Pierre Walshtrom

For the sport, I mean, when I started the sport during the middle of 80, in 1986-88, the judge was a god.

The judge knows everything.

No handlers took any discussion.

But nowadays, I mean, handlers and trainers are so good.

there are much better knowledge than the judges how to evaluate the dog's behave, for example.

I mean, when I discuss temperaments and behaves of dogs, I get impressed because the trainers around the world, doesn't matter what countries, they have good knowledge today.

So they match and almost take over the judge competencies because the judges, many of judges don't compete many years.

don't train active during many years, but they're still standing and judge big trials.

And that is up to the organizations to not stop it because we need all kind of judges to complete this sport.

We need normal amateur judges, but we also need professional, good level judges who are close to the sport.

I mean, to stand in there in front of the world, to listen to someone that you know, have no idea what they're talking about, that is not respect.

I mean, how many hours do you spend, Ivan, on your dog before you come?

How much money have you spent on your dog

training, gasoline, veterinary insurance, food I mean everything and then you travel to Europe and get judged by an amateur that get the job for as a gift because you have been long time in the sport that is the biggest thing I stopped competing after 2007 and come back later because I was so fed up I was so tired of

I couldn't be quiet.

I had reactions.

So that is something they have to fix.

The judges must be better on all levels.

Local tribes do what they want.

make people happy do what you want with the points give them the titles as sure as as long as it's correct of course but when you come up to cast hit level or qualification or nationals or the world championship please the system we have today is not acceptable