Born in 1952, I founded and owned an electronic equipment company since 1977, now I am happily retired from work and have more time for my hobbies and family.

I am breeding Poodles with my wife Paola & my daughter Viviana since 1982 under the "Osmanthus prefix" breeding medium and toy poodles. Dogs have been always in my life since my childhood.

Breeding 1 or 2 litter a year, these are Osmanthus’ Major wins:

Osmanthus is at the 5th generation of World & European winners.

World champions in: 1992, 93, 94, 95, 96, 2000, 05, 11, 12

European champions in: 1990, 96, 98, 99, 2000, 02, 03, 05, 08, 10, 12

Champions in all European states, Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, Russia, Scandinavia and South America.

BOB twice at the Melbourne Royal Show in Australia in 2014 & 2015

Best in show winners in Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland, Australia, Russia, Hungary, Austria, Serbia, Greece, Belgium,Norway.

Some of the most important: Best in Show at the National d'Elevage in 1988 and 2008 Best in show Championnat de France - Paris 1995 Best of Group 2nd at the World Show Brussel 1995

Best in Show Offenburg International – Germany 2008

Best In Show Friedrichsafen International – Germany 2009

Best in Show at the Lithuanian Champion of Champions in 2012

Best in Show Jubilee Club Specialty -Italy 2013 (over 465 dogs of FCI group 9)

Reserve Best in Show Bergamo International – Italy 2014

Best In Show Hungarian Annual 2014

Best In Show Offenburg International – Germany 2015

Reserve Best in Show Tallin Annual Specialty 2015

Best in Show Vercelli and Mantova Internationals – Italy 2015

I became an official judge in 2006, a Poodle former judge in Italy in 2011 and in 2013 in France.

I am an international FCI judge for some breeds of group 1,2,all group 5, 9 & 10.

I have judged at international level and at the biggest Club Specialties in whole Europe, Israel, Scandinavia, Canada and Russia.

Among the most important I would like to remember:

The Poodle Club of Canada National Specialty in 2009, In Moscow the Rossjia in 2010, 2012 and the Eurasia in 2015, The Poodle Club of France National d’Elevage in 2007 & 2012, the European Winner show in Geneva in 2013, and the World show in Milano in 2015.

I have written historical articles and comments on various breeds for various specialized Italian and foreign magazines.

A special thank for the invitation to a very prestigious show as the Swedish National is!

It will be such an honour for me to be there!

Bruno Nodalli

Int. FCI Judge

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