[ SHOWGSD-L ] A Tributre to Bob Penny
- From: Gsdbroon@xxxxxxx
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- Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 22:29:47 EST
Bob Penney's passing saddens me greatly. We had been friends for many years
going back to the fifties. I wrote a letter to John DeHope supporting Bob's
being elected to the Roll of Honor, which may help to broaden the knowledge
of Bob among those who were not fortunate as I was to know him so long. The
letter follows:
BROON
GERMAN SHEPHERD DOGS
Vivian and Tom Brown
2506 Larchmont, Santa Ana, CA 92706
(714) 547-1484
broonesq@xxxxxxxxxxxx
June 13, 2002
Mr. John F. DeHope
116 Wolf-Laurel Lane
Hopkins, SC 29061-9424
Dear John,
I write in support of enrolling Bob Penney on the Roll of Honor of the
GSDCA. Bob has owned German Shepherd Dogs since 1946 when he returned from
World
War II service in the Army Air Corps and acquired a dog from William G.
Steuer, a prominent Southern California breeder of the time. He has been a
professional dog handler since 1950 and a member of the GSDCA since 1955, a
member
of the SV since 1960. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the GSDCA
from 1974 to 1980 during which time he chaired the Obedience Committee.
Bob has been on the Temperament Committee since 1976 when it was formed and
for a number of years has been its chairman. He has been instrumental in the
clubâ??s adopting standards of temperament testing for conformation judges.
He has worked as a temperament evaluator in all parts of the country and has
acted as such at trials held in conjunction with the National Specialty. If
in recent years there has been, as many of us believe, an overall improvement
in temperament in dogs shown in conformation, we must give a large measure of
credit for that improvement to Bob.
Bobâ??s handling has been mainly in the Southwest, California, Arizona,
Nevada, and he has handled some of the all time winners in this area. He
handled
Best in Show winner Ch Anna v Graustien, three times West Coast Victrix Ch
Ulla of Rocky Reach II, Maturity Victrix, Can Grand Victrix 4 times select Ch
Kallendarâ??s Image, and of course, one of the few double Grand Victors, Ch
Yoncallaâ??s Mike. He has been a member of the Professional Handlerâ??s
Association
for more than thirty years. Through the more than a half century that Bob
has handled professionally he has demonstrated a fine sense of ethics and fine
sportsmanship accepting his losses along with his wins with equanimity.
In addition to his conformation handling Bob has for many years conducted
obedience classes, has trained many dogs individually for clients and
basically
works full time training when he is not attending a show.
He has been involved in dog club activities as a Board Member of the German
Shepherd Dog Club of Los Angeles County, as President and various other
offices of the Pasadena Kennel Club.
During the time that AKC licensed handlers and permitted them to judge
specialty shows, Bob was in demand as a judge, having judged such shows as San
Joaquin Valley GSDC, Grand Canyon GSDC, San Diego County GSDC, Hawaii and
Topline as well as eleven futurities.
For more than half a century, Bob has made a positive contribution to the
advancement and welfare of the German Shepherd Dog both locally and nationally
and is well deserving of a place on the Roll of Honor.
Thank you for considering Bob Penney for this honor.
Thomas J. Brown
Vivian Brown
Santa Ana CA
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