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FCI All Breeds

Mr Oscar Valverde is a Costa Rican citizen and has a licentiate degree in Business Administration and Public Accounting from the University of Costa Rica. He is presently the Deputy Internal Auditor of the Office of the Financial Entities General Superintendent in Costa Rica. He has been involved in canine activities for more than twenty five years and during the last twenty he has been an active member in the Costa Rican Kennel Club. He has held several positions in the Board of Directors of the Club during several periods: President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer. He has also been President, Vice-President and Secretary of the Club's Judges Committee. Mr. Valverde is a well known Dachshund breeder in the three coat varieties.
Oscar has judged many national as well as international all breeds dog shows. At the international level, he has judged shows in Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Finland, Israel, Mexico, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Perú, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, Uruguay and Venezuela. He judged several breeds and group finals at the World Dog Shows in Puerto Rico, Mexico City, Brazil and Argentina.
Mr Valverde's ample and active participation in the canine matters in Costa Rica, his performance as a judge in many countries and his participation in many canine events at home as well as abroad, have provided him with a vast experience in the canine field which allows him to perform as one of the F.C.I. Standards Commission translators. Mr Oscar Valverde is a former member of the F.C.I. Show Commission and from October 1998 to October 2000 he was member of the Finance and Accounts Committee of the Latin American Federation of Kennel Clubs.

VAN BREMPT, Monique

All Rounder (FCI)

Since her childhood, Monique fancied and was surrounded with her loving dogs: Belgian Shepherd, Dachshunds, German Shepherd and Scottish Collie. Monique started seriously breeding and showing the Scottish Terriers, since 1973. Later, the Dandie Dinmont Terriers joined the doggie family. 
Under her kennel name "LIMECOURT", Monique registered and bred many Champions -with prestigious Best in Show winners.
Monique’s judging career started in 1980 and since that time with judging appointments worldwide. As an active member in many clubs, Monique is the Chairman of "THE ROYAL BELGIAN TERRIER CLUB", since 1987, and she was Vice-Chairman of this Club since 1983.  Among her tasks as Show Manager of many successful Belgian Top Terrier Shows, she is also in charge of the redaction of the Club-Magazine. 
In 1998 Monique was voted to become Chairman-President on the "INTERRA - The International Association of All Terrier-Clubs (FCI)".  In this association, Monique organizes, symposiums about the Terrier-Breeds and various activities. So far 17 countries are member of "The International Association of All Terrier-Clubs (FCI)".  Monique Van Brempt's passion and devotion for dogdom keep her very busy ... and to explain it all by her own statement ... " I LOVE DOGS " 

FCI Groups 4, 5, 7, 8 & 9

Rita became involved with dogs when she was still young and living with her parents. After she got married, it took until 1973 before she had her first Afghan Hound. The first litter came in 1975 and her prefix is El Rachman. Since then, she bred several National and International Champions under this prefix. 
She was qualified to judge her first breed, Afghan Hound in 1981. At the moment she is qualified to judge all breeds within FCI Groups 4, 5, 7, 8 & 10, plus many breeds from all the other groups. She has judged in about 25 different countries, including USA and South Korea. Besides judging the FCI breeds, she also judges the Junior and Senior Show Handling as well, which is very famous in Belgium. She judged the finals in Dortmund (Germany), and also at the World Show in Brussels in 1995, as well as in other countries.
Since 1990, she stopped breeding and showing because there was not much time left for it, as she's judging almost every weekend.
In the Kempische Kynologenklub, for more than 25 years she worked as show secretary of the International Dog-Show in Hoogstraten, Belgium.

VANTU, Dr. Cristian 

FCI Groups 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10 + other breeds listed here

Cristian received his first English Cocker Spaniel at the age of 6 but and started to show Spaniels at 12 and began to bred them just after he turned 18. Now he also has Azawakh and Carpatin Romanian Shepherd. He has bred and owns International, European, Romanian, Hungarian, Spanish, Gibraltar and Portugal Champions. As the Vice President of the Mures County Kennel Club he's one of the organizers of the "Dracula Dog Show" - the most important show in his country. He's also a board member of the National Carpatin Club and member of the Romanian Spaniel Club and World Dog Press Association. He has had many articles published about genetics, inheritance and anatomy in the "Dog Magazin" and "Cainele Meu".
Fluent in English, Romanian & Hungarian, Cristian has judged International Shows as well as Spaniel, Retriever, & Sighthound Club Specialty shows and BIS in: Germany, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Finland, Sweden, Israel, Russia, Letonia, Lithuania, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary and 
Romania.

VASCO POCAS, Joao

FCI Groups 1 & 2

VERHULST, Mr. Robert & Mrs. Sheila

All Breeds

Robert & Sheila have been in the Boxer Breed since 1958. Their first Boxer, was a plain faced fawn called Rocksy, who loved obedience, and Bob loved to train her. She won a few obedience trophies which drew them to purchase another Boxer. 
In 1961 they bought a fawn male called Stylesetter of Springette kennels Kargotor. Style went on to top Boxer in 1962 in Canada and number three in the old working group. Style completed his American Title with a Group 1. He was a Best in Show winner in the United states, and a multiple Best in Show winner in Canada. They have bred and owned numerous champions along with Best in Show Winners. One of their Best in Show winners was Can. Am. Ch. Tradonalee Bismark, Also his son Can. Am. Ch. Tradonalee's Trade Win. This dog was sold to Australia, and went top Sire in Australia. 
In 1983 they purchased a Boxer female called Can, Am. Brda. Ch. Carlon's Classy Catrina. This lady finished her Canadian title with a lot of Group placements, and in Canada was a multiple All Breed Best in Show winner in three Countries. "Ruffian produced, Am. Can. Ch. Tradonalee's Touch of Class. Am. Can. Ch. Tradonalee's Olympic Sprit, and Can. Ch. Tradonalee's Classic Sensation (Sire of merit in Canada and the U. S. also a Multiple Best in Show winner in Canada). 
In 1979 Bob took an interest in judging, that year he had his first assignment and in 1988 became an All Breeds judge. He has judged in Canada, U.S.A., Brazil, Columbia, Mexico Australia, Argentina, Belgium, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, New Zealand & Taiwan. In 2006 he is judging in Denmark and Australia. 
In 1987 Sheila stared to judge, and holds an All Breed License as well. Countries Sheila has judged in are: Canada, USA, Brazil, Columbia, Mexico, Costa Rico, Australia, Belgium, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, 2006 in Denmark and Australia. 
They have been associated with other breeds. As their daughter grew up she wanted other breeds, so they have been associated with Wire Fox Terriers, Miniature Poodles, and American Cocker Spaniels, along with the Boxers.

VITIKAINEN, Mrs Auli 

FCI Group 2: 2.01, 2.02, 2.03

Auli has been breeding Danes for 15 years and has bred over 30 champions, mostly fawn & brindles but also one young blue Champion. They have also had the most winning black Dane in Finland and currently run a promising USA-import baby at home. They have imported 12 Danes, mostly from USA & Sweden, and exported to England, USA, Sweden, Belgium, Philippines, Estonia and Greece. 
Auli has been the President of the breeding committee of Finnish Great Dane Club and a Vice President of the same club. She has organized several big International dog shows as well Dane Specialties. She got her FCI International judging licence in 1999 for Great Danes and has been judging in Finland, Sweden and Estonia. In Sweden and Estonia she judged the Dane Specialty and did the BIS as well. She has judged Danes over ten times in Finland and that gave her an authorisation to train new judges for the breed. A honour that is very hard to obtain.
She's also qualified for 19 different breeds in FCI Group 2 but is considered a Specialist for Danes & Pinschers. She travels to a lot of big International shows in Germany as well as Scandinavia and also tries to keep her professional judging skills up-to-date by visiting the biggest Dane Specialties in USA, Sweden & England. She has also passed AKC judge training for Great Danes in 2004 in Florida under Mrs Judy Harrington's guidance. Qualified to judge: Austrian Short-haired Pincher, Miniature Pincher, Pincher, Aidi, Anatolian Shepherd Dog, Broholmer, Cao de castro Laboreiro, Danish Swedish Farmdog, Dogo Argentino, Dogo Canario, Dogo Mallorquin, Great Danes, Hollandse Smoushond, Kraski Ovcar, Leonberger, Rottweiler, Shar Pei, Tosa, Swiss Mountain and Cattledogs, Appenzeller Cattledog, Entlebucher Cattledog, Great Swiss Mountain Dog.
Auli's civil occupation is a HEPAC Engineer and she works in the Mikkeli Water plant as a project engineer. She is judging the 2006 Great Dane Specialty Show in Sydney, Australia. Fluent in Finnish, English, Swedish and German.

VON POHLMAN, Mr. Zell 

Toys, most Non-Sporting Breeds

Has been involved in breeding and exhibiting Pekingese and French Bulldogs since the early 1970s. He has bred and handled many Pekingese champions, and enjoys exhibiting in the Bred By Exhibitor class. He has owned Griffons, Italian Greyhounds and Chinese Cresteds, which he also exhibited with great success. He has judged extensively in the United States.

VUORINEN, Mr. Rainer

All Rounder

Rainer's own breed is Rough Collie which he has bred under prefix Rainwood. He has also had a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and Welsh Corgi Pembrokes. He has been a member of the Finnish Kennel Clubs´ board and member of the Judges and Show committee. He also has been active in many different breed clubs. He has written a book about dog shows and his favourite breed, Rough Collie.  Rainier is an All Rounder and he has judged all over the world in many significant shows, including Crufts. 

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