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"Hi crew! I'm your host, Laura Reeves…"
Laura is an AKC Breeder of Merit, an AKC judge, and the host of the Pure Dog Talk podcast. A retired member of the Professional Handlers Association, she is also a second-generation breeder of German Wirehaired Pointers under the Scotia Kennel banner.
In addition to her work on Pure Dog Talk, Laura co-hosts The Marty and Laura Show, a spin-off podcast where they explore a wide range of topics about all animals—dogs, cats, birds, and beyond!
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In her professional handling career, spanning 25 years, Laura consistently maintained a high-quality, low-number client list. She has finished hundreds of dogs, with group winners from each of the seven variety groups. Specializing in rare breeds and challenging dogs, she has piloted dogs to Best in Show, Best in Specialty Show, Group wins, #1 rankings, and more.
Her kennel, Scotia dogs, has earned well over 100 titles — in the show ring, in hunt tests, field trials, and NAVHDA (North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association), in agility, tracking, obedience and rally. Her dedication to breeding dual-purpose dogs reflects a stated goal of preserving the all-weather, rugged, sound-minded versatile gun dog the breed’s founders envisioned.
"Mom enrolled me in dog care 4-H when I was in 4th grade because I was 'shy, retiring and lacked people skills...' I was possibly the only 3rd grader in the world who knew the Dewey Decimal system by heart and whose best friend was the school Librarian," Reeves observed wryly.
She spent her childhood training in field trial Labs to improve their blind retrieves, teaching Clumber Spaniels how to swim, and German Wirehaired Pointers to retrieve to hand.
"Dad was very serious about my schoolwork, so he paid me a minimum wage of the day (I think it was like $1.50/hr) to work with the dogs rather than have an after-school job." Reeves noted. Her photos are showcased in the book "Hup" by James Spencer, working with the family's Clumber Spaniels.
Laura has served the GWPCA as an AKC Gazette columnist, as a Judges Education Committee member and chair, as the Vice President, President, and National Events Coordinator, and more. Her background as a competitive high school debater, newspaper reporter, marketing rep, and researcher/writer for audio driving tours has served her well in her side projects.
Laura's weekly column "As The Wheels Turn" ran continuously for three years at Best in Show Daily. Her adventures as host of the PureDogTalk podcast since 2016 lend her particular combination of skills to a popular exhibitor education platform. Laura Reeves is the author of "How to Stack Your Dog... and Other Important "Talks" and researcher and writer for "Exploring Lewis and Clark Along the Columbia"
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