Breeder/owner of the English Cocker Spaniel & American Staffordshire Terrier

-Judge recognized by the Romanian Kennel Club since 1992.

-Qualifications: All-rounder since 2005

-Speaks: English, French, Italian

-Judgement appointments worldwide

-Important Events (2006 - 2016): WDS Helsinki - Finland, WDS Poznan - Poland, European Dog Show Zagreb - Croatia, Championnat de France Lyon, FCI European Dog Show Budapest - Hungary, Bundessieger Dortmund - Germany, Europasieger Dortmund - Germany, FCI European Dog Show Dublin - Ireland, WDS Bratislava - Slovakia, Eurodogshow Kortrijk - Belgium, Finnish Championship & Nordic Winner Helsinki, WDS Herning - Denmark, WDS Paris - France, FCI European Dog Show Leeuwarden - Netherlands, WDS Budapest - Hungary, FCI Asia & Pacific Show Seoul - S.Korea, FCI European Dog Show Geneva - Switzerland, FCI European Dog Show  Brno - Czech Rep., WDS Milano - Italy, Royal Melbourne Dog Show, FCI European Dog Show Bruxelles - Belgium, FCI European Dog Show Kiev - Ukraine.

-Specialty shows: Dogo Canario Warsaw - Poland, Cane Corso Genova Italy, Collie Rough Germany, Toy dogs, Gun Dogs, Championship of Belgian Royal Club of Sighthounds, Championship of Belgian Royal Club of Schnauzers.

-President of the Romanian Kennel Club (since 2005)

-Honorary President of the Romanian Club of Toy Dogs

-Honorary President of the Romanian Cocker Spaniel Club

-Founder and president of The Metropolitan Bucharest Kennel Club

-Chairman of the Organizing Committee FCI European Dog Show Bucharest-2012

-Chairman of the Organizing Committee of International Dog Shows Bucharest

-Member of the FCI Judges Commission

-Member of the Working Group for FCI Reformation

-Spokesperson of Central-Eastern European FCI Kennel Clubs Union

-Member of American Dog Show Judges Association

-Member of National Geographic Society & Lomographic International Society

-Colaboration in several dog magazines, seminares and lectures about dog breeding, conformation, breeds and regulations

-Golden Medal of the Romanian Kennel Club

-Golden Medal of the Hungarian Kennel Club

Since he was young, there were always dogs in the family. Cristian's grandfather brought about his general love of dogs as he was a huge dog lover who also offered him his first dog, a small, red spitz type.

Cristian started to breed English Cocker Spaniels in 1988 and this was followed by American Staffordshire Terriers since 2001.

He first went to a dog show in Bucharest in 1981 and it was the decisive moment in his evolution in the canine world! That was when Cristian was "infected" with this virus and he believes that it will never "heal"!

He bred English Cocker Spaniels for 15 years. A lot of Cristian's breeding received excellent results, both in national and international shows. He has managed to monitor them up to the fourth and fifth generation. Unfortunately, due to judging invitations and commitments, Cristian had to curtail breeding, but continued as a dog owner. It is better to know when to stop rather than do things half-way.

Cristian became an FCI judge in the year 1992 and an all-rounder judge in 2005. He has the approval to judge all FCI recognized breeds and he has had the honour and pleasure to judge in these last years at many major European and World FCI dog shows, and almost all FCI countries around the world.

Since 1988 Cristian was the secretary of the English Cocker Spaniel Club in Bucharest and since 1996 until 2005 he was the General Secretary of the Romanian Kennel Club. Cristian is now the President of the Romanian Kennel Club and Chairman of the Metropolitan Area of Bucharest Kennel Club.

Cristian says the most important thing is that you truly love the DOG. If there is this feeling, the rest just comes naturally, with a lot of hard work and lots of passion. A lot of time must be dedicated to study and exemplary behaviour towards exhibitors and the organizers. Each moment of judging brings him a huge responsibility for what he says and does.

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