In 1984, I felt it was time to honor a few of our top White German
Shepherd Dogs for some of the things that they have done for the
betterment of our club and breed. Then when Club President Joyce Ann Matejecek
appointed me head of the committee and all agreed, I put up three
nominations to receive this honor. I was asked, "Why these dogs?"
I will respond now by saying, "Why Not, These Dogs?"
Since my appointment to this duty, I haven't received any
information about any dogs, even the nominees. So, I went through
several of the "Dins" and composed what I feel are the best reasons
that these three should be the first ones entered into our Hall of
Fame. Their accomplishments are something we should remember. I am
speaking of Princess Pat Of Castle Green, UD, CanCDX
and of V. Sherry's Magnificent Mongo and of V. Scofield's Rex von Finn,
CD, CanCD.
It was suggested that we nominate other dogs, such as dogs in the
movies, armed forces, police work, dogs that have been involved
with rescue work, etc. Each Chapter that puts on the
national each year is supposed to look for outstanding German
Shepherds (whether they be white or not) in rescue, guard, police,
military, etc. I also agree that dogs,
other than winners in conformation and obedience, should definitely
be considered in the future. Since this
is our Hall of Fame, we should look for things outstanding in the
white German Shepherds that we can call our own, so to speak!
I feel these three nominees have proven they have earned the
right to be the first ones in our Hall of Fame.
The reasons I chose these three are because each one of them has
their own individual qualities and are outstanding in their
own individual way. Each one of them has something that
everyone is striving for, whether it be beauty, size, stamina,
grace, movement, intelligence, good temperament, bone
structure, pigment dark, white coat, or O.F.A. Certified hips.
I'm not saying any one of them has all these qualities,
but each one of them has at least six of these qualifies,
so I hope you will join me in welcoming them to our Hall of Fame.
1985 Hall Of Fame Chairman: Roger Kirchway
Princess Pat Of Castle Green, UD, CanCDX
