Known as a connaisseur of the Gundog breeds, Peter has followed up his education with all breeds within Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI).
On the judging scene Peter obtained his license for Retrievers in 1998, some 23 years later he reached FCI All-Breed International Judge status. To date Peter is approved to award CCs in the UK for Bullmastiff, Irish Red Setter, Labrador Retriever and Spinone Italiano.
Peter has judged all over Europe, in America, Australia & South Africa. He officiated at various key events including his first World Dog Show 2011 in Paris awarding Best Of Breed (BOB) in Labrador Retrievers. In Brno he first judged BEST IN SHOW at an All-Breed Show in 2017. Meanwhile he awared BIS at International All-Breed Shows on various occasions in 6 European countries. BIS at 125th Anniversary CPC Winner Show 2022 in Portugal is highlighted. In 2024 will be his first appointment in Asia at the prestigious Philippine Circuit.
Peter regards it as an honor to have judged as first ever Non-Italian judge at the “RADUNO DEL TRIENNALE 2017” of the “Club Italiano Spinone” in Tuscany. Another highlight of his judging career has been his appointment at the Championship Show of the Rhodesian Ridgeback Club in South Africa. In 2021 Peter had his second appointment to judge Labrador Retrievers with BOB at the World Dog Show in Brno. He was also given the honor to award BEST OF GROUP VIII. In 2022 he had his first assignment in the US judging the Spinone Club of America´s National Speciality. At the WDS 2023 Peter is fond to be judging Spinone Italiano besides other Gundog breeds. Peter also officiated at several Champion Of Champion Galas.
As an administrator, Peter’s involvement has been as a Show Manager and President of the Austrian Retriever Club, Co-founder and President of the Junge Hundefreunde Austria (Junior Handling Club), Austria’s delegate to the FCI Commission for Retrievers, member of the advisory board to the Austrian Kennel Club (ÖKV) and President of the FCI Commission for Retrievers.
Peter is also the Co-founder and former President of the Austrian Spinone & Bracco Italiano Club aiming for membership in the Austrian Kennel Club (ÖKV) one day. He is also involved in ringcraft training and the training of Judges in education, thus giving back to his sport in a very practical way.
Peter was born in 1966 in Vienna. His family has always had dogs with his parents initially breeding Dobermanns and Flat Coated Retrievers from 1994 to present day. In 1980, Peter got his first dog, a Dobermann bitch to make his first steps into cynology. When returning after some years abroad in Africa as a school boy, Peter has two English Setters for showing and training in the field during his years at University.
Balancing his professional life in the management of Austria´s top player in residential developments, he selectively bred Labrador Retrievers under the ‘Starchant’ prefix. Together with his wife Eva he owned two Bullmastiffs and had some litters in Spinone Italiano and Pugs under her ‘Waterfairies’ prefix. They made up several Champions in Show & Work. Peter currently owns two Spinoni Italiano and two Pugs.
Holding his hunting permit for over 20 years, Peter supplemented his knowledge by obtaining the falconry license in 2018. He is fluent in German, English and French.
Poznat kao poznavatelj pasmina Gundog, Peter je nastavio svoje obrazovanje sa svim pasminama unutar Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI).
U svijetu ocjenjivanja pasa, Peter je dobio svoju licencu za retrivere 1998. godine, a nekih 23 godine kasnije dostigao je FCI status međunarodnog suca svih pasmina. Do danas je Peteru odobreno dodjeljivanje CC-ova u Ujedinjenom Kraljevstvu za bulmastifa, irskog crvenog setera, labradora retrivera i talijanskog spinona.
Peter je sudio diljem Europe, u Americi, Australiji i Južnoj Africi. Sudio je na raznim ključnim događajima uključujući svoju prvu Svjetsku izložbu pasa 2011. u Parizu na kojoj je dodijelio nagradu za najboljeg predstavnika pasmine (BOB) labrador retriverima. U Brnu je prvi put ocjenjivao BEST IN SHOW na izložbi svih pasmina 2017. U međuvremenu je dodijelio BIS na međunarodnim izložbama svih pasmina u raznim prilikama u 6 europskih zemalja. Istaknut je BIS na 125. godišnjici CPC Winner Showa 2022. u Portugalu. 2024. bit će njegov prvi angažman u Aziji na prestižnoj stazi Philippine Circuit.
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Peter se osjeća počašćeno što je sudio kao prvi ne-talijanski sudac na “RADUNO DEL TRIENNALE 2017” u “Club Italiano Spinone” u Toskani. Još jedan vrhunac njegove sudačke karijere bilo je njegovo imenovanje na Championship Show Rhodesian Ridgeback Cluba u Južnoj Africi. Peter je 2021. godine imao svoj drugi termin da sudi labradore retrivere s BOB-om na Svjetskoj izložbi pasa u Brnu. Također mu je pripala čast da dodijeli nagradu BEST OF GROUP VIII. Godine 2022. imao je svoj prvi zadatak u SAD-u ocjenjivanjem Spinone Club of America´s National Speciality. Na WDS-u 2023 Peter voli suditi Spinone Italiano osim ostalih pasmina Gundog. Peter je također sudio na nekoliko Champion Of Champion Gala.
Također, Peter je bio uključen kao voditelj izložbe i predsjednik Austrijskog retriver kluba, suosnivač i predsjednik Junge Hundefreunde Austria (Junior Handling Club), austrijski delegat u FCI komisiji za retrivere, član savjetodavnog odbora Austrijskom kinološkom savezu (ÖKV) i predsjednik FCI komisije za retrivere.
Peter je također suosnivač i bivši predsjednik austrijskog kluba Spinone & Bracco Italiano koji jednog dana teži članstvu u Austrijskom kinološkom savezu (ÖKV). Također je uključen u obuku ringrafta i obuku sudaca u obrazovanju, čime se vraća svom sportu na vrlo praktičan način.
Usklađujući svoj profesionalni život, selektivno je uzgajao labrador retrivere pod prefiksom ‘Starchant’. Zajedno sa svojom suprugom Evom posjedovao je dva bulmastifa i imao nekoliko legla u Spinone Italiano i Pugs pod njezinim prefiksom ‘Waterfairies’. Sastavili su nekoliko prvaka u Show & Work. Peter trenutno posjeduje dva Spinoni Italiano i dva Mopsa.
S dozvolom za lov preko 20 godina, Peter je svoje znanje nadopunio dobivanjem dozvole za sokolarstvo 2018. Tečno govori njemački, engleski i francuski.