| Judge's Background & History |
Ms. Helen W. Gleason
Home: TAMPA, FL
Initial Breed: GSDBS Penn State University-Animal Husbandry; 1980-1985 AKC licensed All Breed Professional Handler; 1985-present AKC licensed judge; Member GSDCA since 1965, Board of Directors 15 + years, Currently Education Chairperson, GSDCA National Specialty Judge 1990, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2008 (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 Nurmi v d Maibuchen SchH3, IPO3, UDT, AX, AXJ, HX, KKL1life; V 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 CH Nocturne’s Navigator SchH2, NA, NAJ, CDX, KKL1life; V Nocturne’s Irish Lace SchH1, CDX, NA, NAJ, KKL1
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