Bill has spent his entire life working with and caring for animals. He was raised on a ranch in the hills above Chatsworth, riding in steeplechase events and jumping. His parents and sister are horse trainers, his father in law works for the American Kennel Club and his mother in law trains agility dogs. Bill first starting working in veterinary medicine in 1989 at a hospital in Van Nuys, California. He has always had a love for German Shepherds. Bill's first German Shepherd was a childhood pet rescue. Since then he has a had four others. In his off time he enjoys Backpacking and Mountain Biking.