Mr,Luiz Fernando Ribas Silva
As a Judge:
Luiz Fernando Ribas Silva was born and has always lived in the south of Brasil, in the capital of Parana state, Curitiba.
He became specialized Judge of Dobermann Breed (conformation) by CBKC/FCI in 1982, when he was just 19 years old, which make him the youngest judge to graduate in the country.
Twenty years later, in 2002, he became an all rounder Judge. During this time as a Judge, he judged several important specialty and all breed shows in Brasil, U.S.A., Argentina, Australia, Mexico, India, South Korea, Canada and next year will return to USA to judge a Dobe Specialty and all breed shows in the famous show circuit of San Antonio, Texas.
As a Breeder:
He started his Doberman breeding when he was just 11 years old in 1974, under the suffix of Charleston, and even with an average of just one litter a year, he bred more than 90 Champions in Brasil and abroad in 15 different countries ? some of them are champions in the US, Canada and Japan. Dogs bred by him have already won more than 200 Bests in all breed and Specialty shows in several continents and most of those BIS has been acquired breeder-owner-handled. Dogs bred by him also won Brazilian National Rankings and became all breed #1 dogs in Brasil in many years. Along with his wife Evelyne, he was awarded as Doberman Top Breeder of The Year in Brasil 10 times in the last 13 years according to Brazilian Official National Breeder Ranking, including last year.
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