[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: A Tributre to Bob Penny
- From: "badbob" <badbob_2003@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <Gsdbroon@xxxxxxx>, <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 22:04:08 -0800
A GREAT TRIBUTE to a GREAT MAN of this breed and humanity.
Bob
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Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] A Tributre to Bob Penny
> 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?Ts 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?Ts 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?Ts Image, and of course, one of the few double Grand Victors,
> Ch
> Yoncallaâ?Ts Mike. He has been a member of the Professional Handlerâ?Ts
> 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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