George was born on March 5, 1958, in Philadelphia. His got his first German Shepherd

 when he was 12 years old. A gift from his father, Von Anderhaus Black Beauty was a bi-colored bitch

 bred by George “Bill” and Joan Anderson. George began showing her at matches

and discovered that handling came naturally.

On the weekends, George stayed with the Andersons, helping them with dogs. In 1974, the Andersons hired

the incomparable LaMar Kuhns to show their dogs. George, then 16, went to his first National Specialty,

 in Texas, to help double. Then he began going to other shows for the same purpose.

“I wanted to be handler and I asked LaMar. He said ‘sure.’ He was a great teacher.”

George's accomplishments include multiple GVs and GVXs, in the U.S. and Canada, Select Champions,

Futurity and Maturity winners, and Champions to numerous to list here.

Click here to see some of the Greats.

George travels to approximately 100 shows a year across the country. His business partner, Becky Dickson,
trains and conditions dogs for his clients.

In 1987 George married his wife of 20 years, Denise. They have two children.

George's application for membership to the SNJGSDC, dated June 1974.