Judge Information
Mr. Augusto Benedicto Santos, III

Mr. Augusto Benedicto Santos, III
1742 Banyan Rd., Dasmarinas
Village, Makati, Metro Manila
PHI 1221,
(632) 721-8345
CELL: +63918-8884848
dinky.santos@gmail.com

More familiarly known as "Dinky" amongst his peers, he was born in 1967 to a family of "Animal Lovers". 

Dinky has been showing dogs for as long as he can remember. At an early age, he and his siblings would often accompany their Father to the dog shows. Together with his Father and siblings, through the years, he was involved with German Shepherd Dogs, German Shorthaired Pointers, Japanese Akitas, and Bull Terriers before personally getting engrossed with the Labrador Retriever in 1988 until 2008 and presently Welsh Corgi Pembrokes. 


Dinky's SUNSHADOW LABRADOR RETRIEVERS is one of the main forces behind the success of the Philippine Labrador Retriever today. He owned the country's (all-breeds) #1 DOG for 1996, #5 for 1995 and #3 for 1997. He has owned and bred more than Labrador Retriever 130 Champions - at least 90 of which are homebred. He also owned the #1 All-Breed "Sire of Champions" in the Philippines who has sired fifty-six (56) Champions - a number yet to be surpassed in the Philippines. Together with his father, they have owned German Shepherds that include four National Siegers (VA1) & one National Siegerin (VA1), some of which have also been ranked highly in the World Sieger Show in Germany. He is presently involved with Welsh Corgi Pembrokes wherein he has bred several Champions and Best in Show winners to date.

He has been a Philippine delegate to the Federation Cynologique Internationale General Assemblies in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 & 2019; FCI Asia and the Pacific Section Conferences in 2005, 2007, 2009 & 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 & 2019. 

He was the FCI observer for the FCI Asia and the Pacific Section Shows in 2009 & 2011. He was also a member of the FCI TASK FORCE that was formed in Bratislava in 2009. 

He has been a member of the FCI Show & Show Judges Committees since 2010 and the "FCI WORKING GROUP FOR RESTRUCTURING" which was formed in 2015. He also served as WUSV Continental Director for Asia from 2016-2017.

He is currently the President of the FCI ASIA-PACIFIC SECTION and is a member of the FCI GENERAL COMMITTEE. He is also the President of the Philippine Canine Club (PCCI), a position that he has held since 2004. He is also the person behind the now famous, Philippine Circuit Dog Shows.

Dinky started judging Labrador Retrievers in 1996 and became an all-rounder in 2011. He has judged in over 50 countries and in all 7 continents - all over Asia, Europe, North America, South America, the Middle East, Australasia and Africa. He has also judged at many Asian & European Section Shows and World Dog Shows (Bratislava <2009>, Budapest <2013>, Moscow <2016>, Netherlands <2018>, China <2019>). He judged Group 8 at the World Dog Show 2017 in Leipzig and "Best in Show" at the World Dog Show in China (2019). He is scheduled to judge at the European Section Dog Show in Slovenia (2020) & Budapest (2021), The Americas and Caribbean Section Show in Costa Rica (2020) & the World Dog Shows in Spain (2020), Brazil (2021) & Czech Republic (2022). 

To this day, he takes pride in being a breeder, an exhibitor, a judge, and, of course, a dog lover. Dinky & Trish together with their Children have 7 dogs at home, all of them sleep in the bedroom, and they run freely around the house.

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Breeds Approved by AKC to Judge:

Breed Assignments
Best in Show
Past  
Owner-Handled Best in Show
Past  
Owner-Handled Working
Past  
Owner-Handled Non-Sporting
Past  
Sporting
Past  
Brittanys
Past  
Lagotti Romagnoli
Past  
Nederlandse Kooikerhondjes
Past  
Pointers
Past  
Pointers (German Shorthaired)
Past  
Pointers (German Wirehaired)
Past  
Retrievers (Chesapeake Bay)
 
Retrievers (Curly-Coated)
Past  
Retrievers (Flat-Coated)
Past  
Retrievers (Golden)
Past  
Retrievers (Labrador)
Past  
Retrievers (Nova Scotia Duck Tolling)
Past  
Setters (English)
Past  
Setters (Gordon)
Past  
Setters (Irish)
Past  
Setters (Irish Red and White)
Past  
Spaniels (American Water)
 
Spaniels (Clumber)
 
Spaniels (Cocker)
 
Spaniels (Cocker) Black
Past  
Spaniels (Cocker) A.S.C.O.B.
Past  
Spaniels (Cocker) Parti-Color
Past  
Spaniels (English Cocker)
 
Spaniels (English Springer)
 
Spaniels (Field)
Past  
Spaniels (Irish Water)
Past  
Spaniels (Sussex)
 
Spaniels (Welsh Springer)
Past  
Spinoni Italiani
Past  
Vizslas
 
Weimaraners
Past  
Wirehaired Pointing Griffons
Past  
Wirehaired Vizslas
Past  
Hound
Past  
Afghan Hounds
 
American Foxhounds
Past  
Basenjis
Past  
Basset Hounds
Past  
Beagles
 
Beagles, Not Exceeding 13 In.
 
Beagles, Over 13 In. But Not Exceeding 15 In.
 
Black and Tan Coonhounds
Past  
Bloodhounds
 
Borzois
 
Cirnechi dell'Etna
Past  
Dachshunds
 
Dachshunds (Longhaired)
 
Dachshunds (Smooth)
 
Dachshunds (Wirehaired)
 
English Foxhounds
Past  
Grand Basset Griffon Vendeens
Past  
Greyhounds
 
Harriers
Past  
Ibizan Hounds
Past  
Irish Wolfhounds
Past  
Norwegian Elkhounds
Past  
Otterhounds
Past  
Petits Bassets Griffons Vendeens
Past  
Pharaoh Hounds
Past  
Portuguese Podengo Pequenos
Past  
Rhodesian Ridgebacks
Past  
Salukis
 
Scottish Deerhounds
Past  
Sloughis
Past  
Whippets
 
Working
Past  
Akitas
Past  
Alaskan Malamutes
 
Anatolian Shepherd Dogs
Past  
Bernese Mountain Dogs
Past  
Black Russian Terriers
Past  
Boerboels
Past  
Boxers
Past  
Bullmastiffs
Past  
Cane Corsos
Past  
Chinooks
Past  
Danish-Swedish Farmdogs
 
Doberman Pinschers
Past  
Dogo Argentinos
 
Dogues de Bordeaux
Past  
German Pinschers
Past  
Giant Schnauzers
Past  
Great Danes
Past  
Great Pyrenees
Past  
Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs
Past  
Komondorok
Past  
Kuvaszok
Past  
Leonbergers
Past  
Mastiffs
Past  
Neapolitan Mastiffs
Past  
Newfoundlands
Past  
Portuguese Water Dogs
Past  
Rottweilers
Past  
Saint Bernards
Past  
Samoyeds
 
Siberian Huskies
 
Standard Schnauzers
Past  
Tibetan Mastiffs
Past  
Terrier
Past  
Airedale Terriers
Past  
American Hairless Terriers
Past  
American Staffordshire Terriers
Past  
Australian Terriers
Past  
Bedlington Terriers
Past  
Border Terriers
Past  
Bull Terriers
 
Bull Terriers (Colored)
Past  
Bull Terriers (White)
Past  
Cairn Terriers
Past  
Cesky Terriers
Past  
Dandie Dinmont Terriers
Past  
Fox Terriers
 
Fox Terriers (Smooth)
Past  
Fox Terriers (Wire)
Past  
Glen of Imaal Terriers
Past  
Irish Terriers
Past  
Kerry Blue Terriers
Past  
Lakeland Terriers
Past  
Manchester Terriers
 
Manchester Terriers (Standard)
Past  
Miniature Bull Terriers
Past  
Miniature Schnauzers
Past  
Norfolk Terriers
Past  
Norwich Terriers
Past  
Parson Russell Terriers
Past  
Rat Terriers
Past  
Russell Terriers
Past  
Scottish Terriers
Past  
Sealyham Terriers
Past  
Skye Terriers
Past  
Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers
Past  
Staffordshire Bull Terriers
Past  
Welsh Terriers
Past  
West Highland White Terriers
Past  
Toy
Past  
Affenpinschers
Past  
Brussels Griffons
 
Cavalier King Charles Spaniels
Past  
Chihuahuas
 
Chihuahuas (Long Coat)
 
Chihuahuas (Smooth Coat)
 
Chinese Cresteds
Past  
English Toy Spaniels
 
English Toy Spaniels (Blenheim & Prince Charles)
Past  
English Toy Spaniels (King Charles & Ruby)
 
Havanese
Past  
Italian Greyhounds
Past  
Japanese Chin
Past  
Maltese
Past  
Manchester Terriers (Toy)
Past  
Miniature Pinschers
Past  
Papillons
Past  
Pekingese
Past  
Pomeranians
 
Poodles (Toy)
Past  
Pugs
Past  
Russian Toys
 
Shih Tzu
Past  
Silky Terriers
 
Toy Fox Terriers
Past  
Yorkshire Terriers
Past  
Non-Sporting
Past  
Bichons Frises
Past  
Boston Terriers
Past  
Bulldogs
Past  
Chinese Shar-Pei
Past  
Chow Chows
Past  
Cotons de Tulear
Past  
Dalmatians
Past  
Finnish Spitz
Past  
French Bulldogs
Past  
Keeshonden
Past  
Lhasa Apsos
Past  
Lowchen
Past  
Norwegian Lundehunds
Past  
Poodles
 
Poodles (Miniature)
Past  
Poodles (Standard)
Past  
Schipperkes
Past  
Shiba Inu
Past  
Tibetan Spaniels
Past  
Tibetan Terriers
Past  
Xoloitzcuintli
Past  
Herding
Past  
Australian Cattle Dogs
Past  
Australian Shepherds
Past  
Bearded Collies
Past  
Beaucerons
Past  
Belgian Malinois
Past  
Belgian Sheepdogs
Past  
Belgian Tervuren
 
Bergamasco Sheepdogs
Past  
Berger Picards
Past  
Border Collies
Past  
Bouviers des Flandres
Past  
Briards
Past  
Canaan Dogs
Past  
Cardigan Welsh Corgis
Past  
Collies
 
Collies (Rough)
Past  
Collies (Smooth)
Past  
Entlebucher Mountain Dogs
Past  
Finnish Lapphunds
Past  
German Shepherd Dogs
Past  
Icelandic Sheepdogs
Past  
Lancashire Heelers
 
Norwegian Buhunds
Past  
Old English Sheepdogs
Past  
Pembroke Welsh Corgis
Past  
Polish Lowland Sheepdogs
Past  
Pulik
Past  
Pumik
Past  
Pyrenean Shepherds
Past  
Shetland Sheepdogs
Past  
Spanish Water Dogs
Past  
Swedish Vallhunds
Past  
Miscellaneous Classes
Past  
Basset Fauve de Bretagnes
 
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