Winter address 4147 Saltwater Blvd  Tampa Fl 33615 (January thru May)

BS Penn State University-Animal Husbandry

1980-1985 AKC licensed All Breed Professional Handler

1985-present AKC licensed judge German Shepherd Dogs

AKC Herding Group and BIS judge Rottweilers, Samoyeds, Doberman Pinschers, Great Danes

Member GSDCA since 1965-

Board of Directors 15 +years

GSDCA National Specialty Judge 1990,1994,1998,2003, 2008, 2012,2016(Best of Breed) Active competitor in Agility, Obedience, Tracking, Herding, Working Dog Sport, and Conformation. I have titled many dogs thru SchH3, Agility Excellent, Agility Excellent Jumpers, Utility Dog(obedience), Tracking, and Herding.

Author: AKC Gazette-Herding Group-German Shepherd Dog author Articles submitted to many magazines at their request including Dog World, German Shepherd Quarterly, and German Shepherd Dog Review.

Judging assignments in United States, Sweden, Ireland, France, Puerto Rico, Canada, Dominican Republic, Pakistan, and Jamaica etc.

Speaker: ACEF Graduate Institutes -most recent 3/16/06, AKC advanced Herding 2/2008

Exhibitor: in performance venues. Constant interface with breeders and exhibitors. An exceptional opportunity to educate myself on the proper construction necessary to perform the functions for which the different breeds were developed.

Owner/trainer/handler

V Pm  Nurmi v d Maibuchen SchH3, IPO3, UDT, AX, AXJ, HX, KKL1life

V PAM Funny v AltenbergerLand SchH3, IPO3, UD, AXP, AXJP, KKL1 life PT

V PAM Nocturne's Kim SchH3,AX, AXJ, CDX, AX, AXJ, KKL1 life PT

V PAM CH Nocturne's Navigator SchH2, NA, NAJ, CDX, KKL1life

V Nocturne's Irish Lace SchH1, CDX, NA, NAJ, KKL1

V Nocturne's Marianna IPO3, IGP3,UDT  KKL1

CH Nocturne's Zev  RI NA, IGP1