
David R. Miller
8763 Marjory Dr.
Mentor, OH 44060
(440) 257-1006
FAX: (440) 257-1006
Email: jlaplan488@aol.com
Mr. Miller has been a dog enthusiast all his life. From an early age, his parents raised various terriers. In the early seventies while residing n France, he fixed his sights upon the dogs that he has raised for nearly thirty years, Salukis. Under the prefix of Shandell, and coupled with he French Saluki kennel, Arab Bahari, he still occasionally breeds and shows. In addition, he has owned Afghans, Dalmatians and Italian Greyhounds.
In the mid-seventies and throughout the eighties, Mr. Miller showed not only is Salukis, but dogs in several breeds for clients, In 1988, he applied to be approved for judging Salukis. Since then, he is approved for the Hound Group, German Shorthaired Pointers, Gordon Setters, Norfolk and Norwich Terriers, Italian Greyhounds, Boston Terriers, Bulldogs, French Bulldogs, Chinese Shar ei, Dalmatians and Shiba Inu. He has held many offices in the Grand River Kennel Club and is the show chairperson for their cluster weekend.
Mr. Miller has officiated in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Sweden, Russia and Australia. He is published in both English and French in professional periodicals as well as dog publications. Moreover, he has given seminars on the Saluki. He is an avid traveler especially to North Africa due to his association with sighthounds.
Professionally, Mr. Miller is the department chairman of foreign languages for the South Euclid/Lyndhurst schools. He has also instructed on the undergraduate and graduate levels. He holds a Master's Degree in Education with specialization in French as well as a diploma from the Universite de Strasbourg, France. He is an official translator of texts and the sole translator to the French artist and author, Jean-Louis Grunheid. Mr. Miller speaks French, German, Italian and English.
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