Officials & Organizers
He was born in 1969 in Vranov nad Topľou, Slovakia.
He competed for the first time with his dog in 1986.
He achieved IPO 3 with seven dogs. He has completed over 40 trials with various dogs. Participation in the WUSV World Championship:
– 1993 Niemegen (Netherlands)
– 1994 Hradec Králové (Czech Republic)
– 1996 Turku (Finland)
– 2005 Haguenau (France)
– 2006 Randers (Denmark)
– 2022 Universal Winner Swinewnstad (Austria)
Participation in the IPO World Championship:
– 1994 Varesse (Ireland)
– 1995 Luxembourg (L)
– 2005 Nova Gorica (Slovakia)
– 2006 Breda (Netherlands)
Participation in the IPO FH World Championship:
– 1994 Bruck an der Leitha (Austria)
– 1997 Frederikssund (Denmark) – 2nd place
– 1998 Yverdon (Switzerland)
– 1999 Chomutov (Czech Republic)
– 2000 Bad Doberan (Germany) – 2nd place
– 2002 Vranov nad Topľou (Slovakia) – 2nd place
– 2008 Vranov nad Topľou (Slovakia) – 3rd place
– 2009 Chalon (France) – 6th place
– 2010 Grosuplje (Slovenia) – 4th place
– 2024 Linstown (Germany)
– 2025 Rohrbach (Austria)
Multiple Slovak champion. Participated in numerous CACIT competitions in Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Belgium, Hungary, and the Netherlands.
Team leader at the IPO FH World Championships in 2001, 2003, 2007, and 2009.
Judge since 1991
Judged qualifying competitions for the IPO, FH, and WUSV World Championships, as well as CACIT competitions not only in Slovakia but also in Belgium, Poland, Russia, Estonia, Ukraine, and Austria.
He has been professionally training dogs since 1991, but his passion for dogs began much, much earlier. There have always been dogs in his family, and breeding German Shepherds has been a tradition for generations. He represented Poland at world championships eight times. He was awarded the title of Vice-Champion of Poland seven times. Thanks to his knowledge and experience, he has been on the podium a total of 52 times. He is a cynological judge, dog training instructor, licensed dog handler of the Polish Kennel Club, and an expert in police cynology. He was the first Polish competitor in the IGP FH World Championships, finishing 15th. He also served as a handler at the ATIBOX World Boxing Championships.
He supported obedience judging at CACIT Poland several times as a judge. This year, he accepted our invitation to be the head judge of Part B.
He was born on October 28, 1961, in Vranov nad Topľou, Slovakia.
He first competed in cynological competitions in 1976. Since 1979 he has also worked as a trainer and helper. He has also been a working trial judge since 1981. He has been judging international competitions since 1994. To date, he has judged in 25 European countries, the USA, Canada, Japan, Kazakhstan, Vietnam, and South Africa.
As an organizer, he participated in organizing world championships in Slovakia: the 1997 FCI World Championships in Nitra and the 2007 WUSV World Championships in Bratislava. In 2002, 2008, 2018, and 2026, he was the main organizer of the FCI IGP-FH World Championships in his hometown of Vranov nad Topľou.
Member of the FCI Working Dogs Commission.
Hugo Lewkowicz, a 25-year-old helper from Krakow, has been involved in cynology since childhood, his father – Jacek Lewkowicz is an international judge, a licensed helper, and an active competitor, so his fate was predetermined 🙂 He began his serious helper adventure at the age of 14, gaining experience from an early age under his father’s supervision. To this day, he remains his mentor, providing valuable advice during joint training sessions and serving as a role model not only as a helper. Hugo develops his skills under the guidance of trainers such as Dirk Edler and Paweł Krawczyk. He also received valuable advice, motivation for continuous improvement, and support from Yulian Hatala and Michał Wiśniewski. He obtained his helper license issued by the Polish Kennel Club in 2022. Since then, he has had the opportunity to work on numerous exams organized by various branches of the Polish Kennel Club (ZKwP). Among the most important events where he has served as an assistant judge are the Polish Open Championship for German Shepherds – Dingo Cup and the Polish Open Championship KOB CACIT FREE UNITED CHAMPIONSHIP, the Greek Championship combined with the World Championship qualifiers, the Polish Open Championship for German Shepherds – Dingo Cup, CACIT Germany, and Dogit CACIT Poland 2025. He is an active member of the Wieliczka branch of the Polish Kennel Club (ZKwP) and an activist of the Branch Dog Training Committee.
This licensed dog handler from Slovakia began practicing dog sports at a very young age – he started training his first dog at the age of eight. At fifteen, as a junior, he competed in his first IGP competition and later participated in selection trials. He has been actively practicing dog sports since he was around thirteen. In addition to dog sports, he works as a dog handler in the armed forces.
The most important competitions he has practiced include:
– CACIT Malý Lapáš in 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025
– IDC World Championships (IGP 3) – 2023
– Qualifications in Vranove nad Topľou (IGP 3)
– Qualifications for the Slovak Championships in 2025.
Helper from Czech Republic. He has been a licensed helper since 2001.
He has assisted at numerous events, the largest of which include the 2013 FCI/IPO World Championships, the RTW Championships, the Doberman Pinscher Championships, the Belgian Shepherd Championships, 3x CACIT Dobříš, and other qualifying competitions.
This year, 2026, he participated in the global RSV Helper Sighting competition in Germany, placing 11th.
His interests include fishing, family, and fitness.
He has been involved in police and sports cynology for over 25 years.
A certified and highly experienced tracking layer for the Polish Kennel Club. He has laid tracks at numerous championship-level cynological events, including the IGP FH World Championships in 2022.
A passionate of tracking. He is also an IGP competitor.
He is also a dog training instructor and a licensed IGP ZKwP helper. He is currently also a cynological assistant for working trials, working towards his ZKwP judge certification.
Previously, he was the coordinator for service dogs at the Provincial Police Headquarters in Opole, and the handler of the service dog Dragon, who found four missing people.
In his training, he combined sports tracking methodology with practical tracking, which he continued by training dog handlers from the Opole garrison. In 2024 and 2025, the organizer of the Polish Championships IGP-FH.
His passion for sport tracking dates back to the time when he had the pleasure of watching the dog Let’s Go Whisky from Mike’s Place train and compete live. It was then that he dreamed of achieving high results in the tracking competition with his future dog, taking his first steps in the IGP and then preparing for the IGP-FH.
He represented Poland three times at the WUSV, scoring 95 twice and one time 93 points in Part A.
He was twice the Polish National Vice-Champion. Alongside his IGP journey, he gained experience as a tracking layer during competitions such as the Polish Championships, the Silesia Cup, the Pasja CUP, and numerous branch exams. Under the supervision of Michał Styczeń, he is preparing to lay IFH tracks during competitions.
He has been interested in cynology for over 20 years. He has been a regional tracking layer since 2015 and an association tracking layer since 2023. His greatest achievements include participating in CACIT Wisła (twice) and participating in the 2022 Senior World Championships, where he was tracking supervisor in 2023.
He has been associated with DOGIT CACIT Poland since 2024. He was tracking layer during the Polish Open Championships for German Shepherds in 2025 and 2026, as well as the IGP-FH Polish Championships. He was tracking layes supervisor during the IGP3 Czech Qualifiers and laid tracks during the IGP FH Czech Championships. He also co-organized a tracking competition in Šenov.
What he likes about the tracks is the changeability of the conditions; the track paths are unforgiving. The layers’s job is to create the same conditions for all competitors so they can give their 100%; everything else is up to the competitors. He celebrates every track the dog completes.
I first became involved in cynology while studying at university in the late 1980s. Fascinated by the possibilities of working with dogs and the results that training could achieve, I began exploring training principles, methods, and philosophies. Dog sports soon became my passion—particularly one discipline in particular: IGP (formerly IPO). That passion continues to this day.
I remain deeply captivated by the diversity, dynamics, harmony, and beauty of this sport. Observing the world’s top competitors, I greatly admire the extraordinary cooperation between handler and dog.
I have competed in numerous events in Poland and internationally. Among my most treasured achievements are winning the Polish IGP FCI Championship in 2018 with my German Shepherd female Inka (ELLI), followed by a third-place finish at the same championship the following year, as well as several significant starts at the IGP FCI World Championships and WUSV events.
Equally important to me are the friendships formed along the way—meeting close friends and hundreds of outstanding competitors, trainers, and people connected with the world of cynology.
In 2022, together with my friend Bogdan Kurpas from our training team, we conceived and organized an international competition called the Metbox CUP, which proved to be a great success. For the past five years, I have also been a co-organizer of one of the largest international competitions in Poland, part of the Golden League series—Dogit CACIT Poland.
I continue to train intensively with dogs—currently four, all working-line German Shepherds. I am very much looking forward to meeting friends again at this year’s Dogit CACIT Poland competition. I am confident that we will enjoy excellent competition, great fun, and once again gain new experiences and new friendships.
I wish all participants great satisfaction from competing in our event and wonderful memories to take home!
My name is Bogdan Kurpas.
Dogs have been my passion since childhood, and for over 35 years I have been involved in dog training and competing in IGP and IGP-FH events.
My sporting career includes both national and international competitions. I competed at the FH World Championships in Switzerland, followed by the FH World Championships in Austria.
In 2017, I earned the title of Polish Champion of Belgian Shepherds in the IGP-1 category, which marked an important milestone in my career.
Further sporting challenges included participation in the FMBB competitions in the Czech Republic in 2019, followed by competing at the FCI IGP World Championship in Austria in 2019, where I faced the world’s top competitors.
Today, alongside my continued personal development in cynological sports, I am actively involved in organizing prestigious events. Together with members of the Dogit Team, I am a co-creator and co-organizer of Dogit CACIT Poland, a competition that is part of the Golden League series.
In my daily professional life, I also serve as the CEO of Dogit, where I combine my sporting experience with business activities. Dogit specializes in the production of dog transport trailers and crates, as well as training accessories for dog sports, offering equipment tailored to the needs of competitors.
Currently, together with my dog Vitto Ostraryka, I am preparing for upcoming competitions, continuing my sporting passion and striving for excellence in working with dogs.
For me, cynological sport is more than competition—it is passion, perseverance, and building relationships based on trust.
Member of the Management DOGIT Sp. z o. o.
President of the Cynological Sports Club Association DOGIT TEAM
