Mr. William C. Stebbins

Bill Stebbins began his involvement with purebred dogs, and, in particular, the Great Dane in the late 1960s. He and his wife, primarily due to their good fortune with having a wonderful mentor, had a lot of good fortune with their dogs. One of their dogs was ranked No. 1 in the nation and several were in the Top 10. Bill began judging in 1986. He is approved for the Working and Herding Groups, and thoroughly enjoys the opportunities he has to be in the show ring.

Bill is on the Board of the Great Dane Club of South Florida for approximately 25 years and was a member of the Ft. Lauderdale Dog Club. He is currently an honorary member of the Ann Arbor Kennel Club and a member of the Wolverine Great Dane Club. He has also served on the Board of Directors of the Great Dane Club of America. In recent years, Bill has become a member of the Palm Beach County Dog Fanciers Association and the Great Dane Club of Southeast Florida.

Bill was Chairman of Judges Education for the Great Dane Club of America (GDCA) for several years, assisted in Breeder’s Ed and manages the GDCA’s Breed Mentor program. He writes a regular article for the only printed Great Dane magazine still in existence and, occasionally, has had articles in some of the all-breed magazines as well.

Bill retired in 2012 and now has the ability to devote more time to an avocation which has become a vocation.