Re: Off dog brag-sort of :-)

[Ilene Cook <asorosgd@ameritech.net>]

Congratulations to George!! Gina, this is so exciting! This post is
being saved to be read by my son, Brandon. Brandon is dead set on a
military career, and I keep telling him that the work he does with the
dogs will pay off for him. This is proof! This is one reason Rocket was
put in his name also, so the titles out of the conformation ring, can be
had by Brandon.

                          Ilene

Gina Heitz wrote:
> 
> We were just informed that George was awarded Sailor of The Year for the
> Portland Reserve Center.  Besides being recognized for his accomplishments
> with in his duties as First Class Petty Officer (his title) community
> service is another criteria that is considered.
> 
>   Dog wise the work he does with our dogs was well received by the panel of
> officers who chose him over 80 other nominated individuals.  That list
> includes the work he has put into rescue efforts since we first became
> involved with Golden Bond in 1995, the TDI certification and the work in
> training the dogs to be able to obtain this certification.  His commitment
> to public education about not only the golden retriever as a breed but
> responsible dog ownership in general.
> 
> He has now been entered into a bigger competition:  REDCOM 22 which is our
> regional division covering 13 states including Alaska, give or take a
> couple.  If he is awarded  Sailor of The Year for the region it's onto
> Sailor of the Year Navy wide.  A Navy Achievement Metal has already been
> placed in his file, however Sailor of The Year navy wide comes with a
> automatic meritorious advancement to E-7 Chief Petty Officer.  George has
> been in the navy for 23 years, nine of those years were active duty before
> we met.
> 
> I am extremely proud of George and wanted to share this with all of
> you.  However  don't think for a minute I am not ragging him about it
> though,,, brown noser. <smile>  Keep telling him I will tell them all he
> doesn't pick up the dog poop...  <LOL>
> 
> Have a Golden Day!
> 
> Gina

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Ilene Cook
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