See above. No comparison to Tuesday's champion. I swear that there is some fraud going on. A poster way up on this thread defended the judge's choice by saying something like 116 other judges had chosen the floor mop to be a fine example of the breed. I thought the BIS judge was supposed to be "independent" and "sequestered" from show gossip. So, how could she know that 116 other judges had chosen this dog. This poor dog couldn't even walk into the ring. Writers were saying that he was "tired". He won his Best in Group on Monday night. He should have been well rested by BIS.
Instead of a floor mop, maybe he should be compared to a shoe shine machine.
>I thought the BIS judge was supposed to be “independent” and “sequestered” from show gossip. So, how could she know that 116 other judges had chosen this dog<
The BIS judge stays away from the show until he or she steps into the ring to officiate at Westminster. There are show-related magazines in which owners advertise their wins. These publications are sent to every individual who judges even one breed at AKC shows. So, unless she’s one of the judges who tosses this deluge of advertising in the trash, she knows Malachy. Everyone in dogs knows Malachy.
Malachy wins, but he also loses. I’ve seen him do so, although not at the breed level (I’m sure it’s happened). I’ve seen him lose to the fabulous black cocker who was dumped in the breed at this year’s Garden and also to that German Shepherd, the herding winner this year.
Dog show judging is very subjective. It relies on the judges’ opinions of the entries on that day, at that show. Dogs can and do win under a judge, then lose the next time they compete under that individual.
