Baars Dick

Baars Dick

My name is Dirk Baars, born in 1951, living in Zaandam, The Netherlands.

Purebred dogs (Poodle, Irish Setter, Belgian Shepherd, Chow Chow) were in my family during my whole youth;  only just after my 17th birthday I got my own dog, a Boxer. That breed stayed in my life since then, but I unfortunately do not own a Boxer myself anymore. Luckily my brother owns an Airedale Terrier and  a very good friend in my hometown is a breeder of those Terriers.

At the local clubshows in the seventies and eighties Giant Schnauzers were always present, both black and pepper&salt. They were of excellent quality, I realised later.

It took a few years after my Boxer-judges-exam in 1994, that I also was approved to judge all Schnauzers. That was in 1998. Since than I judged the breed several times in the Netherlands (including the Clubshows and the Dutch Winner-Show).

Several times I judged the breeds in Germany as well once or more often in Finland, Sweden, Danmark, Norway, Poland, France, Ireland, Switzerland, Italy, as well in Czech including the ISPU-show.

I am approved to judge breeds in FCI-group 1, the complete group 2, and breeds in the groups 3, 6 and 9.

I am much involved in educating judges-to-be in many breeds, as well as taking exams.

Among other activities like stewarding, I wrote showreports and a monthly column in Hondenwereld, I now and then do the microphone at all-breedshows, I also was and am involved in the organisation of all-breed-shows.

I very much look forward to judge the Schnauzers at the European Dogshow 2025 and the National Show. They are the breeds I judged most. My deep interest for all Schnauzers is also proven by being the main author of the Chronical of the Dutch Schnauzerclub published in 1998.


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