Judge's Resumes
“ THE ADVANCE WINTER CLUSTER “
CHAMPIONSHIPS SHOWS.
SATURDAY 5th, SUNDAY 6TH, MONDAY 7th JULY, 2008.
To be held at the CCCQ. SHOWGROUNDS, KING AVE, DURACK.
- Mr Robert Bob Dawson (Philippines)
- Professor Ma. Rocio A. De Vega (Philippines)
- Patricia DeConing (South Africa)
- Dave Hull (South Africa)
- Mr. M. Chaloux (Canada)
- Dr. Jose F. Mendiola, M.D (Philippines)
- Miklos Levente (Hungary)
Mr Robert Bob Dawson (Philippines)
Mr. Robert (Bob) Dawson is an Australian who has worked in the Asia and the Pacific region for nearly 30 years. He is currently a senior executive with the Asian Development Bank, a multilateral finance institution, with headquarters in Manila, Philippines, and, of which Australia is a member.
In dogs he has concentrated on Pugs, Boston Terriers, Miniature Dachshund, Basenji, and Bulldogs, breeding and campaigning many to their Philippine Grand Champions and Champions. He has also made-up AKC Champions in basenjis, pugs and poodles. He is active in the show ring and has won a number of Best in Shows with his dogs. His kennel prefix is "Kawana".
Mr. Dawson is a Director on the Board of the Philippine Canine Club Inc., (PCCI) the parent canine body in the Philippines. He is a life member of the PCCI. For many years he was the Chair of the Affiliated Clubs Committee and the Judges’ Committee, and was actively involved in the creation of breed and group clubs. He was a founding member of the Pug Club of the Philippines, and the Boston Terrier Club of the Philippines, and is now the Advisor to both clubs; and the Hound Group Club of the Philippines, of which he was a former President.
Mr. Dawson judges all-breeds under the Philippine Canine Club Inc., list of breeds. He holds all-breed status under FCI and the Asian Kennel Union. He has judged extensively in Australia and New Zealand; South Africa, several countries in Europe including Finland, Switzerland, Latvia, Ireland, Russia, Germany, England, and Sweden; in the United States and Canada, and in most of the countries in Asia including India, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Republic of China, and Japan as well as in all of the major centers in the Philippines. He judges around 60 shows each year. He has officiated at many specialty shows, as well as Dog of the Year competitions in Australia, South Africa, Europe, and Asia.
Professor Ma. Rocio A. De Vega (Philippines)
Professor Ma. Rocio A. De Vega belongs to a family of dog lovers. Her maternal grandfather was a pioneer in the importation and breeding of German Shepherd Dogs from Germany in the 1930’s. During her childhood and adolescence she has also owned and loved different breeds, especially Toy Poodles.
Professor De Vega has been a member of academe having been a professor of Philosophy, Psychology and English for many years, first at the Lyceum of the Philippines and later at the University of the East in Manila. She has also held various positions in the Philippine government, principally as Chairman of the Movie and Television Review and Censorship Board a position to which she was appointed to succeed her husband Dr. Guillermo C. De Vega upon his death in 1975. She remains a consultant for various government and non-governmental organizations and a such has participated in various international conferences in Europe, the United States and South America.
Professor De Vega joined the Philippine Canine Club, Incorporated during its early years and has served in various capacities in its Board of Directors, culminating in the position of President for seven (7) straight years from 1975 to 1982. It was during her tenure as President that the club purchased two condominium units at the Hillcrest Bldg. Quezon City, which remain the club’s present headquarters.
At various times, she has been a breeder of German Shepherd Dogs, Shih Tzus, Dachshunds, American Cocker Spaniels, Toy and Miniature Poodles. Lately, she has gone into the breeding of whippets which she finds are ideal companions and are well adjusted to the Philippines’ tropical climate. She is credited with having been the person to bring in the very first Shih Tzus and West Highland White Terriers from Melbourne, Australia in 1973, from which stock she started a breeding program for both breeds. But because poodles are her first love, she still continues to own and breed Toy Poodles.
Today, Professor De Vega remains active in Philippine Canine Club, Inc. affairs and is busy judging All Breed shows for PCCI and its affiliates all over the country. Lately, she has also judged All Breed shows in foreign countries in Southeast Asia and is scheduled to judge again in India, in Thailand and in Australia.
Patricia DeConing (South Africa)
Pat began in 1970 with a Pyrenean Mountain Dog and was lucky enough to have a good one who won many Group and BIS awards. She also imported American Cocker Spaniels from the UK and had great success in South Africa with that breed as well as her 5 imported Shih Tzus also from the UK. After these breeds passed on she did not replace them and it was not until a judging assignment in Zimbabwe when she awarded Best in Show to an Airedale imported from the famous Jokyl Kennels in the UK that her interest in this breed really took off, as she said ' we had Airedales in SA but nothing that stood out like this dog.' She booked a male puppy and it was then that she started being owned by Airedales.........Kaikoura Airedales have had great success within the breed and her top winning boy Ch. Buxton I Get around at Kaikoura HD 0:0 is the top winning Airedale of all time in South Africa having been Top Terrier in 2004,2005,2006 and #2 Terrier in 2007. He was also Top Dog All breeds in 2006 the first ever Terrier to have this title. He also qualified for the Eukanuba Nationals in 2007 held in Long Beach, California, he did not go, but it was an honour to be chosen. She is at the moment campaigning 2 Puppies who have amassed between them 16 Puppy of Group and several Puppy in Show awards.
Patricia's first Group was Working and Herding and she is qualified to judge Gundogs, Utility and Toys, and is now doing her Hound and Terrier Groups. She is currently Chairlady of the Transvaal Terrier Club and serves on the Judges Sub-Committee of Gauteng as well as being the Vice-President of many clubs. Pat is very involved with the Dog world in her employment with the Iam Company and runs the Breeders Club in South Africa. She judges regularly in South Africa and has also adjudicated in Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Dave Hull (South Africa)
Started my association with dog showing, breed and obedience, in 1965 when the family purchased a German Shepherd puppy. Continuing my association with obedience, l moved to the Terrier ring showing Airedale and Scottish Terriers under the kennel name Trewithian, making a number of our own breed champions.
Joined the Northern Free State Kennel Club as a committee member and obedience trainer in 1965 and served as vice chairman from 1970 until l moved to Johannesburg in 1989. Became a member and Chairman of the Provincial Council of the Kennel Union of South Africa, (Free State and Northern Cape Region ) from its inception until 1989.
Commenced judging both obedience and breed in 1968, qualifying as an all breed judge in 1983 and an Obedience judge for all classes in 1981.Also a licensed Grade 1 to 4 Dog Jumping judge. Have judged in all provinces within the RSA , Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia, Germany and India.
In addition to dog activities I enjoy World and Local travel, Fly fishing and out of necessity DIY.
Mr. M. Chaloux (Canada)
I have been involved with German shepherd dog all my life. My father registered our kennel with the Canadian kennel Club in 1955, the year I was born in Montreal, Canada.
Our breeding program includes- German, American and Canadian bloodlines and have bred to a number of the tops dogs from Germany, USA and Canada. We were involved for many years starting in 1970 with the Quebec branch of the North America Schutzhund Association (NASA).
I’m a registered pharmacist, graduated from Montreal University in 1980, currently Director of the Pharmacy Department at the Ahuntsic-Montreal-Nord Health Care Centre in Montreal. This is a major Hospital Health Care Centre of more than 850 beds. I’m also an executive member of the Medical Board of this Health Care Centre.
My interest in GSD was in handling dogs, finishing my first champion in July 1970 at the GSDC of Ottawa specialty show. I was the owner-handler of the first Canadian National Futurity Victor in 1974, in 1981 handled the Canadian Grand-Victor and finished him in USA the same year. At the same National in 1981, my own bitch (owner-handled) finished her Championship and went on to WB and Select #3 (AOM).
I attended my first Canadian National for GSD in 1967 and my first US National for GSD in 1968.
In my handling career, I have finished more than 100 champions including 10 select titles (AOM) at the Canadian National. I won multiple B.I.S.S. and multiple group wins at some of the most prestigious all-breeds shows in Canada. I had the privilege to handle some of the top German Shepherds Dogs in Canada.
Presently a CKC conformation judge for Sporting (Gundogs), Working (Utility) and Herding (Working) group. I’m also approved to judge B.I.S. I received my license to judge GSD in 1993 and have judged multiple specialty shows, Regional and National Futurity shows and all-breeds shows in Canada, USA and Mexico.
It was a privilege to judge the three (3) GSD Nationals in North-America : USA National in 2002, Mexican National in 2003 and Canadian National in 1999 and 2005. I have been selected again to judge the USA National in November 2008 in Texas.
Recently I judged the Groups level at some prestigious shows including Hatboro K.C. show (Montgomery weekend) in Pa, Worcester County K.C show in Ma., Raleigh and Fayetteville K.C. in North Carolina, Sioux Falls KC, SD and Mobile KC in Alabama. I judged BIS at an all-breed show in Mexico City (FCI rules) in 2005.
I’m a bilingual person, speaking and writing French and English. My mother tongue is French.
Dr. Jose F. Mendiola, M.D (Philippines)
Dr. Jose F. Mendiola, M.D. is a medical doctor by profession and has had dobermans, boxers, german shepherds, miniature pinschers from United States, United Kingdom and Germany. He has also produced champions and best-in-show winners. Currently, he is more involved with miniature pinschers and Belgian malinois, because of their superior intelligence and willingness to please.
He started in the Philippine Kennel Club in its formative years, (now the Philippine Canine Club Incorporated, PCCI). He became its president and served for three terms. He ended his tenure when he returned to the United States to continue his medical training at the Memorial Sloan Kettering in New York City.
He pursued his canine interest outside the Philippines in 1996, judging multiple times in Australia, India, Southeast Asia, China, India and several FCI International Dog Shows in Tokyo and all over Japan. To keep himself abreast of new developments in the canine world, he frequently watches specialty dog shows including the Westminster shows in New York City.
He believes dog shows fosters camaraderie among people, regardless of color of creed, and present opportunities to improve the breed. After all, a country who is concerned about its animals is a sign of a progressive nation.
Other interests include trap shooting, music with a good sound system, and watches.
Miklos Levente (Hungary)
My qualification is agricultural engineer (animal-breeding and genetics). I finished my studies in the university in 1965, I got my doctor title in 1972.
My profession and hobby is also the breeding of animals. I bred racing pigeons, horses and of course dogs.
I have had dogs since 1948, and I breed since 1953. Between 1953-1962 I bred Hungarian Vizsla and English Cocker Spaniel, since 1968 Greyhound and Great Dane. I bred more than 100 National Champions and over 40 Inter. Champions. My greyhounds are participants in amateur racing, they are winner a lot of Hungarian Racing champion titles, 2 FCI Racing Europa Champion and 3 FCI Racing World Champion titels. My Great Danes won World winner, European winner, Amsterdam-Winner, Nordic-Winner, Bundessieger, FCI International Champion, and a lot of National Champion titles.
I’m judge since 1973 and since 1985 all rounder. I judged in many countrys of Europe, in Australia, in some countrys of Asia and South America. I judge abroad yearly 30-40 international-, national- and club-shows, 10-20 times Best in Show too. I judged in many Europe- and Worldshows, at last in 2002 in Amsterdam and in 2003 in Dortmund. I’m judge also for work of pointers and greyhound racing and coursing.
I was long time member of the General Committee of the Hungarian Kennel Club, I’m president of the Hungarian Sighthound Club and I represent Hungary int he FCI Breeding Comitee and Sighthund Comitee. I was professor of the Kynologia on 2 universitys. Before my retirement I was the Executive Director of the Hungarian Kennel Club.
My kennel prefix: NYAKIGLÁB
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