The Irish Setter Club of  San Diego was established in 1968, and incorporated in 1974.  We held our first banquet and installation of officers in January of 1969.  Over the next 10 years, we held many fun matches, “ribbon” matches as they were known then.  With our goal of holding an AKC sanctioned specialty and obedience trials in our sights, we began holding AKC B (OB) matches, and finally our required AKC A (OA) match.  We held our first AKC licensed specialty and obedience trial on May 16, 1980, with Irish Setter legend, Ted Eldridge, as our conformation judge.  Since then, our club has continued to grow with the focus to protect and advance the interests of the Irish Setter.

  The club currently has meetings on the second Wednesday of each month, at the Allied Gardens Rec Center.  Our specialty show is currently held in conjunction with the Silver Bay Kennel Club in February, at the Del Mar Fairgrounds.  Other fun activities for our members and their Irish include marching in the San Diego St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Balboa Park, dog play-days and picnics, an annual Awards Banquet, and a great Christmas Party with a gift exchange that involves “stealing” others’ gifts!  Many of our club members are also involved with obedience, agility, and rally performance events, which allow them to work closely and have a lot of fun with their dogs.

   The ISCSD is also involved with Rescue, and works closely with both the National and the Southern California Rescue volunteers, and local animal shelters, taking Irish Setters into the program and finding them a new “forever home” and family.

THE CLUB

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ISCSD

646 El Rancho Drive

El Cajon, CA 92019

OFFICERS

President    Lynne Aung-Levin 760.747.7848

Vice President    Chris Cohen-Richards 619.850.9116

Secretary    Madelon McGowan 619.441.7339

Treasurer    Valerie Mahoney 619.443.5677