MICHEL DAS NEVES BENITES has been involved with dogs since he was a teenager and started showing American and English Cocker Spaniels. He has bred and shown many American Cockers to their International,American, Brazilian, Argentinian and Uruguayan titles. He has also shown and owned Keeshonds, Pomeranians, Std Poodles, Dachshunds, English Springer Spaniels, Gordon Setters, Akitas and Kerry Blue Terriers. He is an FCI All rounder and is currently chairman of Grande Porto Alegra Kennel Club in the south of Brazil as well as a committee member of Rio Grande Do Sul Kennel Club

BARRY DAY has been involved in show dogs since 1970 particularly Schnauzers, progressing through to other breeds and Groups. He is presently qualified to judge the Utility & Terrier Groups, at Championship show level, and awards CC's to Beagles and is on Club lists for Dachshunds & Whippets. He has recently judged speciality shows in Beagles and Schnauzers in Aus. and is coming direct to South Africa from a judging appointment in Japan . At Open show level in UK he is passed to judge Utility, Terrier, Hound, Working and Toy Groups and Best in Show.

NOREEN HARRIS began showing and breeding digs in Melbourne in 1968. Although manly being involved in Beagles and whippets she has owned and exhibited Finnish Spitz, Labradors , Greyhounds. She is AKC licenced to judge Hounds, Toys, Gundogs and Terriers and also FCI groups 3,4 part 5, 6, 7, 8,part 9 and 10. Noreen has judged in England , Germany , Denmark , Finland , Belgium , Thailand and New Zealand as well as locally in Australia . She has served on the committees of Beagle Club of Victoria, The Whippet Association of Victoria, The Hound Club, LKA and LCCC for many years. She was honoured with life membership of the Beagle Club of Victoria in 1985 and in 1999 became their Patron.

NANCY POPOVICH from Westbank , British Columbia was approved to judge terriers in 1994, she is now a Canadian All Breeds Best in Show judge. She has been involved in purebred dogs for almost forty years, successfully exhibiting many Airedales, Wire Fox and Lakeland Terriers. All specials owned and exhibited over the years were multiple group winners in very limited showing. In 1976, the top winning Airedale in Canada was achieved, followed almost twenty years later with top winning Lakeland in Canada . No longer actively breeding and exhibiting, she enjoys ring stewarding and teaching handling classes. A charter member of the Canadian Dog Judges Association, she is now the Editor of the CDJA National Newsletter. An artist specializing in flora and fauna, her interests include computers, writing fiction, golf, clothes design, growing roses and reading.

MARCO VELASCO TEXEIRA graduated from the Federal University of Goias in 1989 as a veterinarian, He did post graduate studies in food quality control. Marco has been an all breeds judge since 2006 and is a specialist in Brazilian Terriers and has been responsible for the Brazilian Army Force Kennel Club in Curitiba – Parana for the past seven years. He has bred dogs since 1990 and has bred many Brazilian Terriers, English Cocker Spaniels, Yorkshire Terriers and Bulldogs. He has been privileged to judge many specialties including Bulldogs, Bull Terriers, Brazilian Terriers, Lhasa Apsos, American Pit Bull Terriers, Labrador Retrivers, Basset Hounds and Akitas.

 

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