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My wife and I moved around the country in the 1980\u0027s spending time in Milton Keynes and Dunstable before moving and settling in Boston where we opened a BAGSD branch in 1990. I became a member of the BAGSD Executive Committee in 1988 and took on the role of Chairman in 2002 which I still hold today. \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDuring my time with BAGSD I have trained 6 German Shepherd Dogs in Obedience getting as far as the \u0027B\u0027 test. I have also bred several litters of German Shepherds under my own affix gaining a CC and a reserve CC both with dogs I have bred myself. Now retired, my beautiful German Shepherd Nikka keeps me company and helps keep me active\u0022\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVice Chairman \u003c/strong\u003eand\u0026nbsp;Treasurer – Wayne Lacey\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0022I began dog training at the Bicester All Breeds dog training club in 1983 with a cross breed called Sophie ; that year my wife and I also acquired a 6 month old German Shepherd called Bob who was a little bit of a handful, so we were referred to the local branch of BAGSD where we continued to train and work Bob and the following 7 German Shepherds we owned. In 1986 I joined the committee the the Bicester branch of BAGSD and was elected Chairman. As chairman I also had to attend the BAGSD Southern Area Council which I have been actively involved in ever since. \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn 1989 I became a BAGSD qualified Instructor; following this I became a trainee Director of Training and taking my first school under Doreen Gater in 1997. To plan for the school I created a school plan which has been adopted and adjusted for every school run by BAGSD since. I became the Obedience Supervisor for BAGSD in 2005 at the request of the late Frank Gater. \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn 1995 I was elected onto the BAGSD Executive Committee and have been the Vice Chairman for the association over several periods, as this role has rotated amongst its members. I have been involved in representing BAGSD in the acceptance of the clubs from the British Schutzhund Association and the formation of the WUSV Working Group, a joint venture between BAGSD and GSDL, the 2 WUSV (World Union of German Shepherd Clubs) in the UK Managing the adoption of German breed standards by UK breeders and the show community. One of the most significant achievements being the introduction of the British Sieger Show in conjunction with the Breed Council in October 2005 in Sheffield. \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSince 1999 I have represented BAGSD at the WUSV meetings held on the Monday following the Sieger Show in Germany and regularly have represented BAGSD at Kennel Club meetings. \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI have since succeeded Doreen Gater as the Treasurer of BAGSD. I still actively instruct at Bicester BAGSD Branch every week as well as being its Treasurer. I am also still Chairman of Southern Area Council and sit on the committee of the WUSV working Group and the British Sieger, where I am also Treasurer.\u0022\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral \u0026 Membership Secretary – Janet Harrison \u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0022Not long after joining BAGSD executive committee in 2018 for the second time, I was given the position of General Secretary, and it is through this role most members will have heard of me. I became a member of BAGSD approximately 20 years ago and have always remained loyal to my local branch Walsall. As a family we enjoyed our Sunday morning visits, my son went on to become a BAGSD qualified instructor and a BAGSD helper and is now running a branch of his own. My husband and daughter still regularly attend the Walsall branch where we still enjoy sharing our love of the German Shepherd with like minded members and taking part in training classes with our 3 German Shepherd dogs. \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI was the BAGSD IGP secretary from its conception in 2008, and still sit on the IGP committee and am actively involved in organizing IGP events both at branch and National level every year ever since. \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI\u0027d like to think that I am approachable and happy to help with any branch or member questions\u0027\u0022\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSandra Cobbold \u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDenise Legg\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTom Nye\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElizabeth Beaumont \u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“I live in South Shropshire on a mixed livestock farm. My own animals are my dogs and my sheep, the latter being pedigree Jacobs and Shetlands. My dogs have included German Shepherds, Belgian Shepherds, Australian Shepherds, Siberian Huskies, English Springer and Working Cocker Spaniels, Rough Collies and Working Sheepdogs. \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI got my first German Shepherd Dog in 1985 via West Mercia Police at the age of 5 years old. We competed in Working Trials and he was a fantastic tracking dog who taught me to trust the nose! All my shepherds since then have been working lines. \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI joined BAGSD many years ago when I started competing and ran 2 Open Working Trials for the club around 1990 at Holme Lacy College in Herefordshire.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI have been a member of Mountain Rescue and SARDA since 1995 and am currently training my youngest German Shepherd to licensing her for Trailing (finding specific missing people). I would like to bring the RH into the UK as a further option for members competitions.”\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Robinson\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0022My interest in dogs is a lifelong passion, starting on my uncle\u0027s farm where all dogs had a purpose, even the show Poodle had to help the Jack Russell with vermin control. In adulthood all my early show dogs (Dobermans) were all trained and competed in Obedience and occasional Agility. \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt was around the turn of the century I came across IGP (under the previous name Schutzhund) and I spent my early years learning the craft at NE SCH Club, under the banner of the Old British Schutzhund Association. I have trained several dogs to IGP3 and have put approximately 6 dogs trough the BH test. I currently have 2 Belgian Shepherds (Malinois) with an IGP3 and IGP2 respectively. \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI have run the East Cleveland BAGSD branch for over 10 years and have run many events, but we specifically do our best to help beginners and newcomers into the sport, and I currently am the Chairman for the IGP part of BAGSD, and have been in this role for the last 7 years\u0022\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDave Napper (co-opted)\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElections\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll members of the British Association for German Shepherd Dogs are eligible to stand for committee positions. Of course, a lot of the same faces are seen on the Committee from year to year, and that is partly because the jobs need some experience, and partly because the members of Committee enjoy what they do. However, we are always looking for new people to join the Committee, not least because one day they will have to take over some of the ‘big jobs’!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo, the Committee welcomes new people to join its ranks to share their skills to help the Association prosper!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the weeks before the AGM, all members will be asked for any ideas or thought they have for the Association to be proposed, and for any nominations for the EC. To be nominated you need to be a member of the Association for a minimum of 5 years, and to have a proposer and seconder, both also members of the Association. Any contested positions will be elected by ballot from those present and eligible to vote at the AGM.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePositions within the EC are voted on by the elected members of the EC for that year at a meeting directly after the AGM.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeetings\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Committee meets regularly, normally approximately every 6 weeks. Due to the restrictions placed during COVID, our meetings are now usually held virtually via Teams. Members of the Association are welcome to put forward ideas or feedback for these meetings by email to the General Secretary.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCo-option/Other Roles\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the positions laid down in the BAGSD rules, various other positions are sometimes held. In particular the Committee can co-opt into its number anyone who it is felt has specific useful knowledge (e.g. fundraising, sponsorship, etc) for a particular project. 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