Scout, Glider and Clark - November 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 is information on:
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Scout, my foundation bitch
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Clark, the son of Scout from her first litter
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Glider, Scout's daughter from her second litter and the youngest member of our family
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"Dogs of Cuardach" which has individual pages with pictures and information of the dogs that have come from our kennel. We are very proud of these dogs!
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"Puppies" tab which has information about the planned future breeding in the spring of 2010, information about how we raise our puppies, and information on past litters.
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In Memory has information about our beloved family members who are no longer with us, Drake and Maggie.
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Lots of information under the "General Information" tab including training, health care, socialization, crate training, feeding, and helpful links.
Please explore our site and if you have any questions, my email is in the contact section.
Latest News!!
Glider earned her open jumpers with weaves title on January 30, 2010.
Scout had 2 out of 4 clean runs at the AKC agility invitational. She ran great!
Liberty qualified for Crufts for the second year in a row.
Glider earned her Novice Standard agility title at the Danville Kennel Club agility trial on November 28th.
Glider earned her first title at the Talbot agility trial on Sunday, November 1, 2009 when she earned her 3rd leg for her novice jumpers with weaves title.
Shea completed his first 5K race with Mike. What a team.
Brenda showed Byrd at Bosie, Idaho for her first major the weekend of October 10th. She also earned her CD.
We had a great weekend at the York County Dog Training Club agility trial October 10-11. Scout earned her open standard preferred agility title and her first excellent standard preferred leg. She also earned her second excellent preferred jumpers with weaves leg. Clark got another double Q and more Mach points. Glider earned her second novice jumpers with weaves leg and her first novice standard leg and her first novice FAST leg.
At the Wine Country shows in Romulus, New York held September 24-27, Scout earned her open preferred jumpers with weaves title. Glider earned her first novice jumpers with weaves leg and Clark qualified in 3 excellent standard runs for more MACH points. Megan earned her second novice jumpers with weaves leg and she won winner's bitch on Thursday, September 24th and reserve winner's bitch the other 3 days. Neil, at his very first show, won reserve winner's dog on Friday, September 25th.
Liberty had a great agility weekend on September 20th with two clean rounds including 12th place out of 333 dogs. Wow!!
Byrd earned her UKC championship.
Megan won winner's bitch/best of opposite for her first major at the Canfield, Ohio show on Sunday, August 2nd. She also won winner's bitch on Saturday, August 1st.
Scout earned her MACH on Saturday, July 11, 2009 with a beautiful standard run at the Southern New Jersey Agility trial.
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.
Byrd, Scout, Glider, Clark and Saoirse at the 2009 IWSCA national specialty