04/07/2023
meet Mr Igor Selimovic, our judge at Club annual show
He was born in 1963 and living all his life near Zagreb - a centre of dog world in Croatia. Being an addict to active and sport life he started his kennel IGGY BOX in 1987. He chose Boxers for "his" breed as he was particularly interested in working dogs. In more than twenty years of active breeding and working with dogs he bred more then 35 litters and raised numerous champions in beauty and working. During this time he also owned or co-owned many world known Boxers who were winning the top prices.
He became a dog show judge in 1992. Starting with Molossoid breeds, adding Shepherds, he became in December 2003 an all round judge. He is also Boxer judge specialist.
During his judging career he judged at the most important all breeds championship shows and specialities all over the world as in Italy, Belgium, Israel, Russia, Gibraltar, Spain, France, Portugal, Switzerland, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Poland, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Albania, North Macedonia, Romania, Austria, Hungary, Slovenia, Finland, Sweden, Greece, Cyprus, Malta, Latvia, Germany, Ukraina, Estonia, Bulgaria, Belarus, Norway, Danemark, Lithuania, Ireland, Luxembourg, San Marino, Moldavia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaidjan, Armenia, Iceland, Brasil, Argentina, Peru, Canada, China, Indonesia, India, Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, Republic of Korea and Australia.
He was also judged Eurodog Show in Helsinki 2006, World Dog Show in Poznan – Poland 2006, Eurodogshow 2008 in Budapest (Boxers), World Dog Show 2010 in Danemark (Boxers), World Dog Show 2012 in Salzburg (A). He will judge Tornjak's on WDS in Zagreb 2024.
He has performed various functions in the Croatian Kennel Club, being active in numerous Committees. Has was the General Secretary from 1996-2004, and from 2004-2007 he was a vice President of the Croatian Kennel Club. He was an active member of the organizing committee for more than 150 shows in Croatia. In 2005 - 2007 he was the member of FCI Judge Committee. He is member of Examination Commision for new judges of Croatian Kennel Club. He is President of Comitee for Croatian national breeds of Croatian Kennel Club.
He is the author of few books about dogs. More than five years he was publisher of monthly dog magazine – «Naši psi – bez granica», in this time - the only one on the market in Croatia, where, besides being a publisher and editor, he was also engaged as a photo reporter.