Yoshi has been involved in dogs from a very young age. He started with a German Shepherd Dog and then became interested in Collies and Shetland Sheepdogs finishing with over 50 Championship titles. Yoshi had to choose between showing and judging and chose to show dogs for 15 years before he returned to judging in 1998. He has judged in many parts of the World including England, America, China and Russia.