I think it's important to start with my history. I don't have any sort of official background with dogs. My family got our first lab when I was 10 or 11, and a few months after she died 13 years later, we got a lab-pointer mix. I myself own a Siberian Husky - German Shepherd mix along with my partner's Pembroke Welsh Corgi, who has the AKC papers to prove that he's better than your dog. I've gone to the dog park almost every day for the past two years, and every day except five or six total since moving here to Seattle. Over that time I've become pretty good friends with a few of the professional dog walkers and trainers that frequent the park, along with several people that have some breeding experience. So while not an expert, I think the moniker of 'knowledgeable amateur' fits.