Lois Wilson
South Africa
Lois was born in Rhodesia into a dog showing family, who had Setters, Spaniels and Airedales. In 1980 she moved to South Africa and started Sibra Kennels, specialising in Siberian Huskies, Shiba Inu’s, and recently Chinese Crested’s. She has also owned GSD’s and Border Collies. She handled a number of different breeds, making them up to Breed Champions.
Both her children took part in Junior Handling Competitions and she is a Qualified Handler Judge. Lois started judging in 1991, and is now qualified as an FCI International All Breeds Judge. She was the first qualified Breeder Judge of Siberians and Shiba’s at Championship Show level in South Africa. Her judging appointments have taken her around the world, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, England, Germany, Ireland, Russia, Scandinavia, Philippines, Thailand, China, Canada, USA, and Brazil. She judged at the WDS in Russia 2016 and in Germany in 2017, she was also invited to judge at the WDS Amsterdam in 2018. She moved to England in March 2020.