Judges/Helpers

Anja Schäuble DE, Domare avd A/Judge part A

My journey into the world of dog sports began in my childhood. I owe this passion to my aunt, who took me to the dog training field from a young age. I started training with her dog, and at the age of ten, I received my very first German Shepherd, ”Alin”. Together, we achieved great success early on, becoming the ”Badische” (Regional) Youth Champions twice.

After Alin, I found my ”soul dog,” a German Shepherd female named ”Dea”. She was truly extraordinary. It was through Dea that I met my Swiss training team, and I have been training with them ever since. Our competitive highlight came in 2017 when we placed 11th at the RSV2000 World Championship. The very next year, the incredible happened: in 2018, Dea and I won the RSV2000 World Championship. That moment remains unforgettable to me.

Parallel to my active handling, I began my judging career in 2018. Since then, I have had the privilege of judging at the RSV2000 World Championship in all phases, as well as fulfilling international assignments like in Argentina, Mexico, and Italy. Currently, I am active with ”Mexx”, a male GSD whom I handle in Tracking (FH), and ”Coco”, a young female currently in training for IGP. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has accompanied and supported me on this path—without you, none of this would be possible.

Finally, I am deeply honored to be invited to Sweden for the Schäferslaget. I am looking forward to a fantastic event and excellent dog sport. I wish all participants the best of luck and, most importantly, lots of fun with your dogs!

Best regards /Anja 

Tony Popper, Domare avd A/Judge part A

First of all, I want to express my gratitude to the organizers for the invitation to judge at your great German Shepherd event.

I’m  56-year-old dog sport enthusiast from Finland. My dog sport hobby started in -89 with my ex-girlfriends German Shepherd with whom we competed in relay trials ((a sport that is only in Nordic countries) and attended shows. After this we bought another German Shepherd and I got acquainted with protection. From that my sport has been and is IGP. Nowadays I have two dogs who I train and compete with.

I started protection training in the beginning of -90´s. Since then, I have worked and trained as helper and competed with my own dogs. I have participated with several dogs I have trained myself in Finnish Championships and WUSV qualifications. I have also helped numerous dog handlers with their dogs towards their goals in this marvellous sport. I was qualified as helper in 1996 by Finnish German Shepherd association (Suomen Saksanpaimenkoiraliitto). Judge for IGP/FH I became in 2019.

So far I have had the opportunity to work as a judge in Finland and abroad  in IGP and FH competitions and a lot of judging in club IGP trials.

I would like to wish all competitors good luck and success.
BR/ Tony Popper

Jen-Peter Flugge DE, Domare avd B/Judge part B

Jens-Peter Flügge, 67 years old, living near Hamburg, widower, 3 boys.

Judge since 2001 for IGP, ZAP and character assessment

LG01 trainings director

Breeder under kennel name ”von der Grenze”

Greatings from Germany

Bosse Östlund, Domare avd B/Judge part B

Hej mitt namn är Bosse Östlund och jag Tackar för inbjudan och det ärofyllda uppdraget att återigen få Döma lydnaden på schäferslaget 2026.

Inom hundsporten har Jag har varit aktiv under 45 år. Jag har tävlat i ett flertal olika grenar inom  Svensk Brukshundsport med ett antal hundar. Inom IGP har jag tävlat på flera mästerskap i Sverige och prov utomlands med flera hundar.

År 2012 fick jag utmärkelsen årets IPO hund med min egen upfödda hund Brimer.
Som Domare har jag haft förmånen att döma flera Mästerskap i Sverige och internationellt. Jag hoppas och önskar att vi får en trevlig, sportslig och spännande helg tillsammans med många duktiga ekipage.

Hoppas och önskar att vi får en trevlig och spännande helg tillsammans med många tävlanden.

Med vänlig hälsning Bosse Östlund

Dirk Stocks DE, Domare avd C/ Judge part C

 I started with dog sports in 1985 with a German Shepherd that was not eligible for breeding. 

Since then I have competed countless times at state events, participated in a federal event 32 times (BSP and Bundes-FCI), qualified 3 times for the WUSV World Championship (started twice with ”Ringo Bombardshöhe” and ”Falko Wällerhorst”, and once withdrew in favor of a fellow athlete) and was team European Champion and individual vice-champion (”Herbu Radsieksbeeke”) in 1989. 
Many of my sporting achievements and my work as a judge are listed at working-dog. 

Under my kennel name “von der Rader-Brücke”, several litters were born up to 2006, some of which dogs competed at the state level. 
Since 1997, I have been a judge for performance trials with the German Shepherd Dog Association (Verein für Deutsche Schäferhunde e.V.). 

I have been appointed to judge trials at the state and national levels on numerous occasions and am very pleased that my judging services have also been requested for higher-level trials abroad (including in the USA, England, Sweden, Italy, etc.). As far as my work as a performance judge allows, I am now preparing our current dogs (”Aiko Invicta Barras”, ”Hutch Wolfssprung”, ”Horax vd Burg Adlerstein” and ”Aekki Eicken-Bruche”) for larger events. 

I am very pleased that my fellow athletes from Sweden have invited me to this event. I assure you that I will do my best to evaluate your performances at this event fairly and consistently, and to recognize them accordingly. 

Please stay healthy. 

Robert Jönsson, Domare avd C/Judge part C

Hello

The German Shepherd Battle is a competition where you should feel welcome and prioritized. I became an FCI Judge in the year 2000. Has Judge a lots of championships in and outside Sweden. I compete actively and participated in many championships over the years. Since 2026, I am the SKK delegate to FCI UDC. Wish you the best of luck on the German Shepherd Battle 2026

Br/ Robert Jönsson

Sebastian Schutt DE

Dogsport since 2005
LG Helper since 2013

Competition as a Helper:
5 x Klsp DM 
6x Sv LG FCI 
8x Sv LGA
1x SV BSP 
2x SV Bszs
1x princess cup thailand 
1x Thailand Siegershow 
Breed survey Helper since 2013

Competition as a Handler
3x Sv LG Fci with 3 Different Dogs
3x SV LGA with 3 Different Dogs
3x SV Bsp withe 3 Different Dogs
1x Wusv universal Bsp 3th place
1x Wusv wm universal 

Raphael Graf DE

Hello, my name is Raphael Graf. I have the honor of working as a helper at this year’s Schäferslaget. My helper career began when I was 15 years old. At that time, I didn’t yet have my own dog, but I was already interested in this type of Dogtraining. In 2010, I was invited to the Schäferslaget for the first time. This marked the beginning of my work as an ”Lehrhelfer” in the ”Verein für deutsche Schäferhunde”. Over the past 15 years, I have worked as a helper at numerous events there, including the ”Bundessiegerprüfung”. Since 2018, I have been a police dog handler, thus turning my hobby into my profession. I am very much looking forward to the task and wish all participants the best of luck.

Best regards Raphael 

Joel Strömberg SE

Hej mitt namn är Joel Strömberg och tackar för inbjudan till Schäferslagets jubileum som reserv!

Alltid lika roligt att få förtroendet att vara en del av Schäferslaget. År 2022 och 2025 gick jag del 2 på schäferslaget. Jag har även figurerat på nationella och internationella mästerskap så som ’Tyska Mästerskapen för schäfer och malle’. Och såklart en hel del lokalprov. Jag har träningsfigurerat sedan 2014 och blev auktoriserad tävlingsfigurant 2019. 

För ca 10 år sedan gick jag en figurantutbildning på Björnåsen så det är alltid trevligt att återvända dit!

Jag önskar alla tävlande ett stort lycka till!