Judge's Background & History |
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I have many years of dog club experience in both all-breed associations and specialty clubs. I joined an all-breed club for the first time in 1959. I have served clubs in many ways, such as president of a parent club for 7 years, secretary of a parent club, 7 years as a parent club treasurer as well as more years as a board member and committee chair than I can remember. I have served as the JEC for three parent clubs and am qualified to mentor many breeds. Presently, I am a member and serving either as an officer or board member of three all breed clubs, a member of two parent clubs and one regional specialty club.
I am the author of the Howell Book House publication, The Complete Lhasa Apso; The New Complete Lhasa Apso and the TFH publication An Owner's Guide To A Happy Health Pet Lhasa Apso.
We lived in Pennsylvania from 1965 to 1975 and during that time, I was a limited licensed professional handler and had the privilege of exhibiting at 100 shows a year which gave me a solid educational foundation on which to build for many breeds of dogs. I have been an AKC approved judge since 1983.