Meet the My GBGV Life Staff!
Madison the GBGV – CTH – Chief Technology Hound – Current CBO- Chief Blogging Officer
Madison’s registered name is Ethos Intel Inside TD NAP NJP SWE SBM RATCH CZ8B FCAT2 CGC NW3 Elite L1E L1C L1I L2I. Madison comes from the same breeder as Bailie and Olivia, but from different parents and was born in the “technology litter. Her birthday is August 10th, 2016. Madison is the middle hound in our team but our founder Emma, left her to head the blogging empire as the CTH, Chief Technology Hound and CBO, Chief Blogging Officer. She has some big paw prints to fill, but we are confident she can handle her duties.
Accomplishments:
- Born August 10th, 2016
- Puppy Einstein Graduate, December 13, 2016
- Obedience 1, April 11, 2017
- Passed AKC, CGC (Canine Good Citizen) test, April 11, 2017
- AKC Tracking Certification, April 18, 2017
- AKC TD (Tracking Dog) Title, May 7, 2017
- K9 Nose Work® Courses 1-3, 2017
- Barn Hunt Instinct Title (RATI), June 23, 2017
- K9 Nose Work® Foundation Courses 1-3, 2017
- K9 Nose Work®, Clove Odor Recognition Test, August 12, 2017
- K9 Nose Work®, Birch Odor Recognition Test, October 14, 2017
- K9 Nose Work®, Anise Odor Recognition Test, October 14, 2017
- Barn Hunt Novice Title (RATN), March 10, 2018
- AKC Achiever Dog Certificate, March 10, 2018
- Barn Hunt Open Title (RATO), June 23, 2018 (First GBGV to earn this title)
- K9 Nose Work® Level 1 Trial, NW1 Title July 15, 2018
- K9 Nose Work® Level 2 Trial, NW2 Title November 3, 2018
- AKC Agility Novice Jumpers With Weaves Preferred Title (NJP), October 14, 2018
- AKC Scent Work Novice Container Title (SCN), November 10, 2018
- AKC Scent Work Novice Buried Title (SBN), November 11, 2018
- AKC Scent Work Novice Interior Title (SIN), November 11, 2018
- AKC Scent Work Advanced Interior Title (SIA), December 9, 2018
- Barn Hunt Senior Title (RATS), December 29, 2018 (First GBGV to earn this title)
- AKC Scent Work Novice Exterior Title (SEN), March 3, 2019
- AKC Scent Work Novice Overall Title (SWN), March 3, 2019
- K9 Nose Work® Element Specialty Trial, (L1E), Level 1 Exterior Title March 10, 2019
- AKC Scent Work Advanced Container Title (SCA), August 3, 2019
- K9 Nose Work® Element Specialty Trial, (L1C), Level 1 Container Title August 25, 2019
- K9 Nose Work® Element Specialty Trial, (L1I), Level 1 Interior Title August 25, 2019
- AKC Scent Work Advanced Exterior Title (SEA), September 21, 2019
- AKC Scent Work Excellent Interior Title (SIE), October 26, 2019
- AKC Scent Work Advanced Buried Title (SBA), October 27, 2019
- AKC Scent Work Advanced Overall Title (SWA), October 27, 2019
- Barn Hunt Master Title (RATM), December 29, 2019 (First GBGV to earn this title)
- K9 Nose Work®NW3-C, Nose Work 3 Container Title February 22, 2020
- K9 Nose Work®NW3-V, Nose Work 3 Vehicle Title February 22, 2020
- AKC Scent Work Excellent Container Title (SCE), June 22, 2020
- AKC FastCAT Title – BCAT, August 8, 2020
- AKC Scent Work Excellent Exterior Title (SEE), October 3, 2020
- K9 Nose Work®NW3-E, Nose Work 3 Exterior Title November 1, 2020
- Barn Hunt Champion Title (RATCH), June 11, 2021(First GBGV to earn this title)
- AKC FastCAT Title – DCAT, June 12, 2021
- K9 Nose Work®NW3-E, Nose Work 3 Interior Title, June 26, 2021
- AKC Scent Work Buried Excellent Title (SBE), August 21st, 2021
- AKC Scent Work Excellent Overall Title (SWE), August 21st, 2021
- K9 Nose Work® Element Specialty Trial, (L2I), Level 2 Interior Title March 13th, 2022
- K9 Nose Work® Level 3 Trial, NW3 Title April 16th, 2022
- AKC FastCAT Title – FCAT, June 26th, 2022
- Barn Hunt Crazy 8’s Bronze Title (CZ8B), June 26, 2022(First GBGV to earn this title)
- AKC Scent Work Master Buried Title (SBM), September 24th, 2022
- K9 Nose Work® Level 3 Trial, 2nd NW3 Title October 16th, 2022
- K9 Nose Work® Level 3 Trial, 3rd NW3 Title, March 11th, 2023
- K9 Nose Work® Level 3 Trial, NW3 Elite Title, March 11th, 2023
- AKC FastCAT Title – FCAT2, September 9th, 2023
- Visited twenty five states: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
Bailie the GBGV – CPR – Chief of Public Relations
Bailie’s registered name is Ethos Irish Cream TD SWE SCM SEM RATS DCAT CGC NW2 L1I L1E L1V L2C NW3-V NW3-I NW3-E, and she was born in Missouri. Her birthday is June 17th, 2013. Bailie is a real socialite dog, and is not shy about approaching anyone! She adores meeting and greeting humans and dogs with her special “huggles”, making her the perfect ambassador for My GBGV Life. Bailie also assists in product reviews, and she is the official toy tester, but also enjoys sampling edible products.
Accomplishments:
- Born June 17th, 2013
- Puppy Kindergarten, 2013
- Obedience 1, 2014
- Obedience 2, 2014
- Modeling job, 2014
- BlogPaws Attendee, 2014
- K9 Nose Work® Foundation Courses 1-3, 2014
- K9 Nose Work®, Birch Odor Recognition Test, July 2014
- Passed AKC, CGC (Canine Good Citizen) test, July 2014
- Completed Beginner Tracking Course, November 1, 2014
- AKC Tracking Certification, January 2015
- K9 Nose Work®, Anise Odor Recognition Test, April 2015
- K9 Nose Work®, Clove Odor Recognition Test, April 2015
- BlogPaws attendee 2015
- AKC TD (Tracking Dog) Title, October 25, 2015
- K9 Nose Work® Element Specialty Trial, (L1V), Level 1 Vehicle Title April 3, 2016
- K9 Nose Work® Level 1 Trial, NW1 Title May 7, 2016
- Barn Hunt Instinct Title (RATI), June 25, 2016
- K9 Nose Work® Element Specialty Trial, (L1I), Level 1 Interior Title February 26, 2017
- K9 Nose Work® Element Specialty Trial, (L1C), Level 1 Container Title May 14, 2017
- K9 Nose Work® Element Specialty Trial, (L2C), Level 2 Container Title Sept. 17, 2017 (First GBGV to earn this title.)
- K9 Nose Work® Level 2 Trial, NW2 Title October 29, 2017
- K9 Nose Work® Element Specialty Trial, (L1E), Level 1 Exterior Title November 12, 2017
- Barn Hunt Novice Title (RATN), March 10, 2018 (First GBGV to earn this title)
- AKC Achiever Dog Certificate, March 10, 2018
- K9 Nose Work®NW3-V, Nose Work 3 Vehicle Title May 5, 2018 (first GBGV to earn a NW3-V Title)
- K9 Nose Work®NW3-I, Nose Work 3 Interior Title August 18, 2018 (first GBGV to earn a NW3-I Title)
- Barn Hunt Open Title (RATO), August 19, 2018
- AKC Scent Work Novice Container Title (SCN), October 7, 2018
- AKC Scent Work Novice Buried Title (SBN), October 7, 2018
- AKC Scent Work Novice Interior Title (SIN), November 10, 2018
- AKC Scent Work Novice Exterior Title (SEN), November 11, 2018
- AKC Scent Work Novice Overall Title (SWN), November 11, 2018
- AKC Scent Work Advanced Container Title (SCA), March 2, 2019
- AKC Scent Work Advanced Interior Title (SIA), March 3, 2019
- AKC Scent Work Advanced Exterior Title (SEA), March 3, 2019
- AKC Scent Work Advanced Buried Title (SBA), May 11, 2019
- AKC Scent Work Advanced Overall Title (SWA), May 11, 2019
- AKC Scent Work Excellent Container Title (SCE), September 21, 2019
- AKC Scent Work Excellent Exterior Title (SEE), September 22, 2019
- K9 Nose Work® Element Specialty Trial, (L2I), Level 2 Interior Title October 5, 2019
- Barn Hunt Senior Title (RATS), March 5th, 2021
- K9 Nose Work®NW3-E, Nose Work 3 Exterior Title, March 20, 2021
- AKC Scent Work Interior Excellent Title (SIE), April 24, 2021
- AKC Scent Work Exterior Master (SEM), April 24th, 2021
- AKC FastCAT Title – BCAT, July 25th, 2021
- AKC Scent Work Master Container Title (SCM), October 2, 2021
- AKC Scent Work Buried Excellent Title (SBE), October 17th, 2021
- AKC Scent Work Excellent Overall Title (SWE), October 17th, 2021
- AKC FastCAT Title – DCAT, October 1, 2022
- Visited twenty four states: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
Olivia the GBGV – CTH – Chief Sports Hound and Toy Tester
Olivia’s registered name is Ethos Loving The Northland SWM SWD RATO FCAT2 NTD CGC ELT-CH L1C L2E L2V L3I. Her birthday is March 25th, 2019. She is a happy go lucky kind of girl who loves to have a good time. Olivia is also from Missouri, the same breeder as Bailie and Madison. For a young hound, she has already accomplished a lot, and she has some real lofty goals for her future. She is a dog sports fanatic and does well at them too. Olivia is real smart and very friendly.
Accomplishments:
- Born March 25th, 2019
- Puppy Einstein Graduate, August 6, 2019
- AKC Tracking Certification, September 26, 2019
- Barn Hunt Novice Title (RATN), October 13, 2019
- AKC Scent Work Novice Exterior Title (SEN), October 27, 2019
- AKC Scent Work Novice Interior Title (SIN), November 16, 2019
- AKC Scent Work Novice Buried Title (SBN), November 17, 2019
- Beginner Obedience Graduate, November 19, 2019
- Passed AKC, CGC (Canine Good Citizen) test, November 19, 2019
- K9 Nose Work®, Birch and Anise Odor Recognition Test, November 23, 2019
- K9 Nose Work®, Clove Odor Recognition Test, December 7, 2019
- K9 Nose Work®, ORT Title, December 7, 2019
- Barn Hunt Open Title (RATO), March 8, 2020
- AKC Scent Work Novice Container Title (SCN), June 21, 2020
- AKC Scent Work Novice Overall Title (SWN), June 21, 2020
- AKC Scent Work Advanced Exterior Title (SEA), June 22, 2020
- AKC FastCAT Title – BCAT, August 8, 2020
- K9 Nose Work® Element Specialty Trial, (L1I), Level 1 Interior Title August 23, 2020
- AKC Scent Work Advanced Container Title (SCA), August 29, 2020
- AKC Scent Work Advanced Interior Title (SIA), August 29, 2020
- AKC Scent Work Advanced Buried Title (SBA), October 3, 2020
- AKC Scent Work Advanced Overall Title (SWA), October 3, 2020
- AKC Scent Work Excellent Exterior Title (SEE), October 4, 2020
- K9 Nose Work® Level 1 Trial, NW1 Title October 25, 2020
- AKC Scent Work Excellent Interior Title (SIE), February 21, 2021
- K9 Nose Work® Level 2 Trial, NW2 Title March 27, 2021
- AKC Scent Work Container Excellent Title (SCE), April 25th, 2021
- AKC Scent Work Buried Excellent Title (SBE), May 1st, 2021
- AKC Scent Work Excellent Overall Title (SWE), May 1st, 2021
- K9 Nose Work® Element Specialty Trial, (L1E), Level 1 Exterior Title May 9, 2021 (First Place)
- AKC FastCAT Title – DCAT, June 12, 2021
- K9 Nose Work® Element Specialty Trial, (L1V), Level 1 Vehicle Title June 27th, 2021
- K9 Nose Work® Element Specialty Trial, (L2I), Level 2 Interior Title July 2nd, 2021 (First Place)
- K9 Nose Work® Element Specialty Trial, (L1C), Level 1 Container Title July 3rd, 2021
- K9 Nose Work® Level 3 Trial, NW3 Title July 10th, 2021(First GBGV to earn this title)
- AKC Scent Work Master Interior Title (SIM), August 21st, 2021
- K9 Nose Work® Level 3 Trial, 2nd NW3 Title and 3rd place overall, September 18, 2021
- K9 Nose Work® Level 3 Trial, 3rd NW3 Title, September 26, 2021
- AKC Scent Work Master Buried Title (SBM), October 2, 2021
- AKC Scent Work Master Exterior Title (SEM), October 3, 2021
- K9 Nose Work® Level 3 Trial, NW3 Elite Title, October 9th, 2021 (First GBGV to earn this title)
- AKC Invitational Best of Breed FastCAT Winner 12/18/2021
- AKC Scent Work Master Container Title (SCM), February 20th, 2022
- AKC Scent Work Master Overall Title (SWM), February 20th, 2022
- K9 Nose Work® Element Specialty Trial, (L3I), Level 3 Interior Title March 13th, 2022
- K9 Nose Work® Elite Trial, ELT1 Title, April 15th, 2022 (First GBGV to earn this title)
- AKC FastCAT Title – FCAT, May 17th, 2022 (First GBGV to earn this title)
- K9 Nose Work® Element Specialty Trial, (L2E), Level 2 Exterior Title May 22, 2022
- K9 Nose Work® Element Specialty Trial, (L2V), Level 2 Vehicle Title May 22, 2022
- K9 Nose Work® Elite Trial, ELT2 Title, August 7th, 2022 (First GBGV to earn this title)
- K9 Nose Work® Elite Trial, ELT3 Title, October 28th, 2022 (First GBGV to earn this title)
- K9 Nose Work® Elite Trial, ELT-CH Title, February 11th, 2023 (First GBGV to earn this title)
- AKC Scent Work Detective Title (SWD), March 26th, 2023
- AKC FastCAT Title – FCAT2, August 18th, 2023 (First GBGV to earn this title)
- Earned AKC Novice Trick Dog Title, NTD, September 15, 2023
- Visited twenty six states: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
Nelson’s registered name is Ethos Let’s Go Crazy SWA SEE SCE RATO DCAT NTD CGC NW2 L1C L1V. Our little brother is from the music litter and named after a famous Prince song as well as Prince Rogers “Nelson”. His birthday is January 18th, 2022. Nelson comes from the same breeder as we three sisters in Missouri. He seems to really enjoy sniffing and playing with our toys. Mom plans to show him in Conformation, and he is always being told by others how handsome he is.
Accomplishments:
- Born January 18th, 2022
- AKC Scent Work Novice Interior Title (SIN), July 31, 2022
- AKC Scent Work Novice Exterior Title (SEN), July 31, 2022
- Barn Hunt Novice Title (RATN), August 14th, 2022
- Earned first 2 Conformation points at Purina Farms, September 18th, 2022
- AKC Scent Work Novice Container Title (SCN), September 24th, 2022
- AKC Scent Work Advanced Exterior Title (SEA), September 25th, 2022
- K9 Nose Work®, ORT Title, October 2, 2022
- AKC Scent Work Novice Buried Title (SBN), October 29th, 2022
- AKC Scent Work Novice Overall Title (SWN), October 29th, 2022
- K9 Nose Work® Level 1 Trial, NW1 Title March 12th, 2023
- AKC Scent Work Advanced Interior Title (SIA), March 25th 2023
- AKC Scent Work Excellent Exterior Title (SEE), March 25th 2023
- AKC Scent Work Container Excellent Title (SCE), March 26th 2023
- Barn Hunt Open Title (RATO), April 29th, 2023
- K9 Nose Work® Element Specialty Trial, (L1C), Level 1 Container Title May 7, 2023
- K9 Nose Work® Element Specialty Trial, (L1V), Level 1 Vehicle Title May 7, 2023
- AKC Scent Work Advanced Buried Title (SBA), May 14, 2023
- AKC Scent Work Advanced Overall Title (SWA), May 14, 2023
- AKC FastCAT Title – BCAT, May 21, 2023
- K9 Nose Work® Level 2 Trial, NW2 Title July 9th, 2023
- AKC FastCAT Title – DCAT, August 20, 2023
- Passed AKC, CGC (Canine Good Citizen) test, September 15, 2023
- Earned AKC Novice Trick Dog Title, NTD, September 15, 2023
- Visited seventeen states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
Emma the GBGV-Founder of My GBGV Life – CBO – Chief Blogging Officer
Emma passed away suddenly on October 30, 2018. She was the founder and star of her My GBGV Life Empire. Her registered name was Debucher Baguette CGC NW1 NW2 L1I L1E L1C L1V L2I NW3-V NW3-C NW3-E, and she was born in England. She was in charge of the blog and all the social media accounts for My GBGV Life. Emma was a firm believer in “paws on” management, and provided the inspiration for my GBGV Life. Without her there would be no My GBGV Life. Emma was a bit of a diva and a drama queen, but she knew what she wanted, and how to get it!
Accomplishments:
- Born September 11th, 2006 in England
- Puppy Obedience Level 1 in Germany, 2007
- Puppy Obedience Level 2 in Germany, 2007
- Product model for Target, 2012-current
- BlogPaws Attendee, 2014
- K9 Nose Work® Foundation Courses 1-3, 2014
- K9 Nose Work®, Birch Odor Recognition Test, May 2014
- K9 Nose Work®, Anise Odor Recognition Test, July 2014
- K9 Nose Work®, Clove Odor Recognition Test, April 2015
- Passed AKC, CGC (Canine Good Citizen) test, June 2014
- K9 Nose Work® Element Specialty Trial, (L1V), Level 1 Vehicle Title May 3, 2015 (first GBGV to earn an L1V Title)
- BlogPaws Nose to Nose Award, Best Dog Blog Finalist 2015
- BlogPaws Attendee, 2015
- K9 Nose Work® Level 1 Trial, NW1 Title July 18, 2015 (first GBGV to earn an NW1 Title)
- K9 Nose Work® Element Specialty Trial, (L1C), Level 1 Container Title October 31, 2015 (first GBGV to earn an L1C Title)
- K9 Nose Work® Level 2 Trial, NW2 Title November 1, 2015 (first GBGV to earn an NW2 Title)
- AKC Tracking Certification, February 2016
- K9 Nose Work® Element Specialty Trial, (L1I), Level 1 Interior Title June 4, 2016 (first GBGV to earn an L1I Title)
- K9 Nose Work® Element Specialty Trial, (L1E), Level 1 Exterior Title Sept. 5, 2016 (first GBGV to earn an L1E Title)
- K9 Nose Work®NW3-E, Nose Work 3 Exterior Title July 15, 2017 (first GBGV to earn a NW3-E Title)
- K9 Nose Work®NW3-C, Nose Work 3 Container Title July 15, 2017 (first GBGV to earn a NW3-C Title)
- K9 Nose Work®NW3-V, Nose Work 3 Vehicle Title July 28, 2018
- K9 Nose Work® Element Specialty Trial, (L2I), Level 2 Interior Title Sept. 16, 2018 (First GBGV to earn this title.)
- Visited five countries: Germany, UK, Belgium, Netherlands, USA, and eighteen states: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin.
Katie the Kuvasz -APT-Assistant Product Tester
Sadly, we lost our Katie ten days before her fourteenth birthday on June 17th, 2016. We miss her dearly. You can read my Mom’s tribute or my tribute to find out more about our amazing sister! We love you and miss you so much, Katie!
Katie’s registered name was Akira vom Eisgebirge. Katie assisted in sampling edible items, and occasionally playing with toys under review. Katie was not a fan of the camera, so her role on the blog was limited.
Accomplishments:
- Born in Germany on June 27th, 2002
- Proudly kicked out of agility school for being too disruptive, Germany 2003
- Puppy school, Germany 2005
- Visited five countries: Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, USA, and ten states: Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.
Cat Bro Bert – CBI, CPB – Chief Box Inspector, Chief Photo Bomber
Bert was adopted from the Animal Humane Society in October 2008 and was believed to be about three years old at the time. He is a bit of a menace, we need to stay on his furry behind at all times to make sure his job is done right. He inspects all packages that arrive in a box at headquarters, and he seems to enjoy sticking his furry mug in photos where it doesn’t belong.
Accomplishments:
- None that we know of
Cat Sis Sophie – CBO – Chief Beauty Officer
We lost Sophie suddenly on July 23rd, 2022. Sophie was very lazy, spending 99% of her time lying around looking pretty. If we needed something pretty and fluffy for a photo, she was our go to cat. She was adopted in October 2008 from the Animal Humane Society and was believed to be about one year old at the time.
Accomplishments:
- None that we know of
My mom – CBP – Chief Blog Photographer
Mom does her best to capture everything I do on camera. She is constantly striving to improve her photographic abilities. A dog such as myself demands a good photographer.
Accomplishments:
- Humans have too many to list
