I have been involved in the world of dog showing and breeding and most importantly poodles since 1985 when I met my partner Roger Bayliss, Kertellas and so my life and love of poodles began. In the early days I was just the gopher and driver getting us to and from shows. This soon changed and I was soon involved in showing the dogs. We have been very successful and have campaigned dogs to their titles in all 3 sizes of poodle in the UK and in a variety of colours. We have also been successful in producing dogs that have gained their titles for other owners both here in the UK as well as abroad. My first Champion was a blue male Ch Somanic Shangrilah followed by a white male owned in partnership with Roger Ch Kertellas Ice Breaker. We have been fortunate to have had great success in

the show ring one of our greatest winners was the brown miniature Ch Suraliam Putting On The Ritz who is currently the bitch CC record holder with 41 CC a great achievement for a brown they have been many others that have made their mark both in and out of the ring. I soon began judging at open shows and in 1996 I was passed by the KC to award CC's and had privilege that year to judge standard poodles at British Utility Breeds Association. Since then I have awarded CC's on a number of occasions in the UK in all varieties of poodle. I have also judged poodles in Finland, Norway and Sweden. I feel honoured and privileged to have been invited to judged standard poodles at the Swedish Poodle Club National and very much looking forward to this assignment.