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JOAN GOLDSTEIN
I reside in Warren, New Jersey. Most of my weekdays I do substitute teaching for Pre-K through Middle School. I have been in dogs more years than I wish to say. Let it suffice to say, more than 50 years and I have been judg- ing since 1991. My original breeds were Whip- pets and Greyhounds. Along with my late hus-
band, Bob, we established the Gold-Dust line and were quite successful basing our breeding lines on the Mor-Shor Whip- pets and the Windholme Greyhounds.
CELESTE GONZALEZ
judge—started with Bassets in 2012 and now also judge Juniors and working on a number of Hound applications.
RICHARD NANCE
My wife and I live about 45 miles north of
Santa Fe, New Mexico. We live at the base of
a mountain at an elevation of 6250 feet. We
moved here three years ago from the Dallas-
Fort Worth, Texas area. We enjoy traveling
and cruising on the smaller cruise ships. We
have had Bassets in our lives for almost 35 years. Showing and Breeding for 20 years and I have been judging for 7 years. I am currently the Judges Education Chair for the Basset Hound Club of America. I have held several positions with our parent club, including president.
ROBERT OPEKA
I live in Oakdale, Pennsylvania—a small town outside of Pittsburg. I’m a retired x-ray technician and flight attendant. I purchase my first two Basset Hounds in 1975. I continue to breed and show. All of my dogs are breed- er-owner handled. I have been judging for 16 years.
HAL PYBUS
I live in Abbotsford, British Columbia,
Canada. Outside of dogs, I am by profession a
bartered Professional Accountant. I also have a
great interest in classic cars and have a small
collection from the 40s through to the early
70s, mostly Fords and Ford Mustangs. I have
been in dogs all my life. Although, no longer breeding or showing, we did so for 40 years. Stopped breeding in 2004 and showing in 2011. I have been judging for 23 years.
JOANIE RUSH
I live in Sacramento, California. We are retired and enjoy spending our time with
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I live in Thomasville, North Carolina and have been here for the past 10 years. I have lived in various parts of the US based on where my career took me. What do I do outside of dogs? I work in Clinical Research for a large medical device com- pany in Clinical Quality Assurance within the interventional cardiology/peripheral
interventions/structural heart business unit. I am active in procuring dog food for the needy elderly who own a pet dog through DINER (Dogs In Need Eat Right), which then distributes through the existing Meals on Wheels programs in the area. Thanks to generous exhibitors, DINER collects dog food at various dog shows in the central North Caroli- na region. I’ve had 41 years in dogs; 41 years in showing; 18 in judging.
SYLVIE MCGEE
I live in Olympia, Washington, about an hour south of Seattle. It’s a great location with easy access to shows in Seattle, Portland and to either airport. I love it! I am an independent grant writer, serving a wide variety of human ser- vices, housing, health and education agencies. Every day is a different challenge and a different satisfaction! My whole life with dogs, but since 1997 showing, when I was fortunate to get my first show bitch from Bobbi Brandt of Sasquatch Bassets in Alaska. She’s been my mentor ever since! And I’m a pretty new
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