Robert Heal's previous book, He Whacked the Bloody Lot, was the highly praised biography of judge and breeder Bill Siggers. Since 1970 Heal has been an international dog judge specializing in Great Danes. His assignments have taken him throughout Europe and North America, and south to Australia and South Africa. He has judged such prestigious competitions as the Great Dane Club of America National Specialty and Britain's Crufts. He has also been a successful Dane breeder, winning Best in Breed, All Breeds, in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. He is the only Canadian ever to win the Great Dane Club of America National Specialty. He lives with his wife, Shirley, in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.