DPCNA Distinguished Service Award

Only four people have been recognized by the Drentsche Patrijshond Club of North America to date for providing some kind of extraordinary service the the Drent and DPCNA The first two where happened to be my greatest mentors in all things relating to the Drent, Rob & Tiny Key, they were without question foundational to the DPCNA. So it is, I am happy and to be a little bit honest, proud, to count myself as one of the few people the Club has chosen to recognize and to sweeten the deal, I had the pleasure of being recognized alongside of an amazing lady, Dr. Lisa Schaffer, of Paw Print Genetics. The Club wrote the following about each of us: 

2019 Distinguished Service Awards Recipients are as follows:

BRIAN O'CONNOR - for his extensive work in establishing the breed club and publication of the first Drent book in English

LISA SCHAFFER & PAW PRINT GENETICS - for their generosity and completion of the von Wildebrand and genetic study.