De Mello Homem Josè

José Homem de Mello was born in Lisbon on the 24th of May 1953.

His parents have always bred dogs, so he was born and had always lived with them.

He and his wife Teresa always loved dogs and started breeding Basset Hounds since 1984 with “dos Sete Moinhos” affix at their house near Lisbon. José’s Basset Hounds are based on European and American lines.

During these 25 years the Bassets bred by him won a lot of Championships and some of them are European Winner and World Winner.

Four of José’s most prestigious prizes were the Best in Show at the 1995 World Dog Show held in Brussels, the Collare d’Oro 2001 in Milan, the Best in Show at the 2003 Helsinki Winner Show and Top Dog of the Year All Breeds 2003 in Denmark.

In that year he started even his judging career and now he has the licence to judge all the FCI Groups.