My interest in dogs started when I was 8 years old and got my first very own dog, an Estonian Hound. I teached it many different tricks until we moved to Tallinn. There I trained many dogs living in our neighbourhood like Boxers, German Shepherds and many other breeds. As teenager I got a German Shepherd and with it I took part both in working trials and shows. During years I have had besides German Shepherds also South Russian Shepherds, Afghan Hounds, Alaskan Malamutes and Bernese Mountain Dogs. I have bred Afghan Hounds with prefix El Demirel. The breeder of my first Afghan, Riitta Aho from Finland, talked me over to start judging career and my first breed I was qualified for was Rottweiler.