My name is Andrej Kerpan, I am an FCI International judge both for lure coursing and conformation, being licensed for FCI groups IV and X, as well as for 10 breeds of group V.

The first breed I became involved with was the Irish Wolfhound. At that time, I gave priority to showing and took part in many shows around Europe with very pleasing results. My dogs went BIS several times, with one of them achieving the World Champion title (Vienna 1996). But I love a good challenge too, so I also trained my wolfhounds for obedience until we got the first obedience certificate ever awarded to a sighthound in the history of Slovenia. 

I am now focused on Whippets and with my dogs I take part in show and coursing events on a regular basis with excellent results. For example in 2015 one of my whippets became European Coursing Champion at her very first European championship event, at the age of 20 months. 

I have been a member of the Sighthound Club of Slovenia for a very long time. Additionally, I have been a member of its Board for over 20 years and I am still a member of the coursing committee. In this function, I have been one of the promoters of lure coursing from its very start in Slovenia, and have successfully organised many International coursing events in my country and abroad.

In the past I have been lecturing in the fields of Lure Coursing and breeds of FCI Group X and been invited to host dedicated seminars for Lure Coursing enthusiasts in several European and non-European countries. Besides, I have been publishing articles about dogs on a regular basis in the authoritative Slovenian scientific magazin for juniors Moj Planet. rent countries

My judging appointments in Lure Coursing include 5 European Coursing Championships and two World Coursing Championship.

I have officiated as a conformation judge in over 20 different countries, mainly at Sighthounds Specialties, as well as at the European dog show 2025 and Sighthound Festival Donaueschingen later this year.