Juraj Ruža

Juraj Ruža

I’ve dedicated twelve years to agility and represented at the Slovak Championships in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019, Category A3. In 2014 and 2015, I was an assistant on the Slovak National Agility Team and then headed the team in 2016, 2017, 2018, a 2019. I’ve also organized many trials and workshops. I breed Patterdale Terriers and Australian Shepherds and currently have eight dogs: four Patterdales, three Aussies, and one Boxer. I’m also a national agility judge.

Denisa Ružová

A graduate of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Brno, since 2008 I’ve organized a variety of competitions and obedience trials, such as the All Breeds National Championship and the Belgian and Australian Shepherd National Championships, as well as dog dancing, canistherapy trials, sport cynology, summer training camps, and workshops featuring foreign speakers. I’m a steward of the Czech Obedience Club and was a steward at FMBB 2019. I’m also a judge for the Slovak Obedience Club and represented Slovakia in agility at IMCA 2018. 

I was the 2018 National Terrier Agility Champion. I took 3rd place in the 2016 National Junior Obedience Championship (novice), 2nd place in the 2018 National Terrier Obedience Championship (OB1), 3rd place in the Slovak National All Breeds Obedience Championship, 3rd place in the Australian Shepherd Championship IPO1 – Junior Handler. My Patterdale Terrier named Logan’s Mason won Top Dog Slovakia 2017. I’ve been a handler since 2006 and have won several BIG titles and have many club wins to my name. My successes at Crufts include OB2, OB1, OB novice, 2x SA1, SA2, SA3, 1X LA1, LA2, Master of Dog Dancing 1 (F1, MD1, HtM1, DwD1), Spr1 and Spr2 (defence), ZM, BH, ZZO and ZOP (basic trials). For the last six years, I’ve worked as a canistherapist at the Mikuláškovo náměstí Senior Home.