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Meet the judge joining us for CACIT Johannesburg.<\/p><div class=\"marc26-meta\"><span>10\u201311 October 2026<\/span><span>Dowerglen High School \u00b7 Edenvale<\/span><span>Gauteng \u00b7 South Africa<\/span><\/div><div class=\"marc26-actions\"><a class=\"marc26-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportdogs.co.za\/?page_id=639\">Event schedule &amp; results<\/a><a class=\"marc26-btn secondary\" href=\"#marc-story\">Read Marc\u2019s story<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"marc26-score\" aria-label=\"Marc Christine and Irck de la Hutte du Berger, 2017 SV Bundessiegerpr\u00fcfung winning result\"><p class=\"marc26-kicker\">SV Bundessiegerpr\u00fcfung \u00b7 Oberhausen 2017<\/p><div class=\"marc26-score-total\">289<small>\/300<\/small><\/div><h3>Marc Christine &amp;<br>Irck de la Hutte du Berger<\/h3><div class=\"marc26-score-phases\"><div><b>100<\/b><span>A \u00b7 TRACKING<\/span><\/div><div><b>93<\/b><span>B \u00b7 OBEDIENCE<\/span><\/div><div><b>96<\/b><span>C \u00b7 PROTECTION<\/span><\/div><\/div><p>1st place \u00b7 Excellent (Vorz\u00fcglich)<br>Historical championship result<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/header>\n<div class=\"marc26-stats\"><div class=\"marc26-stat\"><strong>SV judge<\/strong>Listed as a performance judge by SV Landesgruppe Saarland.<\/div><div class=\"marc26-stat\"><strong>2017 champion<\/strong>Winner of the SV Bundessiegerpr\u00fcfung with Irck de la Hutte du Berger.<\/div><div class=\"marc26-stat\"><strong>World stage<\/strong>Represented Germany at the 2017 WUSV World Championship in Tilburg.<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"marc26-article\" id=\"marc-story\"><div class=\"marc26-intro\">At CACIT South Africa \u2013 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.<\/div><div class=\"marc26-body\"><div class=\"marc26-copy\"><section><h2>Experience from the competition field<\/h2><p>In 2017, Marc and his German Shepherd, Irck de la Hutte du Berger, won the SV Bundessiegerpr\u00fcfung in Oberhausen. Their score was 289 out of 300: 100 in Tracking, 93 in Obedience and 96 in Protection, earning an Excellent rating.<\/p><p>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.<\/p><\/section><section><h2>Representing Germany internationally<\/h2><p>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.<\/p><p>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.<\/p><\/section><section><h2>From handler to judge<\/h2><p>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.<\/p><p>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.<\/p><\/section><section><h2>Come and watch in Edenvale<\/h2><p>CACIT Johannesburg takes place on 10\u201311 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.<\/p><p>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.<\/p><\/section><\/div><aside><div class=\"marc26-card\"><p class=\"marc26-kicker\">Judge profile<\/p><h3>Marc Christine<\/h3><dl><dt>Country represented<\/dt><dd>Germany<\/dd><dt>Judging<\/dt><dd>SV performance judge \u00b7 Landesgruppe Saarland<\/dd><dt>South African event<\/dt><dd>CACIT Johannesburg 2026<\/dd><dt>National achievement<\/dt><dd>2017 SV Bundessieger \u00b7 289\/300<\/dd><dt>Competition partner<\/dt><dd>Irck de la Hutte du Berger \u00b7 German Shepherd<\/dd><dt>International appearance<\/dt><dd>WUSV World Championship \u00b7 Tilburg 2017<\/dd><\/dl><\/div><\/aside><\/div>\n<div class=\"marc26-sources\"><p>Competition image: Marc Christine with Irck at the 2017 SV Bundessiegerpr\u00fcfung, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/workingdog.eu\/videos\/sv-bundessiegerpr%C3%BCfung-2017\/268965084183543\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">working-dog\u2019s Facebook video<\/a>. Used with permission.<\/p><strong>Published sources<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sv-lg-saarland.de\/die-lg\/richter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SV Saarland \u00b7 Performance judge directory<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schaeferhunde.de\/fileadmin\/BSP\/Documents\/Katalog\/BSP-Katalog_2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Official SV Bundessiegerpr\u00fcfung catalogue \u00b7 Historical winners, 2017<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schaeferhunde.de\/en\/the-club\/news\/detail\/wusv-wm-tilburg-nl-2017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SV \u00b7 German team at the 2017 WUSV World Championship<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sv-lg-saarland.de\/die-lg\/lg-aktuell\/archiv-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SV Saarland \u00b7 2025 regional trial judging notice<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<footer class=\"marc26-cta\"><p class=\"marc26-kicker\">10\u201311 October \u00b7 Edenvale<\/p><h2>Follow CACIT Johannesburg, phase by phase.<\/h2><p>Plan your visit, check the preliminary programme and follow the event results through SportDogs.<\/p><a class=\"marc26-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportdogs.co.za\/?page_id=639\">Open CACIT Johannesburg<\/a><\/footer><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CACIT South Africa \u00b7 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\u201311 October 2026Dowerglen High School \u00b7 EdenvaleGauteng \u00b7 South Africa Event schedule &amp; resultsRead Marc\u2019s story SV Bundessiegerpr\u00fcfung \u00b7 Oberhausen 2017 289\/300 Marc Christine &amp;Irck de la Hutte du Berger 100A \u00b7 TRACKING 93B \u00b7 OBEDIENCE 96C \u00b7 PROTECTION 1st place \u00b7 Excellent (Vorz\u00fcglich)Historical championship result SV judgeListed as a performance judge by SV Landesgruppe Saarland. 2017 championWinner of the SV Bundessiegerpr\u00fcfung with Irck de la Hutte du Berger. World stageRepresented Germany at the 2017 WUSV World Championship in Tilburg. At CACIT South Africa \u2013 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 Bundessiegerpr\u00fcfung 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\u201311 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. Judge profile Marc Christine Country represented Germany Judging SV performance judge \u00b7 Landesgruppe Saarland South African event CACIT Johannesburg 2026 National achievement 2017 SV Bundessieger \u00b7 289\/300 Competition partner Irck de la Hutte du Berger \u00b7 German Shepherd International appearance WUSV World Championship \u00b7 Tilburg 2017 Competition image: Marc Christine with Irck at the 2017 SV Bundessiegerpr\u00fcfung, from working-dog\u2019s Facebook video. Used with permission. Published sources SV Saarland \u00b7 Performance judge directory Official SV Bundessiegerpr\u00fcfung catalogue \u00b7 Historical winners, 2017 SV \u00b7 German team at the 2017 WUSV World Championship SV Saarland \u00b7 2025 regional trial judging notice 10\u201311 October \u00b7 Edenvale Follow CACIT Johannesburg, phase by phase. Plan your visit, check the preliminary programme and follow the event results through SportDogs. 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Meet the judge joining us for CACIT Johannesburg. 10\u201311 October 2026Dowerglen High School \u00b7 EdenvaleGauteng \u00b7 South Africa Event schedule &amp; resultsRead Marc\u2019s story SV Bundessiegerpr\u00fcfung \u00b7 Oberhausen 2017 289\/300 Marc Christine &amp;Irck de la Hutte du Berger 100A \u00b7 TRACKING 93B \u00b7 OBEDIENCE 96C \u00b7 PROTECTION 1st place \u00b7 Excellent (Vorz\u00fcglich)Historical championship result SV judgeListed as a performance judge by SV Landesgruppe Saarland. 2017 championWinner of the SV Bundessiegerpr\u00fcfung with Irck de la Hutte du Berger. World stageRepresented Germany at the 2017 WUSV World Championship in Tilburg. At CACIT South Africa \u2013 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 Bundessiegerpr\u00fcfung 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\u201311 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. Judge profile Marc Christine Country represented Germany Judging SV performance judge \u00b7 Landesgruppe Saarland South African event CACIT Johannesburg 2026 National achievement 2017 SV Bundessieger \u00b7 289\/300 Competition partner Irck de la Hutte du Berger \u00b7 German Shepherd International appearance WUSV World Championship \u00b7 Tilburg 2017 Competition image: Marc Christine with Irck at the 2017 SV Bundessiegerpr\u00fcfung, from working-dog\u2019s Facebook video. Used with permission. Published sources SV Saarland \u00b7 Performance judge directory Official SV Bundessiegerpr\u00fcfung catalogue \u00b7 Historical winners, 2017 SV \u00b7 German team at the 2017 WUSV World Championship SV Saarland \u00b7 2025 regional trial judging notice 10\u201311 October \u00b7 Edenvale Follow CACIT Johannesburg, phase by phase. Plan your visit, check the preliminary programme and follow the event results through SportDogs. 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Meet the judge joining us for CACIT Johannesburg. 10\u201311 October 2026Dowerglen High School \u00b7 EdenvaleGauteng \u00b7 South Africa Event schedule &amp; resultsRead Marc\u2019s story SV Bundessiegerpr\u00fcfung \u00b7 Oberhausen 2017 289\/300 Marc Christine &amp;Irck de la Hutte du Berger 100A \u00b7 TRACKING 93B \u00b7 OBEDIENCE 96C \u00b7 PROTECTION 1st place \u00b7 Excellent (Vorz\u00fcglich)Historical championship result SV judgeListed as a performance judge by SV Landesgruppe Saarland. 2017 championWinner of the SV Bundessiegerpr\u00fcfung with Irck de la Hutte du Berger. World stageRepresented Germany at the 2017 WUSV World Championship in Tilburg. At CACIT South Africa \u2013 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 Bundessiegerpr\u00fcfung 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\u201311 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. Judge profile Marc Christine Country represented Germany Judging SV performance judge \u00b7 Landesgruppe Saarland South African event CACIT Johannesburg 2026 National achievement 2017 SV Bundessieger \u00b7 289\/300 Competition partner Irck de la Hutte du Berger \u00b7 German Shepherd International appearance WUSV World Championship \u00b7 Tilburg 2017 Competition image: Marc Christine with Irck at the 2017 SV Bundessiegerpr\u00fcfung, from working-dog\u2019s Facebook video. Used with permission. Published sources SV Saarland \u00b7 Performance judge directory Official SV Bundessiegerpr\u00fcfung catalogue \u00b7 Historical winners, 2017 SV \u00b7 German team at the 2017 WUSV World Championship SV Saarland \u00b7 2025 regional trial judging notice 10\u201311 October \u00b7 Edenvale Follow CACIT Johannesburg, phase by phase. Plan your visit, check the preliminary programme and follow the event results through SportDogs. 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