Winter Issue 2017 Eastern Irish Setter Association 2018 Calendar (Approved by EISA Board of Directors, Jan. 6, 2018) * ISCA events; TBD (tentative To Be Determined); TBC (To Be Confirmed) January 6 (Sat); Jan 7 Snow date -EISA BOD Meeting, Cinnaminson NJ. 10:30 am February 9 (Fri) EISA All Breed Obedience/Rally Trial - Pending Westchester Hilton, Rye Brook, New York (Rau) February 11 (Sun) EISA Indoor-- Westchester Hilton, Rye Brook, New York (Rau) Breed Judge: Charles Sloughfy; Sweeps Judge Richard Krasley Chairperson: Lynne Godshall ; Anne Marie Kubacz (liaison) March 24 (Sat) EISA Supported Entry (NOHS) & General Membership Meeting New Brunswick KC, Edison, NJ (Rau) Breed Judge: Guy Spagnolo Sweeps Judge: Jinny Nealon EISA General Membership Meeting after conclusion of judging March 30 – Apr. 1 Irish Setter Club of America National Hunt Test & Walking Field Trial. Petersburg, Delaware May 5 (Sat) EISA Supported Entry; General Membership Meeting Bucks County KC (MBF) Breed Judge: Dr. Elliot More Sweeps Judge: Dr. Eileen McDonald Annual Awards and picnic (Lydia Miller, liaison) EISA General Membership Meeting after conclusion of judging Followed by EISA Board of Directors Meeting May 26 (Sat) EISA Supported Entry (NOHS), Staten Island Kennel (Rau)- Freehold, NJ Breed Judge: Mr. Danny Seymor Sweeps Judge: Lynn Kwiatkowski June 4-9 Irish Setter Club of America National Specialty Show, Huron, OHIO July 22 (Sun) EISA FUN DAY Picnic (noon), General Membership & BOD Meeting TBC Location: Allen’s Kennel, Moorestown, NJ. Liaison: Lynne Godshall; Time: 9:30 am EISA Board of Directors Meeting Sept. 8 (Sat) EISA Supported Entry and General Membership Meeting Somerset Hills KC, Bridgewater, NJ (MBF) Breed Judge: Paul Averill, DVM Sweeps Judge: Pat Kudla Picnic & General Membership Meeting after Irish setter judging Anne Marie Kubacz, Liaison; Mariette O’Malley, Picnic Coordinator Oct 5, 6,7 Harvest Setter Specialty Cluster, Vernon, CT EISA independent specialty is Friday October 5 in conjunction with ISCNE specialty and ISCCC specialties the same weekend Barbara Joyal, Chair; Liaisons: Debra Hamilton, Lynn Kwiatkowski Judges' hospitality coordinator: Peter Kubacz Chief Steward: Susan Sullivan; Sweeps Steward: Peter Kubacz Breed & Junior Showmanship Judge: Frank Martire Sweeps Judge: Heidi Laabs Obedience & Rally Judge: Tibby Chase Oct. 20-21 EISA Field Trial & General Membership Meeting, Petersburg, DE Liaison: Susan Sullivan Secretary: Sandy Jones Will feature VCX and VCA stakes 2 Oct. 27-Nov.4 Irish Setter Club of America National Field Trial, Booneville, AR Nov. 9 (Fri) EISA Agility Trial Location: Dream Park, Logan Township, NJ followed by Match and Short EISA Board of Directors Meeting Liaison: Lynne Godshall Dec 29 EISA Holiday Party & General Membership Meeting & Election Location: TBD 2019 Preview January 5 EISA BOD Meeting, Cinnaminson NJ. 10:30 am; Jan. 6 Snowday February 8 TBC EISA All Breed Obedience/Rally Trial - Pending (Fri- TBC) Westchester Hilton, Rye Brook, New York (Rau) February 10, Sun EISA Indoor-- Westchester Hilton, Rye Brook, New York (Rau) Breed Judge: TBC; Sweeps Judge: TBC Chairperson: TBC; Anne Marie Kubacz (liaison) THE JUDGES SELECTION BALLOT WILL BE IN THE MAIL SOON. LOOK FOR IT! 3 2018 Eastern Irish Setter Association Officers and Board of Directors Fiona Geiser (Recording Secretary) [email protected]; Tel 610-358-2950 Cell 484-437-8777 Address: 1054 Wilson Avenue, Glen Mills, PA 19342 Lynne Godshall (Class 2020) [email protected]; Tel 856-461-1389 Cell 856-986-1345 Address: 724 Kossuth St., Riverside , NJ 08075 Debra Hamilton (Class 2019) [email protected]; Tel 914-273-1095 Cell 914-552-5021 Address: 6 Pioneer Trail, Armonk, NY 10504 Lynn Kwiatkowski (Class 2018) [email protected]; Cell 201-274-6293 Address: 3 Brook Dr., Chester, NJ 07930 Debra Krasley (Class 2018) [email protected] Tel 570-992-9711 Cell 484- 895-9265 Address: 103 Evergreen Ct, Saylorsburg, PA 18353 Anne Marie Kubacz (Corresponding Sec.) [email protected] Cell 908-216-2357 Address: 170 S. Hope Chapel Rd., Jackson, NJ 08527 Peter Kubacz (Treasurer) [email protected]; Cell 908-770-4271 Address: 170 S. Hope Chapel Rd., Jackson, NJ 08527 Patricia Lyons (Class 2019) [email protected]; Tel 610-558-0976 Address: 1734 Middletown Rd., Glen Mills, PA 19342 Mariette O’Malley (Vice President.) [email protected] Tel 856-829- 0936 Address: 1 Jeffrey Lane, Cinnaminson, NJ 08077 Susan Sullivan (President) [email protected]; Cell 443-286-7713 Address: 1728 Tacoma Rd., Edgewater, MD 21037 Alex Van Meter (Class of 2018) [email protected] Tel 609-500-1367 Address: 1 Richmond Ave., Lumberton, NJ 08048 Jerome Molitor (Class of 2020) [email protected] (also use [email protected]) Tel 908-879-7009 Cell 973-219-9239, Address: 19 Brown Court, Chester, NJ 07930 4 2018 EISA Committees: (* - Liaison to the EISA Board of Directors) Standing Committees AKC Canine Ambassadors: Debra Hamilton*, Connie Vanacore Annual Awards: Lydia Miller* Plaques: Lydia Miller Bucks picnic: Lydia Miller Audit: Debra Hamilton* *, Blarney: Susan Sullivan* Constitution: Mariette O’Malley*, Debra Hamilton, Richard Krasley Judge Selection Committee: Charlie Sloughfy, Lynn Kwiatkowski, Fiona Geiser* Membership: Debra Krasley* New Jersey Dog Federation: Susan Sullivan*, Susan Kwiatkowski (rep) Nominations: Susan Sullivan* Public Relations: Debra Hamilton* Website: Fiona Geiser* Facebook: Lynn Kwiatkowski* Supported Entries: Peter Kubacz*, Anne Marie Kubacz Trophies: Mariette O’Malley chair* Nancy Salmon, Karolynne McAteer, Anne Marie Kubucz, Bob Feizet, Debra Krasley Event Committees Agility Events: Lynne Godshall*, Susan Sullivan, Anne Marie Kubacz EISA Field Trial: Cassie Allan, Susan Sullivan*, Sandy Jones (secretary), Pat Lyons EISA Fun Day: Lynne Godshall*, Susan Sullivan EISA Indoor WGS (Winter Garden Specialty): Ann Marie Kubacz* Karolynne McAteer, Bob McKay, Lynn Kwiatkowski EISA Outdoor (Harvest Cluster): Debra Hamilton*, Lynn Kwiatkowski Barbara Joyal (show chair), Susan Sullivan (Chief Steward), Peter Kubacz, Sweep Steward; Peter Kubacz, Judge Hospitality, Brad Porterfield (grounds), Mariette O’Malley/Lynne Godshall, ( lunch), Fiona Geiser (Raffle) Proposed 2018 Bench Show Committees Indoor & Outdoor: Peter Kubacz, Pat Lyons, Debra Hamilton, Lynne Godshall, Susan Kwiatkowski, Rick Krasley, Susan Sullivan Field Trial: Susan Sullivan, Karolynne McAteer, Kevin Culver, Jean Culver, Sandy Jones Agility Trial: Lynne Godshall, Susan Kwiatkowski, Sandy Ambrogi, Susan Sullivan, Anne Marie Kubacz, Fiona Geiser 5 Read Red As we look at the current negative public perception of purebred dogs and directly at the perception of the Irish setter, I think about the Irish setters that I grew to love through literature. I’m not talking about the many books about the Irish setter breed, but rather I’m contemplating the role of the Irish setter in stories read by both children and adults. In essence, these stories introduced the Irish setter to the world. A voracious reader, I first fell in love with the breed as a small child when my dad and I read Nita, The Story of an Irish setter. A children’s book, similar in plot to Black Beauty, I cried as I followed this wonderful pup’s life of hardship to her even- tual reunion with Mary, her first loving mistress. Big Red and Kjelgaard’s other Red novels soon followed. The varied adventures made me aware of the other skills these beautiful red dogs had. From a child’s point 6 of view these big red dogs could do anything! But it was Jack London’s novella, The Call of the Wild, that truly opened my heart to the empathy of the Irish setter. “Skeet was a little Irish setter who early made friends with Buck, who, in a dying condition, was unable to resent her first advances. She had the doctor trait which some dogs possess; and as a mother cat washes her kittens, so she washed and cleansed Buck's wounds. Regularly, each morning after he had finished his breakfast, she performed her self-appointed task, till he came to look for her ministrations as much as he did for Thornton's.” What a girl!!! Soon after, our family rescued an Irish girly and I begged to name her Skeet. Her sweet temperament and gentle playfulness epitomized our new family member. My father, first generation Irish who spoke fluent Gaelic, countered with the name Garryowen. We spent many hours reading James Joyce’s Ulysses together. The Cyclops episode introduced me to the “Ill tempered” Irish setter, Garryowen, “ a bloody mangy mongrel.” “In Kiernan’s pub we meet a radical Irish Nationalist called The Citizen, who is a virulent racist, and who is accompanied by his equally malevolent dog, Garryowen.” “The bloody mongrel let a grouse out of him would give you the creeps. Be a corporal work of mercy if someone would take the life of that bloody dog. I’m told for a fact he ate a good part of the breeches off a constabulary man in Santry that came round one time with a blue paper about a license.” 7 My dad suggested the name Garryowen to tease me, but my heart went out to the poor abused, but loyal dog, owned by the vicious Citizen. My mother named our Irish Heather. Stephen King’s The Stand, a post-apocalyptic horror/fantasy novel, introduced me to a brave and loyal Irish setter named Kojak. While journeying to Las Vegas after being attacked by wolves one of the people Kojak is traveling with, Red- man, is injured and cannot continue his journey. Kojak chooses to stay behind with Redman. He fetches sticks for fire and kills small animals for food to sustain life. These stories are advertising at it’s finest! Through intriguing text and anthro- morphism the character of the Irish setter is repeatedly revealed. The loyalty, intelli- gence, stamina, fortitude, and kindness not to mention the beauty and grace of our breed become obvious. Purebred dogs are under fire. Surely literature has shown why our Irish setters should be cherished and honored. One of the best methods of teaching students is through the use of stories.