Habig Cristofer

Christofer is known to be "the man of the mastiffs", he grew up with Great Danes and established 'Molosser' as a cynological global brand. Christofer has been a VDH/FCI Championship Show judge since 1977 (being 21 years when he first judged the Molosser breeds at the Dortmund Bundessieger Show), and is licensed for 100+ breeds, 3 groups and BIS. Christofer is the former Vice-President of the FCI (2009-2011) and Chair of the FCI's first strategic Task Force, was Chairman of the German Kennel Club (VDH) from 2006-2009 and elected as a member of The Kennel Club in 1992.

He judged at Crufts six times, including the Working Group in 2020. For years, Christofer is highly affiliated with many of the Spanish National Breeds and had the honour of his first assignment in Spain in the 1980s.