It's easy they said….. It'll be fun they said….

Firstly I must say that it is both an honour and a privilege to be a Breed Club Secretary especially for such an old and high profile Club as The Silkie Club which has been in existence since 1886.

- Gabbie Franklin

I was somewhat bullied into doing the job in December 2012, I really felt that I was too new to the fancy to for fill the role, having been only showing seriously for a few years and being made care taker of a group of people that were so experienced and of whom I was in complete awe of to be honest was daunting to say the least. I knew I would be following in some pretty influential footsteps and thought that I would seriously be biting off considerably more than I could chew!!! How wrong I was, everybody welcomed me with open arms, they patiently let me settle into the role (which I can honestly say took me a good year before I felt confidently like I was any where near actually helping the club) and are probably now regretting it bitterly as I am by self admission a typical Leo and am extremely bossy when I get going!!!! Sorry!!!

Anyway ….. I thought the (voluntary) job might take a bit of time out of my life to do properly, I did not expect it to be quite so all encompassing, but neither did I expect it to be quite so enjoyable. I can safely say what folk think is involved and what actually is involved are at totally opposite ends of the proverbial spectrum.