DOMMERPRESENTASJON: Andre van den Broek

Podencoklubben ser fram til å kunne ønske Andre van den Broek som dommer på årets Podencospesial! Her kommer en liten presentasjon av ham selv og hans erfaring fra hundeverdenen:

I’m already involved in dogs since 1968 when I started my dog life with a whippet. Due to the fact that I wanted to explore my interest in dogs I succeeded to become a judge for whippets in 1981.

During that time my attention was drawn to the pharaohound and in 1982. I bred my first litter with the affix: “Of the Netherlands”. In this breed I have been very successful; breeding BIS and BIG-winners and exported to several countries including USA.

I also got involved with borzois in handling, co-owning and co-breeding with lots of success in the past (“Gustopsowaya’s” borzois and a long time ago). At the moment with “Modnyabistru” borzois.

My interest resulted in expanding my judging-license more and in the year 2000 I became a group-judge for sighthounds. I have been judging in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Russia, Slowakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Tsjechie, USA and of course Holland. This judging includes several specialties (for my own two breeds the Dutch, Russian, French, Finnish, Belgian, Italian and Polish Borzoi specialty and the Swedish, Finnish, English, Tsjechian and Bulgarian Pharaohound specialty).

My interest in other breeds was also developed so I became a judge for Dachshunds, Pinscher and Schnauzers, Great Danes and Basenji’s. All breeds I’m really interested in. Since then I also have judged the Dutch Dachshund and Schnauzer championshipshow several times. Besides this  two times the Great Dane of the Year show and of course I had the honour to judge at the European- and Worlddogshows.

Besides this I visit regularly a theatre or concert and like to have a good diner with friends.  But most of all I enjoy walking with the dogs and see them run free.

I’m really looking forward to judge at your specialty and hope to see you in my ring.

Andre van den Broek