The Afghan Hound Club of America, Inc.

presents

Mysterious Nights and Haunting Days

73rd NATIONAL Specialty Show

Sunday, 13 September 2009 - Friday, 18 September 2009

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

The Afghan Hound Club of America  proudly presents the  73rd Annual Specialty Show on Sunday, September 13, 2009 through Friday, September 18, 2009 at the 

Lancaster Host Resort and Conference Center

2300 Lincoln Highway East (Route30)

Lancaster, PA  17602

e-mail:  info@lancasterhost.com

Nestled in the heart of Lancaster County's historic Pennsylvania Dutch Country is the Lancaster Host Resort- a perfect venue to showcase our beautiful breed and a great location to enjoy following the Specialties.   You can take a swing at the 18-hole championship golf course, dive into the indoor/outdoor swimming pools, play tennis, basketball, volleyball and even ride a bicycle on the 225 acre property.  Major Renovation Project is NOW COMPLETE! – All of the 319 spacious guestrooms have been completely renovated, and 10 additional suites have been added– If you haven’t seen the HOST lately, you haven’t seen the HOST!

The show area is a totally secured 24,000 square foot  Expo Hall with convenient access from all sides.

Hotel & Reservations

Hotel information can be accessed at:   www.lancasterhost.com Call 1-800-233-0121 to make reservations.  A special $135.00 per day room rate has been arranged for us.  Please be sure to mention the AHCA event when making reservations.

Judges

The judges for 2009 are:     Sandy Weinraub        Dogs     

                                                       Edith Hanson             Bitches and Intersex

                                             Brigitte Kaiser            Sweepstakes

                                                        Kent Delaney            Obedience

Expo Cafe will be open each day for breakfast and lunch in the Expo Center. 

For your convenience Cash Bar will be open each day in the Expo Center.

Committees

One of the outstanding elements of our specialty every year is the presentation of a beautiful trophy table.  As always your generous donations to the Trophy Fund help to ensure the success of the event.  Click here for a copy of the donation form.  Please print and follow the instructions on it.

Golf Tournament

For all you golfers, avid or not, men and women, let’s take some time out from the National Specialty and play a round for some nice prizes.  The AHCA is sponsoring a golf tournament at the Lancaster Host Resort Golf Course on Tuesday, September, 15, 2009, with the first tee time at 8:16 a.m. The greens fee is $45.00 per person which includes a golf cart. This will be run as a best ball tournament.