When I moved to Canada in 1993, I changed the kennel name to Bryden and worked from then on with partner Thomas Nesbitt. Still breeding conservatively we have enjoyed top springer and top ten ranked sporting dog on many occasions and won the English Springer Spaniel Club of Canada Nationals Three Times. We also added Miniature Wire Haired Dachshunds under Thom’s Prelude prefix and bred many Best in Show and Best In Specialty dachshunds and have exported breeding stock around the world.

As an All Breed handler for more than 20 years, handling more than 100 different breeds, I have given that up to devote time to judging. I am currently judging all hound breeds and all sporting breeds and currently working on Toy breeds. At the International All Breed Canine Shows (IABCA) I judges All-Breeds. I have had the honour of judging across Canada and the US, Mexico, New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia and Colombia.

I have been lucky to work with all aspects of dogs from veterinary technician, handler, conformation, obedience and agility instructor, groomer and behaviorist and this wide cross section of dogs gives me a balance in my judging and the opportunity to enjoy the sport of dogs from every angle.

In our spare time we run a small farm with sheep, goats, donkeys, llamas and a wide variety of poultry, turkeys, chickens, guinea hens, quail and peacocks among them, all of which are trained like my dogs!

I love every moment of judging and meeting new people with the similar interest of preserving the sport of pure bred dogs.