2. FCI tiesneši
3. Maja Čosić

Maja Čosić (Horvātija) International judge for FCI group X., some breeds from group V. and lure coursing

Spending my childhood around animals, my love for dogs was always bringing me forward into the world of cynology. I graduated at university of law, and am currently working with international social benefits. I live in North of Croatia with my husband and our ten years old borzoi Bart, that comes from our breeding. My dream to own a borzoi came true in 2009, when I imported my first one. Two more females were imported from their native land, Russia. I showed my borzoi and competed with them in lure coursing actively. In 2013, I registered a kennel name under the prefix Allrussian, and bred my first borzoi litter in 2015. At the moment I cannot call myself a breeder, since my dogs got older.

As an active member of Sighthounds Club of Croatia, I was involved in organising almost every sighthound event in Croatia in almost two decades. Working with a great team of enthusiasts, I have spearheaded the recognition of lure coursing as an official sport in Croatia. Today, I am a head of Lure Coursing at Croatian Kennel Club and a Croatian delegate at FCI Commission for Sighthound Sport. I am also a long-time member of the Croatian Kennel Club’s Disciplinary commission. In my free time, I love to write articles about sighthounds for both Croatian and foreign magazines. Some of them describing sighthounds in sport, history and art were translated into English, German and Italian language.

Earning my judging licence in 2017, I had an honour to judge shows and lure coursing events across the Europe. For me it is a pleasure to see happy owners showing their beloved dogs, their family members. I always try to be as gentle as possible with unexperienced ones. We should all keep positive memories and return to the sport as much as we can.

Looking forward to see you at the event!