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Born 15 April 1941, has been active in the
field of kynologie for 47 years. He has been breeding German
Shepherds and Labradors and has been an established leader
of the Karst Shepherd breeding.
He has been training dogs of different breeds for 47 years,
took part in international competitions, held courses on training
dogs as well as presentations for judges and instructors for
search and rescue dogs. Besides that, he has also given presentations
on training dogs for aiding the handicapped and trained a
few dogs for the blind.
He was also a President of the Expertise Board, Managing
Board, Board of judges, Board of examiners, Board of educations
for years and Secretary to the Kennel Club of Slovenia (1991-2000),
the manager of the Pedigree Book for all known breeds and
the founder of the breeding examinations as well as the planned
breeding establishment in Slovenia.
He is known as the author of several books on dogs: Manual
for training utility dogs (1967), “O psih” (About
Dogs) – seven editions (1971-1991), “O kraševcu”
(About Karst shepherd) – 1990 and the author of the
Methodology of giving courses on Dog Training and he set theoretic
grounds for training dogs in Slovenia. Additionally, he contributed
to the translation of literature on kynologie.
He was appointed the function of the International cytological
judge for exterior and trail for utility dogs and lavinian
dogs in year 1963. He has been an all-round judge since 1994
and he has held the function of judging sniffer dogs since
1989. He took on the role of the Agility judge in 1992 and
Obedience judge and Junior handling in year 1998.
He is Editor-in-Chief of the “Kinolog” Magazine
a Slovenian Kennel Club for years. He used to be member of
the Committee for utility dogs FCI (1974-1979), presently
he is a member of the Obedience Committee. In former Yugoslavia,
he used to be a member of the Expertise Committee of the Yugoslav
Kennel Club and its Board of indigenous breeds Commission.
He is predominantly known as a Slovenian representative at
the FCI – Assembly.
Listed below are my judging appointments for the past 8 years:
1997: World Championship for Gaint schnauzer in Italien (Malnate-Varese),
Int. Chows: Ethen (Greek), Cammarata, Modica (Sicilia, Italia),
Klagenfurt, Salzburg (Austria), Oesterbybruck (Sweden), Nitra
(Slowakia), Maastricht (Nederland), Hamlemanna, Helsinki (Finland),
Moskow (Russia),
1998: Eindhoven, New Bergen (Nederland), Moskow-Eurasia (Russia),
Munich (Germany), Kranj (Slovenia), St.Galen (Swiss), Turku,
Mantsala, Helsinki (Finland), Mlada Boleslav (Czechia), Krakow
(Poland),
1999: Milano (Italia), Brno (Czechia), Antwerpen, Utrecht,
New Bergen (Nederland), Dortmund–Eushow (Germany), St.
Galen (Swiss), Oberwart (Austria), Liege (Belgiqeu), Debrecen
(Hungarian), Prag (Czechia),
2000: Zuidlaren (Nederland), Wieze Kappel, Glabbeek (Belgiqeue),
Palermo (Sicilia, Italia), Milano-Worldshow (Italia), Leipzig
(Germany), Maribor (Slovenia), Sarajevo (Bosnia and Hercegovina),
Budapest (Hungaria), Poznan-Eushow (Poland),
2001: Baltic Winer 2001 (Latvia), Palagas taure 2001 (Litva),
Granada (Spain), Bratislava (Slovakia), Moskva (Rusia), Lendava
(Slovenia), Helsingborg (Sweden), Grand Dog Show-Bankok (Tailand),
2002: Australia (Tasmania, Melbourne, Cranbourne, Adelaide,
Darwin) 7 Shows and Queens-Trophy (Australia), Lisboa (Portugal),
Ljubljana and Portoroz (Slovenija), Salzburg (Austria), Montebelluno
(Italia), Lapua (Finland), Kortrijk (Belgium), Malmo (Sveden),
Madrid (Spain), Moscow and Nizny Novogorod (Rusia), Sarajevo
(Bosnien), Bratislava: EU Show, Ch. Of Ch. (Slowakia), Bar
(Monte Negro).
2003-2004: Malmoe (S), Juensuu, Kaskoe, Helsinki 2x (SF),
Madrid, Alicante, Santander (E), Portorož, Trbovlje,
Ljubljana 2x (SLO), Nesbyen, Oslo (N), Gradisca di Isonso
(I), Bar, Petrovac (CG), Moskow (2x), Nižny Novogorod
(RUS), Bratislava (SK), Sarajevo (BIH), Bangkok (TAI), Harkow
(UKR), Wieze-Bruxelles (B), St. Gallen (CH), Geithain (D).
and many others Nat. and Spetial-Shows (for Schnauzers and
Pinchers, British sheepdogs, Belgian Shephers, German Shephers,
Šarplaninac and Karst Shepherd, Molos breeds, Dobermanns,
Dalmatians). I have also judging on Champion of Champion in
G.Radgona (Slovenia-1996) St.Gallen (Swiss-1999), Tel-Aviv
(Israel-1999) and Bratislava (Slovakia-2000).
Miroslav Zidar (2004)
Marjorie Martorella is a retired New York City school teacher.
She has been actively involved in the sport of dogs since
1966. Her principal breed was Pointers until 1992 when she
also started breeding English Cockers. Ms. Martorella has
bred over 150 champions, including the 1986 Westminster Kennel
Club Best in Show winner, Ch. Marjetta National Acclaim. In
the early '80's, Ms. Martorella embarked upon a judging career.
Her judging assignments have taken her all over the U.S. as
well as many foreign countries including Canada, Ireland,
England, Spain, Finland, Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Mexico,
the Dominican Republic and Australia. She is currently approved
to judge the Sporting, Hound and Working Groups as well as
Dalmatians, French Bulldogs and Bichon Frise in the states.
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