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I am originally from Japan but living in Ireland for more than 30 years where I breed and show cavaliers with Kitty Conlon who welcomed me, a cultural exchange student into her home all those years ago.

When I arrived in Kitty’s, she had 4 Blenheim boys and already showing successfully. One day I went with her to my very first Dog Show and I was hooked! Since then we acquired bitch with Homerbrent line and started our own RATHBRIST cavaliers and continue to this day. We have had great fun and success in the ring here in Ireland and made up number of champions. We also make occasional visit to U.K. shows and have won Best in Show at The Cavalier Club Show in 2010 and Bitch CC at Crufts 2019.

I have been judging since 1999 at Open show level and 2003 I judged at championship show for the first time. And now I am qualified to judge Group 9 breeds and Group under FCI. I was fortunate to be ask to judge at Club show in Australia, Denmark and Estonia and USA, and also UK for open show level.

I am very honored to be invited to judge for your club and looking forward to meeting and judging beautiful cavaliers in Iceland.

First I would like to thank the club, for inviting me, to judge your show, I’m really looking forward to it.

My name is Nadja Lafontaine, I am 43 years old, I live in Denmark out in the country side with my Cavaliers. 

I got my first Cavalier 25 years ago, and have been in love with the breed ever since. Over the years I have studied pedigrees, lines and health with great passion, in 2019 I decided it was time for me, to make my dream, of becoming a judge true, and today I judge half of group 9.

Right now, I have 2 Blenheim boys at home, but are planning to get another one, as soon as the right one is born. 

When I’m not out judging, or showing my own dogs, I work as a ring secretary at other shows.

I love judging in different countries, it is always amazing to see, how the breed is developed in another country, alone in Scandinavia I see how different the dogs are from each country. 

This will be my first time in Iceland, and I am really looking forward to seeing your beautiful country and dogs.

Síðastliðinn sunnudag 19. janúar hélt Cavalierdeildin bingó og í leiðinni voru stigahæstu hundar og ræktendur sýningaársins 2024 heiðraðir. Við viljum þakka öllum fyrirtækjum og einstaklingum sem styrktu okkur með bingóvinningum kærlega fyrir veglegar gjafir. Einnig þökkum við öllum sem mættu á viðburðinn og styrktu þannig deildina.

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