Foto Jukka Pätynen / Koirakuvat.fi, Judges World Championship 2024

Judges and Secretaries

Ida Lindgren, Chief Judge Sweden

I live in Helsingborg. My life is almost all about dogs. I run three companies, Vi2 Hundcenter – a dog training center, Ziridas Kennel and HUNDra% AB – a publishing house where I publish my books.

I started with rally obedience in 2005. My dogs, Ziri ,Alva and Juni are Rally Obedience Champions. Inez has a Rally Master Diploma, she mostly works with advanced special search. My youngest bitch Maja is trained in both advanced special search and rally obedience, where we are currently working our way up to the FCI class.

I have judged rally obedience since 2008, many handlers and dogs has passed through a course of mine throughout the years. I have judged both District and Swedish Championships as well as the Nordic Championship. And i september also the very first FCI Rally Obedience World Championship! 

Brian Binnerup, Judge Denmark

My name is Brian, I live with my girlfriend Anniqa and two of her daughters, on what once was a farm, near Aarhus. Our household is not far from qualifying as a mini-zoo, with four dogs, three cats, and various other animals. Our dogs are a mixed pack with a Finnish Lapphund, a Groenendael and two Shetland Sheepdogs.

Having used to compete with Mera, the Finnish Lapphund, I have recently started fresh on training and competition with Fanta, a sheltie on a year and a half.

I had the honor of judging the Nordic Championship last year, and attended the Nordic Championship as team leader the year before. This year I will be judging both the Nordic Championship and the World Championship, and look enormously forward to both.

Tytti Lintenhofer, Judge Finland

I am Tytti Lintenhofer from Finland. Rally Obedience and its development is close to my heart. I really like the diversity of the Rally Obedience and the variation of the dog breeds.

My own rally experience goes way back to the time rally obedience was not an official sport in Finland. With my  golden retrievers Neva and Nia I train Rally Obedience, Obedience and Water Rescue. Neva is a Finnish Rally Obedience Champion. My interests are dog training & behavior and dog welfare. My passion lies  in human interaction, solution orientation training (animals & human) and mental training.

I am currently Chair of the FCI Rally Obedience Commission and Chair of the Nordic Rally Obedience Committee.

This is a very special year for Rally Obedience. We will have the first Rally Obedience World Championship in Finland 28.-29.9.2024 and the Nordic Championship in Sweden 9.-10.11.2024. I am looking very much forward to both events!

Solveig Zetterstrøm – judge Norway

I got my first dog, a Schapendoes, as a 15-year-old in 2004. And the following year I started competing in Rally Obedience. I was at the time, and still am, very committed to Rally Obedience.

In 2007 I was educated as a judge in Rally Obedience, and I have judged many competitions every year since that.

At home I have two dogs, Wri (Border Collie) and Elsa (Silky Terrier), who both love this sport!

I had the honor of being one of the judges in the first Nordic Championship in 2019, and I´m very grateful to get the opportunity again this year. I really love this sport and I’m looking forward to a great weekend in Sweden with you all!

I wish you all the best of luck.

Diana Huuki, Secretary Sweden

I live on the countryside of Stockholm with my boyfriend and our two danish Swedish farm dogs, my horse, chickens and bees.

I started with rally obedience in 2008 with my first dog and became a judge 2014.

I’ve been competing a lot with my dogs in both obedience and of course rally obedience where we have been finalists in the Swedish Championships 6 out of 8 times.

In 2021 I’ve got the chance to be a Nordic judge and I also had the honor being Assistant Team leader for Team Sweden in 2021-2023. I’m so excited and it is going to be so much fun being a Secretary this time and see the performances so close to the competition ring and now with the FCI exercises.

See you there everyone!

Liv Elmark-Fich, Secretary Denmark

I live together with my husband, daughter, son and our two poodles in a small town in the middle of Sealand.

I have been competing in different dog sports, but mainly rally obedience and HTM/FS.

Together with my dogs, I have been traveling around Europe to compete in different HTM/FS championships and I have participated in the Danish Rally Championship a couple of times.
I have been judging rally for some years, I have judged the Danish Championship and I was secretary at the Nordic Championship in 2022.

Tiia Hämäläinen, Secretary Finland

I started to train Rally-Obedience in 2009.

I have been a Rally-Obedience judge in Finland since 2014. I have judged 170 competitions in Finland and have judged in Finnish Championship competition twice. This is the second year I participate in the Nordic Championships as a secretary.

I have competed in Rally-Obedience with a couple of my own dogs and have won the first official Finnish Championship competition in 2014. Nowadays I have one Smooth Collie at home. We have started training Rally-Obedience and competed for the first time in Rally-Obedience this summer.

Ghita Fossum, Secretary Norway

I started with rally obedience in 2004. In 2005 I became a rally judge and was involved in establishing Norwegian rally obedience. I am currently the rally obedience representative in the sports dog committee, under the NKK. I have been involved in all Norwegian rally obedience regulations, changes and judging committees. I have several instructor qualifications and hold courses in various dog sports around Norway.

I myself have had an approved rescue dog, competed in agility, obedience, rally obedience and trained nose work. Have trained with three Border Collies, 2 Australian Shepherds and two Bergers des Pyrenee a face race.
I judge up to 40 events per year. Has participated in one Norwegian championship, refereed in 3 Norwegian championships and was secretary of Nordisk last year.