Judges

Since 1958 I have been activist in Kennel Club in Poland.
I did a lot of different functions in my mother branch in Poznań.
Among other things I was Assistant President of Branch- Poznań, since 1989 I have been President of Board in Poznań.
I took a part in organization a lot of shows, and since 1962 –International Shows in Poznań.
For several terms I have been member of Board Kennel Club in Poland and since 1993.

Judging rights: International judge for FCI groups I, ІІ, ІІІ, ІV, VІІІ and ІХ - all breeds.

Judging languages: English, Russian, Serbian, Spanish

Breeds specialist: Bull-type terriers

CV: Antoaneta Popantonova is a judge since year 2000. She is a President of Bulgarian cynological club American Staffordshire terrier. Up to now she judged in Bulgaria, Serbia, Macedonia, Sweden, Belarus and Greece.

Augusto Benedicto Santos III
Philippines
FCI All-Breeds Judge

More familiarly known as “Dinky” amongst his peers, he was born in 1967 to a family of “Animal Lovers”.
Dinky has been showing dogs for as long as he can remember. At an early age, he and his siblings often accompany their Father to the dog shows. Together with his family, he was involved with German Shorthaired Pointers, Akitas from Japan, Bull Terriers, and German Shephered Dogs before personally getting engrossed with the Labrador Retriever in 1988.

Carlos Quiñones was born in Bogotá, Colombia. Systems engineer by profession and an independent consultant. Dog lover since his childhood, but only until 1996 he entered into the world of purebred dogs when he purchased his first Golden Retriever. Breed that he has been breeding under La Leyenda del Dorado (former GoldenStorm) kennel name. Is an active member of the Colombian Kennel Club (ACCC – Asociación Club Canino Colombiano) since 1998, since then he has been part of several committees and all events related to dog shows.

Ms. Dagmar Klein, born in 1975, started her cynological life training and working with dogs in obedience and agility. Due to her work and for personal reasons, at the end of the 90’s she became an active member of the Romanian Toy Club, the Serbian Kennel Club and soon after this also a breeder in the  German Club for Toy breeds.

I am a dog breeder since 1979. There have been several breeds in my home: Polish Hound, Polish Lowland Sheepdog, Chinese Crested Dog, Golden Retriever, however my beloved breed remains Dachshund smooth-  and wire-haired and these are the ones I have now. I am a judge since 1987. At first there were Dachshunds and furthermore Terriers. Nowadays I judge 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 10 FCI Groups and Junior Handling. I am also a chairman of Dachshund Club in Poland.

Showed his first dog as a schoolboy in 1960 and has been involved with showing, breeding and judging from that time. Main breeds have been Cockers, American Cockers and Sealyham Terriers. First approved to award challenge certificates in 1974 and now approved to award challenge certificates in over 60 breeds across all groups and is approved to judge the Gundog, Hound, Utility and Working groups and Best in Show at championship shows.  Involved for many years in giving seminars and is a KC approved trainer for Conformation and Movement.

Giuseppe bought his first dog, a Boxer, in 1956, and has achieved several successes in Italy and abroad with his own “dell” Albriz breeding kennel. He is the President of the A.T.I.MA.NA., International Technical Association for the Neapolitan Mastiff, since 1993. He has been a dog-judge for over 45 years, and All-Rounder since 1985 (qualified to judge at CACIB for all Breed, and qualified for all Groups and B.I.S).

Korózs-Papp Judit

I've received my first dog in 1984 as a child. It was a tricolour collie male.
My first litter was born in 1987 and I'm a dog fanciers since then.
I reached great breeding successes with my self bred dogs, and my kennel is acknowledged worldwide. After the collie breeding I started to breed  border collies and shelties, then, 8 years ago I started to breed Australian shepherds too.
About 60 champion dogs were born in my kennel. Since 2003 I work together with my husband on fox terrier breeding.

Judging rights: FCI Group 1: Bearded Collie, Border Collie, Collie Rough, Collie Smooth, Welsh Corgi Pembroke, Welsh Corgi Cardigan, Shetland Sheepdog, Old English Sheepdog, Cao Serra de Aires; FCI Group 2: Dobermann, Cao Fila Sao Miguel, Cao Serra da Estrela, Cao Castro Laboreiro, Rafeiro do Alantejo; FCI Group 5: Podengos Portugues; FCI Group 7: Perdigueiro Portugues; FCI Group 4, 6, 8 and 10: All  breeds

Her first show dog was a Wire Fox Terrier in 1985 and became a Lakeland Terrier and Min. Schnauzer breeder under the affix "DEL SOMNI"Since 1990 and together with her husband Jesús Pastor they bred Westies, Scottish, Fox Terriers, Cairn, English Cocker and Yorkshire terrier under the affix "ALBORADA". Today they only breed West Highland White and Scottish terriers. Up to date they obtained twenty-four World Champions and over 517 other titles in 56 different countries.She's founder member of Associació Canina Unió Cinófila de Catalunya of which she's President since 2000.

I was born in Serbia in 1952. I graduated on Faculty of Veterinary medicine on University of Belgrade in 1978. On the same faculty, I finished specialist studies. And on Agriculture Faculty I have finished PhD studies.

Judging rights: Grup 1 - Chien de berger belge, malinois; Grup 2 - Tum Grup; Grup 3 - Airedale Terrier, American Staffordshire Bull Terrier; Grup 6 - Beagle, Dalmatinac; Grup 7 - English Setter, English Pointer, Deustch Drahthaar, Deustch Kurzhaar; Grup 8 - Golden Retriever, Labrador Retriver

I acquired my first dog in 1964 which was a Shetland Sheepdog called Tint.  In 1966 I went to work for the famous Hardacre kennels then mainly breeding and showing Basset Hounds but Anne Matthews had just starting breeding the then rare Lhasa Apsos and Tibetan Terriers and I became obsessed with the Lhasa’s temperament and in 1969 I acquired my first Lhasa and have had them ever since and my first Tibetan Terrier, UK Ch Dokham Cavarodossi of Tintavon was born in 1970 who went on to be the first Tibetan Terrier in the world to win BIS at an all breeds Championship show (1974).

Judging rights: International judge for FCI groups І, ІІ, III, V, VІ, VІІ, VІІІ and Х - all breeds.

Languages: Russian, Italian, English

Breed specialist: Schnauzers, Malinois and Dobermann

CV: Mr. Cholakov is a judge since 1985. He is establisher of Bulgarian Schnauzer Club - 1988. He is a breeder of Giant and mini schnauzers with a registered name in FCI in 1990 - `Kambani`. He also is one of the founders of Bulgarian Dobermann club.

All childhood passed among Pyrenean Mastiffs in my family’s farm near the Pyrenees, in Aragon (Spain). Breeder of Pyrenean Mastiff since 1974 under the kennel name “La Tajadera del Tío Roy”, having won more of 180 National and International Championships, as well as seven European Winners and six World Winners.

Ron Menaker has been actively involved in the sport of purebred dogs for more than 35 years.  He first served on the AKC Board from 1996 to 1998.  Elected again in 2000, he became Vice Chairman in 2001 and has served as Chairman since March, 2002. Menaker has bred and exhibited Giant Schnauzers and Bedlington Terriers, and since being approved as an AKC judge in 1995, has judged at more than 200 AKC conformation shows.

Simon has been involved in the breeding and exhibition of dogs since 1974. He has owned, bred and shown Boxer, Doberman Pinscher, German Shepherd Dog, Labrador Retriever, Pug, Beagle, American Cocker Spaniel, Basset Hound, Rottweiler, and Bullmastiff. His kennel name LionBear, is one of the most successful kennels in the Philippines. He has been actively involved in the development of the Rottweiler breed since 1987. He served as President for four of the first 10 years in existence of the Philippine Rottweiler Club, Inc.

International exterior judge for the FCI group IV (Dachshunds) since 1990, for the FCI group VI (Scenthounds and related breeds), X (Sighthounds) and the other breeds since 2000.

Ümit Özkanal is the president of KIF (Turkish Kennel Club) and he has been with dogs since 1983. He has been a show judge since 2009 and a working test judge for Group 7 since 2010.He has judging rights for some breeds in Group 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8.

Judging rights: International judge for FCI groups ІІІ, ІV, VІ, VII, VІІІ and Х - all breeds

Languages: French, German, Russian, English

Breed specialist: Sighthounds, British and Continental pointing dogs

CV: Mrs. Grigorova is a national judge since 1986 and International judge since 2001. She has been judging in Bulgaria sn Russia on dog shows with rang CAC and CACIB, also she has been judged in Russia a speciality dog show for Labrador retrievers and a speciality dog show for Golden retrievers.

I am a "specialist judge" for the following breeds: Airedale Terrier, Australian Silky Terrier, Australian Terrier, Bedlington Terrier, Border Terrier,  oston Terrier, Brazilian Terrier (Terrier Brasilero), Cairn Terrier, Dandie Dinmont Terrier, English Toy Terrier (Black and Ten), Foxterrier Wire, Foxterrier Smooth, Irish Glen of Imaal Terrier, Irish Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier, Irish Terrier, Jack Russell Terrier, Japanese Terrier, Kerry Blue Terrier, Lakeland Terrier, Manchester Terrier, Norfolk Terrier, Norwich Terrier, Parson Russel Terrier, Black Terrier, Scottish Terrier, Sealyh