Team Latvia

Vladislava Akimova & 

Ingardia Perfect Partner

My name is Vladislava Akimova. I live in Riga, the capital of Latvia. I`m active handler, trainer and FCI judge in the Rally Obedience, Dog Dancing, Obedience. My second job is also related to dogs - I am a canistherapist. For 13 years I have been working with certified dogs in a special school for special needs children. Three cavalier king charles spaniels help me: Teri, Rosh and Eva.

Voit`s official name is Perfect Partner. Нe lives up to his name so much that we practice and

compete in different sports: dog dancing there, obedience, nosework. Voit is quite successful in Rally Оbedience and became Latvian, Lithuanian, Estonian Champion.

Bozon Higgsa iz Strany

My name is Daiga Shimkevica. I`m a lady in my prime. I have loved animals all my life, starting with horses, then dogs. My work is also related to animals, I work for an organization that tries to preserve the local breed of cows - the Latvian Blue. I got into the world of dogs by accident - 15 years ago, when I bought my first Pyrenean Mountain Dog. This was followed by Landseer, who unfortunately is sick, and now two Border Collie boys, with whom I both dance and compete in ROB.

Inita Kligina &
RAZNA'S GABRIELLE DELACOUR

My name is Inita Kligina. I am 54 years old and live in Latvia — in a small seasidetown called Saulkrasti. I own a little riding school, and my everyday life is closelyconnected with horses. I started dog sports not so long ago — about four yearsback, when Gabija came into my life. In many ways, we are very much alike. Both ofus are self-sufficient and a little bit lazy, yet at the same time determined anddriven. Together, we are never bored. We are like two in one — like strawberrieswith cream, or coffee with milk.

Santija Kaminska Gūtmane &
Tango Tayna Yantarya

My name is Santija. I work with People in the beauty industry every Day. I currentlyhave three dogs, twoo Malinois and Shiperke. My hobby is working with dogs.Seven years ago I tried dancing with dogs. And six years ago we started trainingRally obedience. Our favorite pastime is mushrooms picking walking. Along the seashore and swiming. We have participated in to world championships in dogdancing with good results. With Tango starts in the HTM discipline. And wecompeted in the first Rally Obedience World championship in Finland.

Vladislava Akimova

Teamleader

My name is Vladislava Akimova, from Riga, the capital of Latvia. I have been involved in dog sports since 1987. At first, my partners in dog sports were German Shepherds, Schnauzers, Sheltie, now it's Border Collies and Cavalier King Charles Spaniels. My hobby became my job, since 2008, when I became a dog trainer. I continue to be an active handler, trainer and FCI judge in the disciplines of Obedience, Rally Obedience and Dog Dancing.

Together with my colleague, we started rally obedience in Latvia in 2014. I competed with my dogs, trained handlers and judged ROB competitions. So, my experience in Rally Obedience is quite extensive, and I used all my knowledge to help prepare the Latvian ROB team.

The Latvian ROB team is not quite ordinary - all handlers also perform in dog dancing – freestyle and/or heelwork to music, and in the same line-up our team participated in the FCI World Championship in Dog Dancing-2025.