LILA LEVENTAKI
FCI INTERNATIONAL JUDGE

Athens - Greece
Tel: +30 6951000273
- www.sharpei.gr

PROFILE

Born July 28. Professional GRAPHIC DESIGNER (many times awarded) and Shar Pei Lover.
I saw my first Shar-Pei, 20 years ago. For me, it was love at first sight.

I grew up with Dogs and Cats my father had a gundog but our big Love was Hector a GERMAN SHEPARD dog.
As a child, I was crazy about any kind of animals like birds, chickens, horses, etc. I wanted to have a zoo.
I did my first “Breeding” when I was 7 years old when my mum advised me not to
let our cat go out because she would mate and we did not want that.
I had other plans  I bred this cat with 3 different males and I observed her 4 kittens as they grew,
I measured/weighted them every week and compared them with the sires and then I interview the new owners.

In 2002 I married George Kaninias and our passion for the breed led us to create “PRECIOUS HUG”.

➠ Fibi (JMEDW’07. INT .GR. CY. CH. PRECIOUS HUG TRUE SECRET OF LIFE) is the very first show Shar-pei for me,
and also the first breeding dog of PRECIOUS HUG at the same time (we had a litter before but without kennel name).

This dog became No. 1 Shar Pei in GREECE also the
TOP DOG FROM ALL BREEDS POINT SYSTEM (Greek breeding).
She was the Top Shar Pei for many years in Greece and being the Top Dog gave her the opportunity
to REPRESENT GREECE TO EUKANUBA WORLD CHALLENGE semi-final in WDS 2010 (DENMARK)
and after her winning there to  EUKANUBA WORLD CHALLENGE 2010 in California among 42 finalists.

Her Son INT. CH. PRECIOUS HUG SECRET TABACCO was the TOP SHAR PEI in PORTUGAL in 2013,
The same year  INT. CH. PRECIOUS HUG NOT IF ENDS AND BUTTS was TOP SHAR PEI in the Chezh REPUBLIC
INT. CH. PRECIOUS HUG EVERYTHING SHE WANTS was 2nd TOP SHAR PEI in the Chezh REPUBLIC
PRECIOUS HUG ROMAN EMPEROR was TOP SHAR PEI in the French Shar-Pei Club and of course
every year in Greece we have the TOP SHAR PEI.

2013 was an important year for me. I was proud to organize the MEGA SHAR PEI SPECIALTY IN GREECE ...
3 SPECIALIST JUDGES from 3 different parts of the world with special guest Matgo Law.
I am happy that this show gave inspiration to other shows in the breed and clubs.

In 2016 I had the honor to Judge at American Nationals the TOP 25, BEST SHAR PEI IN USA.

➠ Until now we have:

• 100 champions (in many countries USA, SWEDEN, ARGENTINA, SPAIN, etc) and
• 25 International Champions all Over the World.
• 15 Therapy Dogs for Childern with Cancer and other problems.
• 258 BEST IN SHOW BABY - PUPPY and JUNIORS (All over the World)
• 29 BEST OF GROUP and over 98 GROUP PLACEMENTS
• 4 BEST IN SHOW and 12 R-BIS in Greece and other Countries (USA, ARGENTINA, SPAIN. PORTUGAL, etc)
• 6 TIMES BEST PUPPY IN BREED at WDS & EDS
• 1  EUR. WINNER’18
• 1 JEDS WINNER’17
• 1 EUKANUBA WORLD CHALLENGE at 42 Finalists
• 3 TIMES EUKANUBA WORLD CHALLENGE semi-finals (from two countries)
• 1 R.C.C at Crufts
• 4 times First in class and 6 seconds in Class at Crufts
• Our Breeding is in 25 countries all over the World
• Many times our dogs won specialty shows all over the world
• (Placement at American Nationals, Slovenian, Denmark, France, etc)
• TOP BREEDERS (All breeds) IN GREECE 2019

➠ Ex. President of the Shar-Pei Club of Greece
➠ Member to World Dog Press Association (WDPA)
➠ FCI International Judge (USA, GERMANY, GREECE, ITALY, FRANCE)
Μy moto in Breeding...
<Only when you breed more you observe and learn more...
showing/winning is not the issue but is the normal results after good healthy breeding...>

EDUCATION
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• Athen Univercity - GRAPHIC DESIGN and Arts
• Dog Emotion and Cognition from Duke University
  
  
• Many seminars as:
  Shar-Pei seminar with Matgo Law
  Judging Shar-Pei seminar AKC, (Shar-Pei Club USA)
  Shar-Pei health Nationals 2016
  Shar-Pei health Nationals 2019
  Judging Seminar with Tamás Jakkel
  Judging Seminar about movement with Frank Kane
  Judging Seminar with George Kostopoulos
  Judging Seminar with Petru Muntean
  Seminar Puppy evaluation - Breeding, Dog training