10 Questions ...

Profession: Professional dog handler and Halloween-party host

Dog-sport involvement: Done it all

Hometown: Haw River, North Carolina

Astrological sign: Scorpio

1. Do you have any dog-show superstitions?  

I have unlucky suits, which I don’t wear when I’m hoping to do well. I wear them under judges I have low expectations of; it’s a self-proving theory.

2. TV-show guilty pleasure?

“Match Game” from the 1970s on the Game Show Network.

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

Not have any other dog shows in the U.S. the same weekend as the AKC National Championship.

4. Most valued material possession?

I’m not really into material possessions, but I guess my iPhone.

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

I’m excellent at karaoke!

6. Who would you compare yourself to?  

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.

7. What are you “famous” for?

“Antiques Roadshow” appearances.

8. What website do you visit most often?

Schwab.com

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

Unlike the Dalai Lama, I have a hard time letting things go.

10. What do you wish someone would ask you?

“How much do you bench-press?”