Grace Fritz is from Basehor, KS and has raised Chinese Shar-Pei since 1984. Grace earned the last Chinese Shar-Pei Club of America's Breeder of the Year title and has had several dogs and bitches receive CSPCA Register of Merit awards. She bred and owned multiple Number One breed/all breed ranked Chinese Shar-Pei. Grace is a former President of the Chinese Shar-Pei Club of America and is happy to mentor future/current judges.. Grace has been an AKC judge since 2001, and is currently licensed for the Non-Sporting Group, Working Group, Terrier Group, Sporting Group, and Hound Group as well as several Toy and Herding breeds.She is also licensed to judge Junior Showmanship and Best in Show. She enjoys traveling and learning about new breeds. She actively works to improve her skills and depth of knowledge in each breed. In addition to Shar-Pei, she has owned and shown and bred dogs in the working, terrier, toy and hound groups, and has titled dogs through CDX in Obedience Trials. By profession, she was a long time Special Education Teacher.