Articles and reflections on the world of purebred dogs, dog shows, judging, show dog preparation, and dog culture, based on more than 35 years of real ring experience as both a handler and a judge
Judging Beagles at the World Dog Show Madrid 2022: A Judge’s Perspective
A first-hand account of judging Beagles at the World Dog Show Madrid 2022, offering a professional judge’s perspective on structure, movement, ring procedure, and show organization.
Crate Training for Dog Shows: How to Manage Energy Before the Ring
Published in Show Beagles Worldwide, Czech Republic, April 2022 There is nothing more unfortunate than watching a newcomer arrive with a high-quality dog and, with the best of intentions, spend two or three hours dragging the poor animal from one place to another...
Interview with Thomas Wastiaux, passion for do the right things
Published in September 2025 at Dogs News EC (Ecuador) Hello Thomas, thank you for taking the time to have this interview with us. How are you? Hello Guillermo, I’m great, thank you. I finally recovered from this very busy week that was the World Dog Show. I saw you...
Jamaica, the sweet surprise of diversity.
Published in May at Best in Show Magazine (USA). When you face a new situation, in this case a country, your brain automatically searches your memory to find the most similar situations. Having showed multiple times in Cuba and judging last October in the Dominican...
Infinite Bullets in Dog Shows: Professional Handlers vs Owner-Handlers
Published in December 2024 at Show Beagles Worldwide (Czech Republic) Purebred dog sports are unique in that amateurs and professionals compete for the same accolades an arrangement that might initially seem to disadvantage the amateur exhibitor. However, that is not...
Dog Passion Life
• How did you start in dogs? How did you first get involved in the sports of showing dogs?
When I was 16, I found myself by accident in a meeting of my hometown KC, I became a member and they use me as a ring steward a couple months later. I was so amaze by all these crazy people wearing jackets and ties ad running around with dogs. I got hooked.
• Who helped you the most in your beginnings?
I have two main mentors, a retired Poodle breeder who lived in my hometown and later I worked for a year for Clay Coady in Arizona who was well known for Terriers and Beagles as well. However, my ability to learn from watching many talented handlers helped me a lot to define my style.