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Mrs Inge Semenschin, Of Richmond California, was born in Vienna, Austria, where she grew up with a smooth Fox terrier and later with a German Shepherd Dog.
After more than 35 years in the American fancy, she is best known for her line of Miniature Poodles. Midnight has produced approximately 130 champions, 30 of which were top producers. A recent champion was naturally ranked number Two in the breed. The Midnight line had produced Best in Show, Specialty BIS, and many top ranked Miniature Poodles.

An AKC judge since 2003, Mrs Semenschin judges the Non Sporting group, Hound group, and the Toy group, plus juniors and Best in Show.

Inge has judged in Japan, China, Sweden and England.

Outside the ring she enjoys opera, theater, film, and travel.

Juan Pío Milano is an all-breed conformation judge (with FCI and AKC licenses), breeder, handler and groomer with experience in breeds such as Afghan Hounds, Poodles, Bouvier des Flandres, American Cocker Spaniels and Bichon Frisés. Born in Chile, in the heart of a family for which the love for animals was one of its main values, he got involved in the world of pure-bred dogs when, once he became financially independent, he acquired his first American Cocker Spaniel. This dog led him to cross paths with Mr. Ramón Podestá, the breeder and owner of Von Haussman Kennel, a world renown dog kennel with which Juan Pío Milano has collaborated for more than 20 years.
Since then, Juan Pío Milano has been able to successfully take part in dog shows in various countries such as Argentina, Germany, Uruguay, United States, Brazil, Spain, Chile and Peru, to name a few, where, particularly as the handler of the Von Haussman Afghan Hounds, he has piloted dogs to important victories in shows such as the Americas and the Caribbean Section Show, SICALAM, Afghan Hound Club of America National Specialty, Eukanuba World Challenge, AKC National Championship, Donaueschingen Sighthound Festival and World Dog Shows. More recently, in 2022, Juan Pío Milano had the honor of handling the Afghan Hound bitch Ch. Jalila bint Sirag von Haussman, who was the BOG winner of the FCI group 10 at the World Dog Show held in Madrid and a recipient of the FCI Dog of the Year Title.
Approved to judge all breeds by both the FCI and the AKC, he has had the honor of judging in countries such as Chile, Argentina, Perú, Brazil, Colombia,  Puerto Rico, Canada and the United States of America.

Have been involved in the 'Dog World' since the age of six. During my early years, I handled numerous Collie Roughs under the family prefix of 'Ochaye'. I have also shown and handled many other "working/herding" breeds as well as various "toy" breeds - most significantly the Chinese Crested.

My family and I titled 20 Collie Rough exhibits, in all three colours; including 15 which bear our 'Ochaye' prefix and 3 which became dual (New Zealand/Australian) Champions. In both Australia and New Zealand, our Collie Roughs have been awarded #1 placing in the National Breed Pointscores. Our most well known Collie Roughs, 'GrCh Ochaye My Blue Heaven' and his son 'Gr/SupCh Ochaye Empire Builder', were (consecutively) Australia’s leading Collie Roughs from 2000-2007.

From 2010-2014, I co-owned and campaigned Australia's youngest Shiba Inu Grand and Supreme Champion: 'SupCh Orienta The Benedict'.

Currently, with my partner, I own and breed Australian Shepherds u

A nature and animal lover, dogs have always been present in her life.
She started breeding Dobermanns more than thirty-five years ago. The first Clubsieger in Puppy Class at the 1st Spanish Dobermann Club Show was a dog from her first litter. Subsequently, she has bred other breeds, such as Spanish Galgo, German Shepherd, Spanish Mastiff, Miniature Schnauzer, Pointer… and Yorkshire Terrier, although her heart breed is the Afghan Hound.
She studied architecture at the Madrid Higher Technical School of Architecture, but later took up her real vocation of journalism, where she became the director of the Central Press News Agency. She gave up political and financial journalism to combine her two great passions: journalism and the dog world, joining the staff of the magazine “El Mundo del Perro”, of which she was editor-in-chief for four years.
Then, with her husband, Carlos Salas, found the publishing house "PUBLICACIONES CANINAS S.A." and edit for many years the magazines “La Revista del Perro” (one of the best dog magazines ever to have existed around the world), “La Guía del Perro” and “La Revista del Perro Pastor Alemán” (magazine specialising in German Shepherd Dogs) also, she is the co-author, with Carlos Salas, of “The new book of Yorkshire Terrier”.
They are both also the co-owners of the affix “La Villa y Corte”, founded in 1987, under which they breed with great success Miniature Schnauzers, Pointers and, above all, Yorkies. With Yorkshire Terriers, they have obtained more than 300 championship titles all around the world, including three consecutive generations of World Winners, many European Winners…etc. and many BIS and BISS. Without any doubt, “La Villa y Corte” is one of the most prestigious Yorkshire Terrier kennels in Europe and one of those that enjoys the widest recognition worldwide, with champions in America, Europe and Asia.
Their achievements include winning, on several occasions and with different dogs, (last year 2024 included) at the Yorkshire Terrier Club of America National Specialty and the Yorkshire Terrier Club of Greater New York, as well as the International Show marking the 100th Anniversary of the Japan Kennel Club in Tokyo … And Best of Breed at Crufts 2016 (125 Anniversary) and also BOB at Crufts 2018.
Champions from their kennel, such as “Maserati de La Villa y Corte”, “Ferrari de La Villa y Corte”, “Torero de La Villa y Corte”, “Formula 1 de La Villa y Corte”, “Lara Croft de La Villa y Corte”, “Red Bull de La Villa y Corte” … etc. now form part of Yorkshire Terrier history all over the world.
Ana has been an international FCI judge since 17 March, 1994. She is FCI allrounder judge and Yorkshire Terrier specialist by the Spanish Yorkshire Terrier Club. Due to her experience, she is considered a specialist for the Toy Group and Sighthounds breeds. She has judged at championship level in the most important countries all around the world during last 30 years.
Currently, she’s a member of the Judges Commission of the Royal Canine Society of Spain (RSCE).

Despite having always been passionate about dogs, I began to deal with them professionally almost unintentionally. I was 18 years old, a student at PUC and one of my best friends at the time was a Dobermann breeder.
He and his brothers lived alone in a house in Serra, NATURALLY I RUN OUT THERE ALMOST EVERY SINGLE DAY, and then one of his dogs, TANNY, had a litter, there I went every day to see the puppies, there was a black female, the little girl who enchanted me, it was love at first sight.
At the time I still lived with my parents, in an apartment, even so, I had no doubts about scraping my savings and buying the puppy. DUTMASTERS TANNY’S APOCALYPSE that’s what she was called, I told my parents that I had bought a miniature pinscher.
At two months old she arrived and enchanted the family, time passed and TANNY grew and grew, it was then that I was forced to admit that she was not just a pinscher, but was actually a DOBERMANN PINSCHER. As Tanny developed she became very beautiful, my friends insisted that we take her to a Dog Show, so off we went, she performed horribly and came seventh out of seven dogs.
In the summary of the results that existed at the time, the Judge described my little one as being wonderful, putting, however, a caveat at the end “MUST BE MORE TRAINED FOR SHOWING”. This is how my life as a handler began, attending the meetings that Kennel promoted so that beginners could train and socialize their dogs in Praça da Liberdade.
My debut on the tracks happened soon after, an exhibition in Curvelo, on a bus organized by Kennel, we went with 30 dogs sitting on the bench, traveling without a crate, a real adventure, beginner's luck, my TANNY won the breed and second best in the group, over several great champion dogs.
Other exhibitions came, several exhibitors began to notice that I had a certain ability and talent for showing dogs. I started earning more money with the new profession than with Engineering, which I left years later to dedicate myself exclusively to showing dogs.
Judgments happen very quickly, the handler will have no more than 1 minute to present the best that his copy can offer. A good handler cannot afford to make mistakes. So, in this short period of time the dog must be in perfect physical shape, well presented, trimmed and groomed, teeth clean, nails trimmed, only then will it have a chance to qualify well and become a winner.
Any deviation or mistake in the aspects mentioned above could ruin your minute of fame and the work of months of preparation, most likely the defeat will happen regardless of the quality of your dogs and opponents.

Serendipity is the act by which one accidentally discovers something fortunate while looking for something else entirely. Starfire’s was born of serendipity, and we look back at 40+ years in the wonderful world of pure bred dogs exhibition and breeding, we cannot help twists and turns along the path that have led us to today.

A native of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Fabian Arienti immigrated to the United States in 1978.

With generations of outstanding winners, the Starfire’s Pomeranians are currently recognized as the top winning Pomeranian kennel in breed history together with my partner Mr. Tony Cabrera ,breeding Multi BISA and Westminster Kennel Club winners that can hold their own, in any ring around the world, is the rule, rather than the exception, for Starfire. Mr. Arienti and Mr. Cabrera bred and owned the only Pomeranians to ever win12 National Specialties. The highlight of his time in purebred exhibition, however, remains being selected by the American Kennel Club as Toy Breeder of the year for 2006.

Starfire’s Kennel has been involved with the Azawakh breed for more than a decade, holding the first AKC Champion, first BISA winner since recognized in 2019. Starfire’s Azawakh’s have broken to this date many records within the breed.

He is currently licensed to judge Maltese, Poodles, Papillons and Pomeranians., International assignments have included: Argentina, England, Israel, Mexico, Spain, Sweden, Lithuania, Russia, Norway.

I was grown up with dogs of different breeds, the first I remember was a shepherd-mix, followed by Pudel, Fox-Terrier, Irish Setter and Teckel.
My family and I  bred longhair Dachshound very successfully and during my schooldays I accompanied them already to dog shows and at that time I was infected with the show virus.
The dachshound has been taking also very successfully in hunting.
In 1970 I got a Cocker Spaniel which died early. Cocker Spaniel are flushing dogs and therefore I did the test for the hunting license and handled all my dogs as gun dogs in field and wood. As first Austrian I imported a Field Spaniel, which did a very successful show career, as well as the Podengo Pequeno Portuge I imported from Portugal.
In 1975 I became a member of the Austrian Spaniel Club and supported the committee nearly 25 years, fulfilling different tasks (treasurer, secretary, breeding manager, chairman). I was also a in the committee from the Dachshound and Magyar Viszla in working positions.
At the moment I am the second time President of the Austrian Zwerghundeklub (Toys) and also responsible for the breeding from the breeds we have.
I was also member of the ÖKV committee responsible for the Public Relation and now since many years a member in the advisory board.
1988 I started as show judge for all Spaniel breeds of the FCI-group VIII, and IV, expanded my judging profile for more and more breeds until 2009 I got the permission to judge all breeds.
since  2014 we have Labrador Retriever, first a black one Labrador Retriever.
Anatol Amarok vom weiten Land, he was very successful at shows and had a lovely temper. Now we have a young yellow Retriever Conte Cipriano vom weiten Land who is already Champion.
I am very thankful to my husband for his support in my cynological activities.
My device: “a life without a dog is no life”