January 13-15, 2012 Philadelphia Pet Expo, Oaks, PA
The ILWC was pleased to participate in the Philadelphia Pet Expo January 13th-15th, with a booth at the event showcasing our Longhaired Whippets. Our dogs also participated in an agility demo Friday evening, participated in the Parade of Breeds, and put on a demonstration of Nosework and Wag It Games in the main arena on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.
The event was a resounding success for us, with tons of interest in our dogs. Our booth was absolutely one of the busiest at the entire event (and it was a BIG event!)
September 19, 2011 ILWC Mid Atlantic Specialty, Nottingham PA
We had a wonderful turnout for our MidAtlantic Specialty over the weekend, and after weeks of rain and more rain, the weather gods were [mostly] favorable to us. We had a total of over 50 dogs entered, including 42 competing in conformation, 25 entries in Agility, 27 in Rally, 15 in the Lure Coursing competition, and an additional 22 who participated in individual lure coursing runs. I am especially proud to report that 16 dogs qualified in the Triathlon competition (conformation + lure coursing + rally OR agility), and 9 qualified in Versatility (must complete all FOUR events!) We truly do have a talented and versatile breed!
Special congratulations go out to Wylde Windswept Island Girl (Cleo) and Donna DeVoist, BEST IN SHOW, and winner of the TRIATHLON. Also to Tova's T.Obi Wan Kenobi (T.Obi) & Gina Babcock for BEST IN FIELD and winner of the VERSATILITY award, GrCH Tova's Take A Bow (Tony) & Sidney Hoblit for RALLY HIGH IN TRIAL and BEST VETERAN IN FIELD, and GrCh Claybrook Dartmoor (Teddy) and Sidney Hoblit for VETERAN VERSATILITY Award.
And one of the highlights of the show was watching Pam Sleeper run both her dogs in agility while riding a Seqway - how cool is that!! (pictures in Emily's photos, link below)
Special thanks to all our judges (Deirdre Petrie, Mary Cox, Jean MacKenzie, and Karen Lee), our seminar presenter, Dr Judith Shoemaker, and to Joyce Jaskula for another amazing silent auction, this time benefitting club and board member Sue Nichols who suffered devastating losses in the recent floods in NY. Also special thanks to Dr Shoemaker for the use of her lovely Fincastle Farm as our main show site. Thanks to all who came and participated, hope to see you all again next year!
from Jean MacKenzie, President, International Longhaired Whippet Club
Thank
you everyone for your thoughtful comments and willingness to discuss
the name change issue. The name will stay as is, below are the ballot
results.
Do you want to change the breed name of the Longhaired Whippet to a different name?
Yes change the name: 20 (37%)
No, don't change the name: 34 (63%)
abstain: 3
total # of votes: 54, plus three abstentions
(1 person did not vote)
The total number of members in ILWC: 61: 58 voting members, 3 minors
ILWC club members will be asked to vote on an important club matter at the end of August. At that time, members will be asked to vote on whether or not the ILWC should change the name of our breed.
Between now and the end of August, we look forward to much productive discussion on this matter. A Yahoo group for club members only has been set up to discuss this and future club matters.
We had 33 entries for this 9th annual NH specialty show. The weather was great (not too terribly hot, no rain!) and we all had a fabulous time. Our Silent Auction added over $200 to our Treasury. Many thanks to Joyce Jaskula for organizing the auction, and to all those who contributed such great items!
It was a great weekend. The weather was good, the grounds were lovely, the Bring
A Dish to Pass Lunch was fabulous and our first ever Chinese Auction brought
almost $100.00 into our Treasury from lots of great items!!!
8 LHW's and their owners and families turned out for 2 of the NAKC conformation shows in Reading, PA. It was quite a day, and great fun to be competing with other breeds.
