We had sunshine, rain and hail but not even the bizarre May weather could stop us from having an amazing day. By all accounts the Club fun day was a roaring success. We had our grooming demonstration, scurries, agility class, dog shows and an obedience talk. Add in a dozen or so Irish Water Spaniels and many other breeds of dog with people who travelled from far and wide, from all corners of the country, from the very north to the very south, and there’s no denying what a great day it was.
Irish Water Spaniel owners old and new alike met and along with a large number of non-IWS owners just along for a fun day out, shared stories, information, laughter and the odd curse at the weather but by in large had a wonderful time. There were lots of people interested in information on breeding from their own dogs for the first time and in any litters that may be on the horizon who were able to get practical advice from committee and Club members.
Key to the success of the day was the amount of help and goodwill we received from numerous sources. We must thank Carmel Humphreys for kindly hosting the event in the beautiful setting of Dromin House without whom none of this would have been possible, to Richard Filgate for donating the marquees and keeping us dry, to O’Dowd’s veterinary in Louth who did great work promoting the event locally, running the rally-o and providing advice and help on the day, to Mary Wendland and Jim Stephens from Wenden boarding kennels who became the unofficial photographers of the day in addition to being show judges, selling raffle tickets and giving obedience talks! to the Louth gun club and vintage tractor club who worked tirelessly behind the scenes and in particular did a fabulous job organising the scurry, to Brambles cafe for keeping us warm with their hot teas, coffees and other goodies, to for their excellent agility demonstration and finally to all those who kindly sponsored our raffle, The Irish Landmark Trust, Wenden Kennels, O’Dowd vets, The Village Saloon Dromin, to Red Mills for the huge bags of dog food.I’m sure there’s someone we’ve forgotten but as you can see there’s a huge amount of goodwill that goes into making an event like this happen and we are truly grateful to all those involved. Without them this could not have happened.
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