About the Author: Richard G. ("Rick") Beauchamp has been successfully involved in practically every facet of purebred dogs. He has bred them as well as trained and handled them professionally in the show ring. For many years, he owned and managed a publishing house devoted almost entirely to books and periodicals about purebred dogs. He is a published author of numerous breed and all-breed dog books and has lectured extensively on purebred dogs throughout the world.As a breeder-exhibitor, Rick has been actively involved in breeds of nearly all the Variety Groups, including top winning Chow Chows, Dachshunds, Salukis, and Irish Setters. His Beau Monde Kennel has produced outstanding Boxers, Cocker Spaniels, Poodles, Wire Fox Terriers, Bull Terriers, Pembroke Welsh Corgis, Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, and Chinese Shar-Pei.As a judge of all breeds with the Federation Cynologique Internationale, Rick has had the distinct pleasure of judging Rottweilers at championship events many times in Mexico, throughout the United Kingdom, Scandinavia, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, the Orient, Central America, and South America. Rick now judges throughout North America for the American Kennel Club, the Canadian Kennel Club, and the United Kennel Club.In his other life, Rick has had a lifelong interest in film and theater and spent several years as a copy editor and reporter for the television and film industry's bible, Daily Variety. He lives in Cambria, California, which is situated midway between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Rottweilers for Dummies
