I agree with Kathy as a long time member of the Delaware Valley gsdc for almost 35years feel that no one is harder working without Dean we would not be the club we are..It has been his almost whole life.I remember Dean and his daughter encouraging me to finish my Maxima I had gotten depressed with things???They literally dragged me and Max to the large shows.The JUDGES RITA SANDELL AND FRAN FORD needless to say mAX WON BOTH DAYS WITH 2- 4pt, majors..Became CHAMPION Ambers Maxima ROM the sweetest soundest dog ever ..Thank you Trish and Dean..What an asset to the Board he has done it all//BARBARA Amidon www.amber-german-shepherds.com -----Original Message----- From: Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 12:52 PM To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Dean Wylie In a message dated 9/10/2007 12:13:38 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, alma nya@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: At least we got a real nice informative one on Dean today, stating what he has done for this breed in all his years and what he intends on doing. I'd like to add to the chorus of "yeah" - sayers from a different perspective. I've served on DV's board either 3 or 4 times now and have had the experience of watching Dean in action. (Board meetings are no-nonsense and EFFICIENT, lol!) It's no accident that we are a vibrant, successful club that attracts GSD folks from ALL venues, and others have spoken to that. It's no accident that we have an abundance of well trained officers, directors and teams of helpers and that no task falls through the cracks; Dean painstakingly trained us all. What hasn't been mentioned is the effort he's put into neighboring regional clubs (I can think of at least three), that aren't as vibrant, attending meetings several counties away, giving generously of his time and knowledge, (even giving away his newsletter editor and board member in one case and in another, recruiting help from out of state to "do" the premiums, judges programs and catalogs, and trust me they did it because it was Dean who asked!), quietly working behind the scenes to shore up failing clubs and help put on THEIR shows. As president of Hatboro Dog Club, he's been instrumental in working with other AB clubs to get GSD judges in and wherever possible arrange for favorable AB rings. This is a very easy vote for me:) Kathy, member GSDCA, DVGSDC Celebrating generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions visit www.geocities.com/pinehillgsds ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================