Frank Kane has been involved in the dog show world since he was a schoolboy, showing his first Cocker Spaniel in 1960. In 1970 he acquired his first American Cocker and produced a string of champions. He became a championship show judge in 1974 and has progressed to become one of the UK’s top judges. He is approved to judge all the gundog breeds and judged the gundog group at Crufts in 2001.
Frank is also a judge of many breeds in the other groups and he is approved to judge all groups and Best in Show. His services as a judge are much in demand worldwide and Frank is recognised by the international canine body, the FCI, as a best in show judge.
Frank is author and co-author of two earlier books on his first loves – the Cocker Spaniel and the American Cocker Spaniel, and he is a frequent contributor to the canine press.
For the past ten years he has been a commentator on the television and internet coverage of Crufts Dog Show.
Outside the canine world, Frank’s main interests lie in horses; particularly show hacks, hunters and children’s riding ponies.