IRISH WOLFHOUND SOCIETY OF IRELAND

An té a bhíos fial roinneann Dia leis
God shares with those who are generous

November 2006 Walk In The Park Photo Gallery

Our first outing as the IWSOI was a great success for mainly three reasons:

The beautiful weather—the only dry and sunny day in the middle of rainy and stormy weeks—
The plentiful turnout of hounds with their owners, and last but not least,
The great company with lots of talking, laughing and getting to know each other.

After missing the correct turn off and a bit of cross country driving, everyone met up in the parking area of Tullynally Castle where legs were stretched (and bladders emptied ) and smiles practiced for the group photographs taken by our lovely Chairperson Ika Peiler.

Then we set off into the sun filled gardens and woodlands of the magnificent Castle.

On our trail we encountered wildlife ranging from Mallards to ‘Crocodiles’. The members of the public we met greatly admired the hounds.

The odd obstacles were mastered with ease, most of the time. Anne O’Keeffe’s puppy who was on his very first outing had some reservations at some hurdles, but with a little help from his friends he also made it through.

The dogs were on their best behaviour and loved the walk with all the new and exciting smells a lot.

After a beautiful relaxing walk with lots of fresh air, we gathered back in the car park and drove as a convoy to Heidi and Alan Bolte-Charles’ house for refreshments and more chat.

I’m sure everyone had a brilliant time.

At this point I’d like to thank everyone involved for their work, time and participation.

A special thank you to the Pakenhams for letting us use their lovely estate for our first outing. We hope to be able to return some time in the future. For more information on the Castle, please visit their website: www.tullynallycastle.com

We would also like to express our appreciation of Heidi and Alan’s hospitality and warm welcome in their home.

All in all the day was perfect. Our President Anne O’Keeffe was “well informed” when she picked this Sun-Day so many weeks in advance!

Hoping to see you and your hounds again in the New Year at our next venture, which will be held on the last Sunday in January, most likely indoors (venue to be announced later).

We plan to have Ulli Peiler there to give us an insight into our hounds’ minds and what makes them tick in sync with us, to help us understand and communicate with our hounds so that we all understand them better and can have even more fun with them. And if the Weather Gods should bless us again with a dry and pleasant day, we will also have an introduction to lure coursing. So watch this space for further details.



Petra Janssen
Hon. Secretary