectures that bitch was acting up. Bitch was an open class. My dog was a puppy at his first show. Go figure. But I absolutely will not take another young dog to this judge. We had to wrap up and leave from who grounds two days earlier, ass I didn't want my puppy to be ruined. | ||||||||
| Oct 25, 2019 | 1 | Rough and Smooth Collies | ||||||
| This judge will take pleasure in dismissing sable merles (withholding) despite the fact our standard has NO DQ for color and has no color preference noted. | ||||||||
| May 17, 2019 | 4 | Breeder Owner Handler | Great Dane | |||||
| Very fair today in the Dane ring. Gave BOB to a very nice fawn bitch who was owner handled. I will definitely show to him again if I get the chance. | ||||||||
| Jan 16, 2017 | 5 | anonymous | Belgian Sheepdogs | |||||
| This was my second time to show to Mr. Bianchi. He is thorough with his exam and likes good type and movement. Any time again. | ||||||||
| Aug 21, 2013 | 5 | Mudpuppy | Keeshond | |||||
| What a gentleman! I am delighted to have been able to show to Dr. Bianchi. He was thorough in his examination and clear in his instructions. He definitely expects the handler to be able to present their dog properly, but it seems that he doesn't care WHO the handler is. I will show to him every chance I get. | ||||||||
| Feb 24, 2013 | 2 | Anonymous | Dalmatians | |||||
| VERY heavy handed and thorough. 6-9 mo and 9-12 mo puppies fell apart, as well as several adults. Many exhibitors received unsolicited handling lessons in the ring. He did give every dog a chance to "recover." The Professionals all did well by him, as he was just annoyed with the rest of us. | ||||||||
| Dec 13, 2010 | 4 | Robin Gates | Boston Terriers | |||||
| I finally had the priviledge to show under Mr Bianchi. He is polite, thorough and knows what he likes. I may not have agreed with all of his choices but would bet that he had a good reason to choose everyone of them according to what he interprets in the standard. He does not look at the other end of the lead and expects the handlers to show the dogs to their best. I respect his opinion and win or lose know that I got my money's worth. I will show to him again and again. | ||||||||
| Jun 13, 2010 | n/a | Great Danes | ||||||
| Likes a nice square animal typie outline with substance. Found very similar style dogs for Winners. Very pleasant easy to follow directions and great to show to. | ||||||||
| Jun 13, 2010 | Byluc Collies | Collies | ||||||
| Very consistant judge. Knows the standard & what he likes. Not afraid to with hold on a clearly inferior animal.Good with dogs. Polite to exhibitors | ||||||||
| Oct 26, 2009 | 1 | Rockland | Chows | |||||
| He is very professional, looked at their silhouettes before moving the class, then checked bite and mouths himself. Although he was a little heavy handed, he was not hard on the entries. If you have an entry that is lacking confidence or shies away from men he may not be the best judge choice. Very detailed exam, and seemed to know the breed standard very well. Knew what he wanted and liked. Place what he thought were best of the group up front early and did his comparison from there to check the others against them. Good ring procedures, and paid attention to each exhibit as they were moving. | ||||||||
| Jul 7, 2008 | 2 | Christiana Gaburri | Old English Sheepdog | Expert! | ||||
| Could not follow his judging and for a change we had enough dogs to judge in our breed to say that I couldn't follow it. Was very polite and pleasant. But wouldn't travel for him. | ||||||||
| Feb 16, 2008 | mike kelley | Boston | ||||||
| BTCNY Spec. show he withheld RWD award. many ringside agreed. a judge that looks at the dog not the handler. An judge I would travel to show under | ||||||||
| Oct 7, 2007 | 3 | Dalmatian/Non-sporting | ||||||
| Provisional for most NS. Watched him dump top ranked special after top ranked special in other NS breeds to not such great alternatives. He did put my girl up for breed, but I was VERY nervous and did not particularly agree with his class winners. | ||||||||
| Jun 14, 2007 | 5 | anonymous | Bulldog | |||||
| Very nice judge, complimented exhibitors on their handling skills. Judged fairly, did not put up breeder/judge exhibitor, was looking at the dogs qualities, not the person on the leash. | ||||||||
| Jan 28, 2007 | 5 | Marauder Kennels | Doberman Pinscher | |||||
| Great w/puppies. Very pleasant to show to. | ||||||||
| Jan 8, 2007 | 4 | Eden Corgis | Pembroke Welsh Corgi | |||||
| Took his time and judged the DOGS. I could follow his judging and had no problems with his winners. Very through, looking forward to showing to him again. | ||||||||
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