AIDA RIVERA FRANCO
FCI ALL BREED JUDGE
Born in Bogotá, Colombia. Licenced in education and administration.
Is currently General Director at Clermont Bilingual School in Bogotá.
Married to Mr. Juan Alberto Grillo Londoño, who also shares the hobby of breeding pure breed dogs.
In 1990, along with her husband, founded the Santana Kennel, which has bred and exhibited around 20 national and international champions.
Their most representative breeds have been: Chinese Crested Dog, Pug, Shit-tzu, Standard Dachshund, Beagle, Pomeranian, Shiba-Inu, Color and White Bull Terrier, Yorkshire Terrier, Fila Brasilero, Napolitan and English Mastiff.
With their Pomeranian “Grafenhorst Diamond Chip”, they recieved the Best National Dog award in the Ranking on 2002, with 15 Best in Show.
Co-founder of the “Sabana Kennel Club” in Bogotá on 1997, and worked as vicepresident, secretary and show director.
Currently works as treasurer and head of the public relations committee.
Is an active member of the main kennel club in Colombia (Asociación Club Canino Colombiano), being a member of the board as general secretary.
Is the representative from Colombia at the FCI show commission.
She has been invited to judge many breed and groups specialties in Colombia and all general breed shows in Argentina, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Perú, Guatemala, United States of America, Mexico, Canada, Luxemburg, Portugal and Norway.
She proudly owns the first dog in the Ranking 2011.