In the Boxer breed, only a few stood out when Cheryl decided to hang up her lead. One of the important things to them was just not the presentation of the dog in the ring, but also the ring appearance of a handler.
Handlers are the representatives of the owners of that specific dog.
These factors are important. But the most important thing is the care of their dogs the other 23 hours a day. The attitude, the care, the individual love and attention. When Cheryl retired from handling in 1995 there were only a few handlers that they knew would live up to their expectations in and out of the ring. Keith and Cheryl selected Michael Shepherd as the one handler who satisfied all of these criteria for them and more.