inger akes
American Eskimo Dog Association


The Finger Lakes American Eskimo Dog Association was formed in 1990 by a small group of people who love the American Eskimo Dog. They had been showing but there were no clubs in the central New York area so thought that they would fix that. They started off with just a handful of people and have grown a little in the past 19 years (WOW, 19 years!! Where has the time gone!) We started out doing conformation shows and obedience shows but now just do conformation because we don't have the members to do obedience any longer.

We now do 3 weekends of all-breed shows a year. Until this year, we had two but in 2009, we will start having a third show. Our normal shows are in May and July and we have them at the Locke Volunteer Fire Station in Locke, NY. It is a wide open field plus a building to hold raffles. Plus the Fire Station uses our shows as fund raisers and provide food for the shows (breakfast sandwiches in the mornings and burgers and dogs for lunch). And our shows would not be complete without the Muffin Lady - she brings her homemade wares to our shows and they are fantastic!! There is also another building to use when it rains and for the shows that we are starting in October. In addition to the breakfast and lunch that the fire station does, we have a chicken barbecue on Saturday night of our July show. One of our members has married a man who likes to cook and he does a fantastic chicken barbecue - chicken, ribs, salt potatoes, salads, and dessert. It is a chance for everyone to sit around and shoot the breeze, No need to run off to get supper when it is right there on the show site. We have a great show with great people and we encourage everyone to come.



The Finger Lakes American Eskimo Dog Association
will be holding
1 more UKC All-Breed Conformation Weekend of Shows
In
2010
in
Locke, NY


We had three weekend of shows lines up for 2010. The first one was in May and the second in July The third weekend will be November 5, 6 & 7 (We couldn't get judges for Halloween weekend because of something going on at Purina Farms.) The judges include Daniel Giovinazzi & William Chrzanowski (all breeds except AE & APBT - which could be added later); Tina & Joe Camp for Saturday and Antonio Raposo for Sunday. More information can be found by going to the flyer




At the July 2007 show, we had a surprise when Barbara Deigan came to show her last eskie in obedience. Barb has been in eskies since 1971 and has been an icon of the breed for as long as I have been in the breed. She is also a wonderful lady with a great sense of humor (ask Pat O'Donnell about Moodus, CT). We had a few "old time" eskie people at the show and got them together for a picture. I am glad that Barbara came to the show and we were able to get a picture because Barbara died in November 2007. We were shocked! She will really be missed!


From left to right, Sue O'Donnell, Eleanor Cassidy Main, myself, Bill Brown, Pat Brown and Pat O'Donnell with Barb Deigan on the scooter in the middle. We were so lucky that we took this picture as Barb died in October at the age of 69. We will miss her alot!!



The first two shows for 2010 are now over and both of them were a success. May was a normal weekend except that we did get more dogs than we normally do for our May show. Pictures of this show can be found by going to FLAEDA's Facebook page and click the tab for "photos". The July show did not go as well. We were suppose to have Joe and Diana Allen for Saturday but for some reason we always have problems flying judges in in July and this July was no exception. There was severe weather in the midwest and the Detroit airport was shut down because of tornado warnings. Doesn't it figure?? So Joe and Diana couldn't get to upstate NY and judge for us. But luckily, Eleanor Main had come to the show to show a friend's eskie and she said that she would judge one of the shows on Saturday. Joanne and Darryl Hurst were to be apprenticing under the Allens so they apprenticed under Eleanor and then they judged the second show. We were very lucky that all three of those judges were there to help us out. Thanks, Eleanor, Darryl and Joanne. We appreciate your stepping in to fill the gap when we needed you.


At the July 2004 show, we started a new tradition - a rotating trophy for "The Best of the Best of Show". It is called the "Edgar Gray Memorial Rotating Trophy" and is named after one of the founding members of our club and the father of the president of our club. It is an all mahogany trophy made especially for us by the company that Renee O'Donnell use to work for and it is beautiful!! We will put a plaque on the base with the name of the winner each year and the owners can keep the trophy for a year and bring it back the following year. This year we had to add a bottom because the place for labels was full. Here is a picture of the trophy itself. Isn't it beautiful?



This year's Best of the Best trophy stayed in New York with a beautiful Dalmation named McDottie Irish Arrow of Sunshine owned by Jennifer McLaughlin. The other Best in Show winners were a beautiful American Pit Bull Terrier, a wirehaired Dachshund and an Australian Shepherd (the Dachshund and Aussie could not stay for Sunday). If I had been judging, I would have found it very hard to make the decision. The three judges included Renee Strong, Eleanor Main and Marilyn O'Neill.







PICTURES FROM July 2010 SHOW




Gr. Ch. Alaska's Midnight Son(Cooper)
Owned and Shown by Megan Coriston
Grand Champion - Saturday show 1 & 2 & Sunday
Best of Breed - Saturday show 2 & Sunday
RESERVE BEST IN MULTI-BREED SHOW - Sunday



Pat's Irish Alpine Custom Built(Vinnie)
Owned by Suzanne O'Donnell & Renee Strong
Best Male of Show - Saturday show 1
Best of Winners - Saturday show 1
NEW CHAMPION!!
Champion of Champions - Sunday




Pat's Irish Miracle Phenomena(Mena)
Owned by Amanda Innerst & Suzanne O'Donnell
Best Female of Show - Sunday
Best of Winners - Sunday



ArctcRose Miracle Got M'Game On (Manning)
Owned by Carol & Amanda Innerst
Best Male of Show - Friday
Best of Winners - Saturday show 2
NEW CHAMPION


Miracles Make Me A Memory (Murdock)
Owned by Carol & Amanda Innerst
Best Male of Show - Saturday show 2





Miracle Eskimos (Carol's Brag Page)

LINKS TO OTHER SITES ON THE WEB


United Kennel Club
Heart Bandits American Eskimo Rescue
National American Eskimo Dog Assoc.
California AE Assoc.
American Eskimo Dog Association of Oregon
American Eskimo Dog Club of New England
DeCaC's Pet Supply
American Eskimo Dog Club of Washington
Arizona American Eskimo Dog Club.


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This page is the brainchild of Carol J. Innerst
This page was created on June 10, 1997





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