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Αnnetta ΜICHAElDVM, PhD

Canine reproduction specialist

Golden retriever breeder (affix Goldendew )My active involvement to the cynological happenings started in 1995 when I obtained my first Golden Retriever. My interest in selective breeding revealed the lack of specialized veterinary services in the reproduction sector in Greece. This was the reason that after I completed my Veterinary Studies, I have decided to study in depth reproduction matters, in order to offer specialized services to any serious breeder:• Artificial insemination (endoscopic intrauterine, intravaginal)• Semen freezing and chilling• Semen banking• Semen evaluation • Fertility problem solving• Surgery of the genital tract• General veterinary services

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Dr Annetta MICHAEL, 74 Mygdalias Marini road, PO Box 40005, 19014 Kapandriti, AttikiTel.: 22950-53144 – Mob.: 6937-315957 – E-mail: [email protected]

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DFS Crufts 2011 Results ............................................8Greek Shows 2010: Photo Flashback ..........................................................22Junior handling .............................................................42

Message in a bottle ...................................................52Under the Judge’s eye ..............................................58European Show Schedule 2011 ...........................64

Photos by Stathis Youvanoglou, onEdition 2011

www.thedogplanet.grcontact us at: e-mail: [email protected], Greece

Αnnetta ΜICHAElDVM, PhD

Canine reproduction specialist

Golden retriever breeder (affix Goldendew )

veterinary practice

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EDITORIAL

We’re writing about amazing dogs, wonderful people, conformation shows and many more interesting things about dogs. I absolutely must mention the event that affected the entire world, the earthquake in Japan.

The earthquake and the following tsunami have literally eliminated thousands of lives in Japan.

These are the events that make you see life from a different point of view. A catastrophe that destroyed human lives but affected everything else alive, as well.

A typical example are the two dogs in the photo. Two dogs that survived through this hell. It’s amazing and incredible how the one standing will not abandon his wounded friend. Frightened though they may be, they await patiently for someone to come save them.

These two dogs are setting an example of basic values long lost among us humans…

For those interested, here’s the link to the wonderful friendship of those two dogs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uct9Kzjw9XY&feature=relatedI, for one, am amazed…

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SH CH vboS tHE KEntUCKIAnFlat Coated RetrieverOwner: MR J M IRVINE

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Petit Basset Griffon VendeenOwner: MRS S ROBERTSON

bESt In SHowJudge: Dr paolo Dondina

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GUnDoG GRoUpJudge: Dr Ron James

SH CH vboS tHE KEntUCKIAnFlat Coated RetrieverOwner: MR J M IRVINE

SH CH StAnEGAtE SpARKS wIll FlY (AI)Irish Water Spaniel

Owner: MRS J L CARRUTHERS

SH CH lUJESA toUCH tHE SKY JwCocker SpanielOwner: MISSES A & S KETTLE

lInIRGoR MACtAvISHGolden Retriever

Owner: MRS I & MISS L FRATER & DUNBAR

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HoUnD GRoUpJudge: Mrs Eleanor bothwell

SolEtRADER pEEK A booPetit Basset Griffon VendeenOwner: MRS S ROBERTSON

CIb/SE/no/FI/DK CH boRZowSKI'S pHEnoMEnon

BorzoiOwner: MRS L HAMEL

It CH SobERS InGRID Whippet

Owner: MR P & MRS B PRIMAVERA & AHRENS PRIMAVERA

IR CH ASHAHnI AMIRAfghan Hound

Owner: MRS C BOLLARD OCALLAGHAN

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pAStoRAl GRoUpJudge: Mrs Jo bispham

CH ElMo voM HUnHnEGRAbGerman Shepherd DogOwner: MR J G CULLEN

CIb/ESt/FIn/lt/lv/RUS CH pIlGRIMAGE Snow bAll

SamoyedOwner: MS Y & MRS K CHEN & USPENSKI

CH/DK/no/vDH/Int CH tHoRnApplE AFtERSHoCK Australian ShepherdOwner: MISS B WOHLICHE

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tERRIER GRoUpJudge: Mr phillip Greenway

CH tRAvEllA StARloRDWire Fox TerrierOwner: MR V MALZONI JNR

CH/AM CH lonGvUE JACKpot oF SAREDonAiredale Terrier

Owner: MRS J AVERIS

CH HUbbUllS tHE pRoMISEStaffordshire Bull TerrierOwner: MR B & MRS A TROW

RAGUS JAZZ KInGNorwich Terrier

Owner: MRS L A CRAWLEY

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Judge: Mr Richard Haynes

CH pAMplonA bRInG ME SUnSHInEBichon FriseOwner: MR M COAD

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Lowchen (Little Lion Dog)Owner: MR I OJALA

n/S/DK/FIn/noRD/RUS/lv/lt/bAlK CH tAnGEtoppEn`S UnbREAKAblE nEwSPugOwner: MR B E LOKEN

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Judge: Mr terry nethercott

CH vICMARS RAvE on JwStandard PoodleOwner: MRS S PINE-HAYNES

CH ZEntARR ElIZAbEtHLhasa Apso

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CH RUtHDAlES CAnDY FRoM A bAbYAkitaOwner: MR, MS, MR & MRS BOSTOCK, ARMSTRONG & STARK

SAntoSHA tHUnDERbolt

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UtIlItY GRoUp

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Judge: Mrs Kari wilberg

CH/IR CH wInUwUK lUSt At FIRSt SIGHtBoxerOwner: MISS J & MR T BROWN & HUTCHINGS

CH/IR CH FAIRwEAtHERS KnoCK oUt wItH

bRooKlYnbEAR (IMp)Newfoundland

Owner: MR W & MRS A DOBBIN

CH SUpEtA'S oZZY oSboURnE JwDobermann

Owner: MESDAMES S, T & S SMITH, BENNETT & MYCROFT

CH olEARIA blAZE oF GolDRottweiler

Owner: MRS M & MR C MONK & DRABBLE

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bESt bREEDERS

MR p & MRS H MonAGHAnClumber Spaniel

MRS S ERGISDachshund (Miniature Smooth-Haired)

MR p & MRS C A SandifordGordon Setter

MRS J GREGoRYBorder Collie

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BEST OF GREEK

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BEST jUnIOR

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Junior handling

MovEMEnt/StACKInG

Every breed has its own way of presentation, so much in its movement and in stacking, so that the characteristics of the standard of the breed are best shown. That’s why we, as handlers, ought to know what our breed’s standard demands and have a general knowledge of all the others. In general, large breeds need running and stacking on the ground, medium breeds running/trotting and stacking on the ground or on the table and small breeds walking – slowly or faster – and stacking on the table for the judgment. There are also some breeds that require «free stacking» (Labrador

Retriever) some others «baiting» (Australian Shepherd) and some others have a completely different method of presentation (German Shepherd Dog) .

on tHE MovE

There are 7 «moves» in general the judge may choose from. The classic ones are: Up-down, circle and triangle. The more advanced are: the «T», the «L», the «S» and the «8». The rule is that we hold the dog on our left hand, except for some of the advanced movements - where we have to change hands once or even four times – so that the judge sees the dog and not us.

For some it is «simply» a hobby, for others it is «heritage», for others it is passion and dedication while for others it is a way of life. What is for certain is that Junior handling

comprises the future of the Greek dog world. It is the toughest of «schools», which will provide all the necessary qualities to further achievements in the world of dog showing and breeding…

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ATTENTION:The judge may ask you to move together with another handler, e.g. double up and down. You must be careful to be synchronized (not one of you moving too fast and the other too slow), to keep a safe distance in between – not too much – and at the end of executing your movement you always greet your opponent.

At any time, the judge may ask you to switch dogs with another handler. In this way he will be able to judge you on how well you can handle other breeds but also your ability to adapt to a totally strange dog.

While you are in the middle of

executing the movement that the judge asked you to, he might change his place to see if you are paying attention to him and how you are concentrating. In this case, whatever the movement, you will finish on the side where the judge is and not where you started from.

When the judge asks to see you all together in a circle (usually it happens in the beginning or at the end) if you are the first in line, you ought to start when all handlers are ready to.

In the case you are handling a large breed and in front of you there’s a handler with a smaller one, you have the right to pass him and move with the normal speed you would be able to if that

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didn’t happen. This is why it’s best to enter the ring by the size of our breeds. Large breeds in front – small breeds at the end - to avoid causing speed «chaos»!

StACKInG

The dog’s stacking is the A to Z of our entire presentation because stacked we will be when the judge first looks at us and stacked for the final decision. Therefore, your whole image has to be perfect. All breeds are stacked on the

ground, from the biggest to the smallest. Only during the individual judging and if you have a small breed will you have to use the table. More or less, stacking is the same for all breeds with some differences depending on the standard of each breed. In general, the front legs should be parallel and in straight line with the shoulder- blade, with enough space in between them – not too much not too little, normal spaces- while the back legs can also be parallel or slightly

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pulled back (depending on the standard) and a bit more space in between them than the front legs. We hold the head and the tail as our breed standard tells us to. Remember the rule: head-front-back-head. In this turn we should make our movements for a quick and successful stacking. First, with one of our hands we hold the head of the dog and with the other we fix the front legs, then we go to the back of the dog - while still holding the head (so that he doesn’t move or try to leave) and with one hand we fix the back legs, we turn to our first position, check if there are any corrections to be made and then we just hold the head and the tail (if needed).

For stacking the dog on the table we follow the same procedures, only here we have to be careful where exactly to stack him. NEVER on our side or in the middle. We are presenting the dog TO the judge, so, we must stack him on the «edge», which means on the edge of the length of the table towards the judge and either at the left or the right end of the table facing outwards.

ATTENTION:It is very likely that during the judgment of your dog the judge

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will ask you to show him its bite. Don’t do it in a rush, showing only the front bite or opening his mouth wide. Take your time, with smooth movements and after you have shown the front bite, then you must show the bite on the right and left side dividing the gums of the dog with your fingers. Only when you have finished showing all 3 sides are you done with the procedure.

There are breeds (e.g. Setters, Cockers) that during the judgment or while being stacked on the ground, must have their leash off – without of course letting him go. After we have stacked the dog we can remove the leash with gentle and calm movements and place it on the ground or around our neck. The judge will really appreciate this behaviour of

ours because he will not have to do it himself while examining our dog. Please note that to do this, we must have total control of our dog and make sure that he obeys, if not we should avoid it.

If we have stacked the dog and we can clearly see that everything is well placed and the dog is not moving we don’t HAVE to keep correcting a foot, only because we want the judge to see that we are doing something. 99% the dog will get irritated and he will move on his own will and then off we go again from the beginning!

When the judge is judging our dog we should avoid disturbing him by having our hands exactly on the point where he wants to put his. If, for example he is judging its head, you don’t have to hold it

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at the same time. When he has finished, you may put your hand back. Remember, our «job» is to make the job of the judge as easy as possible, and not to make it even more difficult.

When the judge moves behind us, of course he is not doing it to see our back! He wants to see the other side of our dog, so what’s more logical than turning around accordingly? The dog must NEVER be hidden. This can happen at any time – keep your eyes open!

AFtER tHE RInG

If you come out the ring as a winner, everything is really nice and rosy. You will definitely want to take part again and win more trophies and re-live this experience, again and again. What happens though if you come out and you’ve lost, you’re sad and maybe embarrassed about a mistake you might have made? 80%, the first time you enter the ring you won’t win. Very likely neither the second nor the third time. Do not let it get you down; don’t put the blame on the dog or the judge. There must have been a reason for this. The first times should be seen as experiences. To get to the point where you win doesn’t only take doing all the things you’re asked in the ring correctly. The judge must see that extra something that will make you stand out from all the others and to achieve that it takes a lot of work from your side and love for what you’re doing. How exactly you will achieve this and how long it will take depends on you and your abilities.

Personally it took me three years till my first win, but I never thought of giving up. There was love, willpower and determination. I just knew that one day my turn would come…

One day your turn will come too…

(* Please note: the article is based on the Greek Junior Handling standards only.)

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DoMInAnCE

If, for a particular gene, the two alleles carried by an individual are not the same, will one predominate? Because mutant alleles often result in a loss of function (null alleles), an individual carrying only one such allele will generally also have a normal (wild-type) allele for the same gene, and that single normal copy will often be sufficient to maintain normal function. As an analogy, let us imagine that we are building a brick wall, but

that one of our two usual suppliers is on strike. As long as the remaining supplier can supply us with enough bricks, we can still build our wall. Geneticists call this phenomenon, where one gene can still provide the normal function usually met by two, dominance. The normal allele is said to be dominant over the abnormal allele. (The other way of saying this is that the abnormal allele is recessive to the normal one.)

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BASIC GENETIC CONCEPTSby John Armstrong

From: «the Canine Diversity project»

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abnormality being «carried» by an individual or line, they mean that a mutant gene is there, but it is recessive. Unless we have some sophisticated test for the gene itself, we cannot tell just by looking at the carrier that it is any different from an individual with two normal copies of the gene. Unfortunately, lacking such a test, the carrier will go undetected and inevitably pass the mutant allele to some of its progeny. Every individual, be it man, mouse or dog, carries a few such dark secrets in its genetic closet. However, we all have thousands of different genes for many different functions, and as long as these abnormalities are rare, the probability that two unrelated individuals carrying the same abnormality will meet (and mate) is low.

Sometimes individuals with only a single normal allele will have an «intermediate» phenotype. (For example, in Basenjis carrying one allele for pyruvate kinase deficiency, the average life-span of a red blood cell is 12 days, intermediate between the normal average of 16 days and the average 6.5 days in a dog with two abnormal alleles. Though often termed partial dominance, in this case it would be preferable to say there is no dominance.

To carry our brick wall analogy a bit further, what if the single supply of bricks is not sufficient? We will end up with a wall that is lower (or shorter). Will this matter? It depends on what we’re trying to do with the «wall» and, possibly, on non-genetic factors. The result may not

be the same even for two individuals that have built the same wall. (A low wall may keep out a small flood, but not a deluge!) If there is the possibility that an individual carrying only one copy of an abnormal allele will show an abnormal phenotype, that allele should be regarded as dominant. Its failure to always do so is covered by the term «penetrance».

A third possibility is that one of the suppliers sends us substandard bricks. Not realizing this, we go ahead and build the wall anyway, but it falls down. We might say that the defective bricks are dominant. Advances in the understanding of several dominant genetic diseases in man suggest that this is a reasonable analogy. Many dominant mutations affect proteins that are components of larger macromolecular complexes. These mutations lead to altered proteins that do not interact properly with other components, leading to malfunction of the entire complex. Others are in regulatory sequences adjacent to genes and cause the gene to be transcribed at inappropriate times or places.

Dominant mutations may persist in populations if the problems they cause are subtle, not always expressed (see below), or occur later in life, after an affected individual has reproduced.

EXpRESSIvItY AnD pEnEtRAnCE

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the environment can be a nightmare. Suppose, for example, that you are trying to breed apricot Poodles, but instead of getting only a single shade, your litters always have a variety of shades from pale to dark apricot. You might blame it on variable expressivity, which is just a convenient way of saying that you don’t know what other genes or environmental factors are also playing a role in determining the color.

One of the classic examples of this in dogs is the variable expression of piebald spotting in beagles shown in Little (1957). The dogs all have the same Sp allele, but the colors range from black-and-tan with white feet to predominantly white with a few black spots.

Penetrance is a similar term-of-convenience (euphemism). If you are 99+ % certain that Fido carries the allele for six toes (because both his parents and all his sibs have six toes), but Fido has the normal five toes, you blame it on incomplete penetrance, try to look authoritative, and hope that no one asks additional questions. [Actually, it would probably be safer just to say that the trait is not always expressed and avoid possible embarrassment.] The difference between expressivity and penetrance is that with the former, the trait is expressed to a variable extent, while with the latter it may or may not be expressed even though the genetic makeup (genotype) of the animal suggests that it should be.

SEX lInKAGE

In dogs, as in most animals, sex is determined genetically, but not by a single gene. One of the 39 chromosome pairs is used especially for sex determination. The unusual feature of this system is that the female-determining chromosome, called the X chromosome, doesn’t even look like the male-determining Y chromosome – though they are still considered a «pair» and are referred to as the sex chromosomes. (The other 38 are called autosomes.) As everyone likely already knows, females have two X chromosomes and males one X and one Y. The male normally produces an equal number of sperm carrying either the X or the Y chromosome. As his mate will be producing eggs carrying only X chromosomes, an equal number of female (XX) and male (XY) puppies should be produced. Of course, chance plays a major role and litters often don’t have a perfect 1:1 ratio.

Mutations undoubtedly occur in genes that control the development and function of the ovaries, testes, and other reproductive organs, but few have been described, probably because disruption of the normal reproductive process results in infertility. However, there are also genes found on the sex chromosomes that have nothing to do with sex determination. Those found on the X chromosome have no equivalents on the Y chromosome. As a result, males have only one copy of these genes.

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(Since the terms «homozygous» and «heterozygous» apply only when there are two copies, this situation is given a special name: hemizygous.)

When mutations occur in these X-linked genes, the pattern of transmission of the mutant phenotype differs from that seen for an autosomal gene. If a female carries such a trait, she will not express it (as long as it is recessive), but she will pass the trait to half her sons, and as they receive no X chromosome from their father, it doesn’t matter what his genotype is – half will be affected. Half the daughters will be carriers, but as these are recessive traits, these carrier daughters will not be affected. If the problem does not affect survival and reproduction, an affected male may pass the gene on to his progeny – but only to his daughters, as his sons will get his Y chromosome, which doesn’t have a copy of the gene.

A good examples of sex linkage is hemophilia A. I was recently consulted on a litter of 6 boys and 1 girl, in which 3 of the males started bleeding internally at 6 or 7 weeks and died within a week or two. Both parents and all the puppies tested clear for vWD, but testing for clotting factor VIII revealed that the affected puppies had less than 2% normal levels. The factor test does not distinguish between carriers and normal individuals well enough to give us an unambiguous diagnosis. However, because a male gets his one

X-chromosome from his mother, we can safely conclude that the other 3 males are clear. However, their sister could be a carrier, and was spayed.

There are also traits that are sex-influenced, which means that their expression is influenced by the individual’s sex. This does not imply that the gene is sex-linked. A human example is pattern baldness. The gene’s expression is influenced by hormonal levels and only one copy of the baldness allele is sufficient to cause baldness in a man, whereas two copies are needed in a woman. In effect, it behaves as a dominant in males and as a recessive in females. Though half the sons of a female carrier will be affected, a heterozygous male will also pass the trait to half his sons.

Thus, any trait that appears more frequently in males than females is suspect as either sex-linked or sex-influenced. If it is passed from the father or the mother to half the sons, it is likely sex-influenced. If it seems to skip a generation and the pattern is grandfather to grandson, it is likely sex-linked.

DEtERMInInG tHE MoDE

oF InHERItAnCE

Suppose that you have a litter in which several of the puppies appear to be less healthy than their litter-mates. Suppose that after a few weeks it is readily apparent that they are growing more slowly and appear less energetic. What

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do you do? Obviously, the first step is take them to your vet for examination.

 Without going into details (as this is a hypothetical example), let us suppose that, after appropriate tests, he concludes that they have a hole in the septum between the two sides of the heart that is resulting in a mixing of oxygenated and de-oxygenated blood. Quite aside from any considerations about euthanizing the affected pups, the question remains: what caused the problem? Was it simply a developmental accident, an environmentally-induced condition, or is it genetic? [I have deliberately picked a condition that may arise for any of these reasons.]

As a rule-of-thumb, if only a single pup is affected, the problem has not turned up before in related litters, and the problem does not occur frequently in the breed, it is likely a developmental accident. Nevertheless, given the usual under-reporting of health problems, especially those that may be genetic, a second litter between the same sire and dam might be warranted.

On the other hand, if all – or even the majority – of the pups were affected, one might be more inclined to look for something in the environment that could have perturbed the normal developmental process. The majority of genetic abnormalities are recessive and, under normal circumstances, the parents are unlikely to be affected (i.e., homozygous). Therefore, if the problem is a genetic one, it is more likely that the parents will

be phenotypically normal carriers (i.e., heterozygous), and the expectation is that one-quarter of the progeny will be affected.

While this is important to keep in mind, obtaining a proportion of affected pups in a litter that is substantially lower or higher than one-quarter is no guarantee that the problem is not genetic. Even the larger breeds produce litters of only eight or so, so you would expect only two to be affected. One or three affected would not be considered unusual, and even getting none affected is not considered sufficiently improbable to alarm a geneticist. You might well get no affected pups in one litter and four affected pups in the next!

Dominant mutations having a significant impact on health will, in most cases, result in death before reproductive age is reached. There are exceptions, such as Huntington’s Disease in humans. Any late-onset genetic disease, whether dominant or recessive, represents a potential problem. At least with a dominant, you can wait for the progeny to reach an age where the problem would normally have developed, then breed unaffected animals with reasonable assurance that they are not undetected carriers. For example, if the inherited condition develops at six or seven years, you can wait until the dog is three or four years old before breeding it, then not breed any of the progeny until the parents reach seven or eight years of age.

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For a dominant mutation that is rare, most crosses will be between a heterozygous affected individual (Aa) and a normal one (aa). The expectation is that one-half the progeny will be Aa. Should both parents be Aa, one-quarter of the progeny will be aa (normal) and three-quarters either Aa or AA. Sometimes, the AA progeny will be affected more severely, or even die before birth.

Doing the necessary crosses to establish the mode of inheritance can be an expensive and time-consuming task, to which is added the thankless prospect of putting down sick puppies and finding pet homes for the remainder. Consequently, test matings are seldom done on a scale sufficient to produce numbers that can be subjected to statistical analysis. [One notable exception is the monumental study by Bourns on day-blindness in Alaskan Malamutes.]

One alternative to test matings is retrospective analysis of the pedigrees of affected animals. As one generally needs a number of related animals occurring over several generations, the problem will likely already have become fairly common. The accuracy of such analyses is directly affected by the number of relatives for which data exists–a strong argument for the open exchange of information between owners, breeders, veterinarians, and researchers.

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Born 25-05-1956 in Athens, she has studied business tourism and interior decorating. She has one daughter and 2 grandchildren. As a child, she grew up with dogs.

under the judge’s eye

Her kennel is named «KAMARI MOU» and she breeds English Cocker Spaniels, Papillon, Phalene and Pomeranian. Web site: www.kamari-mou.webs.com

She has owned Groenendal Belgian Shepherds, Boxer, St. Bernard and Japanese Spitz.

She was one of the founders of the Spaniel Club of Greece, founded in 1996, and has been repeatedly elected as its President since its foundation till the present day.

She is also Secretary of the British Sheepdog Club of Greece.

She is a founding member of the Retriever Club of Greece and a member of the Kennel Club of Greece, the Athens Canine Society, the «London Spaniel Society», «The Cocker Spaniel Club», amongst other clubs both locally and abroad.

She was the speaker at the seminar

regarding «Rage Syndrome» at the «Star Dogs» school for dog trainers.

She is an all breed judge (all rounder) and is authorized to judge finals and best in show.

She has judged many times in several countries: Greece, Ireland, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Holland, Estonia, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Ukraine, Russia-Eurasia 2010, Bulgaria, San Marino, Italy, Latvia, Serbia, Australia and South Africa.

She also had a regular monthly column in the Greek dog newspaper «TOP DOGS» (which specialized in dog shows) as well as in the Greek dog magazine «Our Dogs and Us» where she wrote articles dealing with breeds, shows, judging, handling etc. and is also a member of the WDPA (World Dog Press Association).

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IntERvIEwwHAt pRoMpt YoU to bE A JUDGE?

I am one of the five initial judges who started off shortly after the enactment that, in order to become a judge in Greece, one has to pass the required exams. Being a «bookworm», I wanted to obtain the written material so as to increase my knowledge and that’s why I applied, without being sure I wanted to take the exams. The fact is I never really wanted to be just a judge, I wanted to be a good judge and I had to make sure that I would make it. This was a big challenge for me. I deeply believed and I still do, the judges perform a very important task, since, with their choices, they determine the future of the breeds. So, I had to accept the challenge.

wHAt ARE tHE CRItERIA FoR

AvAlUAtInG A DoG?

Having judged a great number of dogs of different breeds in many countries, I’d say that four things are of great importance to me: CHARACTER – TEMPERAMENT, MOVEMENT (e.g. the unusual movement of Springer Spaniels that we rarely see nowadays in the ring, the rolling movement of the Bulldog, the leisurely one of the Borzoi with the lowered head, the proud one of the English Setter, the elastic and swift movement of the Afghan Hound), THE PROPORTIONS

(e.g. between the head and the muzzle, between length of body and height at the withers), and the SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BREED (e.g. the long phalanx of the toes and the lack of prosternum of the Chinese Crested, the 45 degree angle of the ears and the lack of undercoat of the Papillon, the membranes between the toes of the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, the sweet expression of the Golden Retriever that melts your heart, the otter tail of the Labrador Retriever, the round look of the Pomeranian with the tiny paws, etc.). I also try to always look at a dog with a positive eye, without being fixed on the negative points, if those aren’t extremely serious.

wHAt IS It tHAt CAtCHES YoUR EYE

AnD AttEntIon to A SpECIFIC DoG

AMonGSt otHERS In tHE RInG?

Some of the dogs, although very few of them, have kind of a «star», an «aura», call it as you may. It’s as if they talk to the judges and say: «Hey! Look at me! I’m beautiful and I came to win!» Those dogs cannot go unnoticed and they immediately attract the eye of the judge. It’s most probable though, that there won’t be such a dog in the ring. In that case, after I have examined all the dogs of the same class and provided that

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IntERvIEwthey all have excellent temperament, the dog I will place first will be the one with the less faults and the best movement. A good judge is always able to justify their choices. A judge with a good «eye» can easily distinguish the good quality dog.

wHAt IS MoSt IMpoRtAnt to YoU:

vISUAl oR pHYSICAl EXAMInAtIon?

They are both equally important. It’s self-evident that you cannot know what’s hidden underneath a rich and well-groomed coat. We are often surprised, for example, by a hunch-backed Poodle, lack of chess depth in Cocker Spaniels etc. However, a lot of faults can be hidden by a well presented dog, that will definitely be seen in movement, because that’s where the expert eye of the judge can see it all.

How IMpoRtAnt IS tHE

pRESEntAtIon AnD tEMpERAMEnt

oF tHE DoG, FRoM tHE JUDGE’S

poInt oF vIEw?

A simple good presentation is enough, however what’s most important to me is the temperament of the dog. Most of the times a dog has been dismissed by my ring was due to its temperament. Growling, aggression or fear are unacceptable in all breeds, e.g. a Cocker Spaniel with its tail between

its legs is not a good representative of the breed.

How MUCH DoES tHE HAnDlInG oF

tHE DoG AFFECt YoUR JUDGEMEnt?

I am quite lenient with the handling of the dog, it doesn’t have to be perfect, a well presented dog is enough for me. I am very tolerant with the beginners and the stressed ones but the «smart» ones irritate me, e.g. those who try to show the slope of the back of the American Cocker Spaniel by stringing up the lead in movement, resulting in the front legs of the dog not touching the ground. Then, I just ask them to move the dog with a loose lead and there comes out a non-sloping back. I also detest double handling and I never allow it in my ring.

How Do YoU CHooSE YoUR

wInnERS?

I choose them following the exact demands of the breed standards. I choose the dog with the fewer faults since the perfect dog hasn’t been born, yet. I also dislike the over typical dogs. Now that I mentioned type, I can hardly understand how, some judges, under the easy answer «I like this type» choose, for example, an English Cocker Spaniel with a long loin and a sloping back when the standard calls for a square dog, compact with a

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straight topline. That one is a wrongly built dog. This is not a matter of type preference, but the standard to which the dog must conform.

How obJECtIvE CAn A JUDGE bE ?

It’s only natural for a judge to be

objective as well as subjective. It’s a matter of one’s character, temperament, ambition, moral principles etc. However, sooner or later, the subjective ones are badly talked of and dog owners tend to lose faith in them by not entering

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IntERvIEwtheir dogs under them. Moreover, due to this, the clubs refrain from asking them to judge at their shows, preferring those judges that attract more entries.

In YoUR opInIon, wHAt ARE tHE

ElEMEntS A JUDGE SHoUlD HAvE?

Knowledge, willingness to study, morals, politeness, positive thinking, passion for dogs, respect for people who are experts and have a lot of years of experience and success in a given breed, either as breeders or judges, modesty. Not to act like a know –it- all.

wHAt woUlD YoUR ADvICE bE to

SoMEonE wHo wAntS to bE A

JUDGE?

To be willing to spend time and money in studying thoroughly the breeds they’re interested in, to buy a lot of

books and DVDs, to visit the major shows abroad, to try and obtain some of the expertise of breeders and judges around the world, which is easy to do nowadays through the net. These are the elements for someone to become a good judge and not just qualify. If one lacks the will to do the above mentioned, then they should do something else with their lives.

One should also have a strong stomach and be able to endure, e.g. be aware that they will make a lot of enemies – among those who will lose under them (evidently not everyone can be the winner). A lot of words will be spoken against them, but they should remain indifferent.

They should always do the right thing, following the exact demands of the breed standards, without being influenced. They should judge only the dogs and not the owners or handlers.

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AUSTRIA From UntilGraz 26/02 27/02Wieselburg 09/04 10/04Salzburg 21/05 22/05Klagenfurt 18/06 - Klagenfurt 19/06 - Oberwart 16/07 17/07Innsbruck 13/08 - Innsbruck 14/08 - Tulln 24/09 25/09Wels 03/12 -

AzERBAIDjAn From UntilBaku 14/05 - Baku 15/05 - Baku 15/10 - Baku 16/10 -

BELGIUM From UntilMouscron 29/01 30/01Hoogstraten 26/02 27/02Antwerpen 16/04 17/04Genk 25/06 26/06Liège 23/07 24/07Mechelen 20/08 21/08Leuven 29/10 30/10Kortrijk 19/11 20/11Bruxelles 17/12 18/12

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BRITISH OVERSEAStERRItoRY oF GIbRAltAR

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BULGARIA From UntilShkorpilovtzi 10/06 - Albena 01/08 - Albena 03/08 - Albena 06/08 - Albena 09/09 - Albena 10/09 - Albena 11/09 - Bansko 30/09 - Bansko 01/10 - Bansko 02/10 - Pleven 22/10 - Pleven 23/10 - Sofia 13/11 - Sofia 10/12 -

CROATIA From UntilZagreb 05/03 - Zagreb 06/03 - Zadar 30/04 - Zadar 01/05 - Varazdin 21/05 - Varazdin 22/05 - Umag 04/06 - Umag 05/06 - Split 22/07 - Split 24/07 - Osijek 17/09 - Osijek 18/09 - Zagreb 19/11 - Zagreb 20/11 -

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CzECHIA From UntilBrno 05/02 - Brno 06/02 - Ceske Budejovice 23/04 24/04Prague 14/05 15/05Litomerice 22/05 - Brno 25/06 26/06Mlada Boleslav 27/08 28/08Ceske Budejovice 08/10 09/10Prague 05/11 06/11/

DEnMARK From UntilFredericia 12/02 13/02Hillerod 07/05 08/05Valby 18/06 19/06Vejen 28/07 - Vejen 29/07 - Vejen 30/07 - Vejen 31/07 - Bjerringbro 17/09 18/09Herning 05/11 - Herning 06/11 -

FInLAnD From UntilKajaani 08/01 09/01Turku 22/01 23/01Vaasa 09/04 10/04Lahti 22/04 23/04Lappeenranta 23/04 25/04Tampere 07/05 08/05Helsinki 21/05 22/05Hamina 21/05 22/05Kotka 18/06 19/06Rovaniemi 25/06 26/06Kokkola 02/07 03/07Oulu 16/07 - Oulu 17/07 - Helsinki 23/07 24/07Tornio 23/07 24/07

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FRAnCE From UntilVincennes 08/01 09/01Bordeaux 16/01 - Beziers 22/01 23/01Troyes 05/02 06/02Niort 12/02 13/02Bourges 19/02 20/02Toulouse 26/02 - Toulouse 27/02 - Périgueux 05/03 06/03Montluçon 20/03 - Angers 27/03 - Limoges 09/04 10/04Pau 16/04 17/04Martigues 24/04 25/04Amiens 30/04 01/05Saint-Brieuc 08/05 - Pontoise 14/05 15/05Tours 22/05 - Lyon 05/06 - Douai 12/06 - Paris (World Dog Show: FCI 100year) 07/07 10/07Brive 14/08 15/08Macon 10/09 11/09Besançon 17/09 18/09Tarbes 25/09 - Avignon 01/10 02/10Poitiers 22/10 - Poitiers 23/10 - Perpignan 29/10 - Perpignan 30/10 - Metz 05/11 06/11Saint-Etienne 12/11 13/11Rouen 03/12 04/12Nantes 11/12 -

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GEORGIA From UntilTbilissi 07/05 - Tbilissi 22/10 - Tbilissi 23/10 -  

GERMAnY From UntilNürnberg 15/01 16/01Rheinberg 12/02 13/02Offenburg 12/03 13/03Munchen 19/03 20/03Berlin 02/04 03/04Dresden 23/04 24/04Dortmund 06/05 08/05Dortmund (FCI Centenary Winner Dog Show) 06/05 08/05Neumunster 04/06 05/06Saarbrücken 12/06 - Erfurt 19/06 - Augsburg 23/07 24/07Bremen 30/07 - Ludwigshafen 06/08 07/08Leipzig 20/08 21/08Rostock 08/10 09/10Dortmund 14/10 16/10Hannover 22/10 23/10Stuttgart 05/11 06/11Kassel 11/12 -

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LUXEMBURG From UntilLuxembourg 26/03 27/03Luxembourg 05/11 06/11

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MALTA From UntilCottonera 26/11 27/11

MOLDAVIA From UntilChisinau 12/03 - Chisinau 13/03 - Chisinau 11/06 - Chisinau 12/06 - Tiraspol 06/08 - Tiraspol 07/08 - Chisinau 08/10 - Chisinau 09/10 -

MOnACO From UntilMonaco (Espace Fontvieille) 22/04 23/04

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From UntilEcht 02/07 03/07Rotterdam 27/08 28/08Leeuwarden (FCI European Section Show) 01/09 04/09Maastricht 24/09 25/09Zwolle 01/10 02/10Leuven 29/10 30/10Bleiswijk 05/11 06/11Amsterdam 26/11 27/11Wijchen 10/12 12/12

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POLAnD From UntilLegnica 28/01 30/01Rzeszow 19/02 20/02Katowice 18/03 20/03Opole 30/04 01/05Lodz 07/05 08/05Leszno 04/06 05/06Szczecin 18/06 19/06Krakow 25/06 26/06Warsaw 16/07 17/07Sopot 13/08 14/08Bialystok 27/08 28/08Wroclaw 24/09 25/09Poznan 22/10 - Poznan 23/10 - Kielce 19/11 20/11

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RUSSIA From UntilSaint Petersburg 26/02 27/02Novosibirsk 13/03 - Krasnodar 13/03 - Moscow 26/03 - Moscow 27/03 - Belgorod 03/04 - Krasnodar 17/04 - Saint Petersburg 30/04 01/05Samara 14/05 15/05Omsk 22/05 - Stavropol 22/05 - Rostov na Donu 29/05 - Vladivostok 29/05 - Irkutsk 04/06 - Novorossiysk 05/06 - Tyumen 11/06 12/06

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RUSSIA From UntilSmolensk 19/06 - St Petersburg 25/06 - St Petersburg 26/06 - Kursk 24/07 - Kaliningrad 31/07 - Pskov 13/08 14/08Cheliabinsk 13/08 14/08Velikiy Novgorod 20/08 21/08Ulan Ude 21/08 - Khabarovsk 10/09 - Rostov na Donu 11/09 - Vladivostok 24/09 25/09Sochi 24/09 - Voronezh 02/10 - Moscow 29/10 30/10Rostov-na-Donou 05/11 - Rostov-na-Donou 06/11 - Ekaterinburg 19/11 20/11Novosibirsk 04/12 - Saint Petersburg 10/12 - Saint Petersburg 11/12 -

SAn MARInO From UntilSan Marino 28/05 29/05

SERBIE From UntilBelgrade 06/03 - Jagodina 26/03 - Kanjiza 27/03 - Smederevska Palanka 02/04 - Zajecar 03/04 - Indija 09/04 - Vrsac 10/04 - Kragujevac 16/04 - Natalinci 17/04 - Odzaci 23/04 - Vranje 01/05 - Nis 15/05 - Subotica 22/05 - Ada 05/06 - Sabac 12/06 - Irig 17/07 - Sokobanja 30/07 - Obrenovac 28/08 - Leskovac 11/09 - Backa Topola 18/09 - Pozarevac 24/09 -

From UntilNovi Sad 25/09 - Belgrade 06/11 -

SLOVAKIA From UntilTrencin 22/01 23/01Presov 18/02 20/02Bratislava 14/05 - Bratislava 15/05 - Nitra 04/06 - Nitra 05/06 - Kosice 23/07 24/07Bratislava 20/08 - Bratislava 21/08 - Nitra 19/11 - Nitra 20/11 -

SLOVEnIA From UntilLjubljana 15/01 - Tromostovje 16/01 - Maribor 07/05 - Pohorje 08/05 - Bled 11/06 - Bled 12/06 - Koper 01/10 - Koper 02/10 - Vrtojba 12/11 - Sempeter 13/11 - Celje 10/12 -

SPAIn From UntilZaragoza 13/02 - Granada 20/02 - Valladolid 27/02 - Alcala de Guadaira (Sevilla) 06/03 - Gerona 19/03 20/03Vigo 27/03 - Oviedo 17/04 - San Sebastian 01/05 - Badajoz 07/05 08/05Mallorca 08/05 - Tenerife 15/05 - Madrid 20/05 21/05Madrid 21/05 22/05Castellon 12/06 - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 18/06 19/06Medina de Pomar 19/06 -

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From UntilPortugalete 03/07 - Pamplona 11/09 - Leon 25/09 - Talavera de la Reina 08/10 - Talavera de la Reina 09/10 - Velez-Malaga 23/10 - Murcia 06/11 - Bilbao 13/11 - Jerez de la Frontera 19/11 20/11Alicante 04/12 - Valencia 18/12 -

SWEDEn From UntilGoteborg 06/01 08/01Goteborg 07/01 09/01Malmo 19/03 20/03Hässleholm 21/05 22/05Stockholm-Vallentuna 28/05 29/05Vänersborg 04/06 05/06Vannas 11/06 12/06Gallivare 18/06 19/06Tvaaker 15/07 - Pitea 16/07 17/07Köping 23/07 24/07Ransater 29/07 - Ransater 30/07 - Ransater 31/07 - Svenstavik 06/08 07/08Ronneby 13/08 14/08Norrköping- Himmelstalund 20/08 21/08Eskilstuna 20/08 21/08Visby 27/08 - Visby 28/08 - Gimo Herrgard 10/09 11/09Högbo/Sandviken 17/09 18/09Sundsvall-Gardeshov 08/10 09/10Vaxjo 04/11 06/11Stockholm 10/12 11/12

SWITzERLAnD From UntilFribourg 19/02 - Fribourg 20/02 - Saint Gall 14/05 - Saint Gall 15/05 - Lausanne 15/10 - Lausanne 16/10 -

TURKEY

From UntilIstanbul 22/05 - Istanbul 25/09 - Izmir 02/10 -

UKRAInE From UntilMikolayiv 27/02 - Donetsk 05/03 - Donetsk 06/03 - Kiev 16/04 - Kiev 17/04 - Mariupol 01/05 - Lviv 07/05 - Lviv 08/05 - Odessa 14/05 - Odessa 15/05 - Luhansk 22/05 - Ternopil 12/06 - Poltava 02/07 - Poltava 03/07 - Donetsk 16/07 - Uzhgorod 13/08 - Uzhgorod 14/08 - Simferopol 10/09 - Simferopol 11/09 - Zaporizhia 17/09 - Zaporizhia 18/09 - Odessa 24/09 - Vinnytsia 25/09 - Odessa 16/10 - Kharkiv 22/10 - Donetsk 05/11 - Kiev 10/12 - Kiev 11/12 -

UzBEKISTAn From UntilTashkent 23/04 - Tashkent 24/04 -

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