Clark, Scout and Glider - February 2009
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!!
Clark earned his MXJ agility title on Saturday, June 6th.
Clark earned his MX agility title on Sunday, May 17th.
Clark earned his 3rd novice obedience leg at the IWSCA national specialty on May 7th earning his CD with a 1st place. He also earned his rally advance title by earning 3 legs in 3 tries. He qualified in Excellent B JWW with a 1st place for his 7th MXJ leg. Scout won veterans obedience on Monday, May 4th as part of the IWSCA national specialty week. Megan won reserve winner's bitch on Monday, May 4th and earned her first novice JWW leg with a 1st place finish.
Liberty finished 9th out of 109 dogs in agility on April 5th!
Clark finished his Excellent Fast (XF) title on Saturday, April 4th and he took first place in the class.
Liberty showed at Crufts and placed in the largest class there. She looked beautiful.
Scout earned her Rally Excellent (RE) title with a 3rd placement in the class and Clark earned his Rally Novice (RN) title with a 1st placement in his class on Saturday, February 14, 2009.
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.
Bryd earned her first 2 breed points and was successfully shown by her owner Brenda. I'm very proud of them.
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.
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.
Byrd, Scout, Glider, Clark and Saoirse at the 2009 IWSCA national specialty