The club also held a raffle after the tailgate party where we raffled off the portrait (right) of Mako @15 Weeks - with his ears glued in place - that I painted especially for the Specialty and a huge, bountiful basket of Airedale related stuff (donated by members) that was artfully assembled by Treasurer Ann Kochler. Diane Sinclair won the portrait. I was quite touched by how she cradled it in her arms, as if it actually was a puppy! Club Secretary Brenda McCann won the basket of Airedalia. We also had a large jar of pretzels as the third prize which was won by a young boy who was visiting with his family and Airedale named Abby. See the ATCGP Facebook page for pictures of Abby and many images of the ATCGP Specialty and Sweepstakes.
Below is an image of a visiting Victorianne puppy, Cooper, who was on also the scene to be checked out by his breeder, Anne Curtis. Anne can seen in the first picture posted above and in several below.
Below is an image of a visiting Victorianne puppy, Cooper, who was on also the scene to be checked out by his breeder, Anne Curtis. Anne can seen in the first picture posted above and in several below.
We were all so happy to have so many visitors with the Airedales joining us ringside during the show. Everyone stayed for the tailgate party, too. New members, Julie and Matt Eastburn, were there, too with their sweet Airedale, Violet. In a previous post, I blogged about meeting them - Violet had the pleasure of meeting Mako and Punch - at the Dog Fest. They blogged about the meeting, too, and have also added posts about Violet's haircut for the event by longtime club member, Jack McLaughlin and their impressions of our Specialty.
The slide show contains images from our Best of Breed Competition.
Congratulations to ATCGP Vice President, Karen Coffey, for winning BOB/G3 with CH Crescent's American Chopper. Left to right: ATCGP President, William Kochler, Collette Coffey, Judge Mr. Peter J. Green and Karen Coffey.
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