Andrew H. Brace

ANDREW BRACE’s first pedigree dog was the Boxer he owned at the age of eleven.

After modest success with Boxers, he turned his attentions to the Toy breeds, notably Pekingese in which breed he made up his first Champion.

Subsequently his TRAGBAND affix became more associated with Beagles and Afghan Hounds, his Beagle bitch CH. TOO DARN HOT FOR TRAGBAND holding the all-time record for CCs won in the breed.

Andrew first awarded CCs in Pekingese in 1977, judged his first Toy Group at Championship level in 1981 and became the UK’s youngest All Breeds Championship Best in Show judge in 1988.

He is the author of several books including the much acclaimed THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO JUDGING DOGS and is a regular contributor to several canine periodicals including DOG WORLD and YOUR DOG in the UK, DOG NEWS in the USA, DOGS IN CANADA and HUNDSPORT in Sweden. With Anne Rogers Clark he co-edited THE INTERNATIONAL ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF DOGS.

Andrew Brace has been approved by the Kennel Club to award CCs in more than 70 breeds across all groups, the Hound, Working, Pastoral, Utility and Toy Groups as well as Best in Show.

He has judged extensively overseas, officiating in the USA, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Colombia, Barbados, Trinidad, Puerto Rico, Zambia, South Africa, Kenya, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Italy, France, Holland, Germany, Belgium, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Ireland.

Helen Hegarty

I have been showing dogs with my late husband since the early '70's. I have judged all breeds at open shows and I have judged all the pastoral breeds and all the toy breeds, 1 utility breed ( Shih Tzu ) and 1 working breed ( Boxers ) at Championship shows in Ireland. I have judged both the Pastoral and Toy groups and Best in Show at Championship level. This will be my 3rd time judging in Finland. I am secretary of the Cork and District Canine Club here in Ireland which runs an all breed Championship show on a yearly basis. The breeds that I have owned and exhibited are: Welsh Corgis, German Shepherd Dog, Pekingese, Shih Tzu, Boxers, Bearded Collies, Polish Lowland Sheepdogs and Tibetan Spanials.

Niksa Lemo

I am approved as an international championship dog-show judge for all breeds from second FCI group, junior handling and  BOG II judge. My first lincesed breed for judging was dobermann, also my first judging was a dobermann judging at Zagreb dog show.

I've been appointed to judge at plenty of national, international and specialties dog-shows in Croatia and abroad ( Slovenia, Portugal, Sweden, Belgium, Ireland, The Netherlands , Italy, Spain, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Norway, Poland, Russia, Gibraltar, Monte Negro(Yougoslavia), United States of America, Finland, Germany).

My profesional ocupation is involved in dog world too, I work as an asistent of profesor at The Veterinary  School, University of Zagreb, where I am teaching at Collegium of Cynology and at Internal Medicine Department.