10 Questions ...

Profession: Happily retired ER nurse/current AKC judge

Dog-sport involvement: Judge and exhibitor in conformation and occasionally agility, rally and obedience 

Hometown: Born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Currently reside in Georgetown, Texas

Astrological sign: Pisces

1. Do you have any dog-show superstitions?

If you see wildlife on the way to a show, you're going to do well!

2. TV-show guilty pleasure?

“Paranormal Caught on Camera.”

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

Help institute a positive media campaign for responsible breeders.

4. Most valued material possession?

My dogs.

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

I was a high school and college cheerleader.

6. Who would you compare yourself to?

My mom.

7. What are you “famous” for?

Having fun while I judge and not holding grudges. (Well, maybe I still hold one.)

8. What website do you visit most often?

Tie between AKC.org and ESPN.

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

Win, as I try to dwell on positives: My first Pembroke winning his first BIS in Newnan, Georgia, under judge Merrill Cohen with Carol Green handling.

10. What do you wish someone would ask you?

“How are you going to spend that million dollars you just won?”