Frank was introduced to me by Avi Cohen… and Avi said, “You gotta meet this guy, you’re gonna love him!” And Avi was right. I think you’ll LOVE this podcast. Frank is a great competitor, dog lover, dog trainer and judge par excellence. He has competed and trained in IPO for more than 25 years and has stood on the national and world podiums. Some of his accomplishments include:
COMPETING:
- 2009 FCI World Team Member
- 2016 Canadian National Champion
- 2016 USCA GSD Nationals Vice Champion
- 2017 FCI Vice World Champion
- 2017 WUSV World Team Member (USA-3)
- 2017 USCA GSD Nationals Vice Champion
- 2018 AWDF National Champion
- 2018 FCI Vice World Champion
- 2018 WUSV World Team Member
- 2020 FMBB World Team Member
- 2021 AWMA North Champion
- 2021 FMBB World Team Member
JUDGING:
- 2012 SWMA National Championships – Tracking
- 2012 SWMA National Championships – Tracking
- 2015 USCA Working Dog Championships – Protection
- 2017 USCA Working Dog Championships – Protection
- 2019 WDSF World Championships – Obedience Selected to judge Obedience
- 2021 WUSV World Championships
- 2021 USCA Working Dog
Championships PLUS he has trained 8 dogs to SchH3 / IPO 3/IGP3, 3 dogs to FH and has competed with 7 of those dogs at National Championships, 3 dogs at World Championships, 3 dogs at World Championships. He has made 7 World Championship teams with 3 different dogs and competed at 30+ National Championships and 15+ Regional Championships.
He has been a USCA Working Dog Judge, IPO since 2007 has served as USCA Vice President, AWDF Vice President and much much more.
