Born in Siena on 11 November 1958. Siena Surgeon practicing in the profession of general practitioner and internist.
Start the ‘canine activity in 1977, first as an exhibitor and then the 80s as a breeder. In the 90s he joined the Board of the Circle of the Maremma-Abruzzese Shepherd (CPMA), first as regional director then as a counselor and finally as President of the CPMA for ten years. Upload he still holds. Expert / Judge ENCI for Shepherd breed Maremma-Abruzzese (PMA) since 2005. He’s judge in Italy and abroad, and works closely with the companies’ specialized foreign breed (Finland, England, the Netherlands) and company’ specialized Italian of other races who have affinity ‘with the functions of the PMA. In the last year laid the groundwork for the creation of an International Federation of the race headed by the CPMA.
Component from the March 2014 TECHNICAL COMMITTEE OF THE ITALIAN BREEDS (ENCI)
For more than ten years dealing with the revision of the breed standard and with other directors has promoted a work of measuring morphological and morphometric many subjects statistically validated by experts from the University of Perugia in order to draw up proposals and assumptions modification of the standard. He has made during his presidency Test morpho- character (TMC), fundamental test to assess the reliability and the psychic equilibrium of the PMA, become indispensable to the attainment of the status of Champion. Interested in the history of the dog to defend the flock is currently expanding the study and the procedures for obtaining the extension to the judgment of many of the Shepherds Primitives in Europe.
He’s been a speaker at technical conferences organized by all the CPMA dealing with the standard, the evolution of the race, the relations of contiguity between rural and working dog exhibition subjects, and dog health problems, in particular, the incidence of hip dysplasia hip and elbow. Writes articles in magazines with national circulation of the dog world and has promoted and oversaw the drafting of popular books and in-depth on race PMA paying particular attention to the interpretation of the Standard .. He studied the history of Lupus Italicus, its nature and diffusion in our territories and its relationship with the world of farming. He has formed partnerships with national parks of the Italian territory for the inclusion of individuals from working in defense of flocks.
