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'''Fred Lanting''' is a |
'''Fred Lanting''' is a suspended [2] [[American Kennel Club]] (AKC) judge (see below for explanation and sources), currently active [[United Kennel Club]] (UKC) all breed judge and handler. He is best known for being the author of "''The Total German Shepherd Dog''" and "''Canine Hip Dysplasia and Other Orthopedics Disorders''". He also tours the world conducting lectures and seminars on canine health as well as judging and handling dogs in UKC and [[Der Verein für Deutsche Schäferhunde|Sieger]] style shows. |
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==Early German Shepherd Career== |
==Early German Shepherd Career== |
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==Non AKC Judging== |
==Non AKC Judging== |
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Although officially suspended by the AKC, Fred still judges SV / Sieger style shows (German shepherds). He is also approved to judge for the KC (UK) German shepherds, Rottweilers, Boxers, Whippets, Greyhounds, and Shiba inus as well as a UKC all-breed judge. He also judges for several other registries. |
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==Seminars== |
==Seminars== |
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Revision as of 01:49, 28 November 2010
Fred Lanting | |
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| Born | December 22, 1936 |
| Occupation(s) | Author: "The Total German Shepherd Dog" and "Canine Hip Dysplasia and Other Orthopedics Disorders" |
| Website | fredlanting.org |
Fred Lanting is a suspended [2] American Kennel Club (AKC) judge (see below for explanation and sources), currently active United Kennel Club (UKC) all breed judge and handler. He is best known for being the author of "The Total German Shepherd Dog" and "Canine Hip Dysplasia and Other Orthopedics Disorders". He also tours the world conducting lectures and seminars on canine health as well as judging and handling dogs in UKC and Sieger style shows.
Early German Shepherd Career
Lanting owned his first German Shepherd Dog in 1947, but did not begin breeding them until 1966, when he moved to Toledo, Ohio. He also began showing his dogs in obedience and breed conformation trials. He started to get the attention of other owners and he was often hired to handle their dogs in both rings. He spent many weekends during the 1960s and 1970s showing his (and other people's) dogs in the Great Lakes region of the USA and Canada. He still handles GSDs at German-style shows.
AKC Judge
In 1979 Fred began judging AKC shows. He was AKC-licensed to judge German Shepherds, Rottweilers, Boxers, Greyhounds, and Whippets and later got international judging licenses from national kennel clubs overseas. He has judged and lectured in approximately 30 countries.
In a letter to AKC dated May 6, 2000 from Darrell Hayes asked for an explanation of Fred's alleged advertising in the February, 2000 Plumb Creek show in Colorado. Fred had placed information about a colleague in Pakistan who was looking to import a working Rottweiler and a Labrador Retriever to improve the gene pools in that country. AKC claimed that Fred was using his judging privileges to his advantage and was in violation of AKC's "no trafficking" rule ("buy, sell, and in any way trade in or traffic in dogs as a means of livelihood in whole or in part” (Chapter 7, Section 1, Rules, March 2001)).[1] Fred denies these allegations stating his sole motive was to altruistically help serious breeders in that country to improve their dogs.
On May 15, 2000 the AKC temporarily suspended Fred's judging privileges and in November, 2000 he was suspended indefinitely[2]. On the February 10, 2006 board of director's meeting the board received a request from Fred on reinstatement. The board voted to reinstate Fred's AKC judging privileges effective May 15, 2015[3].
Non AKC Judging
Although officially suspended by the AKC, Fred still judges SV / Sieger style shows (German shepherds). He is also approved to judge for the KC (UK) German shepherds, Rottweilers, Boxers, Whippets, Greyhounds, and Shiba inus as well as a UKC all-breed judge. He also judges for several other registries.
Seminars
Fred currently conducts seminars on canine hip dysplasia (and other orthopedic issues) including genetic prevention, nutrition, diagnosis and treatment, and more. He also presents seminars on an analytical approach to evaluating dogs (from picking puppies to conformation judging), Schutzhund training and problem solving, anatomy, and the evolution of the American German Shepherd Dog.
References
- Bibliography on goodreads.com