Glider, Scout and Clark -August 2008
Welcome to Cuardach Irish Water Spaniels
We hope that you will enjoy this site with its pages of information on the wonderful Irish Water Spaniels loved by us and learning more about this fantastic breed that we are devoted to. Bringing a dog into your home is a very important decision and as with any breed, the IWS may not be right for everyone, so please learn and enjoy. As you explore this site, you will find a lot of information about our IWS, their accomplishments and lots of pictures. There are pages dedicated to Scout, my foundation bitch; Drake, my first IWS; Clark, the son of Scout from her first litter; and Glider, Scout's daughter from her second litter and the youngest member of our family. You will also find a tab "Dogs of Cuardach" which has individual pages with pictures and information of the dogs that have come from our kennel. Under the "Puppies" tab, you will find information on the Scout/Casey litter born on April 11, 2006 and on the Scout/Tyler litter born March 30, 2008. You will also find a lot of information under the "General Information" tab including training, health care, socialization, crate training, feeding, and helpful links.
Latest News!!
Liberty placed 12th out of 160 dogs in one of her agility runs. It was a tough course and a high level. She also participated in a freestyle demo at Discover Dogs in London.
Seeker finish her breed championship on Sunday, November 16th by going winner's bitch for a 3 point major at the shows at the Howard County fairgrounds.
Clark earned his 3rd excellent A standard leg and now has his AX title as of 11/1/08. The next day, Clark qualified in excellent B standard to earn his first MACH points. Scout earned her excellent Fast title on 11/2/08 also.
Bryd earned her first 2 breed points and was successfully shown by her owner Brenda. I'm very proud of them.
Both Clark and Seeker have been invited to the 2008 Eukanuba AKC Championships in Long Beach, California for being ranked in the top 25 IWS in conformation. Clark has also been invited as he earned all of his points out of the bred-by class.
Liberty is doing fantastic in agility. She placed 14th out of a class of 140 dogs in one of her jumping runs at a recent trial.
Liberty won her novice class in her first breed show in England on October 12, 2008.
Megan earned her Rally Excellent title at the Wine Country shows earning her 3rd leg and title on September 27th. She placed every day in the huge open bitch class and took reserve winner's bitch on Sunday, September 28th.
On August 23, 2008, Clark qualified in all 6 of his runs and completed his novice jumpers with weaves title and earned his first open JWW leg. He also earned his open standard agility title and earned his first excellent leg. He earned two novice Fast legs.
Liberty earned her Kennel Club Gold Good Citizens award on August 11, 2008. This is a high level award which Liberty earned with flying colors.
Megan earned her novice obedience title (CD) in 3 straight shows qualifying each day. She also earned her 3rd rally advanced leg for her RA title and she won winner's bitch Saturday and Sunday, all at the Canfield, Ohio shows held August 2nd and 3rd.
Clark earned 2 rally novice legs, both with first placements, and Scout earned two rally excellent legs, with a first and second place, the weekend of August 2nd and 3rd at the Canfield, Ohio shows.
Scout is invited to the AKC Agility Invitational held in Long Beach, Californiat December 13th & 14th. Ranked 5th in the breed with limited showing. We will be making the trip to compete in December.
Clark is our first Cuardach breed champion finishing on Friday, July 4th in West Friendship, Maryland by going Winner's dog/Best of Winners for a 4 point major under the judge Sam Houston McDonald.
Seeker won winner's bitch/best of winner's and best bred-by at the Maryland Sporting Dog Association show on Sunday, March 2nd for a 4 point major. She also won best bred-by on Saturday, March 1st.
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Clark - Winner's Dog/Best of Winner's/Best of Breed on December 14, 2007
Seeker - Winner's Bitch/Best of Winner's/Best of Breed on December 16, 2007
Liberty picture on a walk in the English countryside at 15 months of age
Scout (Best of Breed), Liberty (Best of Winners), Clark (Winner's Dog/Best of Opposite)
Middleburg Kennel Club Show - Sunday, October 29, 2006