Candidate Resumes

National Breed Warden



Tim Burke

Hello,I would like to thank the membership for the opportunity to serve them and the organization for the last four years. A lot has been accomplished and I look forward to continuing to work on behalf of the membership improving our breed and our organization with your help.


As your National Breed Warden I have:


1) Added microchips as acceptable identification for shows
2) Approved artificial insemination
3) Moved the stalled breed registry documents out of the office and into our members hands
4) Restructured the Sieger show to make it more efficient and profitable
5) Removed the registration requirements for local shows to attract more entries
6) Met with the SV and strengthened our relationship
7) Attended the WUSV meetings
8) Attended the FCI World Championships


I am the Director of Fastrax Corporation which has locations in Reno and Las Vegas, Nevada. The primary purpose of Fastrax is to retrain injured and unemployed workers to return them to the workforce. My wife Dawn and I started the business over six years ago and it has grown into one of the largest and best adult education companies in Nevada. The schools are fully accredited and offer short term training programs in Computers, Web Design, Accounting, Construction Administration, Medical Billing and Coding, and Green Technologies. As an employer, I understand the value of good employees and how important each person is in achieving the company’s objectives. As a business owner and entrepreneur, I understand how important it is to continuously improve and promote your product.
As we move forward we need to concentrate on getting more useful information into our members’ hands so that their breed programs can be improved.


Specifically:


1) Move the database to a web based system where our members can access specific information, especially for dogs bred, trialed, and shown in the USA.
2) Add online catalog creation capabilities
3) Add the ability for members to update their dogs information
4) Add a breeders area for advertising and announcements
In addition, we need to require that our breeders conform to our”Code of Ethics”. Our members are under attack from groups who want to regulate and/or eliminate hobbyist breeders. We need to hold our breeders to a high standard and bring those breeders together to fight against needless regulations.


I appreciate if you would again give me your support at the GBM this year for National Breed Warden.



Ronald G. Harris


I would like to submit my name for nomination as National Breed Warden of USA.
I have been a member of USA since 1990. I have competed at all levels in both Conformation and Schutzhund. I am a three time member of the SchH III Club. I believe that my experience in both aspects of our sport makes me uniquely qualified.

My experience includes:

• I competed in 8 USA Sieger Shows with dogs that I raised, trained, and titled to SchH III. My dog, VA Lars v Wilhendorf, SchH III FH KKl 1, was the 1st dog bred, raised, and trained here in the US to be awarded a VA rating and the 1st to be ranked in the top (spitzen) group at the Bundessiegerzuchtschau.
He achieved this rating as Junghund in 1995 and as Gebrauchshund in 1997 and 1998.


• I bred, raised, and trained Lars’ grandson, V Arnot vom Tiefen Teich SchH III FH 1, KKl 1. Arnot retired 9x SchH III, having trialed at all levels including the HOT Championship, AWDF Championship, and Northeast Regional Championship. He also received a “V” rating at the USA Sieger Show in CT. I also raised, trained, titled, and showed V1 Keely von Wilhendorf SchH 1 KKl 1, Arnot’s mother.


• I am now competing with Guyot von Bachhaus SchH III, who I raised from a puppy. Guyot is now 12x SchH III and has earned respectable scores at 2 Regional Championships, including a podium placement in 2008, 2 National Championships, and the 2009 AWDF Championship.


• I am a founder and the president of Rivanna SchH and Police Club. Since we started in 2003 our club has held 13 trials, several helper seminars, and the Regional Helper Seminar. Members of our club, most of them “newbies,” have earned more than 60 schutzhund and advanced tracking titles. This number does not include the several dozen BHs.


• In “real life” I have an AB in mathematics, an MS in computer science, and was one of the founders and senior executives of a successful financial information company. When I retired in 1999 we had grown from 5 to 5000 employees, operating in virtually every country in the world where securities are traded.


I believe that we can have an open, transparent discussion among the EB and with membership about problems, solutions, and programs. I believe that in 20 years I have demonstrated a commitment to the German Shepherd dog in all its aspects. I have bred, trained, and handled in trials and shows at the club, regional, national, and international level.