10 Questions ...

Profession: Professional handler

Dog-sport involvement: 52 years

Hometown: Hastings, Michigan

Astrological sign: Virgo

1. Do you have any dog-show superstitions?

Three rubberbands to hold the number on my arm.

2. TV-show guilty pleasure?

“Yellowstone.”

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

Realign judging requirements to merit-based selections where really good dog people are pushed forward without the high cost needed to fulfill requirements that have tried to make it "equal" for everyone.

4. Most valued material possession?

My wedding ring and the promises that go with it.

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

In a time and country far, far away and long ago, I was a farrier.

6. Who would you compare yourself to? 

My father.

7. What are you “famous” for?  

My woodworking making crates.

8. What website do you visit most often?

Canine Chronicle show calendar.

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

Group 2 in Helsinki, Finland, with a native breed, my own Karelian Bear Dog.

10. What do you wish someone would ask you? 

“Where would you like to retire to?”