With my crazy and beloved boy, Vite II du Chemin D'Lesperance, at the So Cal Mal/NARA Decoy Selection in Banning, CA in 2007. This is my favorite photo of Vite. Thank you so much to my good friend Laura for capturing this moment. Photo by Laura Centeno.

I love tattoos!! This one is "The Courtship of Wolves" which is my most recent work of art on my left forearm. Artwork mastered by artist, Brian Ragusin, of Mechanical Concept Tattoo in Huntington Beach, CA. Visit Brian Ragusin: http://mechanicalconcept.com Photo by Jeremy Talamantes

Standing in front of the famous haunted house at 432 Abercorn Street in Savannah, GA. Notice the ghostly images in the window to the right. It is very common for people to capture ghostly images in the house's windows. Photo by Shannon Suggett

Me and my girl Brassai in Banning, CA preparing for our first French Ring competition in 2004 - we would go on to win our level in that competition. Photo by Ken Coombs.

Me with Brassai after our French Ring Brevet win in 2004 over 8 teams. Photo by William D. Suggett

Training for French Ring in Riverside, CA with my boy, Doc. Doc is a son of Emmanuel's Brassai & Fat Louie de Barriques. Photo by Laura Centeno

Posing with French Judge, Michel Valladon, in Valley Center, CA. Photo by Kadi Thingvall.

Waiting to compete w/ Brassai at the 2004 North American Ring Association's French Ring Championship at theTriple Crown Dog Academy in Hutto, TX. Photo by Clarissa Rivasplata.

Competing with Brassai in Ring III at the 2007 North American Ring Association's Western Zone Selectif trial in San Francisco, CA. Photo by Kadi Thingvall.

SCABR Open Field in Riverside, CA in 2005 preparing Brassai for another Ring II competition. Brassai and I would eventually go on to qualify that year for the NARA Championship in the Ring II level in Bethel, CT. Photo by Laura Centeno.

With French Ring decoys, Jose Lopez (left) and Joe Cinnante (right) with Brassai after our 2nd Place Ring I accomplishment at a BARC trial in San Francisco, CA in 2004. Photo by Arnaud Le Maguer.

Training with Brassai as a pup...she never liked to out. Photo by Arnaud Le Maguer.

Competing at the Brevet level with Doc at the SCABR trial in Riverside, CA. Photo by Kadi Thingvall.

Me in college with my 1978 Firebird...which I still have to this very day. This car was given to me by my dad in 1989 when I was in High School. Photo by William D. Suggett.

Hanging with friend, Joe Cinnante, at the PSA Nationals in L.A. in 2006. Photo by Laura Centeno.

With my boy Doc as a pup in training in Banning, CA. Photo by Stephanie O'Brien.

Kayaking in Long Beach with Stephanie O'Brien & Jeremy Talamantes. Photo by Jeremy Talamantes.

Trying to avoid being in front of the camera. Photo by Laura Centeno.

With long time friends, Leri Hanson & Laura Centeno in Orange, CA.

Pretending I know how to ride a full-dress Harley Davidson in 1998. Photo by Richard Bowman.

A drawing that I drew free-hand with marker on poster board in 1986.

My favorite photo of me when I was 4 years old. This photo was taken at a Portrait Studio in Jefferson City, MO. I always had a stuffed animal with me.

Hanging out with my friend, Jeremy Talamantes, in Long Beach, CA. Photo by Stephanie O'Brien.

Doing some French Ring decoy training at Ron & Debbie Skinner's place in Aguanga, CA in 2003. Aguanga is near Temecula, CA (Riverside County). Photo by Rich Damico.

Back in the day (mid 90's) with my partner and best friend, Ruger. Portrait Studio photo taken in Mission Viejo, CA.

The "bad guy's view" with my boy, Ruger. Photo taken outside of Disneyland in Anaheim, CA. If you look closely, you can see the original Disneyland sign behind us before it was scheduled to be taken down and replaced during a massive remodeling. That sign was a classic. It was so classic that a celebrity actually purchased it when it was taken down. Photo by Richard Bowman.

Training session with my boy, Ruger, at the Adlerhorst Police K9 Training Facility in Riverside, CA. Photo by Jayson Carter.

Environmental training with my boy, Ruger, in Dana Point Harbor, CA. Photo by Peter J. Censnakas

Public relations was a very important part of my job with Ruger. Here we are in Garden Grove, CA with a group of special needs children on Halloween. We staged a mock robbery for the kids where we had a "bad guy" steal a bucket full of Halloween candy that we had brought for them. The "bad guy" came out of no where (totally surprised the kids) and ran off with the bucket. I sent Ruger on a search and he found the "bad guy" and the candy was returned to the kids...needless to say, Ruger was a hero! Photo by Jayson Carter