OctobAIREfest
III
October
6, 7, 8, 2006
Morro
Bay, California
The
Saturday Morning Beach Crew: From left: Dennis Dingler
& Mr. Whinchester, Mary Jane Grey & Sweet William,
Steve Lende & Drake, Nancy Dirgo & FoXXi RoXXi,
Jesika Peeples & Special, Terry Stevens & Paddy,
Sheila Wagner & Kimi, Rosey Young & Ruffian, August
Clancy, Deborah Kordon & Mudita, Susan Adrian, Sidney
Roberts & Bodie, Patrice Ash & Harry, Ileene Parker
& Aargon, Rachel Tramontoni & Scout, Sue &
Rick Flanigan & Maggie, Dean Peeples & Otis, Robert
Colligan & Willie. Sitting forefront: Larry Taube.
The
Third Annual OctobAIREfest began
with a beautiful, leisurely trip for us - from Nevada
to San Luis Obispo, California. The weekend was set to
be perfect. The Central Coast autumn weather was fabulous
(as expected). It rained a little when we first arrived
on Wednesday morning, but cleared by Thursday and the
rest of our stay - was gorgeous.
(click
on photos for enlargements)
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Mountain
Lion Warning!
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California
Mountain Quail
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Coastal
fog coming in over the mountains southwest of the
park
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We
spent most of Wednesday getting set up at the El Chorro
Campground. Our spot was perfect - backed up to San Luis
Creek with a wooden bridge crossing over to the off lead
dog park - and shaded by large Eucalyptus and Sycamore
trees. Wildlife abounded - we saw owls, racoons, hawks,
and even noted that there had been a Mountain Lion sighting
in the park the day of our arrival.
Wooden
bridge crossing San Luis Creek from campsite to dog park
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Dean
& Special enjoying our set up at El Chorro
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Campground
from different perspective
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Campground
from different perspective
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Thursday
evening, Dean, his daughter, Jesika, and I went into
San Luis Obispo for the weekly Farmer's Market. They were
both wowed - they don't see that kind of thing in Henderson.
We spent time at the booths inspecting fruits, veggies,
and just wandering in and out of shops up and down Higuera
Street. The Farmer's Market is a really big deal there
- and they close down a mile stretch of Higuera each Thursday
evening for several hours for this specific purpose.
Festivities
began on Friday afternoon when folks started arriving
at about 4 PM for the grooming workshops. By the mounds
of hair that were left when we were all done - I would
say that the workshops were pretty successful. I'm not
sure exactly how many dogs I helped to groom - but there
were some stellar looking 'dales that exited the grooming
area, let me tell you.
Early
arrivals on Friday afternoon: From left: Frank Mishenko
& Saara, Ileene Parker & Aargorn, Mary Ellen Breck
& Adair
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From
left: Otis' butt, Larry Taube, Jake, Terry, Special,
Mr. Whinchester, Dennis Dingler, Minnie, Marie Sestile
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Saara
Mishenko with Liisa and Frank
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Michelle
Fayer & Brilliant
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Rosey
Young, Terry & Ruffian
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From
left:
Brilliant, Julie Anderson, Frank Mishenko, Sue Flanigan,
Ileene Parker, with Saara and Aragorn in front of
Sue, Jesika & Paddy
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Brilliant,
Terry & Michelle
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Terry,
Otis & Dean
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Brilliant,
Terry & Michelle
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Dean
& Otis
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Matt
Anderson, Terry, Sidney Roberts, Susan Adrain, and
littermates Bodie & Willow
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More
owners arrived a little later in the evening and were
welcomed by the people and dogs already at our set up.
Around a cozy campfire, with good wine, and lots of snacks
- we all sat/stood around and yaked about our passion
- TFAOTP! *
Marie
Sestile, Sue Flanigan & Jesika Peeples with
Minnie, Jake, Zeke, and Otis
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Sue
Flanigan, Jesika, Rick Flanigan, Dean & Rosey
Young with Jake, Paddy & Ruffian
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Jim
Bassett, Marie Sestile & Sue Flanigan with Minnie,
Zeke & Jake
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Saturday
dawned clear and bright and a group of about 20 owners
and dogs headed down to the beach in the early morning.
Got some nice candid shots and group shots - and that
many Airedales in one place ALWAYS creates a stir - the
beach is no different. The spectacle of that many dogs
was totally awesome! The dogs had a great time meeting
each other and romping up and down the waterfront. Once
again, there were a couple of brave ones that jumped in
and out of the water after tennis balls - with Mary Jane
Grey's Sweet William in the lead. Rick Parker went through
the trouble of leaving the park after the beach party
and BBQ to go to a 1-hour photo to have some of the pics
he took developed. He had a blow-up done of a group shot
- it's really super (thanks again, Rick!), and I'm having
it framed and it will have a place of honor in our new
land yacht, "Moby".
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Minnie
and Drake
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(L)
Aragorn, Drake, Minnie, Ruffian, Zoe, Apollo
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Meeting
up with a stranger
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Leaping
Lizards!!
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Willie
Colligan
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Rick
Parker in water with Aragorn, Minnie & ? at
water's edge
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Minnie
& Mr. Whinchester
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Ruffian
and stranger with Scout, Willow & Zoe in the
background
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Ruffian
and stranger with Mudita, Apollo, Willow and Zoe
in background
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Sheila
Wagner & Kimi
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Beach
Pack meeting stranger
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The
BBQ was a success with Bob Wagoner and Dean doing
the cooking. Lots of folks brought extra dishes, and the
menu was varied and tasty. Karen Morgan was responsible
for the libations and she did a great job with her choice
of wines, beers, and sodas. Everyone lent a helping hand.
Afterwards, there was barely enough of anything left to
give the dogs treats this year. :-( But - there were lots
of takers for the scraps that were left...
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Terry
setting up Auction Tables
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Dean
cooking his Dutch Oven Potatoes
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The
dogs had a great time this year, as usual. There were
a couple of "brand-X" attendees - Apollo the
Poodle, Minnie and Ripley, the Welshies, and a very, very,
very, VERY tiny Yorkie - Milo. Any dog there could have
put Milo in his/her mouth and none of us would have noticed
(except his owners, of course, when they went to leave
and wouldn't be able to find him! LOL!). I had the pleasure
of seeing quite a few of my pups from past litters - from
my oldest girl there - Talon (who was 9 in May), down
to the pups from my boy MaXX's last litter who attended
- Bodie (who traveled the longest distance to attend from
British Columbia, Canada), Mudita who traveled from Arizona,
Willow (who I kept confusing with her sister, Summer),
who was here from Santa Rosa, and Summer who drove down
from Atascadero (just over the hill from San Luis Obispo).
Summer's co-owner, Tony Searson, tells me he has renamed
Summer "Sumi", because that's what I will have
to do to get her away from him - :-) - and all the dogs
in between. It's always so nice to see them run together
in one giant pack like they did this weekend. Rosey Young's
Ruffian had his chest puffed out a little, but once he
got put in his place, he was a good boy, and we all continued
to have a great time. The "bad boys" for the
weekend laughably were the dogs I was traveling with -
Paddy being in time out for nearly the whole weekend for
wanting to eat his 1/2 brother, Otis. Boys will be boys
afterall...
Otis
has his grandfather Mojo's wonderfully settled temperament,
and for the most part, just ignored Paddy's overtures.
Those of you who attended last year will remember Otis
was the youngest member of the OAF pack at not quite 5
months of age. The youngest pups this year were all full
brothers and sisters of Otis, a breeding repeated because
of Otis' wonderful conformation and temperament.
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Full
brothers, Drake & Kimi
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Zeke
& Minnie front, Zoe & Apollo rear
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Aragorn
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Zeaka
saying "HI!" to Pilgrim as Dinah watches
from SUV
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Jim
Bassett taking my photo as I am...
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...taking
his photo! Rachel Tramontini in background
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BBQ
crowd - Ileene Parker in foreground
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Terry,
Tony Searson, Jesika & Dean (seated) with Sugar
and Sumi
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Mary
Ellen Fediuk with (L): Sumi, Drake, Twinkle, Lucy,
Biscuit (seated), Willow, ? & Brilliant
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Mini,
Zeke & Jake
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Marie
Sestile with Zeke
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Biscuit
Fediuk
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Forefront
(L): Sugar facing son Otis
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(L):
Bob Wagoner, Dean, Ileene Parker
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(L):
Talon, a very determined Very Brave Milo the Yorkie,
& Minnie
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Patrice
Ash (L), Sue Flanigan seated, and a horde of
very-interested-in-what-Sue-has-in-her-hand Airedales
(L): ?, Harry, Maggie, Talon, and Apollo
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FoXXI
RoXXI
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I
just wish that I could have been cloned to spend more
time with each and every one of you. Mary Ellen - I saw
you and your beautiful Adair - and barely had time for
a wave!
When
the raffle tickets were drawn, we took the youngest
human and the eldest fur - Troy Beattie (who is owned
by Gracie), and Karen and Bob's Dinah, who is now 13 -
and these guys picked out the tickets for us.
The
raffle and silent auction were busy. The Perpetual
Donation Pastel Print donated by Kirke LaShelle (won last
year and redonated by Deanna Vick of Idaho) was won by
Michelle Fayer, of San Diego, California. The Canine First
Aid Kit, donated by Dean Peeples, was won by Rosey Young
of Poulsbo, Washington. Rosey also took home the Perpetual
Donation Rescue Sculpture, donated last year by Shirley
Sanborn (won last year and redonated by Karen Morgan of
Los Osos, California). Marie Sistle, of Las Vegas, Nevada,
won the Money Pot, and generously donated the amount she
won back to rescue. When I receive all the checks from
folks who are still paying up - it looks like we will
be sending a check to National Airedale Rescue for around
$1815!
In
addition to the monies collected at OctobAIREfest
III for rescue, I received a check from Pam McGarry for
$100, donated in the loving memory of Sam Saunders, husband
of Cindy Ulrich Saunders. Sam was an Airedale owner and
lover, and Pam felt this was a very appropriate contribution/memorial
to honor Sam's memory.
After
the BBQ, more owners wandered once again over to our
set up in the campgrounds, but not too much grooming got
done on Saturday evening. More just laughing and good
times. However, bright and early Sunday morning (and WAY
too early for me :-) thanks to Jodyne and Tut and the
wonderful bottle of wine they brought over...) there were
knocks on my door for the grooming workshop to begin again.
Once again, the sun was bright (WAY too bright for me...:-),
so we put all those dogs up on the tables and got started.
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Rosey,
Ruffian & Jesika
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Jesika
& Paddy (still "roughed out")
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Everyone
started pulling up stakes around noon, with lots of
hugs, pats and scratches, nicely groomed beasties, and
promises to do this again next year.
When
everything quieted down, Dean, Jesika, me and our
dogs, Paddy, Otis, and Special, drove down the coast to
Buellton and had lunch at Pea Soup Anderson's - and then
drove into Solvang and had a leisurely day looking into
shops and enjoying a beautiful afternoon.
Back
up at El Chorro Park once again, it was time to load
everything back up and head on out for our next adventure
- riding quads at Pismo Beach.
We
arrived home this morning, 10/10, and are beginning
the long (and boring) process of unloading the 5th wheel,
unpacking and putting things away - and talking about
how to make NEXT OctobAIREfest the best yet.
More
photos will be posted on the OctobAIREfest III page
as soon as I have an opportunity to go through the ones
I took and the ones I am receiving.
A
very big and huge THANK YOU for all of you who attended
- for your love of the breed, your camaraderie, and your
generosity.
Airedales
Forever!
This year - Airedalers came from:
Arizona
Deborah
Kordon, Flagstaff
August
Clancy, Flagstaff
California
Mary
Ellen Fediuk, Sacramento
Mary
Ellen Breck, Santa Margerita
Nancy
Secher, Templeton
Friend
Secher, Templeton
Dennis
Dingler, Los Angeles
Larry
Taube, Los Angeles
Nancy
Dirgo, San Ramon
Diane
Malone, San Ramon
Patrice
Ash, Campbell
Pirkko-Liisa
Mishenko, Sherman Oaks
Frank
Mishenko, Sherman Oaks
Mary
Jane Gray, San Diego
Steve
Lende, San Diego
Rachel
Tramontini, Campbell
Rick
Parker, Los Angeles
Ileene
Parker, Los Angeles
Karen
Morgan, Los Osos
Bob
Wagner, Los Osos
Susie
Wedell, Arroyo Grande
Maurice
Wedell, Arroyo Grande
Tony
Searson, Atascadero
Jodyne
Forsmann, Los Osos
Robert
Colligan, Santa Maria
Keeley
Heintz, Santa Maria
Chris
Nunez, Los Angeles
Alexander
Rogers, Los Angeles
Julie
Anderson, Santa Rosa
Matt
Anderson, Santa Rosa
Art
Fayer, San Diego
Michelle
Fayer, San Diego
Barbara
Bullard, Bakersfield
Ollie
Bullard, Bakersfield
Mark
Miller, Paso Robles
Maureen
Story, Newport Beach
Ali
Khamsi, Newport Beach
Shane
Beattie, Paso Robles
Eileen
Beattie, Paso Robles
Troy
Beattie, Paso Robles
Nevada
Dean
Peeples, Henderson
Terry
Stevens, Henderson
Jesika
Peeples, Las Vegas
Marie
Sestile, Las Vegas
Jim
Bassett, Las Vegas
Rick
Flanigan, Zephyr Cove
Susan
Flanigan, Zephyr Cove
Washington
Rosey
Young, Poulsboro
Sheila
Tay-Wagner, Issaquah
British
Columbia, Canada
Sidney
Roberts, N. Vancouver
Susan
Adrain, N. Vancouver
Singapore
Raymond
Tay
Rose
Tay
Teresa
Tay
AND
OF COURSE - THE DOGS!
Adair
Breck
Biscuit
Fediuk
Kimi
Wagner
Bodie
Adrain-Roberts
Brilliant
Stevens-Fayer
Rex
Fayer
Otis
Peeples
Special
Stevens
Paddy
Stevens-Peeples
Sweet
William Gray
Drake
Lende
Aragorn
Parker
Ruffian
Young
Dinah
Morgan-Wagoner
Pilgrim
Morgan-Wagoner
Sugar
Stevens-Searson
Sumi
Stevens-Searson
Talon
Stevens-Forsmann
Burt
Forsmann
Scout
Tramontini-Pipkin
Harry
Ash
Apollo
Ash
Willie
Colligan
Minnie
Sestile-Bassett
Zeke
Sestile-Bassett
Jake
Sestile-Bassett
Lucie
Nunez-Rogers
Twinkle
Stevens-Nunez-Rogers
Keira
Story
Mudita
Kordon-Clancy
Zoe
Anderson
Willow
Anderson
Roxey
Bullard
Ripley
Bullard
FoXXi-RoXXi
Stetson-Dirgo
Very
Brave Milo
Chaucer
Wedell
Sophie
Wedell
Zeaka
Miller
Gracie
Beattie
Maggie
Flanigan
Sara
Mishenko
Mr.
Whinchester Dingler
One
again, a FABULOUS time was had by all - and we are all
looking forward to next
year! Plan on joining us!
Notes
from folks who attended last year
Until
Next Year!
*Airedale
Terriers - The Finest Animal
On The Planet!
