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Welcome to Aleta's Page I am a Specialist Editor in the Hobbies workgroup QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE Freelance writer on hobbyist subjects for many years. Recently returned to writing in History, my academic subject. You can read a professional profile at My LinkedIn page. Fine Art and Antiques Certified valuer, Fine Art and Antiques, AAVA (Auctioneers and Valuers Association of Australia), the only certifying authority in Australia. Owner of successful antiques business website and blog Dog Breeds Qualified dog classifier and judge, MFCA, Inc. Registered kennel owner, dog breeder Longstanding member, Royal New South Wales Canine Council, Royal Agricutural Society 10+ years as a dog writer. (See specifics below) Radio interviews as a dog expert There are no academic institutions that qualify cynologists, per se, in most of the industrialised West, and though the word 'cynology' exists in other languages, English has no consensus, indeed whether or not cynology is an extant field, an emerging field or wishful thinking is a matter that only time can settle. For the present, dog specialists are described by their specialties, i.e. dog breeder, dog writer, dog groomer. Australia has no one certifying institution for dog specialists. Dance 10+ years ballroom dance teacher and performer, no longer active. As many years writing about dance. ACADEMIC BA, History (Honours) minor, Political Theory, unofficial minor, Film Theory (no official film minors were given at my university at that time) Post graduate study, history.