Mike Hamilton, USCA/SV Judge USA 22 / SV - Senior Teaching Judge Mike Hamilton has been on the scene over thirty years. He trained his first German Shepherd, Hero vom Forst Haus in 1979 and became a member of the Schutzhund 3 Club with his first dog. Mike breeds German Shepherds under the kennel name "Zucker Bucht".
Hamilton did trial helper work in thirty-eight USA sanctioned trials including FIVE (5) USA National Events.
Tracking Coordinator/ Track Layer in SIX (6) USA- North American / FH Championships, eight (8) USA National Championship Events and sixteen (16) USA Regional Championships.
Mike was honored to Judge the Giant Schnauzer National Working Championship.
Mike has judged over 360 events including twenty four (24) National Events, and twenty eight (28) Regional Championships.
2009 AWDF Championship – PROTECTION JUDGE – (96 dogs)
2009 USA GSD NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP – TRACKING JUDGE
2010 AWMA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP – PROTECTION JUDGE
2010 USA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP – PROTECTION JUDGE
2010 USRC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP -JUDGE FOR ALL PHASES
President of the United Schutzhund Clubs of America from 1998 through 2002. Was a member of the USA Executive Board for ten years and a member of the USA Judges Committee for four years. Additionally has served on the Board of Inquiry and National Events Committee. He has served as a Breed Warden and Tattooer for the Mid Central and Mid East Regions.
