Sloane earned his PACH3 (his 3rd preferred and 5th agility championship) on June 7, 2026.

Polly earned her 5th agility championship (MACH5) on June 6, 2026.

Polly and Sloane had great performances at the 2026 IWSCA national specialty.  Polly won all 3 of her agility classes.  She won the top regular master dog trophy and overall top master dog ribbon.  She also took 1st place in rally advance A earning her first leg in rally advance.  She showed beautifully in conformation and got 2nd in brood bitch.  Polly was awarded the Top Agility Dog Trophy for 2025.

Sloane won his two agility classes and he won the top preferred master dog trophy.  He won Rally Advance B with a perfect score of 100 and having the fastest time. He got 3rd in Rally Excellent B.  He won Best of Opposite Veterans Sweeps.  He had a blast running around the breed ring with his handler Joanne one more time.  Sloane was awarded the Top PACH agility dog trophy for 2025.

Dawn (CH Poole's Ide New Horizon at Cuardach MX MXJ XF) was awarded the Top Winners Bitch trophy at the 2026 IWSCA national specialty. She is a second generation top winners bitch as her mother, Polly, won it for 2022.

Birdie (Poole's Ide Tequila Mocking Bird) out of Lake x Polly, won the Irish Water Spaniel Club of America national specialty going best of breed out of the bred-by class at only 13 months old.  She is co-bred and co-owned by Gregory Siner and myself.

Dawn has been on a roll in agility in the spring of 2026. She earned her master jumpers (MXJ) title on March 8th and her master standard (MX) title on March 15th.

2026 started off with a bang with Polly earning her MACH4 and Sloane earning his PACH2 on Saturday, January 3, 2026.  Both needed two double Qs headed into the weekend and they both had a perfect weekend.

Polly and Sloane ran at the 2025 AKC Agility Invitational and they had a very successful event.  Polly was clean in all of her runs and finished 10th in the 20" class earning a spot in the finals. She won 8th place in the finals and she earned the IWS breed medallion for being the top IWS at the event. Sloane was clean in 3 out of the 4 runs finishing as the 2nd ranked IWS.  It was a fabulous event.

Dawn earned three new agility titles over the Thanksgiving Cluster agility trial November 21st - 24th, 2025. She earned her excellent standard, excellent jumpers and excellent fast titles. She also earned her first MACH points.

Sloane and Polly competed at the Northeast Agility Championship on November 21st/22nd, 2025. Both qualified for their height class with Sloane qualifying as the #1 16" preferred dog. He finished 2nd in the finals.  Polly qualified 8th in the huge 20" class and finished 4th, just out of the ribbons.

Dawn earned her open jumpers with weaves title on October 3, 2025 and her open FAST title on October 5, 2025.

Polly earned her MACH3 on Friday, October 3, 2025 with two beautiful runs for the required 20th double Q.

Dawn earned her breed championship on September 26, 2026 at the Wine Country shows by going winner's bitch/best of winner's (both Thursday and Friday) for two 4-point majors. Dawn earned all of her points out of the bred-by class.

Dawn earned her first performance title on August 31, 2025 by earning her novice jumpers with weaves title.  She loves agility!

The 2025 AKC agility invitational qualification period is over and all three dogs are qualified!! Polly, with limited trialing due to her beautiful litter of 8 puppies is the #1 qualifier for 2025.  Sloane is #4 regular and #2 preferred qualifier and Flare is #1 preferred qualifier.  Look out Florida, here we come!