Honorary Members of the Norwegian Shetland Sheepdog Club 2002
 - Aud Jorun and Helge Lie

Aud Jorun and Helge bought their first Sheltie in 1968, and was soon ”catshed up” by the Norwegian Shetland Sheepdog Club.

Helge became deputy to the Club board 1970. Editor of the club magazine in 1971 – 1973, and member of the magazine committee up to the issu no 1 1976. Helge was editor of NSSKs first Handbook.

Helge was Vicepresident in NSSK 1972, and president from 1973 - 1976. In 1976 – 1980 he was member/leader in the election-committee in NSSK.  In 1976 he became Vicepresident in the Norwegian Kennel Club and president in 1988 – 2000. He is educated to judge more that 100 different breeds, and the first he was authorised for was of course Shetland Sheepdog in 1979.

Aud Jorun become in 1971 secretary of the club magazine. Helge was the editor of the first Handbook, but Aud Jorun was “his right hand” in this work. She have since then been the editor of the next 5 NSSKs Handbooks – given out by the Club each 5th year (up to 1995). She have also made the Clubs Guide for Breeders given out first time in 1980.

She became member of the Clubs Breed Council in 1971, and secretary 1972 – 1973.  

Aud Jorun was editor of the NSSKs magazine 1971 –  1978. She was the board secretary 1976 - 1979. Board member 1973 - 1985 and vice president in 1985.  Member of the election-committee 1986 – 1996. She in 1978 started in the edition of producing Hundesport – the dog magazine belonging to the Norwegian Kennel Club – she became the editor of the magazine in 1980’s and retired in 2005 !

Aud Jorun and Helge have (in 2002) imported 20 shelties from England, the most of them have been of great importance for the quality of the breed in Norway.

Helge and Aud Jorun have given out the video "Visitors to British breeders and British Shows 1972 - 2000" sold over the whole world, and also sold by the English Shetland Sheepdog Club.

Helge (editor) and Aud Jorun have worked out the Norwegian Kennel Clubs book ” Hunder og hundesport gjennom 100 år" (in English “Dogs and activitys with dogs through 100 years”).

(This information is taken from NSSKs magazine in 2002. The Club have five Honorary Members: Randi & Kjell Scheen, Sverre Theodorsen and Aud Jorun & Helge Lie)


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