Connie produced well over 100 Champions, won many Best In Shows, judged and mentored with a template for high ethical standards by her conduct. Connie was the BTCA 6th President. She also served The Bedlington Terrier Club of America as a leader in canine health. In th 1960’s, Connie cleared her entire line of retinal dysplasia. When Inherent Copper Toxicosis (Copper Storage Disease) showed up in the breed, Connie led the fight to eliminate this genetic disease. Her breeding program only used the best health tested sires and dams. Late past BTCA President and longtime friend, Ray Herman, wrote of Connie, “I must point out that I was not the only Bedlington lover she helped. If she saw that your desire to learn was rea., she would go out of her way to teach you to succeed and still do things to better the breed. She was the real thing and probably one of the few people that came along in a lifetime. Connie’s love for the breed was genuine, and I couldn’t have had a better mentor. Hopefully, over the years, I have been able to pass on to others some of what I learned from her. She was a remarkable women and truly the doyenne of the Bedlington Terrier. My biggest regret was more people did not know her like I did.”