I have been interested in dogs all my life and started going to dog shows and working with dogs as a teen. My first dog was a miniature smooth Dachshund—I got him while I was a graduate student only because I really wanted a dog but couldn’t yet get the Greyhound I really wanted. Eventually I got my first Greyhound in 1995, and I have been breeding/exhibiting Greyhounds (under the Pax Mundi prefix) and miniature Dachshunds (under the Christofle prefix) ever since. Recently, I have added Brussels griffons to the mix. I have also long had a special interest in Whippets as my brother, Sean, bred and exhibited them for years. In my life outside of dogs, I am—or rather, I was—a college professor.
After 32 years of teaching, I have just retired. I look forward to having even more time to indulge my passion for dogs.