10 Questions ...

Profession: Practice manager at a veterinary hospital whose focus is reproduction

Dog-sport involvement: English Setter breeder, AKC judge, exhibitor in conformation and, years ago, hunt tests and field trials

Hometown: Antelope, California

Astrological sign: Sagittarius

1. Do you have any dog-show superstition?

Not really, but I always wear the same special necklace that my husband gave me the first time I judged my breed at our national specialty.

2. TV-show guilty pleasure?

“Heartland” when it is on, and I read a lot.

3. If you were president of AKC for one day, what would you do?

I would do more to encourage the younger generation to become more involved in their local all-breed club and specialty clubs. Clubs are desperately in need of younger members.

4. Most valued material possession?

Not really a possession, but I value my family, my dogs and my friends  above all else.

5. What is something no one would guess about you?

I was raised in the mountains of Southern California, and I raced both downhill and slalom as a child and teenager.

6. Who would you compare yourself to?

No one, I am uniquely myself.

7. What are you famous for?

My English Setters and the roses and flowers in my garden.

8. What website do you visit most often?

Facebook, Amazon, Infodog.

9. What was more memorable, your most satisfying win or disappointing defeat? And what was it?

I have had many memorable wins, but the most was Winners Bitch and Best of Winners from the Bred-by Exhibitor class at our national specialty under Irish Setter breeder Lucy Jane Myers.

10. What do you wish someone would ask you?

“Let’s take a trip to Spain.”