Rosalie’s interest in obedience training and competition began with a red Doberman pinscher, who, according to Rosalie, picked her at a time when she wasn’t particularly looking for a dog. "Fee", short for Coffee Royal, quickly became Rosalie’s best friend, and over her competition career, earned a Utility Dog and a Tracking Dog title, a rare combination in earlier days. Along the way, Rosalie and Fee received multiple High in Trial awards and two perfect 200 scores. Fee accompanied Rosalie to schools to demonstrate obedience and scent discrimination and was a member of the Doberman Drill Team. With Rosalie holding the leash, Fee also tracked down the thief who snatched Rosalie’s purse in downtown San Jose!

Since her beginning obedience days with Fee, Rosalie has earned numerous obedience titles with a wide variety of dogs including shelties, Rottweilers, poodles, beagles, miniature pinschers, collies, whippets, German Shepherds, golden retrievers and other Doberman pinchers.

Rosalie became a professional dog trainer as a result of people coming to her for advice and help. She became an AKC Obedience Judge after being encouraged to do so by the head of AKC’s Obedience Committee and also her husband, Pat. Rosalie states that the biggest thrill of her life was the first time a handler in her ring, upon receiving a qualifying score, declared, "This is my degree!" Rosalie was thrilled and proud to be a part of it!