| Ms. Elizabeth Muthard [6689] LAKE WALES, FL Initial Breed: Siberian Huskies User: Rex Gaylord [RGAYLORD] Judge (etc.) Rating System: (instructions) This judge has been rated by 97 members
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| Date | Rtg | Display Name | Breed(s) | |||||
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| Mar 12, 2024 | Anonymous -JS | Boxer | ||||||
| Seemed to prefer Bred By Class, which was good for me. Kinda rude taking pictures though, but she just may of been tired. | ||||||||
| Sep 28, 2023 | 1 | Anonymous | Hounds | Expert! | ||||
| Handler judge, rude to everyone else | ||||||||
| Mar 18, 2023 | Anonymous | Terriers | Expert! | |||||
| She is dismissive of and rude to exhibitors. She does not relate her decisions to the standard and simply says she likes the dog she put up better | ||||||||
| Dec 18, 2022 | Anonymous | Chinese Cresteds | ||||||
| HANDLER JUDGE 100%. Hates her job and it shows in the ring. After judging she took her bad attitude and ran as fast as she could. Additionally her choices were bizarre. It is like she has to make a statement and put up a 6-9 puppy over all the specials (30+) just to flex her muscles and remind us she is in charge (of course pro handled). Sorry but there is no way anyone could have said with a straight face that none of the 30+ bitch specials were worthy of that BOS award. Notes on here are consistent about the class over specials picks. Maybe you can justify that in a small entry but in a show with over 75 dogs entered??? I fail to see how she could have done that with a straight face. She will never get my entries again. | ||||||||
| Sep 29, 2022 | 1 | Anonymous | Sporting | |||||
| If there are no handlers in the ring, she tends to be inconsistent in her choices. Does not seem to understand basic structure and movement. | ||||||||
| Apr 25, 2022 | 4 | Anon | PWC | |||||
| After reading all the public comments about this judge we almost left and didn’t bother with her. I agree, she tends to reward handlers first. So we switched it up and put a very experienced owner/breeder (who looks the pro part) on a young bitch, and I took in the puppy for experience (and I’m a nobody). Surprisingly, this judge took her time and judged movement and type. She seemed to enjoy the class and out of the blue, placed the young bitch from the classes (with the faux handler) over specials for BOB after having her top special go around together with the bitch to examine movement again. She explained how close it was, but the bitch moved just a smidge nicer. Not many judges will do that when there are so MANY outstanding specials to choose from. Small entry, but many deserving specials; a lineup to die for. | ||||||||
| Apr 2, 2022 | 1 | JJ | Working | |||||
| This women is one of the worse judges I have ever seen ! She is also very mean to the people in her ring. She doesn’t judge the dogs! She just puts up her handler friends. She could care less about movement and structure. If you have a ugly terrible moving dog I would give her a try. She is a crook ! I don’t know how she can show her face in the judges lounge. | ||||||||
| Mar 17, 2022 | Anon | Herding | ||||||
| Rude, clearly does not enjoy the exhibitors or the dogs. Appeared afraid of some breeds. No rhyme or reason to her choices. Goes under the heading of DNS and "not if you paid me " | ||||||||
| Dec 14, 2021 | 2 | Anonymous | German shepherd | Expert! | ||||
| I watched her judge German shepherds while waiting for my breed to go in. I couldn't believe she gave winners to a dog that had such a bad rear he practically got his rear legs tangled up with themselves. Then she gave him breed over specials! Unbelievable! | ||||||||
| Oct 30, 2020 | 2 | Ananymous | Hounds | Expert! | ||||
| Although she is pleasant to exhibitors, makes poor judging decisions. She also lost control of the ring, and the steward had to help. | ||||||||
| Oct 22, 2020 | 1 | anonymous | working | |||||
| Picks handlers, not dogs... do not show | ||||||||
| Aug 31, 2020 | 1 | anom | working | |||||
| she is a joke... terrible judge just putting up handler friends dogs. | ||||||||
| Feb 25, 2020 | Herding | Herding | ||||||
| We showed to her once. While watching the breeds before our breed we found out why her ratings are so poor. We stood there and watched class after class of very poor judging. She also appeared to be annoyed? to even be there. Maybe not feeling well, who knows? Her poor judging carried through into our breed and beyond that day. DNS. Never again | ||||||||
| Apr 13, 2019 | 1 | Anon | Beagles | |||||
| She is hopeless when handlers are not involved. When they are she is shameless! | ||||||||
| Apr 7, 2018 | 1 | Owner Handler/judge | Siberian Husky | Expert! | ||||
| I decided to give her another chance after not showing to her for many years. NEVER AGAIN!!!! She gave WB to a puppy so spooky she didn’t even put her hands on it but gave it WB/BOW as she slinked around the ring terrified. In excusable judging. | ||||||||
| May 27, 2017 | 1 | Kathy Lorentzen | English Springer Spaniels | |||||
| Rewards only her friends with whatever dog they are showing. Has no knowledge of type in my breed (or doesn't care). Judges the wrong end of the lead completely. | ||||||||
| Nov 18, 2016 | 3 | Tatiana | Terriers | |||||
| Regardless of the fact she awarded my dog, most of her choices made no sense to me. Breed surely will go to the top handler in the ring, the rest of awards... You figure out. I can't. | ||||||||
| Aug 20, 2016 | 5 | Darlene Brabant | Toy Poodles | |||||
| She was pleasant , if what she likes is in the ring she will put it up and will cross over it was a small enter and she seemed very nice and was good with puppies. Both dogs/bitch were above what the standard call for | ||||||||
| Oct 13, 2015 | 2 | anonymous | Bernese Mountain Dog | |||||
| I agree with the recent Expert comment. Not sure why she put up the dogs she did - but her picks were quite different from typical results in this region. Heard many negative comments from other breeds as well. | ||||||||
| Sep 26, 2015 | 1 | Breed Expert | Bernese Mountain Dog | Expert! | ||||
| Does not enjoy judging. Needs breed education. Selected dogs that did not have correct structure along with Breed Type. Rude to exhibitors during photos. Not sure how she was selected for the panel of judges based on her past reviews. | ||||||||
| Mar 17, 2014 | 3 | Golden Retriever | Expert! | |||||
| Very disappointing choices in a large entry. Did not appear to enjoy judging or to have any care for the breed standard. She can judge well, but often chooses not to. She needs to rethink her priorities. Sent a lab to the group with a pro whose movement was beyond bizarre. Better choices available. | ||||||||
| Jan 13, 2014 | Black & Tan Coonhounds | |||||||
| Withheld WB. Disappointing but not completely undeserved due to lovely bitches showing very poorly. | ||||||||
| Nov 18, 2013 | 1 | Ninkasi | Siberians | |||||
| Not at all impressed by her judging. Did not see clear faults and put up several lesser animals - perhpas because of the human end of the lead influence. | ||||||||
| Nov 15, 2013 | 2 | Anon | Doberman | |||||
| Seemed to go with handlers in the classes and breed. Would think twice before entering under her again. | ||||||||
| Nov 15, 2013 | 1 | Aegis GSMDs | Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs | |||||
| Entered under her husband, but when he overdrew we got her instead. I believe she's still provisional in GSMD, and it shows. Just very inconsistent...not sure if she knows what a good front or good rear look like, didn't seem to care about toplines, and don't think she was selecting for breed type either. Just left some of us wondering what she likes (even if they don't judge to the standard across the board, at least give me consistency). Wishing I got the judge change refund, but oh well. Finally, I would say that she also did take care of handlers, and maybe that had a lot to do with the lack of consistency. Wish I had looked at the comments here, as I probably would have submitted for the refund. I might give her another shot in a few years, we'll see, but for now I feel like she needs a lot more breed education. | ||||||||
| Jan 26, 2013 | 1 | Owner Handler | Great Dane | |||||
| Get a handler for this judge!! All handlers, did not even look at the oh's (*update June 2013* Put a handler on my bitch this time and she went wb/bw for 2 pts.) | ||||||||
| Jan 20, 2013 | Mary | Papillon | ||||||
| Handler judge | ||||||||
| Dec 10, 2012 | 5 | M Reese | Great Dane | |||||
| According to standard she checked FULL dentition and bite. Expressed annoyance when I had trouble showing the right side of my dog's bite but she did help and that was appreciated. She gave clear directions. Seemed to like color. | ||||||||
| Sep 4, 2012 | 3 | Mudpuppy | Keeshond | |||||
| Knows her handlers, and uses them. When they're out of the picture, she has a good eye. | ||||||||
| May 27, 2012 | 3 | MBurk | GSP | |||||
| Appeared very considerate of both dogs and handlers at a recent show where temps reached the 90's. Had all dogs stack in the shade and kept them out of the sun as much as possible. Each dog got equal attention regardless of whether they were showing well or not. Could be a bit handler oriented, but is not obvious about it. Very soft spoken and hard to hear, pay attention to where she wants you and when. Seems to like good movers. | ||||||||
| Feb 10, 2012 | 1 | Sporting & Toys | ||||||
| Sad, she is not nearly the quality judge as her husband. I wish they’d leave her off panels. She doesn’t know squat about my breed, and apparently doesn’t care to learn. | ||||||||
| Nov 1, 2011 | 2 | confettikennel@yahoo.com | Chihuahua | |||||
| Won under her but it seemed apparent to all that she did not know our breed standard particularly well. Put up a class dog that the owner had to hire a handler to get finished. | ||||||||
| Oct 21, 2011 | 4 | Anonymous | Pomeranians | |||||
| Prefers a small, compact, pretty, and cute Pom if she can find it, but if she can't she will go for a larger specimen of good quality. Will consider blacks. | ||||||||
| Jul 14, 2011 | 3 | Robin Gates | Boston Terriers | |||||
| Very stern and runs her ring as such. In a large breed ring, she got very impatient when handlers were not exactly where she wanted them, even though she gave no instruction. Thoroughly examined the dogs but did not seem to always pay attention when the dogs were moving. Not sure I would show to her again. | ||||||||
| Jul 9, 2011 | 1 | Brio | Boston Terrier | |||||
| Was paying close attention in the ring, just not the ring that she was judging in, but the adjoining ring. It is pretty hard to judge the dogs that are being exhibited to you, if you are not looking at them. Will not give her an entry again. | ||||||||
| May 26, 2011 | 4 | Janet Jamison | Bichons Frises | |||||
| OBH - pros in the ring but this judge chose to put my class girl over my moved up special and another special for a 4 pt. major. This was my first time showing to her so she had no idea who I was. My move up won 4 pt. majors all previous 3 days. At another show we didn't do so well under her. I'll show to her again and see how it goes. | ||||||||
| Oct 1, 2010 | 1 | T S | Chihuahuas | |||||
| JUST PLAIN AWFUL DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY No sound dogs required here!! No Breed Standard dogs here!! IF THEY should be pets!! GO FOR IT | ||||||||
| Sep 13, 2010 | 1 | Ron | Sporting | |||||
| Won't share the points, and kind of cruel to newbies. There is really no harm in giving Best of Winners to a quality dog who wouldn't otherwise get any points, but this judge just won't do it. | ||||||||
| Jun 14, 2010 | 4 | Geoffrey Kulik | Long-Haired Dachshund | |||||
| I'm relatively new to the dog show world but I was impressed with her consideration. She was the only judge who recognized that due to the lighting she needed to have the dog's stop opposite from their normal ring position. She was deliberate and I didn't see any particular bias to handlers...and FYI, she didn't put us up. | ||||||||
| Aug 22, 2009 | 3 | Erinfyr Setters | Setters | Expert! | ||||
| Was pleasantly surprised by specialty judging. Could follow her results and had no real quarrel with her winners. Polite to handlers, kind to young dogs, rings were well run. | ||||||||
| Mar 16, 2009 | 1 | Sheri Wright | Siberian Huskies | Expert! | ||||
| forget this one unless you hire a known handler. | ||||||||
| May 12, 2008 | 1 | German Shorthaired Pointers | German Shorthaired Pointers | |||||
| Her ring procedures and judging made a total fiasco of our National Specialty Show Best of Breed competition. Chose to judge in catalog order mixing dogs and bitches then pulled only 3 (rarely 4) from each set of 15. If the 15 had 10 deserving specials then 7 of them walked. If all 15 were not deserving she still pulled 3. Also withheld 2 AOM's or totally forgot about them. DUH!! Yes, faces were definitely prominent in her cuts. If you value your specialty hire another judge. VERY POOR JUDGE. ps- This is not sour grapes as I won a class under her at the show. | ||||||||
| Feb 24, 2008 | 1 | Several | Expert! | |||||
| If you want to win, hire a big name to show your dog! She is both rude and hard handed in the ring. Stay home and watch a movie instead! | ||||||||
| Nov 26, 2007 | 4 | anon | Beagles | |||||
| She is "just okay." If you have a nice entry and you REALLY want that win use a face. She usually seems to do what is right but you can tell it pains her to dump certain faces so don't give her any excuses to dump you! | ||||||||
| Aug 19, 2007 | mishamai | japanese chins | ||||||
| She chose correctly in my breed. I was very impressed with her, chose the correct dogs regardless of who was on the end of the lead. | ||||||||
| Jun 5, 2007 | 1 | French Bulldog | ||||||
| Not a good judge of Frenchies and has consistently gone for bitches wholly lacking in substance | ||||||||
| Mar 12, 2007 | 4 | Rockland | Chows | |||||
| She was nice to show to, easy on a young male that squirms, he went reserve. Made it a point to look at each exhibit in turn and took her time with selections. | ||||||||
| Feb 19, 2007 | 2 | anonymous | setters | |||||
| knows good setters - now if she would only judge them and not the other end of the lead!!! 2nd time this year - this time she gave everything to the 'FACE' and dumped the dogs she put up the last time she was here!! Takes your chances judge.... | ||||||||
| Jan 24, 2007 | ||||||||
| Very poor ring procedures | ||||||||
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