I am a practicing small animal & reproduction veterinarian in Westlake, Ohio, at Center West Animal Hospital. I have owned and loved french bulldogs since 1999 and I whelped my first litter in 2004. Since that time I have bred close to 50 champions, close to 20 Grand champions, including several at the higher levels. I have produced roughly two dozen FBDCA Register of Merit dogs, 4 OFA Champions of Health and many FBDCA VOM dogs. French bulldogs I have bred compete in lure coursing, barn hunt, scent work, agility, rally and obedience. Many of them are competing in these avenues at the highest levels. My kennel, Assisi has upwards of 100+ performance titled French Bulldogs. I am a member of the French Bulldog Club of America since 2000, have chaired many committees, authored dozens of breed specific articles published world wide. I am an AKC licensed French Bulldog judge. I judge predominantly specialties across the USA and internationally, including Australia. I have been honored to judge the FBDCA Breeders Class in 2010, the FBDCA Top Twenty in 2011, the FBDCA Puppy and Veteran Sweepstakes in 2016 and most recently, I judged the FBDCA National speciality in 2022.
I have owned, shown and loved dogs in a few other breeds; American Cocker Spaniel, Spinone Italiano, Weimaraners, and Briards, including a past #1 Briard/#7 Herding Dog.
Within the last decade, I have enjoyed adding Maine Coons to my home and have the beginnings of a small in home cattery. Several of my cats also attend CFA shows.
My personal life with purebred animals flows quite well into my professional life as a reproduction veterinarian. I have been doing all things repro since I graduated from The Ohio State University in 2003 with top honors and awards in Theriogenology. I have been doing ear cropping for several breeds for many years, such as Briards and Bouviers. I wanted to expand my skills to other breeds as I see it easily becoming a lost art and it is important to support the purebred dog world and it?s needs. I spent time studying with Dr. Anne Midgarden to learn the more difficult crops, such as Dobermans, Great Danes and Boxers. It was a wonderful experience and hope it will add a great service to my wonderful breeder clients and those who may be looking for someone to do crops for them.