carol Mett

Savannah, GA
Carol is judging obedience

Judge
Born and raised in Savannah, Georgia, Carol was fortunate to grow up in a dog friendly family with a variety of breeds and sizes. Her mother knew Carol was destined for the dog world when she preferred playing with stuffed animals over dolls.  Carol began grooming after receiving a miniature poodle for high school graduation. She took her poodle to college with her, which, little did she know then, would turn out to be the beginning of a life-long career in the dog business.  Carol's interest in competitive obedience began when she gave her daughter, Lisa, a cute black Labrador Retriever puppy for her 12th birthday. The cute began to wear off after 2 weeks, and they soon realized they had a bundle of fur that was outsmarting the entire family. Carol enrolled the puppy in a local obedience class and transformed that cute puppy into her first Utility dog.

Over the past 30 years Carol has shown Labradors, Golden Retrievers and her late husband’s Dalmatians in Obedience, Rally, Agility and Field competition.  Carol stewarded for Jon for several years, decided to join him on the other side of the clipboard and became an Obedience judge in 1999.  In addition to judging numerous regional specialties through the years, Carol has been on the Obedience judging panel of many National Specialties - 2002 Borzoi Club of America, 2002 Golden Retriever Club of America, 2003 Vizsla Club of America, 2007 Great Dane Club of America, 2008 American Belgian Tervuren Club, 2008 American Spaniel Club, 2011 American Boxer Club, 2013 Newfoundland Club of America, 2013 English Springer Spaniel Association, 2015 Newfoundland Club of America, 2015 Australian Terrier Club of America and 2016 United States Australian Shepherd Association and was honored to be selected for the 2012 AKC National Obedience Invitational judging panel.

Carol currently lives with three Labradors and a Dalmatian.  When Carol is not judging, training and showing, she is busy with the day-to-day operation of her boarding, daycare and training facility.  It is her desire that every dog owner love and appreciate their canine companion as much as she does.  Carol has watched amazing friendships develop among many of her students, all because of their love of dogs.   Carol is honored to have been invited to judge the Belgian Tervuren 2017 Nationals and wishes everyone good luck.