Claude had his first Old English Sheepdog on 1977 and started judging the breed in 1987. In 14 years breeding, under prefix Ebony and Ivory’s, he bred 9 litters and 6 multi- Champion. He is allowed to judge OES, Welsh-corgis and Bearded collies on International show level and has judged them in France, Italy, Germany, Czech Republic, Hungary (World Championship show at Budapest and Paris) ,Belgium, Luxemburg, Austria, Finland, Netherlands, Denmark, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Russia, Australia and twice in the UK. Claude now judges on international level the Hungarian, Italian, Polish Sheepdog Berger Picard and Rhodesian Ridgeback (he has judged this breed at the European Championship Dogshow in Paris at the end of April 2022).
He is a long time member of the French OES Club Committee, also in France Claude is a founder member of the Euro.OES Forum and as Show- Responsible in the area where he is living, he organizes National and CACIB Show.
He has been a member of the French Kennel Club Comité for the last 5 years.
