Marion Postgate

Marion Postgate is a CKC Licensed judge of the Toy and Non-Sporting groups and all obedience and rally classes, judging in both Canada and the US.  She started in dogs in Juniors, and showed a variety of toy breeds, plus a Sheltie, in conformation and obedience.  She eventually bred Schipperkes on a limited basis, under the prefix Cantymere (Perm. Reg.), and also has owned and exhibited Rottweilers.  She taught obedience classes at all levels for fifty years.  She served on the CKC Canine Good Neighbour Committee, and is a strong proponent of that program, as well as the CKC Rally Committee.  She is a big booster of the City of Vancouver Shelter, evaluates problem dogs for them, and appears in court as an expert witness in cases involving dog aggression.

Ms Postgate has studied and lectured on dog structure and movement, as well as dog behavior, since the 1970s.

She taught English, and is an accomplished amateur classical musician, playing the piano and violin.  She is married, and has an adult son and daughter.