judge profiles: junior kennel club
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 5:42 PM                
 

OVERSEAS JUDGES AT JUNIOR KENNEL CLUB

 
 
RAJKO ROTNER
Rajko was born in Maribor, Slovenia in 1952 and is a chemist by profession but has been involved in working with dogs almost all his adult life. He was the founder and first President of the Slovenian English Bulldog Club and also President of the Slovenian Rottweiler Club. He is currently the President of the State breeding commission for Rottweilers and Bernese Mountain Dogs and worked for many years in the breeding commission of the FCI Group 2. He is a successful breeder and exhibitor of Dobermans, his kennel name is v.Dobart and he has bred many champion Dobermans. He currently breeds Cairn Terriers and English Bulldogs and was the first breeder of Fila Brasileiro and Bouvier des Flandres in Slovenia. Rajko has also been very involved in working trails and he is a Instructor for IPO. He is on the board of the Slovenian Kennel Club and is their Stud Book Manager and a member of the FCI Breeding commission. He is and FCI All Breed Judge and an FCI IPO judge. He judges every week in Europe and has also judged in Australia, Canada, Russia, Indonesia, the Phillipines and South Africa. He speaks English, Slovenian, Italian and German. 		 
 
SUE SHRIGLEY
Having always been interested in the breeding, exhibiting and judging of purebred dogs, I purchased my first Weimaraner in 1973 and from there on there was never another breed for me. Ghostwind Kennels was established soon after the first Weimaraner arrived. Since then Ghostwind has bred, or Ghostwind dogs and bitches have bred in excess of 100 Champions. The most famous Weimaraner in Australia was Ch Ghostwind Claim to Fame, himself the winner of 24 Best in Show All Breeds, a record for an owner, breeder, and handler, never yet beaten in Australia in the breed. Fame is behind many of the leading kennels in Australia & New Zealand. Over the years, Ghostwind has imported several Weimaraners from the USA and the bloodlines from these imports are still in our breeding lines today. One of our latest imports from the USA was awarded the Top Pedigree Dog Award in Tasmania for 2007 & 2008. Our newest import, Am Ch Wager's Winning Streak (imp USA ) joined us at Ghostwind in February this year. In 1985 I took ownership of my first Smooth Fox Terrier male, & in 1986 he won Best in Show at Sydney Royal. I continued to breed and exhibit Smooth Fox Terriers, winning many Best in Show awards and Top Terrier Honours for approximately 10 years before becoming interested in Labradors . In 2003 my husband and I relocated from Western Australia to Tasmania where we spend our time with the Weimaraners and Labradors , by the water so the dogs have a wonderful lifestyle. I am an ex Governing Councillor of the Tasmanian Canine Association and The Canine Association of WA. I have been extensively involved with the training of up and coming show judges. I have judged extensively throughout Australia, New Zealand, Canada, also Asia, India, Japan, the USA, Zimbabwe & Sweden. I am the President of the Weimaraner National Council in Australia and lecture extensively on many breeds.

 
 
STEVEN WARRY
Steven Warry visits South Africa for the 2nd time, he judged the Best of the Best in 2007 and the Natal Top Dog Competition. Steven has been involved in dogs for almost 30 years and is the proud breeder/owner/handler of 69 Champions in several breeds. He started with Afghans and LC Chihuahuas under the SABU prefix which nowadays is most famous for their outstanding and top winning Lowchen and English Springers, he currently has added Whippets and is having great success with them. He has owned 38 Lowchen champions and many are multiple BIS winners in Australia and overseas. His Springer Spaniels have included many multiple BIS winners in addition he has owned and bred Chesapeake Bay Retrievers, St Bernards plus Lhasa Apsos and is an accomplished handler of Poodles. He is very involved with Junior Handling where he coaches handlers and several of his students have reached the finals of a number of prestigious handler competitions. He was responsible for the introduction of the Pedigree Pal Junior handlers training programme in Western Australia. Steven has judged in the UK, Finland, and Ireland . 		 
       
         
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