B. Kleinhesselink

My name is Berry Kleinhesselink, born 08.02.1965, married with 2 kids, grandfather, living in the east
of Holland, close to the German Border.
I’m training dogs since 1992, and started three times at the FCI and FMBB. My favorite breed is the
Malinois, cause of his intelligence and powerfull work in obedience. My first dog was Halusetha’s
Nesch. I bought him just for fun and only as a home dog. When Nesch was 8 months of age the
breeder Hans van Rossum brings the pedigree, looks to the dog, did some exercises and asked me:
Do you want to work IPO with him? The rest is history. National champion all breeds with 60 starter
winner of 20 ABC trials and place 8 at the FCI WC in Stockerau Austria. (1998) and World Champion
FCI WC 1996 (Luxemburg) team Netherlands with individual place 17.
With a son of Nesch, Bono van de Vurige Wolf, I qualified with a average score of 291 for the
National Championship in Holland. He was only 3 years but he died one month before the trial.
Respiratory problems. A big problem in the bloodlines in that period.
But I also trained a German Shepherd succesfully.
I brought only 5 dogs to IPO 3, for the reason I don’t want to have more than 1 dog, and the dogs
stay with me until they die. Unfortunately 2 dogs died before the age of 3 years, so it takes a long
time to come back on level.
I only train IGP.
When I was a lot younger I was a club helper. In that time it was normal that every guy did helper
work.
I’m a judge since 2006, and I have been invited 6 times to judge world championships. I judged
many WC selection trials in several countries. My favorite part to Judge is part C. The CACIT
Netherlands will be the 4th CACIT I’m judging. I’m proud to be a part of this great competition!
In my opinion a good judge must be an active competitor as well. A judge must have the feelings with
the training place. He must know how difficult it is to train your dog and the time you must spent.
In defence work I want to see a stable dog with confidence and naturally aggression. In the hold and
bark I like to see the fear in the helper eyes. The confrontation to the helper must be direct with
effective grips. Prefer full grips but effective is more important. A dog with effective but not 100% full
grips can score a high very good or excellent but… a dog with full grips but not 100% effective can’t.
The obedience must be ok but is not the main issue. You can judge defence work with your eyes
closed. Except the obedience in defence work of cause. You can hear how the hold and bark is and
how the attacks are. Also the guardian phase is one of the main issue’s in defence work. I like to see
the same fear as in the hold and bark. And of cause the outs must be clear.
There is big difference between judging club exams, small competitions and championships. Of
cause the rules are the same but in club exams the judge is also a teacher. You see the combinations
in all the IGP parts and the judge can form a picture and the togetherness. The judge can help the
dog helper with small advices. The judge must create a relax ambiance at club trials. That’s the
reason a judge must be a competitor as well.
To judge small competitions and championships is a little bit closer cause small competitions are
selection trials for the championships. As a judge you must give the standard for championships and
specially world championships.

The helper is very necessary. The helper must have his own style but fair and working the same to all
the dogs. Must not be one of thousand. They have only one task. To select the best dog for the
judge. I want to see good pressure to the dog just before the attack.
In Holland the IPG sport slipped down. There is a lot of politic and fuss at training animals and dogs
especially. Our community changed in the last years. We see the same problems in other countries.
Therefore it is very important to show the world our fantastic sport in a positive way. The CACIT trials
prove that it is possible!
At last I want to say that I’m very honored to judge the CACIT Holland. I wish all the competitors good
luck but for all….have fun!

Berry Kleinhesselink