意大利犬种裁判专家 Paolo Dondina

Paolo Dondina of Monterchi, Italy, has become the first Italian ever and the first person from outside of North America since 1930 to judge Best In Show at the legendary Westminster Kennel Club's Annual All Breed Dog Show when he takes on that assignment in 2011.

Mr. Dondina has had a number of breeds, and has bred Beagles, Basset Hounds, English Springer Spaniels, Lagoto Romagnolos and Jack Russell Terriers. He has had great success as an exhibitor, including as the co-owner of Brookwire Brandy of Layven, the Wirehaired Fox Terrier that captured Best In Show at the famed Crufts Dog Show in the United Kingdom in 1975. One of his Beagles was the top dog in all breeds in Italy in 2005.

He has been recognized as an all-breed judge by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) since 1985, and has judged all over the world. A lawyer by profession, he lives in a converted farmhouse in Tuscany.

Previously, Midgely Marsden (1914) and W.L.McCandlish (1930) of the United Kingdom judged Best In Show, as did Canadians Dr. Carleton Ford (1929) and James Reynolds (2006) .

Mr. Dondina heads a panel of 32 judges from 16 states and three foreign countries who will preside over the dog world's most prestigious event.