Spring Irish Setter Spectacular Specialties

🌸 Spring Irish Setter Spectacular Specialties 🌸

We’re thrilled to announce a Spring Irish Setter Spectacular Specialties, coming to the NIU Convocation Center in DeKalb, Illinois, hosted by the Western Irish Setter Club and the Kennel Club of Yorkville.

Join us for a full weekend celebrating everything we love about Irish Setters, beautiful dogs, outstanding judges, friendly competition, and the joy of the spring show season. Whether you’re showing or cheering from ringside, this weekend promises great dogs, great people, and great memories. 🍀

🐾 Irish Setter Judges 🐾

Friday – WISC Independent Specialty
• Conformation & Junior Showmanship: Peggy Beisel-McIlwaine
• Sweepstakes & Veteran Sweepstakes: Pat Cordray

Saturday – Kennel Club of Yorkville/ Western Irish Setter Club-Designated Specialty
• Conformation: Jon R. Cole
• Sweepstakes & Veteran Sweepstakes: Celso Schneider

Sunday – Kennel Club of Yorkville/Western Irish Setter Club -Supported Entry
• Conformation: Jason Hoke

Premium Lists:

Western Irish Setter Club – Friday, April 3, 2026

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Kennel Club of Yorkville – Saturday & Sunday, April 4–5, 2026

👉 https://baray-production-storage.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/premium_list/u5lh581qGyb6aou6OvSK6eV5Evu2PtiDo8YDmU9J.pdf 

🍀 WISC & Great Lakes Irish Setter Rescue Raffle & Silent Auction. 🍀

Don’t miss the raffle and silent auction benefiting the Western Irish Setter Club and Great Lakes Irish Setter Rescue! Ticket sales and bidding will be available on Friday, April 3, 2026 (WISC Specialty), Saturday, April 4, 2026 (WISC Designated Specialty/Yorkville KC), and Sunday morning, April 5, 2026 at the NIU Convocation Center. A heartfelt thank you to Margie Hohman and her daughter Dawn for collecting and organizing an incredible selection of items in support of our club and rescue. 🍀🐾

Location: NIU Convocation Center, DeKalb, Illinois

We can’t wait to welcome exhibitors, handlers, juniors, and friends for this Spring Irish Setter Spectacular! See you in DeKalb! 🌷🐾

You may also like the following events from Western Irish Setter Club:

• Next Thursday, 19th February, 06:00 am, RENAISSANCE CLUSTER DOG SHOWS-(Madison, WI)-4 IRISH SETTER SPECIALTIES in Madison
• Next month, 14th March, 12:30 pm, 🍀 St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Saint Charles

Also check out other Contests in Dekalb.