From left to right - Ryan, Clark, Scout and Glider - May 2012 - right after we returned from the 2012 IWS specialty

Welcome to Cuardach Irish Water Spaniels

Temperament, Trainability and Type

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:

• Scout, my foundation bitch

• Clark, the son of Scout from her first litter

• Glider, Scout's daughter from her second litter

• Ryan, grandson of Scout and the newest member of our family

• "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! 

• "Puppies" tab which has information about how we raise our puppies, our past litters, and potential future litters. 

• In Memory has information about our beloved family members who are no longer with us, Drake and Maggie.

• Lots of information under the "General Information" tab including training, health care, socialization, crate training, feeding, and helpful links.

You will also find a page on my Canine Traveler by Fashion Craft that is for sale.

Please explore our site and if you have any questions, my email is in the contact section.

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Latest News!!

We had a wonderful time at the 2012 IWSCA national specialty.  In breed, Clark won Select Dog, Ryan took 2nd in Open Dog and Scout took 3rd in veteran bitches.  Scout won her 9-11 year old class in vet sweeps.  Glider earned her WC, her first leg for her Rally Advanced title with a 1st place and she won her height class in time2beat in agility.  Clark won his time2beat height class and Ryan was very close behind.  Clark also won his jumpers class.  Scout won her class in jumpers and she took 1st place in veteran obedience.

Byrd finished her breed champion on Friday, May 4th.  She now has both her AKC and UKC championships.

Ryan earned his excellent agility jumpers (AXJ) title on Sunday, April 29, 2012.

Ryan won winner's dog at the Old Dominion Kennel Club show on Saturday, April 21st for 2 points.

Dublin earned his rally novice (RN) title on April 14, 2012.

Dublin earned his first two rally novice legs and his CGC title the weekend of March 31-April 1, 2012.

Ryan earned his Open JWW (OAJ) title on Saturday, March 24th and the next day he earned his Open Standard (OA) title on March 25th.

Ryan won winner's dog/best of winner's at the IWSCA supported entry at the Maryland Sporting Dog shows on Saturday, March 3, 2012 for a 4-point major.

Glider passed her Odor Recognition Test (ORT) on February 25, 2012

Emma earned her 2nd and 3rd JH legs the weekend of February 11, 2012

Ryan earned his novice standard (NA) title on Saturday, February 11, 2012 and he earned his open FAST (OF) title on Sunday, February 12, 2012. 

Ryan earned his novice jumpers with weaves (NAJ) title on Sunday, February 5, 2012.

Ryan won Best of Breed/Winner's Dog on Saturday, January 21st and he won Winner's Dog on Sunday, January 22nd for 2 more breed points.  Brick won Reserve Winner's dog both days at the shows for his first time in the ring.

Clark finished 2011 as the #1 IWS in agility and Glider was #5.

Scout earned her PACH4 agility title on December 31, 2011.

Ryan earned his first title (NF) January 1, 2012 by qualifying 3 days in a row in novice Fast.

Clark competed in the AKC agility invitational in Orlando December 17-18, 2011.  He had 3 out of 4 runs clean and ended up highest scoring IWS for a second year in a row.

Glider earned her Master Excellent Agility (MX) title on November 20, 2011.

Clark earned his MACH3 agility title on November 13, 2011.  He is the first IWS to achieve this level.

Liberty earned her agility warrant (Silver) title on October 30, 2011.  She is the first IWS in the UK to have achieved this title.  She earned it in only 3 months after earning her bronze warrant.

Clark earned his junior hunter (JH) title on Sunday, August 28th at the Keystone Retriever club.

Liberty earned her agility warrant (bronze) title on July 24, 2011.  She is the first IWS in the UK to have achieved this title.

Ryan won Best of Breed July 16 & 17, 2011 for 2 points each day.  Harp won Winner's Bitch/Best of Opposite July 16 & 17 for 2 points each day.  Both were shown at the Nebraska Kennel Club show.

Scout earned her PACH3 and PAX3 agility titles July 16, 2011 at the Nebraska Kennel Club show.

Liberty won 2nd place in her agility standard run on May 1, 2011 and Buzz (her son) won Best Puppy at the Welks show in the UK on April 30th.  Great weekend for the family.

Clark earned his MACH2 on Sunday, April 24th.  He did this only 7 months after earning his first MACH.  He is only the 2nd IWS to have earned his MACH2.

Scout and Clark competed at the 2011 AKC agility nationals in Lexington, VA April 2-3, 2011.  Scout got 3rd place in her first round and Clark had 2 out of 3 clean runs and ended up 33rd with over 100 dogs competing in the 24 inch jump height.

Emma earned her first Junior Hunter leg at 9 months old on Saturday, February 19, 2011.

Glider earned her MXJ title on Friday, January 28, 2011 with a beautiful jumpers run.

Scout earned her PAX2 agility title on January 12, 2011. 

The weekend of December 11th and 12th, 2010, Marion ran Liberty in agility and she got 7th place out of 240 dogs.  Wow!  She also showed both Liberty and her son Buzz  in conformation and both did well and qualified for Crufts for 2011.

Clark earned his MACH on September 11, 2010 with a double Q to finish the points he needed.

Scout earned her PAX agility title on Sunday, August 15, 2010 only 1 year after starting back in novice preferred classes.

Byrd earned her CDX on May 6, 2010 with a 1st place win.

Megan finished her breed championship by going winner's bitch/best of breed at the Western Pennsylvania Kennel Association in Pittsburgh on Saturday, March 27, 2010.  This championship also makes Scout an IWSCA top producing bitch.

Scout earned her MACH on Saturday, July 11, 2009 with a beautiful standard run at the Southern New Jersey Agility trial. 

Scout earning her PACH4 (12/31/11) and her grandson Ryan with his first agility ribbons and title, novice Fast (1/1/12)

 

Mia, Shea, Scout, Glider, Clark and Ryan in our backyard for a mini family reunion - July 2, 2011

 

From left to right - Clark, Scout, Glider, and Ryan - November 2010