The Golden State Bull Terrier Club dates from 1928 but has antecedents much earlier. Prior regional clubs in California included the Pacific Coast Bullterrier Club and the Bullterrier Club of the West. Although it started with but a handful of members, by 1954 it could boast that it was the second largest Bull Terrier club in the world, bested only by The Bull Terrier Club (England). Thus, it was larger than the BTCA. The club originally encompassed the entire state and included among its officers a Northern California vice president. Indeed, it also had an Eastern vice president. Florence Gogarty served in that capacity for several years. The club has long maintained an annual Challenge Cup competition for top winning Bull Terriers in California. In 1971 it hosted the second Silverwood Competition in Ventura, California. It was also host in 1975, 1981 and 1987. For years Gad Root served as the club's secretary and also authored a monthly column in The Dog News, a magazine during the late 40's and into the 50's. Much like Drury Sheraton, Gad Root was a great booster for the breed and chronicled both the great and the minor events of breed happenings. The club lists the late General George S. Patton Jr. as a Gold Star Member. The General accepted that honor in 1945 when he was otherwise engaged in Europe. The club published a handbook in 1954 in which it advertised Col. Sir Richard Glyn's Bull Terriers and How to Breed Them for $3.50 and Mrs. Adlam's Forty Years in Bull Terriers at $2.00. It also produced Today's Bull Terriers in 1976. The club has consistently held successful annual specialties and is active in rescue operations. Hon. David Merriam