
It is some time from one first started in
this breed, however when it gets the grip of you you hooked, and that's
the way it has been for myself. I owned my first shepherd some years ago
to many than I care to remember however I desired to acquire the correct
specimen of the breed which would let me show and as so many things in
life when one becomes involved with I prefer to ensure I have the best I
can.
I took some time and learnt what I can and
proceed to become involved with the German Shepherd Dog Club of Northern
Ireland, where after going through the Club was asked to stand for
committee and done so, where after being elected onto the committee
stood for several years as a committee member of the German Shepherd Dog
Club of Northern Ireland.
Then there came another training club which
was formed in Comber, and one while still serving on the committee of
the G.S.D.C.N.I., joined this other club which late was to become the
Ulster G.S.D. Club. We will come back to that later, as some time after
taking on the role of committee member was put forward for the role of
Secretary of the G.S.D.C.N.I., and was dually elected as Secretary.
It was my privilege to serve the membership
for the term of two years in this role where in this term of office seen
the Kennel Club try to remove the CC's from the club and was
my
privilege to act on behalf of the Club and Membership to appose this. I
as Secretary of the Club had the role of acting a club representative to
the Breed Council, where I attend several meeting on behalf of the Club.
After a long and stressful time as Secretary I relinquished this role to
another and was happy to hand over the role to another
parties. I while
in this role Judged my first show for the Club being a internal breed
match, and shortly after was asked to judge a local breed open show.
Which now takes us back to the Comber Club
which was moving on and gaining strength and seen it move from its venue
at Comber to another which after a little time I had move on due to
other commitments and did not attend for a while but had always tried to
keep in contact with the founding members at this time. I did return to
the Club as it was then some number of years after, when they had moved
to Craigantlet. I once again
became involved with the Club and did become a committee member of this
club for several years. While in this role I had the chance to produce
the clubs magazine and from its collation
through to print, and also was permitted on behalf of the club to
raise the funds to ensure they had a table of trophies to offer the
membership to compete for, I still would support the club but just find I
can't get up to the training as I use to be able to.
I was then asked to take on the role of
Secretary of the GSDCNI once again and became involved once again in
this role and held it for yet another two years, in this one seen the
arrangement of the Two Day National being hosted by the GSDCNI, and
several other breed open shows and not forgetting the annual
Championship show, so all in all found my time in office in the two
clubs very beneficial and made a lot of good friends through this time.
One again through this time has had the
privilege to be the ring steward on behalf of the GSDCNI and Ulster GSD
Club, and also for several other clubs through them and on behalf
of
these clubs, which is an excellent experience and would advise anyone
who has the chance to take it, more over at the larger championship
shows, where you can see the dogs in a different light and picture from
that outside the ring.
We have campaigned our stock in Ireland
and also in the UK, where we always have been in the higher end of
the classes, and we
enjoyed the fun and the competition
with our piers and found many good friends over the years here in
Ireland and over in the UK as well, It was my privilege to see some
of the more prolific dogs who over the years have had their place in
influencing the breed in the UK and Ireland. I seen the
introduction of some of the first
imports and seen the breed in the transformation to the continental
type
and strengthen through dogs like Ch.
Cito and Int Ch. Rosehurst Chris. Then seen the likes of Cello v
Ashcera again influence the breed and type yet once again for the
betterment, there has been so many in the last few years, but these
are name just a few.
I have had the privilege to judged the
Breed at several shows from breed matches through to of late
Championship Shows:
German Shepherd Dog Club of
Northern Ireland |
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Breed Match
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Newtownards and District
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Open Show |
Bandbridge & District
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Open Show |
The Ulster German Shepherd
Club |
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Breed Match |
Kilkenny & District
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Championship Show
{
Largest entry of GSD's ever seen
at this show } |
Navan & District |
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Championship Show |
I look forward to other judging
appointment as the come about, well that's enough about me
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