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Mr. Thomson P. Stanfield Jr.
Home: Commerce City, CO
Initial Breed: Siberian HuskiesI have been in the electrical industry all of my adult life and am currently a Senior Project Manager for the MYR Group. My life in dogs started at a young age. I am a third generation AKC dog owner and exhibitor. My grandmother, true to her Scottish heritage, raised Rough Coated Collies. My father had several breeds: Great Danes, German Shepherds, Beagles, a BIS Rough Coated St. Bernard and together with my brother owned Beagles and Bassets. Their kennel was named RusStan Kennels (Rus for my brother's last name Russell (William Russell Jr.) and Stan for Stanfield). They obtained 32 BIS on their Bassets making them one of the top Basset kennels in the country. One of my uncles and his daughters owned and showed Cairn Terriers. The other one had Chow Chows. I have been in the “dog game” all of my life. I have served as an officer in 3 different AKC Member clubs. I have been an AKC Delegate for 12 years, a professional handler, a show photographer, and show secretary 16 times. I have served in every task and committee in dog shows. I was on the training staff of Rio Grande Obedience Dog Club for 16 years, teaching both obedience and conformation classes. I have owned 16 different breeds, at least one in every group. I currently have a Siberian Husky, 3 Norwegian Elkhounds and 5 Pugs. I got my first Siberian and Elkhound in 1969.
At the urging of my brother, I applied for a license to judge in 1999 and was approved in 2000. I currently am approved by AKC to judge 26 breeds and have a ball judging. I also judge for The National Canine Association (all breed, rare breeds and juniors), Rarities Inc. (all breeds), American Rare Breed Assn. (all breeds), and ASCA.
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