Since my parents spent tons of time at the club and my dad is a breeder, I already started very early on with one of his older dogs. My first own dog "Orel von Adschanta" I got when I was 11 years old. She had her IGP 1 and I got her through IGP 2 and 3. This year I qualified for the DJJM and won it.

In the GSD Club Affalterbach (SV OG Affalterbach).

The SV OG Affalterbach of course. In particular my training head and official SV helper Luca Seitel. He has been motivating and supporting me for years. Luca was two times Junior Champion and competed at the BSP four times already. Our second training head Markus Frommer is a great support and both took the time to accompany me to the BSP. By the way, it was amazing that many club members came to the BSP to support me. And last but not least, the youth from my State Group are super important for me. I always have a lot of fun with them and want to say hi to the SV OG Talheim and SV OG Heilbronn.

All three disciplines. The calmness of tracking, the variety in Obedience. But my favorite is protection. You have action and at the same time it is a real challenge to control the dogs under such high drives.

Of course there are outstanding handlers like Luca Sträßer, Knut Fuchs, Jogi Zank or Helmut König, who also competed for Affalterbach. The most successful handler who I got to train with is Ronny Brenner.

Personally, Luca Seitel is my biggest support and always keeps his nerves if something doesn't work out as planned.

Because it is an amazing sport. Working with animals is something very touching. You learn how to train dogs responsibly and according to their nature; how to grow and educate them. And we need more young people in the sport. Sometimes I'm a little sad that Im the only teenager in our club and its always great to train with other young people that visit or when we visit their club.

Its right for you if you love your dog and you enjoy working with dogs. We should always reminder that we work with living creatures. Like us, they are not always in a good mood. We are not working with machines. In a nutshell: don't give up if things don't work out.

We take all of our dogs (5) when we go on vacations. In my free time, I take her for walks and take care of her. Apart from that, I spend two-three afternoons in the club.

Its becoming increasingly difficult to own dog and many people misunderstand our sport. People like Martin Ritter, who don't understand the sport in my opinion, are adding to this misunderstanding when they speak to the public.

I really hope that the organizations and clubs come together to take one joint position to get people to understand our sport. Also, its crucial that everyone supports young people to find new prospects for the sport.

Thank you for this great conversation! We second all you said and are working hard on supporting young people and growing our sport. We wish you fun and success in the sport and we are sure to see more from you!