“The Irish wolfhound Studies are devoted to addressing a number of horrible diseases that afflict the Irish wolfhound breed - seizures, PCD, PRA and pneumonia.  The main fund raising activity is the yearly raffle which is run by volunteers and the prizes donated by past and present wolfhound owners and fanciers of the breed.  Tickets are US$5 each or you can buy in sets of 5 for the discounted price of US$20 - unimaginable good value as prices have remained the same since the first raffle was held in 1999.  This year there are almost 60 fantastic prizes to chose from if you are one of the lucky winners.  In reality we all win as the Studies continue to make progress in the battle against seizures, PCD, PRA and pneumonia.  Ticket sales finish on 31 July 2008 so be quick and visit http://www.irishwolfhoundstudy.com/raffle/raffle.htm to look at the prizes, read the fun ‘Travels of the Irish wolfhound known as the Cad and his travelling companions’ and scroll to the bottom of that page to go to the link to buy tickets.  Thank you in advance for your support.”

 

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On 31-5-2008 in Longmont-Colorado  -Judge Susan St.John-Brown

Irishwolfhound Male  Lochbay Sona Mac  Best of Breed and Group 1 under judge Dr. Dale Simmons.

Mac became that day USA Champion.

 

On 1-6-2008  Longmont -Colorado ,

Judge Dr. Dale Simmons  

Lochbay Sona Mac was  Best of Breed  

and Lochbay Petra on the same day Winners Bitch/BOS- 3 points major.

 

   

 Lochbay Sona Mac

 

Lochbay Petra

 

Here 3 kids of Lochbay Sona Mac 

 

Lochbay Denver, owner Jose Cornelisse, Fionnmae Kennel 

Lochsbay Yonneke, owner breeder Joke Tucker- v.d. Berg 

 

 

Lochbay Daantje, owner/breeder Joke Tucker- v.d. Berg 

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 To see more great pictures and lovely Irish Wolfhounds please visit TIR NA NOG page here

   

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Last Sunday Hans and I went to visit Ash-Field’s Kennel.  On the outskirts of the City Gouda, hidden between the bushes  you find an entrance to the home of the Ash-Field’s dogs and other animals. A peaceful place that reminds you of the times  when the high buildings on the other side of this complex were not built yet and time went by much more slowly than nowadays. Everything at Ash-Fields is cozy. 

 

 

 

The little barn, the place for the Donkey and goats, is painted with big flowers and has the quality of a modern one room apartment:)

The puppy room, connected to the living room, was full of toys, pillows and plants. Next to this inside place, they had their own garden where they can play whenever they feel like.  The first dogs who came to meet us were 2 old spaniels and one lookalike girl who found it necessary to tell the whole world we arrived. 

 

 

Annie & Pim Essenveld are very friendly people and so are all the dogs they have. Before we took a look at the puppies I had to visit the goats. They have one beautiful Nubic Goat, she reminds me a lot of the pictures I took a week before of the Azawak’s  Pure beauty and elegance. It was a bit difficult to take pictures of her because she was as curious about me as I was about her,  all the time she came standing far too close to me. This picture is one of the better ones I think. A 25 year old Donkey joined us too and made sure he was every time in front of the camera.  

 

 

 Now it was time to take a look at the puppies, first we took a picture of the mother. Here Shelly off Woody-Wood with Pim.

 

 

 The litter counts 12 puppies, I will place a few here on this log, for more info about the puppies and pictures of the rest of the puppies please visit Ash-Fields own weblog by clicking here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks Annie and Pim for the nice afternoon between your lovely animals and especially your lovely bred puppies!! 

Too the Ash-Field’s page 

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What a fantastic result for a girl of this age!!

Congratulations!! 

source Swedisch Kennel club 

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BOB left SUCH Pennybright Sascha BOS right DKCH RABBITVILLE DIAN 

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