Judge's Bio: Mr. Franz-Peter Knaul comes to the USA Sieger Show from Berlin, Germany where he resides and runs a business.

Mr. Knaul has been an SV Judge since 1996 and a Koermeister since the year 2000. He is one of the SV's most recognized and popular judges around the World. His judging responsibilities have taken him to over 30 countries Worldwide including many Sieger Shows.

Mr. Knaul has been breeding with the SV registered kennel name "vom Essweiler Tal" since 1969. He is currently in his 6th generation of breeding within the same line. Many famous dogs have come from his kennel, including the SG 10 male at the 2002 Sieger Show- V1 Erich vom Essweiler Tal, SchH3, KKL1-a.

It is an honor to welcome Mr. Knaul to the 2007 USA Sieger Show.