Meet Marc Christine, Judge at CACIT South Africa – Johannesburg 2026

CACIT South Africa · Johannesburg 2026

Meet Marc Christine

SV performance judge, 2017 Bundessieger and German WUSV World Championship team competitor. Meet the judge joining us for CACIT Johannesburg.

10–11 October 2026Dowerglen High School · EdenvaleGauteng · South Africa

Event schedule & results Read Marc’s story

SV Bundessiegerprüfung · Oberhausen 2017

289/300

Marc Christine &
Irck de la Hutte du Berger

100A · TRACKING

93B · OBEDIENCE

96C · PROTECTION

1st place · Excellent (Vorzüglich)
Historical championship result

SV judgeListed as a performance judge by SV Landesgruppe Saarland.

2017 championWinner of the SV Bundessiegerprüfung with Irck de la Hutte du Berger.

World stageRepresented Germany at the 2017 WUSV World Championship in Tilburg.

At CACIT South Africa – Johannesburg 2026, we welcome Marc Christine as judge. His published record brings together two perspectives on working dog sport: assessing teams as an SV performance judge and stepping onto the competition field as a handler.

Experience from the competition field

In 2017, Marc and his German Shepherd, Irck de la Hutte du Berger, won the SV Bundessiegerprüfung in Oberhausen. Their score was 289 out of 300: 100 in Tracking, 93 in Obedience and 96 in Protection, earning an Excellent rating.

The result shows a team performing across the complete trial. For handlers preparing for Johannesburg, that is a useful reminder: every phase contributes to the final picture, and preparation has to hold together from the track to the protection field.

Representing Germany internationally

Later that year, Marc and Irck represented Germany at the WUSV World Championship in Tilburg, the Netherlands. His place in the German team adds international competition experience to his national championship achievement.

Competing at that level means taking prepared work into an unfamiliar setting, with the pressure of a major event. South African teams face their own version of that challenge each time they enter a trial.

From handler to judge

SV Landesgruppe Saarland lists Marc as a Leistungsrichter, or performance judge. Its published 2025 regional trial notice also records his appointment to judge Tracking at Quierschied.

His competition record gives spectators useful context for the person carrying the clipboard in Johannesburg. Watch the teams, listen to the assessments where available, and follow how the individual phase scores build into an overall result.

Come and watch in Edenvale

CACIT Johannesburg takes place on 10–11 October 2026 at Dowerglen High School. Spectators are welcome, with free admission and free parking. The programme includes BH and IGP 1, 2 and 3.

Whether you are competing, training towards your first trial or discovering the sport, join us to support the dogs and handlers. Check the event page for the preliminary Sunday schedule and results links.

Competition image: Marc Christine with Irck at the 2017 SV Bundessiegerprüfung, from working-dog’s Facebook video. Used with permission.

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