Lorene became an AKC judge in 1980.
She is licensed to judge the Toy Group, BIS, and part of Non
Sporting. She is Judges' Education Chairman for the American Brussels
Griffon Assoc., and Chairs the Illustrated Standard Committee for ABGA.
She is a life member and past director of the Pug Dog Club of America and also
served on their Ethics Committee, Judges' Education Committee
and Chaired the Pug Illustrated Standard Committee .
She was long time President of the National Brussels Griffon
Club. She founded the Mid Michigan Pug Club in 1979. She has judged
Brussels Griffon and Pug Specialties in this country, Australia and France,
along with other brachycephalic breed specialites in Europe and Russia.
Lorene has long been considered an expert in brachycephalic head
types, presenting many comparison studies to Judges Groups over the
last 25 years.
She was elected to judge both of her breed
club's ( Pug Dog Club of America and American Brussels Griffon
Association) National Specialties three times with a manditory void
from ballot between assignments. Lorene is past President of Ingham
County K.C. and is a member of both her breed clubs in England.
When Lorene is not doing judges education, her
time is divided between public education and breed rescue.