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Title
Nova Scotia German Shepherd Dog Club
Description
The objects of the Club shall be the promotion of the German Shepherd Dog by education of the individual dog owners, dog breeders, dog handlers, and other people interested in the betterment of canine and related matters in this province.
A Meeting was held at the home of Blois and Reta Boyd, 220 North St, Halifax on March 19, 1961. Those attending were persons interested in organizing a German Shepherd Dog Club. The first slate of officers for the Club were: President, Blois Boyd: Vice President, Floyd Rafuse; Secretary, Grace Rae; and Treasurer, Phyllis Gratton. Only four months later a specialty show was held on July 29, 1961 in conjuction with the Truro Dog Club (a local all-breed club). Judge Mary Southcott had 45 dogs to judge.
The Club President believed that those most recognized as leaders in breeding and those who were judges should be brought in to judge the specialties. The following is a list of judges for the next nine years: 1962, Lloyd Brackett; 1963, Reginald Cleveland; 1964, Dr. William Redlich; 1965, Doris Wilson; 1966, Toni Kleinjohann; 1967, Harry Watson; 1968 Grant Mann; 1969, John Seiler; and 1970, Ernest Loeb. The Club began to offer obedience training classes to the public in 1961, the first Club to do so in the Halifax Dartmouth area. In conjuction with the Halifax Kennel Club's 1962 show the Nova Scotia German Shepherd Dog Club put on the first Obedience Trial to be held in Nova Scotia with Lille Smith as the judge.
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