In Paris I was judging Afghans and Salukies. I was impresed by the overall quality of these breeds in France.
Even there were outstanding Afghan Champions in the ring (some not in top condition) the young bitch from the intermediate class impresed me more then anything else: BOB: Capucine du Menuel Galopin

BOB/ BOS Afghan Hound

my BOG X winner was a very nice young Azawakh male.

From 2007 the Romanian Kennel Club is organizing the National Symposium and National Championship for the 3 Romanian breeds: Mioritic, Carpatin and the not yet FCI recognized Bucovina Shepherd. It is an excelent oportunity for the judges, breeders and owners to talk about these breeds. In the same time this is the bigest and the most important show in the world for the Romanian Shepherds. I had the honour to judge our breeds again and I am very satisfied to be for another year one of the 5 judges in the world which is on the list of all 3 breed Clubs: The Mioritic Club, The Carpatin Club and the Bucovina Club.

Best in Show winner: Bucur de Curtea Veche with (from left to right): the owner, Mr. Cristian Stefanescu, the Romanian Kennel Club president, and the judges:  me,  Mr. Petru Muntean and Mr. Cristian Stavarache.

It was a nice event and a beautiful weekend.

Best In Show: El-Adini Kibele / Saluki | BOB Greyhound: Maxim to Jet’s dell Attimo Fugente | BOS / BOB Afghan Hound: Moving Space Cowboy / Antheartica’s the Divine Garbo

BOG VIII

BOG X : Saluki: Aziz Shalil, later also BIS 4

BIS – Magyar Agar / Jun.BIS – Irish Wolfhound / Best Pair – Azawakh

On the coat of arms of Osagard village are 2 sighthounds, becouse this hungaryan village name means “ancient sighthound” (os = ancient, agar = sighthound) In the 15-th century King Sigismund used to keep his hungaryan sighthounds (Magyar Agar) in this place. And if all these facts are not enough reasons to organize here a sighthound festival, there is another one, a pure coincidence: the name of the mayor of this village is Agardi Andras (Andrew the Sighthoundist)…and this is not a joke .

In August 2008 Magyar Agar Klub organized here the first Sighthound Festival. The festival and the show (for all sighthound breeds) was a succes. First day was a beautifull opening ceremony, medieval music, opera, horses and of course: dogshow. The second day were races for all sighthhound breeds.

The 5 judges invited to this show ( Ruth Wagner -Luxemburg, Wieslawa Misterka -Poland, Doris Getzinger -Austria, Szanka Judit -Hungary and… me, from Romania ) ,were all sighthound breeders. I was very honoured to be invited to the first edition of the Sighthounds Festival in Hungary, becouse judging a club show (especially a sighthound club show) is everytime a greater honour than to judge any big show in the world.

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Saturday: Miniature Schnauzers BOB/ BOS. Saturday: Staff.Terr. , BOB/ BOS, both juniors. Beautiful landscapes around Ransater, an excelent summer show place in the midle of Sweden.

judging the Best Group in Oulu

Ioana and Cristian…now both Vantu / see more: / images / video

Azawakh BOB

Judging the Best in Show

BOB: Py’s Electra (Piccolo) and CH. Indian Cherokee Modnyabistru / on right (Russian B.)

BIS of the VII / VIII/ and X-th FCI groups show in Suolahti / FInland

From 21.09.2007 to 08.05.2008 I was in Iraq. Unfortunately there are no free weekends, neither dog shows.

during a sandstorm in LSA Anaconda / Balad Airbase

Our 2 winners of the Saturday DDS were not entered on Sunday but I had the honour to judge the BOG X and the big pleasure to choose for the highest prize the beautifull young Azawakh bitch from Hungary. Later she was also the Junior BIS under Mrs. Marja Talvitie.

Becouse the DDS Winner is the show what we organize every year in my city and it was also my first show 21 years ago, we decided to enter all the available Azawakhs here. Our 3 adults and 3 of the INSOLENS puppies: INSOLENS AFRICA, AYLAL and AZIKI. From Hungary Viktor camed also with other 2 beautifull Azawakhs, so the entry was: 8. It was a big satisfaction to see people around the ring (becouse in Tirgu-Mures we have every year a lot of spectators in the citadel) asking about the breed.

Annela de Garde Epee was DDS Winner bitch, BOB and later also BOG 2, Huilaco’s Jeharh Khan won the DDS Winner male. The puppies were wonderfull. INSOLENS Africa won the Best Puppy. Junior DDS Winners were the 2 Azawakhs from Hungary.

Saturday I have judged Cockers, Labradors and Goldens. My BOB Winner Dewmist Silk Screen (second photo) won later also the BIS

In the finals: BOG VII. A 9 months Hungaryan Vizsla has catched my eyes. An outstanding young dog.

Together with Cristian Stefanescu, Lokodi Zsolt, Molnar Zsolt, Papp Laszlo and Cristian Stavarache, the romanian “gang” invited to judge in Debrecen, I was very happy to see the Mioritic winning the Group and later BIS 4. This is the way how our national breed will reach the sky of the dog world. Congratulations to his owners and breeders !

On Sunday: Puppy BIS: Malamut. The picture is not very relevant. The puppy had an excellent type and was a great mover also.