Francesco Cochetti FCI judge
I was born year 1963 in Rome, Italy, in a “dog family”, my father was a judge and bred together with mother Poodles with the prefix “Della Perla Grigia”.

My affix “Di San Gimignano” was recognized by the Italian Kennel Club in the end of 80's. San Gimignano is a beautiful medieval town in Toscana. At that time I bred Poodles, the lines came from England, from Tiopepi Kennel. I began to breed and show Chihuahuas year 1996 after marrying a Chihuahua breeder Tuula Lehtinen-Cochetti (Misty Meadow’s Chihuahuas). I have won many Championship titles with my Chihuahuas including World Winners 2000 and 2001.

I became a judge in year 1992. My first breed was Poodles.
I have at the moment the right to judge the following FCI groups (http://www.fci.be):

3. group: The whole group: All Terriers
4. group: The whole group: All Dachshunds
9. group: The whole group: All Companion & Toy Dogs
10. group: The whole group: All Sighthounds

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I am listed in Italian Kennel Club (ENCI) a specialist in the breeds I have bred, Poodles and Chihuahuas.  I'm also a teacher of these breeds to new judges. I'm currently breeding Jack Russell Terriers in a small scale as well.

I am currently the president of the Rome Kennel Club, and have been a committee member of Club Cani Compagnia and the president of the Chihuahua Club (under Club Cani Compagnia).

I have judged in Italy, England, Finland, USA, Australia, Japan, Sweden, Belgium, France, Hungary, Denmark, Norway, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Israel, Luxembourg, Germany, Iceland, Republic Of San Marino, Russia, Slovenia, Estonia, Poland, Ireland, Serbia, Spain, Lithuania, Slovakia, Portugal, Czech Republic, Thailand, Latvia, Croatia, Romania and New Zealand.

Being a judge is not an easy task. People love you and speak good about you if they win, otherwise for them you don't understand anything. It's really rare to find objective people. Of course you can do mistakes but the principal thing is to be honest. I think it's the main point for to be a judge, of course one must have a good eye to dogs too.