Karen's dog showing experience includes:

She did her first AKC qualifying show in 1979. Her first USA show was in 1985 under Herr Steenback where her dog was awarded SG-1 in the Youth Class. She has since shown or apprenticed at most of the shows in New England. She attended Herr Dexel's breed seminars in conjuction with the shows at OG Peapack in 1986 and 1987. And her first Körung was in 1987 with Herr Dexel. She has also attended Herr Quoll's breed seminars in conjuction with the SNYSC show in 1996.
She has helped organize and run a breed match and breed show for the former Central Massachusettes Schutzhund club in 1987 and 1988. And helped organize and run a breed show and Körung with the former OG Peapack Schutzhund Club in 1989.
Her apprenticeship includes judging at 8 breed shows, 2 of which were Sieger shows and 3 Regional Shows.
She has judged 7 breed matchs for Southern New York Schutzhund Club in 1991,Tri-County Schutzhund Verein in 1992, Rhode Island Schutzhund club in 1994, Inner City Schutzhund 1995, Housatonic Police and Schutzhund Assoc. in 1996, OG Haupstadt and Schutzhund Club of Buffalo in 1998.