{"id":28,"date":"2022-03-16T08:18:33","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T06:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.showlink.fi\/shows\/kouvolakr2023mallihyvaksyttavaksi\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2025-04-02T15:29:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T12:29:23","slug":"judges","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.showlink.fi\/shows\/kouvolaKR2025\/in-english\/judges\/","title":{"rendered":"Judges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Update 2.4.2025 \u2013 Change of judges<\/strong>
FCI 2<\/strong> \u2013 Judges for breeds Bernese Mountain Dog<\/strong> and St. Bernards (Long-haired & Short-haired)<\/strong> have been switched. Bernese Mountain Dogs will be judged by Darren Walker, Ireland, and St. Bernards will be judged by Kelly Lawless, Ireland.
FCI 9 <\/strong>\u2013 Breed Petit Braban\u00e7on <\/strong>has been transferred from Vesa Lehtonen to Mervi Raisaari.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reserve judge for all breeds Pirjo Aaltonen<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Group 1<\/strong>
Australian Shepherd, Collie Rough, Collie Smooth, Old English Sheepdog Kelly Lawless<\/strong>, Ireland
Bearded Collie, Border Collie, East European Shepherd, German Shepherd Dog, German Shepherd Dog, long and harsh outer coat, Shetland Sheepdog, South Russian Shepherd Dog Maarit Hassinen<\/strong>
Australian Cattle Dog, Australian Kelpie, Belgian Shepherd Dogs, Bergamasco Shepherd Dog, Bohemian Shepherd Dog, Briard, Dutch Schapendoes, Dutch Shepherd Dogs, Lancashire Heeler, Maremma and the Abruzzes Sheepdog, Miniature American Shepherd, Mudi, Polish Lowland Sheepdog, Pulis, Pumi, Pyrenean Sheepdogs, Schipperke, Slovakian Chuvach, Small Medimurje Dog – Medi, Welsh Corgis, White Swiss Shepherd Dog Marianne Holm Larnemaa<\/strong>
Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog, Berger de Beauce, Bouvier des Ardennes, Bouvier des Flandres, Catalan Sheepdog, Croatian Shepherd Dog, Czechoslovakian Wolfdog, Komondor, Kuvasz, Majorca Shepherd Dog, Picardy Sheepdog, Portuguese Sheepdog, Romanian Carpathian Shepherd Dog, Romanian Mioritic Shepherd Dog, Saarloos Wolfhond, Tatra Shepherd Dog Riitta Pukkila<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Group 2<\/strong>
Appenzell Cattle Dog, Bernese Mountain Dog, Boxer, Bulldog, Bullmastiff, Dogo Argentino, Dogue de Bordeaux, Entlebuch Cattle Dog, Fila Brasileiro, Great Danes, Great Swiss Mountain Dog, Leonberger, Majorca Mastiff, Mastiff, Neapolitan Mastiff, Newfoundland, Presa Canario, Russian Black Terrier, Shar Pei, Tibetan Mastiff\u00a0Darren Walker<\/strong>, Ireland
Danish-Swedish Farmdog, Miniature Schnauzers\u00a0Jarmo Hilpinen<\/strong>
Dobermann, Rottweiler, St. Bernards\u00a0Kelly Lawless<\/strong>, Ireland
Affenpinscher, Atlas Mountain Dog (Aidi), Austrian Pinscher, Broholmer, Castro Laboreiro Dog, Caucasian Shepherd Dog, Central Asia Shepherd Dog, Cimarr\u00f3n Uruguayo, Ciob\u0103nesc Rom\u00e2nesc Corb, Continental Bulldog, Dutch Smoushond, Estrela Mountain Dogs, German Pinscher, Giant Schnauzers, Hovawart, Italian Cane Corso, Kangal Shepherd Dog, Karst Shepherd Dog, Landseer (European Continental Type), Miniature Pinscher, Pyrenean Mastiff, Pyrenean Mountain Dog, Rafeiro of Alentejo, Romanian Bucovina Shepherd, Saint Miguel Cattle Dog, Schnauzers, Spanish Mastiff, Tornjak (Bosnian And Herzegovinian – Croatian Shepherd Dog), Tosa, Transmontano Mastiff, Yugoslavian Shepherd Dog – Sharplanina\u00a0Nina Karlsdotter<\/strong>, Sweden<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Group 3<\/strong>
American Hairless Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, American Toy Fox Terrier, Australian Silky Terrier, Biewer Terrier, Border Terrier, Brazilian Terrier, Cesky Terrier, English Toy Terrier, German Hunting Terrier, Irish Terrier, Jack Russell Terrier, Japanese Terrier, Manchester Terrier, Parson Russell Terrier, Rat Terrier, Ratonero Bodeguero Andaluz, Sealyham Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Tenterfield Terrier, Valencian Terrier, Yorkshire Terrier Maija M\u00e4kinen<\/strong>
Airedale Terrier, Australian Terrier, Bedlington Terrier, Bull Terrier, Cairn Terrier, Dandie Dinmont Terrier, Fox Terrier, Smooth-haired, Fox Terrier, Wire-haired, Irish Glen Of Imaal Terrier, Irish Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier, Kerry Blue Terrier, Lakeland Terrier, Miniature Bull Terrier, Norfolk Terrier, Norwich Terrier, Scottish Terrier, Skye Terrier, Welsh Terrier, West Highland White Terrier Riitta Pukkila<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Group 4<\/strong>
all breeds Marko Ljutic<\/strong>, Croatia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Group 5<\/strong>
Basenji, Canarian Warren Hound, Cirneco dell’Etna, Ibizan Podencos, Peruvian Hairless Dogs, Pharaoh Hound, Portuguese Podengos, Xoloitzcuintles Darren Walker<\/strong>, Ireland
Black Spitz, Danish Spitz, H\u00e4lleforshund, Norwegian Elkhound Black, Norwegian Elkhound Grey, Swedish Elkhound, Swedish White Elkhound Nina Karlsdotter<\/strong>, Sweden
Grosspitzes, Italian Volpino, Japanese Spitz, Keeshond, Mittelspitzes, Kleinspitzes, Pomeranian, Samoyed Pirjo Aaltonen<\/strong>
Akita, Alaskan Malamute, American Akita, American Eskimo Dog, Canaan Dog, Canadian Eskimo Dog, Chow Chow, East Siberian Laika, Eurasian, Finnish Lapponian Dog, Finnish Spitz, Greenland Dog, Hokkaido, Icelandic Sheepdog, Kai, Karelian Bear Dog, Kintamani-Bali Dog, Kishu, Korea Jindo Dog, Lapponian Herder, Norrbottenspitz, Norwegian Buhund, Norwegian Lundehund, Russian-European Laika, Shiba, Shikoku, Siberian Husky, Swedish Lapphund, Swedish Vallhund, Taiwan Dog, Thai Bangkaew Dog, Thai Ridgeback Dog, West Siberian Laika, Yakutian Laika Tuula Savolainen<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Group<\/strong> 6<\/strong>
Alpine Dachsbracke, American Foxhound, Anglo Russian Hound, Ariegeois, Artois Hound, Basset Fauve De Bretagne, Basset Hound, Bavarian Mountain Scent Hound, Beagle, Beagle Harrier, Billy, Blue Gascony Basset, Bluetick Coonhound, Brazilian Tracker, Briquet Griffon Vend\u00e9en, Dalmatian, English Foxhound, Fawn Brittany Griffon, French Tricolour Hound, French White & Black Hound, French White & Orange Hound, Gascon Saintongeois, Gotland Hound, Grand Basset Griffon Vend\u00e9en, Great Anglo-French Tricolour Hound, Great Anglo-French White & Black Hound, Great Anglo-French White & Orange Hound, Griffon Nivernais, Medium-Sized Anglo-French Hound, Norman Artesien Basset, Petit Basset Griffon Vend\u00e9en, Plott, Rhodesian Ridgeback, Small Blue Gascony, Small Swiss Hound, Small Bernese Hound, Small Swiss Hound, Small Jura Hound, Small Swiss Hound, Small Lucerne Hound, Small Swiss Hound, Small Schwyz Hound Andreas Savva<\/strong>, Cyprus
Drever Pirjo Aaltonen<\/strong>
other breeds Jarmo Hilpinen<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Group<\/strong> 7<\/strong>
all breeds Andreas Savva<\/strong>, Cyprus<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Group<\/strong> 8<\/strong>
American Cocker Spaniel, Cocker Spaniel, English Springer Spaniel, Field Spaniel, French Water Dog, Lagotto Romagnolo, Nederlandse Kooikerhondje, Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, Polish Hunting Spaniel, Portuguese Water Dog, Spanish Water Dog, Welsh Springer Spaniel Jelena Musikic<\/strong>, Montenegro
American Water Spaniel, Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Clumber Spaniel, Curly Coated Retriever, Flat Coated Retriever, German Spaniel, Irish Water Spaniel, Labrador Retriever, Russian Spaniel, Sussex Spaniel, Wetterhoun Mervi Raisaari<\/strong>
Golden Retriever Perttu St\u00e5hlberg<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Group<\/strong> 9<\/strong>
Bolognese, Coton de Tulear\u00a0Jarmo Hilpinen<\/strong>
Griffon Belge, Griffon Bruxellois, Kromfohrl\u00e4nder, Petit Braban\u00e7on\u00a0Mervi Raisaari<\/strong>
Bichon Frise, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Chihuahuas, Tibetan Spaniel, Tibetan Terrier\u00a0Paula Rekiranta<\/strong>
Boston Terrier, Havanese\u00a0Perttu St\u00e5hlberg<\/strong>
Chinese Crested Dog, French Bulldog, Japanese Chin, King Charles Spaniel, Lhasa Apso, Little Lion Dog, Maltese, Markiesje, Papillon, Pekingese, Phal\u00e8ne, Poodles, Pra\u017esk\u00fd Krysar\u00edk, Pug, Russian Toys, Russkaja Tsvetnaja Bolonka, Shih Tzu\u00a0Vesa Lehtonen<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Group<\/strong> 10<\/strong>
Whippet Maarit Hassinen<\/strong>
Afghan Hound, Saluki Marko Ljutic<\/strong>, Croatia
Azawakh, Borzoi, Deerhound, Greyhound, Hungarian Greyhound, Irish Wolfhound, Italian Greyhound, Kazakh Tazy, Polish Greyhound, Sloughi, Spanish Greyhound Mervi Raisaari<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Junior Handler Mariella Siintovaara<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Group Finals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

1 Marianne Holm Larnemaa<\/strong>
2 Nina Karlsdotter<\/strong>, Sweden
3 Riitta Pukkila<\/strong>
4 Marko Ljutic<\/strong>, Croatia
5 Tuula Savolainen<\/strong>
6 Jarmo Hilpinen<\/strong>
7 Andreas Savva<\/strong>, Cyprus
8 Jelena Musikic<\/strong>, Montenegro
9 Vesa Lehtonen<\/strong>
10 Mervi Raisaari<\/strong>

Best in Show Junior Pirjo Aaltonen<\/strong>
Best in Show Veteran Andreas Savva<\/strong>, Cyprus
Best in Show Breeders Group Perttu St\u00e5hlberg<\/strong>
Best in Show Maija M\u00e4kinen<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Update 2.4.2025 \u2013 Change of judgesFCI 2 \u2013 Judges for breeds Bernese Mountain Dog and St. Bernards (Long-haired & Short-haired) have been switched. Bernese Mountain Dogs will be judged by Darren Walker, Ireland, and St. Bernards will be judged by Kelly Lawless, Ireland.FCI 9 \u2013 Breed Petit Braban\u00e7on has been transferred from Vesa Lehtonen to… Jatka lukemista Judges<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":19,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-28","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.showlink.fi\/shows\/kouvolaKR2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.showlink.fi\/shows\/kouvolaKR2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.showlink.fi\/shows\/kouvolaKR2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.showlink.fi\/shows\/kouvolaKR2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.showlink.fi\/shows\/kouvolaKR2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.showlink.fi\/shows\/kouvolaKR2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":315,"href":"https:\/\/www.showlink.fi\/shows\/kouvolaKR2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28\/revisions\/315"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.showlink.fi\/shows\/kouvolaKR2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.showlink.fi\/shows\/kouvolaKR2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}