SCIWFA Event Highlights

A Social Organization for Families, Breeders and Devotees of the Irish Wolfhound
Calendar 2012 ~ SoCal Standing Events

October 27-28	Riverside Kennel Club show, Lake Perris. I will be there Stewarding and would LOVE to see some of our "family" exhibiting. Call for information.
Nov. 23-24-25	TURKEY RUN--The big annual Lure Coursing event for our area. Great time to come out and give your puppies and young adults a chance at this exciting sport!! Contact dixie@sunstag.org to be included on the mailing list. Start practicing your puppies now to enhance their prey drive.
December	PPD--Puppy Play Date. (No Date Yet Scheduled) Perhaps we could hold a New Year's celebration a bit early...like Sunday 12/20? Anyone interested, please call.
2013
BE PREPARED!	April 19-20--Pet Expo, Costa Mesa; June 15-16, Irish Fair, Silverado. Other events TBD.;

LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Puppy Play Dates with Finger Foods for Humans; Cookies for Hounds.
Eleven a.m. till Dusk at Sunstag Kennel, Silverado, CA. Bring ALL your hounds, and human Kids,
Come Share your experiences with Like-Minded Dog People. Drop by's accepted! (Keep in touch!)

AW COME ON DAD!	What We're All About! Send us your favorite photo (preferably by eMail dixie@sunstag.org and we'll highlight your special hound in this on-going section.
AW COME ON DAD!	NEW ADDITIONS-2012: Jim Greco with 13-week old Chief.
CONGRATULATIONS, GRADS! Oscar and Harriett (Herb & Mary Stevens) completed their BARK Therapy course and await assignment at local Hospitals and School Reading Programs. Confident and Serene Always!	SUNSTAG WIND WARRIOR CHIEF
GROUP GATHERING ~ Santa Ana Valley Kennel Club Show ~ 23 September 2012 L-to-R: 5 of 7 of the 3 Feb 12 Litter-- L:inda/Chief; Dick/Echo; Helen/Kasey; Mike/Weylin; JJ/Snow; Cindy/Finley (Great Uncle-3 times removed, Keller King Fizel).
A Rehomed Champion!
GROWING OLD GRACEFULLY! Happy 11th Birthday, Chauncy! 2010. Regretfully, Chauncy crossed the Rainbow Bridge just shy of his 13th birthday 2012. Till we meet again.	OBEDIENCE A PRIZE WINNER--Obedience.
LURE COURSING Almost run-away FUN!!! Get the plastic bunny!! COME TRY TURKEY RUN IN NOVEMBER!	...from Germany to The www.Turrean.org Home. CONGRATULATIONS, DEWIN AND RALPH, ON THE NEW CHAMPION STATUS! YEAH! And, thank you to our handler, Michelle!

Come one! Come all! The Irish Wolfhound Association of the West Coast Specialty will be held again on the last weekend of July 2013, Thursday-Friday, at Ryon Park in Lompoc, California. The Specialty will be followed by Lompoc Valley Kennel Club all-breed shows Saturday and Sunday of that weekend. Don't be left out. Contact dixie@sunstag.org to be on the Mailing List for other Irish Wolfhound events.