13/09/2025
Congratulations & welcome to Shelley
The International Canicross Federation welcomes Shelley Lawrence as our federation's representative for Western Europe.
Yvon Lasbleiz
President
Presentation
Mme Shelley Lawrence
Email: [email protected]
Languages: English (Basic written and spoken French, Spanish & German)
Shelley was born in England, is retired from the British Army, is financially independent, and resides in France with Scottish husband Harry along with 6 retired Sled Dogs. She ran her
first team of dogs in 1998 whilst serving with the British Army in Canada, she has also lived in Scotland, Turkey, America, Germany, Bosnia, Kosovo and various other Middle Eastern countries.
Shelley has represented Team Scotland and Team Great Britain with her Canadian Eskimo Dogs & Siberian Huskies on Snow & Dryland at National & International Level in Mono sportand Team Sport up until 2019.
Shelley has been a Volunteer with the International Federation of Sled dog Sports (IFSS) since 2012, as an IFSS National Race Judge, IFSS International Race Judge (all classes) officiating at numerous World Cup Events, European & World Championship Races both
Dryland & On Snow.
She shared her dog sport experience over the years as a member of the IFSS Registered Nordic Breed Committee and IFSS Continental Director Europe’s Support Committee;
Shelley was then voted onto European Sled Dog Sports Racing Association (ESDRA) Treasurer and Vice President and is currently the Caretaker of the entire ESDRA Brand.
Shelley Says... “I love Dog Sport; I would like to thank the President of the International Canicross Federation (ICF) for offering me the position of ICF Representative for Western Europe and relish the opportunity to liaise with the many Clubs and National Teams
throughout Western Europe supporting its desire to develop the Sport further. Mono Dog Sports really is one of the most rapidly growing and exciting sports within the SledDog Sports
world.
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