10 Questions ...

Profession: Pet-care-facility owners

Dog-sport involvement: Former professional handlers, current judges

Hometown: Island Lake, Illinois 

Astrological sign: Ken, Aries; Virginia, Virgo

1. Do you have any dog-show superstitions?

Ken:  None.

Virginia: When I showed dogs, I had to have three rubber bands on my arm.

2. TV-show guilty pleasure?

Ken: “Landman.”

Virginia: “Chopped” and anything sci-fi or horror.

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

Ken: Re-think the judges approval process.

Virginia: Give myself another group.

4. Most valued material possession?

Ken: My tractor.

Virginia: My PWD necklace.

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

Ken: I used to be a handler.

Virginia: I used to be a handler.

6. Who would you compare yourself to? 

Ken: I'm one of a kind.

Virginia:  My mother.

7. What are you “famous” for?  

Ken: Being Ferris' grandfather.

Virginia: Being Ferris' grandmother.

8. What website do you visit most often?

Ken: Facebook.

Virginia: YouTube.

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

Ken: Most satisfying ...Winning three consecutive Sporting groups at Westminster.

Virginia: Most disappointing ... Annie Clark didn't like my PWD "Sterling"; she thought he was double coated. (He wasn't.) She and Ruth Cooper got into several arguments about it. Most satisfying …. When I won WD and BOW under her in PWDs, and while getting the win photo I told her who his father was ... “Sterling.”

10. What do you wish someone would ask you? 

Ken: “Can I buy your kennel?”

Virginia: “Can I buy your kennel ... and then pack and move everything for you?”