International Junior Handling Competition

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The Kennel Club is again organising this prestigious final at Crufts 2013, and junior handlers from many different countries will be competing for the ultimate title.

International Junior Handler winner 2012Split into three exciting rounds, the competition requires the finalists to demonstrate their handling ability and rapport with unfamiliar dogs that they have met less than an hour before the final! The finalists have each selected a first and second choice breed but will not have met the individual dogs before.

They will then handle a second dog of another breed with only about five minutes of bonding time beforehand, before returning to the ring with their original choice of breed.

The judge will make a secret shortlist, with all the finalists later returning to the Arena for the final parade where the 2013 winner will be crowned.

Photo on the left is of the 2012 International Junior Handler Winner - Racquel Colaco from Portugal.

Timetable of Judging

Judging will take place in the Arena for all parts, including the Parade and final judging. The Judge is Mr B McFadden

Saturday 9 March 2013:

  • 08.00 – 10.30    International Junior Handling Final
  • 17.55 – 18.10 (TBC)    Parade and Final Judging

 

International Junior Handler Finalists

COUNTRY FINALIST NAME
1 Australia Makaela Edmondson
2 Austria Katrin Katzbauer
3 Belgium Ine Vanseer
4 Bulgaria Hristina Kostadinova
5 Canada Colton O’Shea
6 Cyprus Ewelina Mazurek
7 Czech Republic Pavlina Pichova
8 Denmark Marie-Louise Christensen
9 Finland Sanna Mari Martikainen
10 France Chanel Dericand
11 Germany Pia Vanessa Petzold
12 Gibraltar Simon Garesse
13 Hungary Vivien Poth
14 Iceland Brynja Kristin Magnusdottir
15 Ireland Nadine Bermingham
16 Israel Yael Davidovich
17 Italy Monica Bonifacio
18 Japan Emiko Shintaku
19 Lithuania Augusta R. Močiulskytė
20 Malta Eman Spagnol
21 Monaco Chiara Morotti
22 Netherlands Naomi van Mourik
23 New Zealand Erika Watson
24 Norway Victoria Gill
25 Philippines Maximilian Mayer
26 Poland Aleksandra Szydlowska
27 Portugal Catarina Santos
28 Puerto Rico Hannah Sofie Schöninger
29 Russia Daria Moiseeva
30 Slovakia Angélique Bobrik
31 Slovenia Katja Bencuk
32 South Africa Andreas Kiefer
33 Spain Borja Thovar
34 Sweden Vilhelmiina Wallden
35 Switzerland Vivienne Bartschi
36 Thailand Supasin Khajornpraphasun
37 UK Abbie Stoutt
38 USA Emma Grayson Echols