Curriculum Vitae as Dog Lover
I was, in the past, breeder of English Cocker Spaniel and owner of
more tan one Great Danes; now I breed only few top level Italian
Braccos; the most famous of my Italian Braccos is Axel del Monte Alago,
BIS in FCI World Dog Show 2006 in Poland and BIS in Eukanuba World
Challenge 2009 in Los Angeles. My Kennel name is “del Tavuliddaro”.
I became judge when I was only 25 years old.
I was member and Vice-President, about for ten years, of Central
Board of Italian Breed Club for Great Danes. I was member, about for
more that ten years, of the Central Board of Italian Breed Club of
Spaniels, where, I’ was Vice-President until few years ago; I was
member too, until March 2018, of the Board of Auditors of SABI, the
Italian Bracco breeders club. I judged in Argentina, Australia, Austria,
Belgium, Bielorussia, Brasil, Bulgaria, Ceka Repubblic, Chile, China,
Cyprus, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Great
Britain, India, Ireland, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Norway, New Zealand, Holland, Hungary,
Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino Repubblic,
Serbia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Switzerland, South Africa, Spain, Sweden,
Turkey, Ukraina, Uruguay and Venezuela. I was also teacher in some
courses of cynotechny for aspiring judges and member of board for
practical examinations. Starting from 2001 I’m writer and scientific
consultant of “The Dog Great Encyclopaedia” (five volumes) of the
biggest Italian publishing house DeAgostini, during 2004 I had been
writer for “Quattro Zampe” (Four Legs) and from 2006 also writer for
“Giornale di Sicilia” (Sicilia’s Newspaper). Until November 2015 I was
founder and President of Samannara Association. The Samannara’s
Association goal is the official recognition by FCI of the breed so called
“dog of Mannara”, the old Sicilian sheepdog; I’m the composer of the
Mannara breed standard, to-day accepted from Italian Kennel Club
who also granted a special open stud book.