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An Interview with



                                        RONNIE f. NATIVIDAD








                                                                                     “                                             Tell us a little about who Ronnie Natividad is.







                                                                 Ronnie or Bong to his close friends has                                        am a Blue Blooded Atenean through and through. I graduated College with a
                                                                                                                                                degree in Business Management in 1975 and an MBM in 1977. I have been in
                                                                 been a constant in Philippine purebred                                         sports all my life and have been very active in Motorsports, Basketball, Martial

                                                                 dogs for three decades running. He                                  I Arts and the like.

                                                                 has held the top post of the  PCCI                                             In 1980, I decided to pursue my interest for the breed I love, the Dobermann

                                                                 three times, in addition to holding                                            Pinscher.

                                                                 other responsible positions  on more                                           I have had dogs all of my life, and had pure bred dogs occasionally when I was

                                                                 than double the number of occasions.                                           in High School and College.

                                                                      Needless to say, Bong though

                                                                       his volunteerism has greatly                                What would you consider as the highlights of your life

                                                                       contributed in shaping the PCCI                             with purebred dogs?
                                                                         to the organization that it is at                                       he highlights would include          1

                                                                          this time.                                               t I           being able to produce
                                                                                                                                                 better specimens of the


                                                                            A  passionate exhibitor  and                                         breed that both win and
                                                                                                                                                 produce.
                                                                             a well-respected All-Breed

                                                                             Judge for many years, Bong                                          In shows, of course, it
                                                                                                                                                 would be when my first
                                                                            has recently expanded his                                            Min Pin   won Dog of
                                                                                                                                                             1
                                                                      wings and has become involved                                              the Year All-Breeds in

                                                                 more and more with the FCI affairs,                                             1988. But the one I would

                                                                 having been elected into the FCI Show                                           cherish the most would
                                                                                                                                                 be our Dobermann from
                                                                  Commission as its Secretary, the very                                          Brazil, Multi BISS Double

                                                                                                                                                                              2
                                                                  first Asian to be honoured as such.                                            D Nicols Scrappi Koko    ,
                                                                                                                                                 winning the All-Breed Dog             PHIL GR/AM CH BAUTZEN’S THE CONQUEROR (USA)
                                                                                     ”                                                           of the Year for 2018.


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