Mrs. Darle M. Heck

Darle Heck began grooming and showing her parents’ Scottish Terriers as a child and won her first Group at the age of twelve. She later worked for a professional handler and went on to breed and exhibit Scottish Terriers, Bouviers des Flandres, and Wire Fox Terriers under the Beinnein prefix. Her breeding program has produced Specialty winners and dogs ranked among the leading representatives of their breeds and Groups in Canada and internationally.

A Canadian Kennel Club all-breed and Best in Show judge since 2000, Darle has judged throughout Canada and the United States and in countries around the world. Her assignments have included numerous National Specialties, including the Scottish Terrier Club of America National Specialty at Montgomery. She is also an accomplished canine artist whose work has appeared in illustrated standards and educational materials for several national breed clubs. Darle brings a lifetime of experience as a breeder, exhibitor, groomer, handler, artist, and educator to every judging assignment.