WWWA : Western Washington Whippet Association

News from Mary Downing about this year’s picnic: The picnic will not be in June as originally published, but with the match on August 14th. It’s the week after our Specialty and a week before the CWA National in BC. Mary will put together an information sheet closer to the event.

We had gorgeous weather Saturday which always puts a nice spin on the day. Good company, good potluck. People were learning to foul judge, lots of puppies practiced. It was a great day. The meet was over by 2:30, and the girls (Heather, Hannah, Jade and I) had the oval set up by 4:30. Only to be ready for a huge storm in the middle of the night.

The weather threatened to be quite wet on Sunday, but held off for most of the day. We even had quite a bit of blue sky and brightness. We were able to get 3 programs and a lunch break in before the rain hit, and we had the whole crowd out of there before it really started to unload (while we were packing up of course). But again, a very nice time, good bunch of people, help from a few other breed people (including people foul judging – thank you!). As usual, some really exciting races on the oval. There are many congratulations to go around for some good races run, and the progress that several puppies are making. Thanks to everyone that attended!

AND…I just want to say thanks to the great bunch of people that are running these meets. It really has been going smoothly. And really, none of us could do it like this without the others – including the kids. And it’s been fun. I know it is no small task for any of us. So thank you to all of you.

- submitted by WWWA Race Secretary Kerie Swepston

Rinda Clark of Quickshot Designs took some photos at the Saturday NAWRA meet. View the gallery and contact Rinda directly if you have any questions or interest in purchasing any photos.

(WWWA club member dogs noted in blue)

WWWA NAWRA Results

March 27,2010,  Roy, WA    200 yds

Whippets Entered  =  26    22 adults + 4 puppies

Place    NAWRA#    Call_Name    Reg_Name    Owner    Pts    Notes
1    3691    Gunnar    Smoking Gun    Stigum    29    3 Nat’l pts.
2    3554    Ralphedwards    Oberon Truth or Consequences    Heiniger/Ekblad    21    1 Nat’l pt
3    3881    Pearl    QUIXAND PEARL GOODHEART         Bassett    18    3 RCH pts
4    3838    Frost    Oberon Frost Town    Pillow/Clemons    14.5    1 RCH pt
5    3768    Charley    Westchase Prince    Cranshaw    14
6    3880    Ruger     KENTFIELD’S QUICKSHOT RUGER     Clark    14
7    3974    Samantha    Quixand Fearless Angel    Nelson    14
8    3695    Prometheus    Dream’s Prometheus Unbound    Carter    11
9    3964    Fergie    Jammin’ Farseer Fergalicious    Salts    9
10    3619    Cain    QuiXand BFG Of Shannondown    Hill    9    DNF 4
11    3975    Lola    Rosmor  Lolapalooza    Hill    9
12    3767    Tikki    Westchase Bling    Cranshaw    9    sc 4
13    3976    Coufer    Vitesse Coup Fourre    Heiniger/Burlingame    8.5
14    3832    Cassie-K    AUMBRELEYE PARKER’S GIRL    KONIZESKI    8
15    3245    Willow    Blarneystone Sunrunner    Shusterman    8
16    3891    Mojo    Nouveau’s Hoodoo Mojo    Nichols    6
17    3910    Tai    Jammin Jujube    Aylen    3    sc 3
18    3348    Ronan    Blarneystones Afterburner    Shusterman    2
19    3455    Jet    Nouveau’s Auto Pilot    Swepston    2
20    3110    Shelby    Belaya Solar Flair    Cassel    0
21    3638    Quinn    Blarneystone Legacy    Shusterman    0    Sc 2
22    3637    Calypso    Blarneystone Calypso    Shusterman    0    sc 2

p1    Pup    Zephyr    Crossfire Hurricane    Williams    21
p2    Pup    Amazon    SirenSong Amazon    Shusterman    12
p3    pup    Katana    SirenSong Katana    Shusterman    9
p4    pup    WileE    Nouveau’s Pink Coyote    Swepston    2

Race by Race Results

Program 1
1    Mojo, Willow, Jet, Ronan, Shelby
2    Coufer, Cassie, Cain, Quinn,Calypso
3    Charley, Prometheus, Tikki, Samantha, Tai, Fergie
4    Gunnar, RalphE, Frost, Pearl, Ruger, Lola

Program 2
1    (Pupppies) Zephyr, Katana, Amazon, WileE
2    Samantha, Tai, Fergie, Ronan, Shelby
3    Tikki, Cain, Lola, Jet
4    Pearl, Ruger, Prometheus, Cassie, Willow
5    Gunnar, RalphE, Frost, Charley, Coufer, Mojo

Program 3
1    (Puppies) Zephyr, Amazon, Katana, WileE
2    Fergie, Willow, Ronan, Jet, Shelby
3    Samantha/Cain (tie 1-2), Lola, Cassie
4    Ruger, Prometheus, Coufer, Mojo
5    Gunnar, RalphE, Frost, Pearl, Charley, Tikki

Program 4
1    (Puppies) Zephyr, Amazon, Katana, WileE
2    Cassie, Lola, Willow, Ronan, Jet, Shelby
3    Samantha, Prometheus, Fergie, Coufer, Mojo, Cain DNF
4    Gunnar, RalphE, Pearl, Charley, Ruger, Frost

WWWA NOTRA Results

March 28, 2010, Roy, WA    270 yd U-val    4program,  4 dog, drag lure

Whippets Entered  =  24

Place    NOTRA#    Call_Name    Reg_Name    Owner    Pts    Notes
1    5038    Threnody    QuiXand Weabe Singin’ The Blues    Heiniger/Bassett    29    4 NORC pts
2    5022    Marco    Shadow Run Marco    Sowards    20    2 NORC, 4 ORC
3    4982    Flint    Wheatland Weabe Smoke and Mirrors    Bassett    19    2 ORC
4    5014    Dazzler    VINCET VERITAS BOBBY DAZZLER    Allison    18
5    5003    Danny Boy    VINCETVERITAS MY BLUE DANUBE     ALLISON          16
6    5015    Fleck-A    VINCET VERITAS A MARK IN TIME    ALLISON    15
7    Pend    What    Jammin’ Whatchamacallit    Wilks    15
8    5017    Kelp    MONKEY HOUSE KELPERTON ROCKET    Kirschbaum    14.5
9    5004    Rudy    WEABE REINDEER DIPPIN            BASSETT/BOIVIN    14
10    4823    Anakin    Hilerica Skywalker    Adley    14
11    4481    Fu     Deja Blue    Pratt-Israel    13
12    pend    Samantha    Quixand Fearless Angel    Nelson    13
13    4909    OB    Shadow Run Obsidion Night    Sowards    13
14    pend    Nijo    Quixand Fearless Ninja    Nakatsu    13
15    4996    Bree    Quixand Corsa Con Brio    Rizk    12
16    5006    Bobby    Aumbreleye What About Bob    Konizeski    12
17    4766    Aaron-R    Whoapats Top Hat and Tails    Rizk    11
18    4893    Aztec    Quixand Faster Than Angels Fly    Devall    11
19    4483    NIMBY    QuiXand Jammin’ NIMBY O’Farseer    Salts/Wilks    11
20    Pend    Fergie    Jammin’ Farseer Fergalicious    Salts    11
21    5023    Tango    SHADOWRUN JUMP UP AND KISS ME    Sowards    10
22    4715    O’Brady    Lyth Bradox O’Shadow Run    Sowards    10
23    4252    Pink    Nouveau’s Awfully Pretty    Swepston    10
24    5018    Pinky    MONKEY HOUSE PINKINSTEIN TRUFFLE    Kirschbaum    9
25    5008    Jimmie    Aumbreleye Gentlemen Jim    Konizeski/Cassel    9
26    4441    Suka    Tenacious D    Pratt-Israel    9
27    4664    Quinn    Blarneystone Legacy    Shusterman    9
28    Pend    Tick    Jammin Checkin for Ticks    Behnke    8
29    5045    Charm    Dreams Charm Me    Younger    8
30    4955    Mojo    Nouveau’s Hoodoo Mojo    Nichols    7
31    4663    Calypso    Blarneystone Calypso    Shusterman    7
32    5046    Karma-S    Nouveau’s Good Karma    Swepston    7
33    4390    Slick    Nouveau’s Black Gold    Swepston    6
34    4440    Tiercel    Serendipity Nighthawk    Levine    4
35    FTE    Leon    Nouveau’s Black Magic    Walstad    4    FTE
36    4075    Spice    Blarneyston Spice Girl    Anti    3    Sc 4
37    4694    Dude    Farseer Jammin’ Extra Hot Dude    Wilks    2    Sc 2

Race by Race Results
Program 1
1    Fu, Suka, Calypso, Leon
2    Tick, Pink, Tiercel
3    Mojo, Charm, Karma
4    Jimmie, Samantha, Fergie
5    Aztec, NIMBY, Quinn, Slick
6    Tango, Bobbie, O’Brady, Spice
7    Pinky, Bree, Aaron, Nijo
8    Flint, Fleck, Dude, What
9    Threnody, Danny Boy, Anakin, Rudy
10    Dazzler, Kelp, Marco, OB

Program 2
1    Nijo, Spice, Leon, Slick
2    What, Karma, Calypso, Tiercel
3    Aaron, O’Brady, Fergie, Quinn
4    Samantha, Suka, Charm, Pink
5    Fleck, Bree, Bobbie, NIMBY
6    Marco, Rudy, OB, Anakin
7    Fu, Tick, Jimmie, Mojo
8    Flint, Aztec, Pinky, Tango
9    Threnody, Danny Boy, Kelp, Dazzler

Program 3
1    Quinn, Slick, Leon, Tiercel
2    NIMBY, Calypso, Pink, Spice
3    Anakin, Nijo, Fergie, Karma
4    What, O’Brady, Bobbie, Charm
5    Tango, OB, Mojo, Suka
6    Rudy, Bree, Aaron, Jimmie
7    Fleck, Samantha, Pinky, Tick
8    Marco, Kelp, Danny Boy, Azteck
9    Threnody, Flint, Dazzler, Fu

Program 4
1    Pink, Slick, Tiercel, Leon
2    Fergie, Charm, Karma
3    Bobbie, Suka, Quinn, Calypso
4    Nijo, NIMBY, Jimmie, Mojo
5    OB, Aztec, O’Brady, Tick
6    Anakin, Bree, Aaron, Pinky
7    What, Rudy, Samantha, Tango
8    Danny Boy, Kelp, Fleck, Fu
9    Threnody, Marco, Dazzler, Flint

Greyhounds Entered  =  4
Place    NOTRA#    Call_Name    Reg_Name    Owner    Pts    Notes
1    G-1197    Jorja    Windwood Jorja On My Mind    Fessenden    20    .5 NORC pts, 1 ORC pt
2    G-1196    Rosie    Windwood Crackling Rose, ORC    Fessenden    18    1 NORC pt
3    G-1204    Charlie    Windwood Huntington Karlstejn    Fessenden    10
4    G-1288    Louisa    Windwood Illusion    Fessenden    9

Program 1        Jorja, Rosie, Charlie, Louisa
Program 2        Rosie, Jorja, Charlie, Louisa
Program 3        Jorja, Rosie, Charlie, Louisa

Saluki Entered  =   1
1    SA-107    Espresso    Aspen’s Double Espresso    Anti    22

Program 1        Espresso
Program 2        Espresso
Program 3        Espresso

Meeting called to order by Peggy Hewes, President at 7:45 pm on March 20th at the Awards Banquet at Lake Forest Bar and Grill.

In attendance: Laurel Lee & Don Behnke, Bill Davenport, Mary Downing, Peggy Hewes, Helen Brettell, Jeanette Dorsey, Beth Levine, Kerie & Aaron Swepston, Rob & Heather Nichols, Kendra Tripp. Also, Jagur Swepston, Jade Swepston, Hannah Nichols, Kaitlyn Nichols.

Secretaries Report:

• No report.

Treasurers Report:

• No report.

Show Committee Report:

• Discussed possible dates for our clubs B Match. Tenatively looking at 8/13/2010 or 8/14/2010 at Marymoor with the Sammamish Kennel Club and Bellingham Hound Club shows.

Performance Report:

• No report.

Property Report:

• No report.

Hospitality Report:

• No report.

Card Lady Report:

• No report.

Rescue Report:

• Discussed a rescue placement that the club assisted with an owner surrendering their dog due to financial distress. The dog has been re-homed with a family with greyhounds.

Ways and Means:

• No report.

Website Report:

• No report.

Membership Report:

• No new applications at this point.

Old Business:

• No report.

New Business:

• Discussed the requirement of our club holding 6 meetings a year; members are not required to attend all 6 meetings.

Budget:

• No report.

Goals:

• No report.

Respectfully submitted by Heather Nichols, Secretary

As it turns out, I have a boy with a hitch in his right front getalong plus a girl with an imminent come-into-season.  So, we decided to have an impromptu  practice at the new field on Sunday instead of going racing.

Practice will be at the same field as last Sunday – Cascade Family Fliers – which is located not quite two miles south of Snohomish (measured from Lincoln Ave. and 2nd which is towards the east end of town).  There is a map at the Fliers website:  http://www.cascadefamilyflyers.com/location.html Signup is between 11:00 and 11:30.  If you arrive late, your dog will be placed at the bottom of the board draw.  We try to guarantee that your dog(s) will receive at least two runs but if we’re on the second board draw when you arrive, it’s entirely conceivable that your dog(s) will receive only one run.

There is a potty facility on the grounds.  Bring your own toilet paper.  You will need to provide water and poop bags for your dogs.  Anything that comes in with you goes out with you.  The owner does not provide garbage facilities.

Please, please do not call the number listed on the Cascade Fliers website. That is the owner’s phone number.  He got alot of calls last week and really doesn’t want to be my secretary <g>!  My number is 425-293-3776.  I’m more easily reached via computer and endeavor to answer e-mails promptly.

-submitted by Shirley Konizeski

Practice the 25th of April has been cancelled due to a scheduling mess I made.  I apologize to everybody.  I know, or at least I hope, that everybody is anxious to get back out to the new field <g>!   I can offer an alternative.  David and I are free the 26th, 27th and 28th if folks would like to have a later afternoon/early evening practice.  We could start around 3:00/4:00 and continue to accept dogs until say 7:00.  Any later than that, and those dogs will most likely get only one run.

Practices for May are Saturday the 8th, Sunday the 16th and Saturday the 22nd.   Please note that I changed the 15th to the 16th.  It’s nice to spread the practices between Saturdays and Sundays.

June is going to be a very difficult month for practices.  There are race meets, shows, and trials all over the place.  Not to mention Father’s Day and I will be out of town that weekend.  I’m proposing a practice on Saturday the 12th.  I will schedule other practices during the week.  We should be able to run dogs safely until late into the evening by then.  Any of you who have particular days that you would like, please let me know by mid-May.

Practices will continue to be located at the new field south of Snohomish: http://www.cascadefamilyflyers.com/location.html.  One last thing, my phone number is 425-293-3776.  Please don’t use the number on the Cascade Family Fliers website.  That goes directly to the field owner, Mark.  I’m quite active on my computer.  If you e-mail me with questions, almost for sure, I will be back to you with a day if not sooner.

-submitted by Shirley Konizeski

For those of you who attended practice on April 11, I’ve uploaded the photos taken and generously supplied to the club by David LeBlanc. This was David’s first experience photographing dogs running the lure, and he got some really great shots! Many photos are out of focus or with the dog not centered in the frame, but as we know it is not easy to get good photos of running dogs and I think he did great for his first time! Thank you David for your time and generosity!

There are over 500 photos. I did not have time to go through and weed out the “outtakes” or do any photo processing so these are more or less how they came off the camera, except that I ran a batch process to reduce the file size since each photo was originally in excess of 5MB!

Feel free to save copies on your own computer. To do this, click on each thumbnail to see the larger view, then right click on the photo and save to your own computer. As I said, I did reduce the file size and resolution to post these online, but I do have all the original photos on CD, so if you need a high resolution original, please feel free to email me; be sure to identify the photos you want by number (hold your mouse over the thumbnail to view the number).

If you use these photos in advertising or on your websites, I’m sure David would appreciate the courtesy of a photo credit.

Feel free to pass the gallery link along to anybody who was at practice or who might be interested.

Race Practice April 11 2010

Photos taken by David Leblanc at our April 11, 2010 race practice.
Click on the link above or the thumbnail to view the gallery.

519 Photos

We have a new field that we are going to try out for practices.  It is located about two miles south of the eastern edge of downtown Snohomish.  I’ve placed the Cascade Family Fliers link below.  Click on “location” for a very good map on how to get there.  There is signage at the turnoff of the main road.  The road becomes dirt/gravel and goes under the railroad tressle.  It is a large field, about 50 acres that is used primarily for haying which is done three times a summer.  However, a wide strip the length of the front of the field is kept mowed for a model airplane club usage and an adjacent side is also kept mowed for the owner’s private landing strip.  We will be using the landing strip when the model airplane fliers are there.  We will talk to the hay farmer around mowing time to see if we can use the whole field after mowing for some actual course work and maybe certifications.

The strip is quite long.  David estimates over 200 yards, the owner will mow a couple of days prior to practices, and it is relatively level.  The field is partially fenced with a very large creek/ditch on two sides.  We may, from time to time, be there simultaneously with the model airplane fliers but the group in Richmond does this all the time and has had no problems with the dogs.

Signup and practice begin at 11:00.  Late arrivals will be added to the bottom of the board.  While we strive to have at least two runs per dog, if we are working down the second draw it is possible that late arrivals will get only the one run.  One other really nice point, with the length of the field, those of us who are conditioning our dogs for race meets, we can opt to do back-to-back runs.  Please be sure to let the signup people know if this is what you want.

Here’s the website addy so you can see some of the field http://www.cascadefamilyflyers.com/location.html

- submitted by Shirley Konizeski, aumbre@earthlink.net

Unfortunately, we are going to have to cancel the practice this coming Saturday.  The field is knee deep in mud topped by soupy cow manure fertilizer.  Not a terrific combination to run in for dogs or handlers <g>!  And to top the mud, the weather forcast is for 70 pct rain the entire coming weekend.

I’m rescheduling for Sunday the 11th, same time, most likely the same place.  I will send out a reminder a couple of days prior with field designation.

-submitted by Shirley Konizeski

Congratulations Kelp and Marco…

Nacho may be out with toe injuries, but his kids are picking up the slack.  The weather was horrible with wind going sideways, and rain hard as pebbles.  One HP rain came down on us like all the hounds of hell were entered. On Sunday’s WWRC NOTRA, March 21st, Nacho’s kids, Kelp won the meet with 3 National Points and Marco took the second place spot and earning 3 ORC points, and 1 National point.  Kelp is already an ORC and Marco has 9.5 points out of the 15 he needs towards his ORC title.   Fantastic job boys. Not only that but OB and DJ were in the Top Ten too.

Glen and I couldn’t be more proud of this litter bred by our good friend Chris Kirschbaum.

Another note on our Nacho’s Rock & Roll Litter,  Little Peggy Sue has moved to Tennessee and now lives with Marc Dailey and family.  She will be competing at the South Carolina clubs and later she will be racing in Florida’s  JAX.  Mack and Johnny will have their FTE here in Goldendale April 17th/18th,  We want to welcome all who like to do NOTRA’s to come on over and play on our back yard.

Here is the flyer for our March 27/28 race meets:

Western Washington Whippet Association

Saturday, March 27, 2010 — NAWRA/LGRA/ISWS
Whippets: 200 yards, 4 programs, 6 dog races
Whippet Puppies: 150 yards, 3 programs, 4 dog races
Other Breeds: 200 yards, 3 programs, 4 dog races

Sunday, March 28, 2010 — ALL-BREED NOTRA
Whippets: 270 yards, 4 programs, 4 dog races
Other Breeds: 270 yards, 3 program, 4 dog races

Inspection: 9:00 a.m. each day

Eligible entry
NAWRA: Whippets; puppies 8-14 months may be entered in puppy races. LGRA: Open to any Afghan Hound, Azawahk, Basenji, Borzoi, Chart Polski, Cirneco dell’Etna, Greyhound, Ibizan Hound, Irish Wolfhound, Italian Greyhound, Pharaoh Hound, Magyar Agar, Rhodesian Ridgeback, Saluki, Scottish Deerhound, and Sloughi one year or older on the day of the meet. ISWS: Open to any Silken Windhound one year or older on the day of the meet. NOTRA: Open to any Afghan Hound, Basenji, Borzoi, Greyhound, Ibizan Hound, Irish Wolfhound, Italian Greyhound, Pharaoh Hound, Rhodesian Ridgeback, Saluki, Scottish Deerhound, Sloughi, or Whippet one year or older on the day of the meet.

General Rules
All racers must wear muzzles. All racers will be boxed unless the race committee deems the boxes will not accommodate a breed in attendance. Entries will only be accepted from hounds qualified to race. Hounds must be registered with NAWRA and NOTRA to participate. To register in advance see the appropriate website (NAWRA: http://www.nawra.com; LGRA: http://www.lgra.org; NOTRA: http://www.notra.org) for more information. Registration will be offered the day of the meet; for each organization, please bring a copy of hound’s registration and the $2 registration fee. However, pre-registration is greatly appreciated by the race secretary – thank you for your cooperation!

Pre-Entry Fees: $12 first dog, $10 each additional dog; $35 kennel fee (four dogs or more). Puppy races: $8.
Day-of-Meet Fees: $15.00 per dog, no kennel discount.
Checks payable to: WWWA

Pre-entries close: Thursday, March 25, 2010, 6:00 p.m.
Day-of-Meet entries close: 9:00 a.m. the day of the meet
Entries to: Kerie Swepston, kerie@swepston.us, 253-224-9980

Accommodations
Camping (sorry no hookups) is allowed on the field at no charge.

Prairie Hotel (~13 miles from field) 360-458-8300
701 Prairie Park Lane, Yelm, WA
http://www.prairiehotel.com/

Food: There will be a potluck lunch  each day. Unless time is an issue, we will be stopping for lunch so we can all rest and enjoy each others company! Remember, there is electricity available at the field, so crock pots are more than welcome! We’ll offer a prize for best dish, so make your contribution a good one!

Practice: We will offer practice runs between programs both days and after the meet on Saturday) – workers, time and equipment permitting – for $5/dog (no charge for workers!). See race secretary for sign up the day of the meet.

Directions
From the North: From I-5 take exit #127 (Hwy 512 Puyallup exit) towards Puyallup. Take the Pacific Ave exit (Hwy 7) and turn right. Go south on Pacific Ave approximately 5 miles to the Roy “Y” and bear right on WA-507/Spanaway McKenna Hwy. Go 1.2 miles and turn slight left onto 8th Ave. Go 5.2 miles and, after the flashing yellow light at the intersection at 288th, look for the first driveway on the left. Turn left into the driveway and follow the dirt road to the clubhouse.

From the South: Take I-5 exit 88A (Tenino exit) and follow to Yelm. Turn right at the stop light and follow to McKenna. Turn right at stop light in McKenna (Exxon station) on Hwy 702/352nd St. Go 5.3 miles to flashing yellow light and turn left on 8th Ave. Go approximately 3.5 miles and look for the last driveway on the right before the flashing light at the 288th Street intersection. Turn right into the driveway and follow the dirt road to the clubhouse.