Greg Siner Sporting Group Breeder of the Year 2010

Official Publication of the Irish Water Spaniel Club of America Jan. - Feb. 2011

Greg Siner Sporting Group Breeder of the Year 2010

At the January meeting, the AKC Board approved the recommendation to allow the Irish Water Spaniel breed to participate in the Spaniel Hunting Test program. In order to differentiate the titles earned by Irish Water Spaniels in Retriever Hunting Tests versus Spaniel Hunting Tests, the Spaniel Hunting Test title will include the word ―Upland‖. For example, an Irish Water Spaniel will be awarded the title of Junior Hunter Upland (JHU) if it passes the Junior Hunter test four times in Spaniel Hunting tests.

Inside this Issue Cover Story 3 President‘s Message 5 Secretary‘s Report 6 Specialty Spotlight 12 What is a Date 14 Delegate‘s Report 15 Water Spaniels with Experience 16 Northeast Report 18 Mid-Atlantic Report 19 Midwest Report 19 Northwest Report 20 Southwest Report 21 New Titles 24 Awards Application 28

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Cover Story

By Cathy Shelby

Greg-You ARE the Breeder of the Year

It was a very exciting moment at the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship show in Long Beach, California on December 5, 2010. Sitting in the stands with Betty Wathne, Michelle Cummings, Stacy Duncan, Bobbie Duncan, Dorothy Line and Richard Liebaert, we all applauded wildly as Greg Siner led the line of group winners into the ring for the awarding of AKC Breeder of the Year. Around the ring were others supporting "our" entry, including Colleen and Jack McDaniel, Sally Lewis, Florence Blecher and Sam Junio. Greg looked splendid all decked out as the announcer read a list of his accomplishments that led to his selection for the Sporting Group. As each of the other breeder's history was announced, I looked at Greg, the only man in the group, and thought about

what had brought him to this place.

For those of you who have read Dan Sayers‘ fascinating, all-inclusive article in Dogs in Review, you have a pretty good idea. For those who have read what was printed in the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship Showguide, you also have an idea. For those of you who haven't seen either, it's quite amazing to see the long list in print. As a non-breeder, I can only stand back and say "thank you, Greg" for all that you've done for the breed. Having two Poole's Ide dogs in my life, I have a special feeling for these achievements. In reading of the number of group winning dogs he's bred, I knew that my

two were included in that tally.

Summarizing some of Greg's contributions showcasing our breed, decide for yourself how remarkable his career has been. His exceptional breed type and thoughtful line breeding produced Ch. Poole's Ide Marksman McLean, winner of four national specialties, four Westminster BOB's and an AKC/Eukanuba Invitational Bred-by-Exhibitor group win. Ch. Poole's Ide Skylark is the breed's top all-breed BIS-winning bitch with 11 Bests and an AKC/Eukanuba Sporting Group win. Ch. Poole's Ide Watermark not only was a top producer but a winner of seven all-breed BIS, four Westminster BOB and three national specialties. Ch. Poole's Ide Then There's Maude was a two-time national specialty winner and the dam of an all-champion litter of six that has produced two multiple

all-breed BIS and BISS winners. I'm not done yet.

By the numbers, accomplishments cover four generations of all-breed BIS winners, eight generations of group winning bitches, ten national specialty winners and sixteen Westminster winners. On top of that, three Poole's Ide dogs

are all-around IWS.

Greg has also been nominated for the 2010 Winkie for Annual Achievement in the Outstanding Breeder category.

Subscribers and readers of Dogs in Review are eligible to vote using the official ballot included in Dogs in Review, November 2010 issue. Nominations for this award cover a variety of qualifications that include ethics, producing a high percentage of outstanding dogs even in a small breeding program and having a record of producing consistent quality over a continuing period of time. This award will be announced on

February 12, 2011, in New York City.

While Greg didn't win the overall Breeder of the Year at the AKC/Eukanuba awards ceremony, I couldn't help but feel pride in his representing not only our special IWS family, but the Sporting Group at large. Well done, Greg! As far as I'm

concerned, you ARE the Breeder of the Year.

“...„thank you, Greg‟ for all that you've done for the breed....”

IWSCA Board of Directors

Breeders Education

Judges Education

Health/ Genetic Concerns

Illustrated Standard

Standard Review

Mindy Garbarino Colleen McDaniel Laurel Baglia Dan Sayers Colleen McDaniel

Constitution & Mer-chandise Committees

Rescue

Top Producers/ New Titles

Club Historian

Web Site

Greg Johnson Susanne Hogan Liz Weaver Florence Blecher Jim Rubin

By-Laws

National Trophy Coordinator

Awards and Statistics

Field & Tracking

Legislative

Lynn Musgrave Melissa McMunn Tim Ufkes Mary Reich Florence Blecher

Committee Chairs

Newsletter Editors

President Jack McDaniel POB 1409, Bothell WA 98041, 425-486-9205 (home), 206-909-9472 (cell) 425-368-7151 (shop)

[email protected]

First VP Greg Johnson 2316 5th St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418, 612-205-0075 [email protected]

Second VP Deborah Hughes 7 Parkway Ct., Dallas, GA 30157, 770-445-0789 [email protected]

Secretary Deborah Bilardi 1930 Marion Avenue, Novato, CA 94945, 415-898-6685 [email protected]

Treasurer Sandy Ascot 19755 HWY 113, Custer Park IL 60481, 815-530-0412 [email protected]

AKC Delegate Evelyn Van Uden 2301 Lower Mountain Rd, Ransomville, NY 14131, 716-731-1298 [email protected]

Membership Chair Jeremy Kezer 86 High Street, Amesbury, MA 01913, 978-388-1295 [email protected]

Content Melissa McMunn 3025 Green Valley Rd, Ijamsville, MD 21754, 301-831-6974 [email protected]

Graphics, Layout and Design

Jill Brennan

17147 Weaver Lane SW, Rochester, WA 98579, 206-459-0692

[email protected]

Opinions expressed in Rat Tails are those of the author or advertiser, and do not necessarily constitute endorsement by the Irish Water Spaniel Club of

America, its officers, board of directors, membership, or editorial staff.

Deadline for submission of material for the next newsletter is 2-15-11 send submissions to Jill Brennan

at [email protected]

CLUB OBJECTIVES

(a) To encourage members to perfect, by selective breeding, physically and temperamentally sound Irish Water Spaniels; to do all possible to promote their natural abilities & qualities;

(b) To encourage the organization of independent local IWS clubs in the localities where there are sufficient IWS fanciers to meet the requirements of the American Kennel Club;

(c) To urge members & breeders to accept the standard of the breed as approved by AKC as the only standard of excellence by which IWS shall be judged;

(d) To do all in its power to protect and advance the interest

in the breed by encouraging sportsmanlike competition at dog shows, field trials, obedience trials and tracking tests; to do all possible to further the use of the Irish Water Spaniel as a hunting dog;

(e) To conduct sanctioned matches, specialties, field and

obedience trials and tracking tests under the rules and regulations of the American Kennel Club.

MEMBERSHIP

Is open to all who are in good standing with the American Kennel Club and subscribe to the purposes of the Irish Water Spaniel Club of America. Please submit completed application form to the Membership Chair with dues payment for the current year. Dues: Checks payable to IWSCA (payable in U.S. funds) Individual membership $25 Household membership $40 Overseas: Same as above but please include additional $20 to cover international shipping surcharges Send application with check, payable in U.S. funds, to: Kim Kezer 86 High Street Amesbury, MA 01913 USA


The holiday season is in full swing and I wish all of you a very happy season. It is always fun to renew acquaintances and catch up on what others have been doing. It is also a stressful time and we get stretched to the limit with obligations. I am sure our furry friend‘s feel it and we need to be aware of the fact that they don‘t understand all of the hustle and bustle, so

be sure to give them some extra love when you can.

We traveled to Long Beach CA for the Eukanuba Classic and Delegate meeting. We had a great time and it was good to see so many IWS friends. It was a great honor to watch Greg Siner being awarded the Sporting Dog Breeder of the Year Award. Greg has worked hard to gain this honor, it doesn‘t come easily, and he truly deserved it. He looked great as they hung the medal on him. It was a proud moment for all IWS owners/breeders to have this honor bestowed on Greg. I asked Cathy Shelby to do a write up on Greg for this

newsletter which she graciously accepted.

The agility competition was really fun to watch. It is amazing to watch a really competitive dog run. We had four members of the IWSCA compete and they all looked great. Talk about dedication, in order to compete in Agility and be competitive you have to devote a huge amount of time and effort to get to this level. I tip my hat to all of you that compete in this great sport. The show ring was well represented by some very nice IWSs. In addition to the Classic, they have several shows preceding, which were attended by a gorgeous entry. Again, I marvel at the amount of time it takes to keep a dog in competitive coat and condition and keep them going day after day, week after week. Well done!!!! The ―Meet the Breeds‖ booth was nicely done and truly characterized the IWS. Our booth was very large and had some great banners showing the breed. Thanks to all that worked on this very important project. The Eukanuba Classic moves to Florida for the next

few years and the banners will be great for anyone putting on

the Meet the Breeds there.

It is interesting to look at the numbers of IWS‘s competing in the various venues. The whole West coast currently has a very small number of dogs competing in conformation, and yet in the past we were able to create large entries. Is this happening all over the country?? If so, why?? How many young owners/breeders do we have coming into our breed??

Are there enough to sustain both our sport and on-going breeding programs that will assure the future of the IWS? And, if not, why not?? Are we doing all we can to encourage them?? Or are we setting up so many roadblocks so as to discourage them? Are we being good role models and mentors? And are we doing all we can to keep people already

in our breed encouraged and active?

I would encourage all of you to step back and take a look at where you are and where you have been. Unfortunately, ―the times they are a-changing‖. We don‘t want to stifle forward thinking, we want to nurture it and keep on learning and developing a breeding program that brings out the best in our IWS‘s, and we need the youth and our seasoned people to

keep it going.

Although I have been active in dogs for over 50 years and have been on many boards of many clubs, this is the first time I have been so aware of what the National picture looks like. I have watched clubs almost die out when the ―old guard‖ did not embrace new members with new ideas. But change ultimately happens. In the past year I have had my eyes opened to the broader scope of the dog world. Our club is not unique in many of the issues we have faced this year and have yet to face. It would be easy to become pessimistic. But I have also been around long enough to know that we can make a difference if we can stay committed. It may mean changing some things and change can be difficult for some. The keys to success are, open communication, respect for others ideas, and a willingness to maybe try change before

condemning it.

From what I can see the performance area is increasing across the country in all breeds and the Conformation

President’s Message

By Jack McDaniel

January -February 2011

“... I have also been around long enough to know that we

can make a difference if we can stay committed...”

Rat Tails ♦ 6 ♦ Jan- Feb 2011

Sept. 1, 2010 Executive Meeting No recording available for this meeting

Attending Board Members: President Jack McDaniel, 1st VP Gregory Johnson, 2nd VP Deborah Hughes, Treasurer Sandy Ascot, Membership Jeremy Kezer, AKC Delegate Evie Van

Uden, and Secretary Deborah Bilardi

Jack called the meeting 5:10 PM Pacific Time

Jeremy made the motion to approve the minutes of the last

meeting as posted- approved unanimously

Secretary’s Report:- Medallions for the AKC/Eukanuba Invitational Show - Greg made the motion to approve buying

the Medallions - approved unanimously

Treasurer’s Report: No Report

Jack declared the previous vote to appoint a new Judges‘ Education Committee Chairman and Vice-Chairman null and

void.

Jack turned the meeting over to Greg. Deborah B. made the motion to remove Colleen McDaniel as Judges‘ Education Committee Chairman. Jeremy seconded the motion. Approve Deborah B. Evie Do Not Approve Deborah H., Sandy, Jeremy, Greg The motion does not pass. Greg is to write a report for

the membership.

Jack took back control of the meeting.

We discussed committee appointment procedures.

We discussed how we are going to proceed in the future with letters from our members. Discussing letters on the Board list

was suggested.

A motion was made to adjourn - approved unanimously

Business Not Conducted

Discuss the lack of some committees to perform and report

Discuss the agenda of our delegate at the upcoming delegate

meeting

Discuss delegate vote on term limits.

Discuss the actions of board members on lists and in

conversations

Discuss moderating lists

Sept. 9, 2010 Meeting 5:00 PM Pacific Time No recording is available for this meeting

Attending Board Members: President Jack McDaniel, 1st VP Gregory Johnson, 2nd VP Deborah Hughes, Treasurer Sandy Ascot, Membership Jeremy Kezer, AKC Delegate Evie

Van Uden, and Secretary Deborah Bilardi

Secretary’s Report: Inquired about the Rescue issue Jack

looked into

Treasurer’s Report: Looking for Parent Club Meeting receipts from Jim Rubin, a bill was sent to Pam Manus for Mia, specialty receipts are needed from Pam Manus and Tara

Darling-Lyon

Committee Reports

Deborah Hughes made the motion to appoint Jim Rubin as Webmaster: approved unanimously – Jim has agreed to the

Presidents Message — Continued

breeding is diminishing as well as entries in shows. According to AKC, by next year the performance side will be equal to or greater than the conformation side. If so, where does the IWS fit?? Are we breeding dogs with working attitudes that are fun to work with and have the physical ability to perform in all venues?? All of these things are important for the IWS to be able to maintain it‘s standing in the dog world. We are very lucky that we are able to share semen and communicate with other countries so that we can maintain and grow our breeding programs. It kind of brings to mind the old saying ―safety in Numbers‖. That is not to say that numbers provide quality, but they do provide choice and that is what is necessary in

maintaining any program.

By the time you read this, the proposal for IWS‘s to enter the

Spaniel Hunt tests will have been presented to the AKC board of Directors. They will vote on it in February and hopefully okay it. It could possibly set us up for entering some spring tests. This will be a great venue for us to show off our versatile IWSs. All of us that have hunted upland game over them can attest to their abilities. That great nose that gets them in trouble in the

retriever tests will work wonders in the flushing tests.

Along the line of Flushing tests, we should consider adding a flushing test in the WC/WCX tests and maybe refer to it as a WCU/WCUX for upland testing. This will take some research, but I believe it could easily be done. The WC/WCX tests are set by the Parent club, not AKC. I know we already have some members that have run Flushing tests, maybe they would be willing to step up and work on this. Happy Holidays!

Secretary’s Report

By Deborah Bilardi


By Deborah Bilardi

Minutes of the September 9, 2010 IWSCA Board’s Teleconference — Continued

position temporarily, but wishes another member to take the job once our site is completed. Deborah H. will be Board liaison to Webmaster and put an ad in Rattails looking for

another volunteer.

Judges‘ Education Committee‘s Board liaison is now Deborah

H. - approved unanimously

Rescue Committee‘s Board liaison is now Greg - approved

unanimously

We discussed how we are going to proceed in the future with letters of complaint about members. It was suggested we send this to the By-Laws Committee -Sandy & Deborah H to draft a

form letter.

We discussed the lack of some committees‘ Chairman to

perform duties and give reports

We discussed the agenda of our delegate at the upcoming delegate meeting. We are for term limits for the AKC Board

members.

We discussed the actions of board members on lists.

We discussed moderating lists and the criteria.

We approved $150.00 for the Meet the Breeds at the AKC/Eukanuba Invitational Show from IWSCA to decorate the

booth.

Deborah H made the motion to adjourn at 7:04 PM Pacific

Time - approved unanimously

Business Not Conducted: Hall of Fame Living Legend Award

Oct. 13, 2010 Meeting 5:00 PM Pacific Time



Reading of the Minutes: The recordings for the previous two meeting were lost and despite Jack spending $375.00 on a Tech he was not able to recover them. Evie made the motion all meeting recordings will be sent to the Secretary and the entire board. The motion passes unanimously. The minutes

from the two previous meetings will be created from my notes.

Secretary’s Report: Deb B – The Portuguese Water Dog Club of America sent us a request for health information. I sent

the request on to our BEC and H&G committees for reply.

Treasurer’s Report: Sandy - $150 was sent for the New York Meet the Breeds and $150 was sent for the Long Beach, CA Meet the Breeds. Will confirm with Florence Blecher the amount of $2,000.00 is owed to Dr. Jean Dodds for our Thyroid Study. Income and expenses have started for 2011 t-shirts. Working on our budget; we have about $120,000.00 in our account Researching CD types and interest. Working on 2010 national finances. The Illinois Bank of America (BoA) Branch requires all three signers to be present in a BoA branch simultaneously to sign 3 different signature cards all at once; California BoA Branch needs a letter on Club letterhead notifying BoA of the change of Club officers; the two branch addresses nearest Sandy and Jack will use interbank mail to

allow Jack, Sandy and Deb B, to sign the same card.

Committee Reports

Breeders Education: Deb B. for Mindy Garbarino, she wants to know if we addressed their recommended changes. BEC is

working with rescue to coordinate their efforts.

Judges’ Education: Deb H. for Colleen McDaniel, Area Reps are Greg Siner NE, Helen Howard SE, Jim Brennan NW, Michelle Cummings SW, Liz Weaver Midwest - Carolyn Randel is responsible for receiving and processing new applications for the Mentor and Presenter positions. Florence Blecher, Stacy Duncan, Jim Rubin, and Evie Van Uden put their name in to become Committee members. Colleen is working on a Yahoo poll for JEC list members‘ input on new committee members - working on JEC presentation for Wine Country - working on new package for JEC presentation at Del Valle; it will involve written responses and provide a method of tracking people interested in JEC, if it works this package could be sent to others interested in JEC - one formal JEC request was received for January in WA - Michelle Cummings

is working on 2011 National Specialty JEC

Health &Genetic: No Report

Illustrated Standard: Jeremy for Dan Sayers is waiting for

Board input

By-Laws: Jack reported Lynn Musgrave is the new Chairman - Dana Louttit is a new member - Lynn plans to start working

“...discussed the agenda of our delegate at the upcoming

delegate meeting. We are for term limits for the AKC Board

members.”


Minutes of the Oct. 13, 2010 IWSCA Board’s Teleconference — Continued

from the poll sent with election ballot, beginning with the section on officers as many poll questions centered on

officers.

Rescue: Greg read Susanne Hogan‘s letter - Mindy Garbarino, BEC Chairman, & Tara Darling, Rescue Coordinator, are working on approach to Rescues and Rehomes for breeders‘ and rescue committee. The recommendations will be sent to the BEC for their input, once approved the recommendation will be sent to the Board for review. Harlan Noel has offered to check online sites, like Pet Finders, at regular intervals searching for IWS in need of homes. Dorothy Line offered to check the Vet references on

applications.

New Titles: No Report

Historical Archives: No Report – Jack will contact Florence Blecher about sending new additions from 2007 to 2010 to Lisa Schaitberger for digitizing - 2011 wants to use History in

DVD form only, the Board agreed it was a good idea.

Legislation: No Report

Specialty: 2010 Greg reported they are trying to get orders filled; they still have china night lights and plates. 2011 National Specialty: Deb B. Things are moving along fairly smoothly, we need a new agility judge and equipment as the original judge, who was providing us equipment too, informed

us she had a previous commitment.

Code of Ethics: Jeremy reported the COE will be divided into the following four sections; members without dogs, members with dogs, members who compete with dogs, and members

who are breeders – they will be using wiki.

AWARDS: Evie reported a need for an Awards Committee Yahoo list. Deb B. to contact the Awards Chairman, Tim Ufkes, to see if he needs help setting up the list. Evie and Deb Nezgoda recommend the Delaney System for Obedience and Agility Year End Awards. The Board recommended Evie go back to Tim and verify his approval of this recommendation before the Board votes on the issue. It was also recommended we use a list poll to vote. Evie made the motion to purchase from the AKC the monthly IWS awards for $68.00 per year.

The motion passed unanimously. Deb B. to take care of this.

Letters from Membership: Jeremy to resend to Board reply to Lynn for review and Board review - Evie recommended a format for responding to member letters including draft

responses sent within 7 days.

Jack is making a To Do List for the Board.

New Member: Voting is done on line.

Jack wants to approach the AKC about permission for IWS to run in Spaniel Trials without changing our status a Retriever. The Board approved the request to gather information, as long as he also writes to our newsletter, Rattails Only List, and the

IWS Field List to get member input.

Jack wants to investigate more information on a new AKC service that allows our WC/WCX printed on AKC pedigrees for $40 and for $50.00 a new certificate from the AKC would be

included

Jack has an ongoing dialog with the AKC‘s Doug Ljungren

about their JH test becoming too hard

Hall of Fame and Registry of Merit: Jack reported Jim

Brennan and Tim Ufkes are working on requirements

Living Legends: Deb B. recommended honoring our older dogs with an engraved medallion – Evie recommended honorees being listed in our catalog - 13 years was mentioned for a starting age – Jack will talk to Jim Brennan and Tim Ufkes to work on this.

Trophies: We had a letter from Missy – we will work on this on Board list - we need inventory of all IWSCA Trophies. The suggestion was made to put unused national trophies in an

auction.

Jack recommended Committee Liaisons prompt chairs to report monthly and have Chairmen prepare committee definitions. The BEC already has an approved Policies and

Procedures.

Stand Alone All Breed Agility Trial: Jack reported on the proposal by Deb Nezgoda as a Club fundraiser - Evie made the motion to approve this proposal. The Motion passed

unanimously - Debbie to send letter to her.

Motion to adjourn by Greg - The Motion passed unanimously

7:14 PM PACIFIC TIME

__._,_.___

“Jack wants to investigate more information on a new AKC

service that allows our WC/WCX printed on AKC pedigrees

for $40 and for $50.00 a new certificate from the AKC would

be included.”


Minutes of the November 10, 2010 IWSCA Board’s Teleconference

November 10, 2010 Board Meeting



5:00 call to order

Attending Committee Chairmen: By-Laws Lynn Musgrave, Health & Genetics Laurel Baglia, Judges Education Colleen

McDaniel, and HOF/ROM Jim Brennan

Secretary’s Report: Deb B.

The poll up to vote on BEC recommendations.

Banking- I confirmed today that my BoA will do the paperwork. All I need is a branch of the BoA to send the signature card for

Jack to sign. Jack will give me his information tomorrow.

Waiting for Board approval of 2 meeting minutes posted Oct 20th. I will still have three additional meeting minutes to post

including this meeting. I will use a poll for input.

Recommend changing our meeting date to a week later in the month. This would allow posting minutes that are more up to date in the newsletter. The third week of the month was

approved.

I sent the Board approved letter to Lynn and confirmed she

received it.

Treasurer’s Report: Sandy

$120,000.00 in the bank

Suggested the BEC pay for printing their list as was originally

planned for their dues,

Debbie to contact BEC about this.

Suggested some fundraising ideas

Committee reports:

Awards: Jack reported Tim has a minimum expense for certificates - OB award system was sent back to committee – new Awards

List started

Breeders Education: Deb B. reported there is a poll up on the Board list to vote on the

recommended changes.

By-Laws: Lynn Musgrave reported the Committee is addressing splitting the Secretary‘s job into two jobs titled Corresponding Secretary and Recording

Secretary, rename Membership Chairman to Membership Director, 2 year Board terms, and minimum requirements – A request was made to add Puerto Rico for Board residence and

shorten lapse time for dues

Code of Ethics: Jeremy reported the first section is done,

working on second section, there are five sections total

Fundraising: Deb H. No Report – A Club jacket was

recommended - we need inventory on existing merchandise.

Health &Genetic: Laurel Baglia reported our CHF fund is $14,000.00+. On Laurel‘s recommendation, a motion was approved unanimously by the Board to spend $2,500.00 for a study from CHF funds (motion by Evie seconded Deb H.). – Health survey has 420 dogs, we want a total of 600 –a request was made for a hard copy of the survey to use to gather info prior to doing survey. The survey site cost is $50.00 per month for website and the fee to analyze the data will be less than

$1,000.00.

Historical Archives: Jack reported everything new went to Lisa Schaitberger for scanning, archive pricing being worked on, Flo has several bids from storage places, some as low as 50 cents a box. Jack will contact Florence requesting a report

on the AKC archival system.

Illustrated Standard: Membership Jeremy Kezer –another revision is due to be sent to the past standard committee

members for review next week.

Judges’ Education: Colleen McDaniel reported that our Judges‘ Education Committee structure has changed because of the AKC‘s changing requirements for Judges‘ Education. We now have the following Area Reps; Greg Siner NE, Helen Howard SE, Jim Brennan NW, Michelle Cummings SW, Liz


Weaver Midwest. Carolyn Randel is responsible for receiving and processing new applications for the Mentor and Presenter positions. Stacy Duncan, Jim Rubin, and Evie Van Uden were added to the JEC Committee along with the Area Reps and Chairman. One formal JEC request was made for January in WA. Michelle Cummings is working on 2011 National Specialty JEC. The information for the National JEC is posted on the AKC Website. Jeremy made a motion that the Board accept the composition of the JEC as recommended by Colleen, Deb

H. seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.

Showsight magazine is featuring IWS in an upcoming issue. Colleen McDaniel and Dan Sayers will be writing articles for

Showsight

Legislation: No Report - it was mentioned there is $848.00 in

the Legislative Fund Jack will contact Flo about allocations.

Meet the Breeds: Deb H. reported wanting Sally Lewis, AKC/Eukanuba Long Beach, CA Meet the Breeds manager, to talk to committee about what the job requires in anticipation of the AKC/Eukanuba moving to Florida for 2011. It was recommended the MTB committee evolve into a PR

Committee.

Ads in Magazines: Evie made the motion to put an ad in AKC Gazette & Dog Fancy, Jeremy seconded- motion was table to

send inquiry to BEC for their input. Deb B. to contact BEC

Rescue: Greg reported the rehome Otis went to FL. Stephanie O‘Reilly has Rake and she may have identified his breeder. Mindy Garbarino, BEC Chairman & Tara Darling, Rescue Coordinator, are still working on an approach to Rescues and

Rehomes for breeders‘ and rescue committee.

Specialty: 2010 Greg reported they are trying to get orders filled, they still have china night lights and plates. 2011 Deb B. reported things going smoothly we have a new agility judge-IWSCOPS may rent us agility equipment and donate $500.00 to hospitality, we have reached the second tier of hotel

discount, this saves us $2,000.00 off our hotel bill.

Top Producers: No Report

Website: Deb H. reported web site updated-need update for events-recommended paying $10.00 to Godaddy for our domain name and $60.00 for website - membership only area still in works – looking to long time domain name deal - Deb H. made the motion to pay for domain name and website for one more year. The motion was approved unanimously. Deb H. to

contact Jim Rubin.

HOF/ROM: Jim Brennan reported he sent HOF proposal to Tim Ufkes, if approved it will be sent to the Board. Jim is

working on a ROM.

Review budgets for all committees not done

The Board agreed the Board member who raises a question

will make a poll for voting.

Nominating Committee: Greg reported the following members in good standing with the Irish Water Spaniel Club of America have agreed to serve on the Nominating Committee for the selection of a slate of officers and directors to be presented to the general membership for consideration of

election and to serve during the 2011-2012 Club Year.

Chairman Susan Sarracino-Deihl, Carolyn Randel, James

Brennan - Alternates - Karen Mulkearn, Lorna Pumphrey

The motion was approved unanimously.

Jack recommended Committee Liaisons prompt chairs to report monthly and have Chairmen prepare committee definitions. The BEC already has an approved Policies and

Procedures.

Westminster: We had a request for breed information from the Westminster Kennel Club – Sandy will work on it, Colleen

also offered to help

Dalmatian Club of America’s Request: The DCA requested our input on the AKC opening up the Dalmatian Stud book. Greg made the motion to table the issue. The motion was

approved unanimously.

Supported Entry Trophies: It was recommended we go to the membership to see what they think about the standard supported entry trophies we used this year. We need to order at least one more Woodbury Pewter Danforth Plate set for the Supported Entry at the show following the Regional Specialty.

Greg requested a Marshall Trophies inventory.

Sandy is researching the AKC‘s Club Officer Indemnity

Insurance package.

International Invitational for IWS with Health Conference proposal by Carolyn Randall: Carolyn recommends all countries/clubs be invited to a round table group meeting for the benefit of the IWS in regard to health and other issues that plague or might plague our breed. This could bring all owners, breeders and judges of IWS together maybe once every 5 to 10 years. The Board loved this idea

and gladly accepts Carolyn‘s help putting it into action.

Jack will make a to-do list.

We adjourned 8:06 pm Pacific time.

Minutes of the November 10, 2010 IWSCA Board’s Teleconference—Continued


On or before October 15, 2010 A permanent date in the election process.

Nominating Committee must be chosen: Chairman Susan Sarracino-Deihl, James Brennan, Carolyn Randel Alternates - Karen Mulkearn, Lorna Pumphrey

COMPLETED ON TIME

On or before January 15, 2011 A permanent date in the election process.

Election Day is determined by the Board. If the Annual Meeting is not held in May, the Board must deter-mine Election Day.

COMPLETED ON TIME

On or before February 16, 2011

…the Nominating Committee shall submit the list of candidates to the Secretary not less than 90 days prior to the Annual Elec-tion…..

Nominating Committee gives Secretary a list of their nominees for Club Officers

On or before March 3, 2011 At least 75 days prior to the annual elec-tion, the Secretary shall publish the list of candidates…

Secretary must publish the names of the Nominating Commit-tees Nominees.

On or before April 2, 2011 Such petitions must be received by the Secretary no later than 45 days prior to the Annual Election…

All Additional Nominations* must be received by the Secretary to be valid. If no valid additional nominations are received, the Nominating Committees nominees are considered elected.

On or before April 17, 2011 ..(not later than 30 days prior to the annual election) mail to each member in good standing a ballot…

Ballots mailed to IWSCA members.

May 16, 2011 Ballots, to be valid, must be received by the Secretary before the date of the Elec-tion;…

Ballots due to Secretary to be valid.

May 17, 2011 ELECTION DAY

May 17, 2011 Count Ballots and Announce Winners at the Annual Meeting

Election Timeline

By Deborah Bilardi

The sections in italics are quotes from the By-Laws. *Additional Nominations: Additional nominations may be made by written petition addressed to the Secretary. Such petitions must be received by the Secretary no later than 45 days prior to the Annual Election and be signed by 3 members of the Club in good standing. Each petition must be accompanied by the written acceptance of each such additional nominee, signifying his/her willingness to be a candidate. No person shall be a candidate for more than 1 office, and the additional nominations may be made only from among those members who have not accepted a nomination from the Nominating Committee; except that a candidate for Delegate to the American Kennel Club shall not thereby be excluded from also being a candidate for I of the 5 Club offices. Here is a link to our By-Laws on the Club Website: http://clubs.akc.org/iwsc/bylaws.htm

http://clubs.akc.org/iwsc/bylaws.htm


Specialty Spotlight

By Dorothy Line

As the time for the next specialty draws closer and closer we here in California are busy as bees. Lots of exciting news on the horizon!

WC/WCX trials

We have an awesome site for our WC/WCX trials! This year we have decided to put the field trials in the middle of the show week schedule to highlight the fact that we have working gun dogs. This will also allow us to have some judge‘s education in the field as well!

The site is in an area about an hour‘s drive east from the host hotel called Denverton. It is located in the north part of the Suisun Marsh. This site was entirely developed for and is used for training retrievers.

Suisun Marsh

We will also have tryouts for the Bird Dog Match there. The idea of the Bird Dog Match originated at the Pacific Northwest regional show (IWSCOPS) and we thought it was such a wonderful idea we wanted to bring it to another National Specialty show as well.

To qualify for the Bird Dog Match your dog must either already have a hunting title or successfully get a pigeon and bring it back over the line to you.

We have some very special awards for the Best Puppies, Best of Breed and Best of Opposite in the Bird Dog Match! Sign ups for the Bird Dog Match will take place at the Specialty when you come.

Going once, going twice…sold!

This year at the Eukanuba dog show I had the opportunity to sit and chat with Greg Siner. We have lots of neat things already collected for our auction and he and I spoke at length about the Specialty

auctions in past years.

I was surprised to learn that the very first auction was held in the backyard of Greg‘s home in Monument, New Jersey back in the early 80‘s after the National Specialty. According to Greg, when asked by Bud Heiny what should be done with the proceeds from the auction Greg said, ―Donate it to the IWS Rescue Fund―. Much has changed in the last 25 or so years, but the one thing that has remained constant has been our ever so lively and always entertaining auctioneer. Greg has not missed an auction in all that time! So hats off to Greg for his undying commitment and generosity to the club! Greg, you are one in a million and we thank you!

Also we have been so very blessed with donations for this year‘s auction! At present we are poring thru six boxes of fabulous IWS items that have been recently donated. When we get everything out and quit oohing and aahing over them I will get some photos of a few of the items for the IWS list. As a teaser, I will tell you that we now have TWO of the Lois Pasley IWS dolls that everyone loves. These dolls are made by Lois using her own copyrighted patterns and are amazing. Lois is now disabled and will not be making anymore of these dolls so if you can get your hands on one, hang on tight!

“So hats off to Greg for his undying commitment and generosity to the

club! Greg, you are one in a million and we thank you!”

2011 National Specialty Update

Original Lois Pasley IWS doll


Thanks to everyone for their generosity! It‘s this kind of generous spirit that makes our Specialites so very special. We have been promised some original IWS art as well and I am eagerly looking forward to that!

Cabela‘s have also been quite generous. They sent, among other things, a nice pair of $275.00 field binoculars!

While at the Eukanuba dog show I hit up the vendors for donations and came home with a 250.00 pair of Krembs scissors!! Let me tell you, they are like BUTTA!!! Man are they nice, even if I weren‘t a scissor junkie I would buy a pair or five of these. Interesting story about Krembs shears, it seems James Krembs has sold to beauty salons for years and was quite happy doing that…then he married a dog groomer. Boy did his life change! Now he can be found most weekends at the dog shows, selling his new line of grooming shears. And they are remarkable!

Who says there‘s no free lunch (or dinner)?? Not us!!

I am very excited to announce our next raffle! We have five national chain restaurants that have all been kind enough to donate $50.00 gift cards!!! Get your tickets now and eat free for five days in a row!!! Our Restaurant Raffle is now underway and consists of $50.00 gift cards from:

The Olive Garden

The Red Lobster

Chili‘s

The Cheesecake Factory

P.F. Chang‘s

One lucky person will win free lunch or dinner for two at all five restaurants! Yumola!!! Is your mouth watering yet? Well get this! Not only do we have the Restaurant Raffle going for these five nifty establishments, we also received some smaller donations from other national chain restaurants as well! After the Restaurant Raffle winner is announced we will be drawing names from the remaining raffle tickets to give away gift cards to places like Applebee‘s and the California Pizza Kitchen!!! So get your tickets now!

Go to our Specialty website at:

http://www.iwsca2011.com/index.html

And click on the ―Store‖ tab, then click on the ―Raffles‖ tab to find printable tickets. Print up as many as you want to buy, fill them out and send them and your check (made out to IWSCA) to me at:

Dorothy Line 2309 24th St. Bakersfield, CA., 93301

On other notes… Lisa Shaw Readings are now available through email! So for those of you that wanted a reading but knew you wouldn‘t be able to make it to the Specialty she has been gracious enough to offer our $20.00 Specialty Fund Raiser Pet Readings through emails! I have been offering them to my grooming clients and it has been very successful. Contact me at 661-631-2424 to schedule yours now!

The Specialty tee shirts have been selling like crazy. If you are thinking of ordering one you might want to get cracking before your size runs out.

Catalog ads. We are ready to start taking catalog ads. The deadline is a bit earlier than usual so check out the information on catalog ads on the website at:

http://www.iwsca2011.com/index.html

Click the ―Miscellaneous‖ tab then click the ―Catalog ads‖ tab for pricing information and instructions. The deadline this year is April 1, 2011.

So in closing for this edition of the Specialty Spotlight:

The WC/WCX trials will be held in Denverton, Ca. at the Suisun Marsh complete with judges education and a Bird Dog Match.

Our auction items are stacking up and looking wonderful!!!

Get your tickets for the Restaurant Raffle and drawing afterward.

Don‘t forget to order your tee shirts before they are all gone.

Contact me at 661-631-2424 to schedule a pet reading with Lisa Shaw via email.

Get your catalog ads submitted by April 1, 2011.

Looking forward to seeing you in May!!

2011 National Specialty Update — continued

“Don’t forget to order your tee shirts before they are all gone.”


The year 2010 is already at its end. It was a special year in different areas. There were highs and lows on personal and dog region. Our Eamon, Saracen Eminently Eamon.nl, trialer (Imp. USA), is almost 11 years old and already two years 'retired'. It is a shame that time flies and nothing stays the same. Although I work a lot with gun dogs by my instructing at the KNJV Training group for Gundogs, it itches with me to have my own dog to train again for the gundog work. A highlight on dog area was that a long cherished wish of mine came true. Actually halfway through the year 2010, on July 3rd 2010 Realta's Double Star, first name Myra, was born in the Realta Kennel of Rosemary Sexton in America! In 2005 already, I have met Rosemary, during my visit to the IWSCA Specialty show. In 2006 I met her again during my short stay at her kennel in Minnesota, to collect puppy Realta Star Fynder, called Tosca, with her new owner. I was very impressed with the way Rose-mary dealt conscientiously with the puppies from the start. The touch is already stimulated, balance and motor skills is en-couraged through the provision of various attributes in the puppy pen, etc. Also excellent socialization is done and a lot of preparation work for future gun dog work. Obviously I found the dam as Realta's Supernova, aka "Nova" a very nice and beautiful Irish Water Spaniel which I already watched at the WCX Tests and training with the breeder. I am used to watch gun dog work with 'European' eyes be-cause of the Dutch participation in gundog tests, trials and working tests. Also because of my participation in the Breed confined Working tests in England for several years. The con-cerned American tests vary with what is expected in England and the Netherlands. (Terrain and way of handling and inde-pendency of gundog work and the rules of the tests, differ). During the American pursuit test it is very good to see - be-sides the high performance - that Nova has achieved a lot and what she has to offer. The stud dog, Eire's Murphee Mullownee is, like Nova, a nice gundog and has been invited to participate in the highest Test for Retrievers in America, the Master National. As far as I know, the dogs have to qualify for this invitation, by gaining the

title of Master Hunter (MH). I hope that their offspring will have as much working abilities as their parents have. I am really looking forward to getting started with our Myra. The very be-ginning has been promising, so I am hopeful.

I am also pleased that both parents have passed the CHIC program. Warranty on live stock can never be given, but the fact that an animal will develop an inherited disease is thus reduced as the ancestors have been tested as normal. Now regarding the date of birth: Myra's birthday, 3rd of July 2010 is a very special date for us because my parents-in -law owned their 1st IWS bitch, which was born on July 3rd, 1963 (Florence 1963-1976 or Annagh-Imp. Ireland). "Florry" was my first introduction to the IWS. This seems a coincidence but Ch. Fynder the Rose of Murroe, named "Roisin" (Imp. UK), our other, current female was born on November 28th 2004. The same birthday date of my late dog, Int. Ch. Killimuck Maolagain Maigue, trialer, which I had in co-ownership with Miss. A. ter Kuile. Perhaps predestined? Myra is doing well at home with our 2 other Irishers. After a few days they were already accustomed to each other and Roisin is raising her well. Myra runs already rapidly along with the 2 adult dogs, while I am walking them. Even with the salty, cold Oosterschelde water in Zeeland (NL.)

What is a date?

By Anja Mets

Myra puppy, 9 weeks old, with dove © A. Mets

Continued on the bottom of page 15


she has been introduced. This is quite different from the warm fresh water lake in Zimmerman, Minnesota, where Rosemary taught her to swim with her littermates. It was late August and very hot weather, at the moment I collected Myra with my eld-est son, Thijs. So very different with the temperature in the

Netherlands. The flight of eight hours, went smoothly. Myra, 8 weeks old, was in the cab in a dedicated bag. Careful preparation of breeder Rosemary, for the special microchip and of all the needed paperwork for export to and import in Europe of the puppy, collecting Myra has become a warm memory. Thank you again, Rosemary! Once home, Myra was soon examined by our veterinarian and fully approved. Her puppy shots are already behind us. Let's grow and learn a

lot.

What is a date? - Continued

“The AKC will allow the suffix ...MNH for any dog that

passes the Master National Retriever test three times..”

The 2010 AKC/EUKANUBA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP is behind us and we can be proud of the IWS representation. Congratulations to all who were given the honor to be invited and those who were able to participate. We have the privilege of having one of our own Greg Siner winning the Sporting Dog Breeder of the Year. Greg has made a great contribution to the breed with some of the top winning dogs of all times bred by him. Thank you Greg for your beautiful presentation of our beloved IWS. On January 23, 2011 ABC will televise the show, you can check your local ABC network listings for pro-gram times. It was not possible for me to attend the meeting at Long Beach but a common thread is a concern to create ways to increase revenue. The AKC has appointed Lisa Gonzalez to a newly created position of vice president of Marketing and Communi-cations. She has an extensive background in marketing, with over twenty years experience in brand marketing and sales. Her main focus will be increasing registrations and Canine Partners enrollments, in line with the AKC mission to promote responsible dog ownership. The AKC will allow the suffix title "Master National Hunter" MNH for any dog that passes the Master National Retriever test three times, effective December 1, 2010. Dogs passing the Master National Test more that three times will have this accomplishment recorded by a numeric designation behind

the title. Example would be if the dog passes six times the title would be MNH6. The AKC and the CFA held their second Meet the Breeds in New York it is considered the world's largest showcase of dogs and cats. Over 39,000 people attended this event with participation of 200 dog and cat breeders. The breed clubs make this event possible and many thanks to those who were able to represent the IWSCA. We all are aware of dog show conformation entries going down. What is interesting is performance entries have been growing. It is predicted that in the not to distant future perform-ance entries will represent half the entries. To the IWS owner this is not surprising because we have such a versatile breed. We can be very proud of the fact so many of our "performance" dogs are breed Champions as well. Happy New Year!

Eukanuba National Championship

By Evelyn Van Uden

Delegate’s Report


Rescue continues to put together the tools and processes we need to function more easily and allow volunteers to have consistent direction as to how to deal with Irish Water Spaniels in need of a new home. Most recently, we helped Otis find his new forever home and both the breeder and Rescue will continue to

monitor that transition.

Over the past several months, the IWSCA and its members have expressed concerns for a number of shelter dogs identified or otherwise thought to be Irish Water Spaniels. I assure you that I have similar concerns and attempt to work to identify the breed and offer assistance to shelters should we suspect that they have an Irish Water Spaniel. We also attempt to coordinate with other purebred rescue organizations, most frequently the American Water Spaniel Rescue. We are never, however, in a position to force shelters or other rescues to do as we wish. They are responsible for the animals in their charge and, while we frequently get great assistance and cooperation, sometimes we

are simply unable to be involved.

One of the trends of which I have gotten wind but been unable to delve into in great detail is that some AKC breed clubs are abandoning (at least in my mind) their rescue efforts to a separate organization. Jim Rubin and I discussed this at some length earlier this year but I have not yet been able to spend enough time to understand it fully. This is the case with the American Water Spaniel breed—the AKC breed club does not have a rescue effort any more. It is handled by a separate

organization.

For the most part, I believe, this is being done for reasons of liability and/or politics. To some extent, it appears the AKC may be supporting the move. I‘m not convinced that this is a benefit to our dogs or our breed and believe IWSCA should resist such a change. It seems to me that this can allow breeders, as members of the parent club or otherwise, to put off responsibility for dogs left homeless to a different organization and group of people. Equally, breeders could reasonably argue the Club is not doing enough to support their hard work. Our current structure promotes both cooperation and responsibility. And while you may think such shirking won't happen with our dedicated people, such an organizational change allows it to happen. I am seeing decreased responsibility and responsiveness in the new, separate organizations where they already exist. Perhaps this is because they are new organizations, but many of their leaders have participated in breed rescue for a number of years and, yet,

they are still coming up short.

I‘d like to invite Club Members (hopefully with more knowledge than I about the AKC's thinking and/or some legal and liability experience), including our Breeders, to help develop an IWSCA policy position on Rescue and breed clubs. The AKC needs to hear from us. At a minimum, they need to be informed of the

consequences to our breed and others, of supporting the separation of Rescue from Parent Clubs. Please contact me directly (email works best – [email protected]) to sign

up.

I‘d also like to give IWSCA members an example of the identification issues we face regularly. Daphne was identified as an Irish Water Spaniel on an Internet site. I contacted that group, providing a copy of our one-page IWS description and requested a photo of Daphne, as one was not available on the site. You can imagine my surprise when I realized that Daphne was the short-haired spotted variety of Irish Water Spaniel. She is now identified

on that site as an American Water Spaniel.

Ish-Ka was also identified as an Irish Water Spaniel on an Internet site. She resembled one of the brown curly dogs, even if we couldn‘t really tell from the photo which she might be. Dorothy Line contacted the shelter and was informed that the shelter director, to her credit, had gone to the expense of providing a DNA sample to identify Ish-Ka‘s breed. She came back as 75% poodle and 25% ‗other.‘ A Doodle, apparently, made her placement in California much easier for the shelter and she now

has a home.

Finally, Lisa Schaitberger has been trying to follow up on Tucker, identified as an American Water Spaniel mix at a shelter in Minnesota. She has emailed, called, and left messages but cannot get a return call. Whatever the reason, we cannot dispatch anyone (our closest contact is likely 2 hours away without the bad weather conditions that currently exist up there) without some reasonable expectation of the shelter being open and the dog being there. We have also notified American Water Spaniel Rescue, as experienced AWS folks have indicated they believe Tucker to a purebred AWS, to try to get them to intercede. Even if they do, likely they will get the same lack of response as Lisa has

to date.

So, it‘s simply not always as straightforward and easy as simply making a call or two and working to identify and handle these dogs and situations. We are all doing our best, as is each one of our members and friends, to support any Irish Water Spaniel that may find itself homeless. We will continue to do so regardless or

the barriers that may exist.

Should you find someone with an issue identifying a dog that could be any of several curly brown dogs, consider providing the following link to the American Water Spaniel Field Association‘s

―Confusing Brown Dogs‖ information page.

http://www.awsfa.org/Articles/Rescue%20-%20confusing%

20dogs.htm

Of course, any of the IWSCA Rescue Team are always willing to

help, as well.

Water Spaniels With Experience

By Susanne Hogan

Identification Issues


Northeast Report

By Tara Darling

We had a wonderful public relations (PR) Event in the northeast. Meet the Breeds was held in New York. Mindy Garbarino, Lindy Williams, Carol Scott and I came to man the booth. They were very long days for the dogs but Laz, Maeve, and Sayriel made it though day one with tons of kisses and tail wags for all. Day two we were short a dog, so Chaos and Wicca tried their best to handle the crowds. At one point Chaos was asleep on the table except for his tail that keep wagging as people stroked him. I would like to thank the folks who trekked into the city with their dogs to do such a great job. Jim Rubin and Pat Welch stopped by the booth and gave some support and much needed breaks. Thank you to them

too.

Another PR event Dogs 101 aired. It featured some of our NE guys. My Chaos and Maeve got to do the outlines, while Kim and her crew of Fiona and Selchie got to go swimming. I think

we did a great job showing the breed.

Obedience :

C. Rathbun‘s Ch Irishmist Fistfull Dollars picked up a 1st and

2nd in Utility B at the Hamburg Shows.

Conformation: Springfield Sat - BOB Ch D‘Locks St James Gate CD JH (Jim Rubin) BOS Ch Whistlestops Wind on Fire (Greg Siner) Sun - WB Mallyree Contessa at Pooles Ide BOB Ch Whistlestops Wind on Fire

BOS CH D‘Locks St James Gate CD

Fitchburg Sat - WD/BOS Mallyree Here comes the Son (Alice Getchell) WB Jaybrens Pacific Lucky Lady

BOB Group 3 Ch Whistlestops Wind on Fire Sun - WB Mallyree Contessa at Pooles Ide BOB Ch Whistlestops Wind on Fire

BOS Ch D‘Locks St James Gate CD JH

RI Cluster

Thrus: BOB Ch D‘Locks St James Gate CD JH

BOS Ch Whistlestops Wind on Fire

Fri: BOB Ch D‘Locks St James Gate CD JH

BOS Ch Mallyree Rosa A. Mhara (Pam Manus)

Sat WD Mallyree Here comes the Son

Puppy Group 4/WB Poole‘s Ide First Night (Greg Siner)

BOB Ch D‘Locks St James Gate CD JH

BOS Ch Whistlestops Wind on Fire

Other News: Maddy (CH C-ATCH 2 Muddywaters Isle of Madaket CD, JH, RA, TDIA, NAP, NJP, WC) received her Rally Advanced title in August at Cantebury NH; WC title in August at West Thompson, CT; JH title in September at Woodstock, CT; and

is now an All Around IWS.

Harley (Mallyree Here Comes the Son) was awarded his Rally

novice title in August at Canterbury, NH

Natlie Weismann reports that at the Hudson Valley Apdt Rally Ch. Castlehill's Opal Juliette picked up 2 extra ARCHMASTER Legs by triple qualifying in levels 1, 2 and 3 at both trials taking 5 placements out of 6 runs. Ch. Castlehill's Knight Sir Jared was entered in Veterans. He took 2 first places and won High Scoring Therapy Dog at the Trial. This was the first time he had been out since he finished his ARCHMASTER in May. He

is now 11.


Mid-Atlantic Report By Hannah Loonsk

News from Shari Conley and Siri Siri (the notorious rescue) ate a large Granny Smith Apple on December 15th! Shari assures us that she does

feed her.

Congratulations to Marilyn Cantrell, Mickey, and Shayla! Ballyhoo‘s Juicy Plum RE CGC ―Shayla‖ earned her third RE leg on

October 30th at Middleburg Kennel Club to finish the year by getting all three rally titles. Ch Mickey McGuire RE NA NAJ CGC ―Mickey‖ enthusiastically earned his third agility leg for Novice JWW on Dec 10th at the Oriole Dog Training Club. He obtained his title with three first place finishes! Happy Holidays from Bonny Wilson, Polly, and Lizzie! Bonny and her two dogs, Polly and her sister Lizzie the Golden Retriever, send you warm holiday greetings. Pictured at the right is their Christmas letter shot. Apparently it was quite difficult to keep them still! Mid-Atlantic Group Challenge Remember the Mid-Atlantic Group Challenge to all you Irishers! March 4-6 is Maryland Sporting Dog with three days of rally, obedience and breed showing. Larry Berg is the supported entry breed judge for Saturday and Dr. Steven

Herman is the Sunday judge. Both are provisional IWS judges – let‘s give them a great representation of our breed. And, wait until you see the amazing prizes for everyone that shows! Contact Marilyn Cantrell with any questions.

Got News? If you have done something exciting or fun with your Irish Water Spaniel recently, the club wants to hear about it! Please send your news, brags, announcements, show results and stories to Hannah Loonsk at [email protected] for the next Mid-Atlantic Regional report.

Midwest Report

Winter is here, the snows and blizzards have come. The upper MidWest is again the ‗frozen tundra‘. Unfortunately showing and performance events have , at best, ground to a slow crawl. No reports were sent in. Hopefully things will pick up in the new year.

But for now, the only report I have to share are memories of pheasant hunting. Yes, pheasant hunting last week after a blizzard swept through Minnesota and deposited around 10.5‖ of snow 20 miles north of us at our favorite hunting ground. Last week Bob and I braved the cold and snow and took some of our young ones out hunting. What was interesting was how well the Irish coats, which are supposed to repel (liquid) water, repelled (frozen) water. All the snow stayed on top of the coat while the dog stayed warm underneath. And those big spreading feet? In past years we have had problems with snow balling up between the toes. But this year we liberally slathered on ―Musher‘s Secret‖ and, voila, no foot issues! On

page 9 and to the right are photos of Katie (Aquashores Saracen Falling Waters ―Katie‖) working really, really hard for her pheasants. We were hunting in short sorghum in which the snow was hip to over waist deep. The dogs would alternately launch themselves up on top of the snow or burrow under the sorghum. They used which ever technique got the pheasants out the best.

Have a good and safe holiday season and new year!

By Susan Sarracino-Deihl


Northwest Report

By Colleen McDaniel

As this year draws to an end, there is much to reflect back on.

And there is also much to look forward to.

Here in the NW we have had many conversations about what 2011 will look like. We have become a victim of our own success. It now takes 10 class dogs to just get a three point major. And we need 7 class bitches. I don‘t believe anyone really knows how the formula works that AKC uses to determine point schedules but the perfect storm has occurred here. Probably because of the IWSCOPS yearly specialty and the support of other shows in this area we have slowly driven the required number of dogs up and up. We have been able to support these shows because we have many very active IWS owners in this area. But we now find ourselves with looking at almost impossible numbers at the same time that we have finished almost all the dogs we show in this area and there is not

a large group of up and coming puppies.

In October many of the NW people traveled to California to support the entry at Del Valle. All the points available at those four shows came back to the NW. It would be easy to say that is great for the NW IWS but that is short sighted. Currently it only takes four dogs to make a major in CA. With dogs coming in from the outside area, the entries go up and that mystical formula that AKC uses gets pushed. Add that this year‘s National will also bring in outside IWS and it could have an impact on the point schedule for CA. And it hurts an area that does not have a strong population to support their own shows if outside dogs come in.

But, alas, it is what it is.

Many in the NW have continued to dedicate themselves to the various performance events and some are trying new venues. Martha Jordan and her boy, Gromit, just competed in their first agility trial and got a double Q with a first and second place. Martha said she did enjoy it but has not been bitten by the agility

bug (yet).

We have had two special gatherings of the clan. One was an informal dinner with the guest of honor being Judith Carruthers from England. It was a relaxing evening with many of the IWS dropping by to say hello. And more recently we had the annual Christmas party. It was the first time we had it on a Sunday. That was because many of us had dog events to attend on Saturday. Once again the food was wonderful, the camaraderie heartfelt

and the gift exchange lively.

As the year ends I would like to acknowledge a very hard working team, Stacy and Keegan. Keegan started the year with a Best in Show and ended with a total of seven all-breed Bests, one Sporting Dog Best and two Specialty wins. He was able to get a Group One 23 times and 51 Group Placements including a Group Two at Westminster. He ended up being # 1 IWS both breed and group and has been #5 Sporting Dog most of the year. He did

take the month of November off and that may move him to #6 when the final numbers are posted. But I would say that the team has done very, very well in representing our breed this year. And as icing on Keegan‘s cake, he achieved Top-Producer status by having five of his get from the first litter he sired complete their championships by 16 months of age. Few people know the amount of work it takes to get this kind of record and we should

all be proud of the Stacy/Keegan team.

We have many performance teams to be proud of. No one can help but feel proud of team Nike and Christine. To actually complete the Master National is a first for an IWS. It is sad that they did not get that final passing score to mark the effort and accomplishment but that takes nothing away from the pride we all feel. And team Joey with Andy also set a first in field. Joey was the first IWS to ever run The Grand. He did not complete the test

but he left many people talking about his talent.

I believe the team that would get the ―all-around‖ performance team would have to be Lorcan and Bill. It would be easier to identify the venues they did not compete successfully in together this year. I am not sure which of the two would get the most credit. And maybe that is the key to their success. They are a

team and balance one another. Well done guys, well done.

May the New Year bring peace to all and success to those that

try.

“...the guest of honor being Judith Carruthers from

England.”

Calling all Shutterbugs!

Celebrate the life and activities or your wonderful IWS by sharing your IWS photos. The 2012 edition of the IWS

calendar is starting up with a call for photos. Capture the moments you treasure and enjoy with your Irish Water Spaniel

and submit them for consideration for the calendar. The process of collecting photos and assembling the calendar

takes months so submit your photos now. The usual cut off

date is at the end of the summer.

Photos can be submitted electronically by attaching them to an e-mail, preferably 1MG in size. Submit to

[email protected], and [email protected]. Hard copy photos can be sent to 6226 Woodlawn Ave N,

Seattle, WA 98103. All photos will be returned in the end.

Questions? Call Colleen Morgan, 206-524-4841, or e-mail

[email protected]

Thanks to everyone who supported the 2011 IWS calendar


Greetings everyone and Hope you had Happy Holidays! I‘m sure everyone is resting comfortably now that the December shows are finished and the New Year has begun. 2011 National We have some very busy bees in the Southwest preparing our upcoming National Specialty so be sure and catch Dorothy Line’s Report in the newsletter. I‘m hoping for a wonderful gathering this spring! Mult BIS BISS CH Poole’s Ide Bonnie Brook CGC - Group

1 - photo permission by Carol Beauchat,

In Del Mar, Ca, on the 17th of October, our special girl, Bonnie, beautifully handled by Jen Isley, swept up a Group 1 under Judge Anthy DiNardo. The BIS ring was full of tough competition (BIS won by Molly, Mult Bis Pembroke Corgi). Bonnie and Jen put on their ―BEST for the BEST‖ and we are

very proud of them.

We are looking to see more Best in Shows out of this girl.

Bonnie is proudly owned by Sally Lewis and Lois MacDonald

of Altadena, Ca. and……breaking news…….drum roll…..

Lois Macdonald returns home from Iraq - Sally and Bonnie

anxiously awaited Lois‘s return from Iraq on December 23rd.

Lois, thank you for serving our country and giving us your best!!! We love you and your SW crew is wishing you the happiest holiday ever!

Does Bonnie have a press agent?

I think so, at least unofficially!

I want to also take a sentence to thank Florence Blecher, Bonnie‘s behind-the-scene press chairperson …..who sends me little notes when the ―Bonster‖ steps out into the show scene. Florence has been on this task since Bonnie was a baby and believe me, it doesn‘t go unnoticed. Thank you so

much! I love getting the ―word‖!

Harvest Moon Classic October 21st – October 25th –

Supported Entry and our Annual Fun Event

Formerly known as ―Del Valle‖, this year two kennel clubs, Skyline Dog Fanciers of San Mateo and Del Valle Dog Club joined together for 5 days of competition, with 4 days of All Breed and 1 day of Specialties featuring Conformation, Agility, and Obedience. The venue is large, but beautiful on the Alameda County Fairgrounds and ranks itself as one of the

largest dog shows in the country.

For the Irish Water Spaniel people it is a time for gathering, sharing information, grooming and eating, and eating and

eating! All IWS and their families come from near and far.

Thank you Dorothy, Michelle and Allana for working with me

on the event.

Thank you, Sharon Moreland, Jenn Lego, Kathy Dassel, and Kathi Fortmann, for coming and cheering us on and having

our Specialty Meeting!

Colleen worked on and prepared a great Judges Education workshop for all of us, including daily handouts and worksheets giving us something to look for each day as the group of dogs were presented. It was very thought provoking

and for those on the sidelines, it stimulated discussion and conversation into the structure and movement of the Irish

Water Spaniel.

Special Thanks !!!! I mean HUGE thanks to our travelers who made our majors and really made this show a success. From Washington, Oregon and Utah they came to put some titles on their dogs and join in the fun. Colleen McDaniel, Tammy Walker, Stacy Duncan, Patrice Dodd, Bethany Urban, Brenda Farmer, and Nancy Wiley joined in and put together our

Majors. I can‘t thank you all enough!

We had one major conflict, however, that I take responsibility for not making other arrangements, and that is that on our Supported Entry Day, conformation conflicted with obedience and neither Rainie nor Merlin were able to show. My apologies

to Hazel and Colleen!

Although this year brought us rain, which is rare, it also brought us new dogs to show:

Welcoming our new baby puppy, Debbie and Tony Bilardi‘s Tristan, Cat’s ‘N’ Cavan Tristan O’Tynan, who celebrated his 6 month birthday on the 24th, his first show date , and

Southwest Report

By Liz Liddle


Michelle (retired, but joining in for the party!)

Hazel and John Reynolds with Jazz and Rainie,

Patrice Dodd with Cooper and

Tooey,

Bethany Urban with Riley,

Tammy Walker with Mowgli and

Cameo,

Stacy Duncan with Annah and

Keegan,

Sally and Lois‘ Bonnie with Jen

Isley,

Jenn Lego with Barley and Curry, (Curry is training in agility and

ready!)

Allana Kew and Michelle Rickmond with Wasabi (handled

by Kelly Shane) and Doolin‘ the showin‘ and goin‘ puppy boy Newfie,

Michelle Cummings with Bella,

Colleen McDaniel with Merlin and Caden,

Brenda and Michael Farmer‘s girl, Byrdie with handler, Erin

(Brenda and Mike, we missed you!),

Nancy Wiley‘s boy, MacDuff (my personal sweetheart!) (Nancy and Marsha we missed you, too!) ( I sincerely hope I didn‘t leave anyone out!) Out of that we came away with: Keegan, GCH Poole’s Ide Got Water RN, (4) BOB, a group One and a Group Three, owned by Stacy Duncan, Colleen McDaniel, Cathy Shelby,

Greg Siner

Bonnie, Ch Poole’s Ide Bonnie Brook, (2) BOS, owned by Sally Lewis and Lois MacDonald, handled

by Jennifer Isley

Wasabi, Ch Poole’s Ide Freewater, (3) AOM, (3) Select, owned by Allana Key, Michelle Rickmond,

handled by Kelly Shane

Bella, Ch Whistle Stop’s Wind On The Water, (4) Selects,

that is a ―Select‖ each day!, owned by Michelle Cummings

Annah, Ch Whistlestop’s Fire and Ice, (2) BOS, owned by

Stacy Duncan and Colleen McDaniel

Tooey, Ch Stanegate Second Thoughts, WB, (2)RWB, A new CHAMPION!, owned by Patrice Dodd and Colleen

McDaniel

Riley, Ch Whistlestop’s Riley on Fire, (Ch earned after this show) AOM, (3)WB and (2)BOW, 3 point Major, 4 pt Major,

owned by Tom and Bethany Urban

Cooper, Realta’s Rosario Cooper JH, WD, BOW, a first

Major, 4 pts

Mowgli, Ch Realta’s Bear Necessities of Yo-Yo RA (Ch

earned after this show), (2)WD, BOW, RWD, (2) 3 pt Majors

MacDuff, Mystic MacDuff O Casey, RWD, owned by Nancy

Wiley

Caden, Jaybren’s O’Whistlestop Cadence, WD, 4 pts,

owned by Colleen McDaniel

Rainie, Waybar’s Never Rainie in So Calif, RWB, owned by

Hazel and John Reynolds

Merlin, Ch Whistle Stop’s Elements of Magic CD RN, earned his 3rd leg in Novice. That‘s quite a title for 15 months

Southwest Report - Continued

Cooper

Riley

Byrdie

Jenn Wasabi

Tooey

MacDuff

Mowgli

Barley

Wasabi & Doolin’


old !!! owned by Colleen McDaniel. That‘s a lot of winning!!!!

Yeah!

How about diversity? Did you notice the kennels

represented? Pretty awesome!

Whistle Stop, Waybar, Jaybren, Mystic, Realta, Stanegate, Poole’s Ide, Cat’s

All in all, from the puppy to the big guys, our Judges saw some of the best temperaments and beautifully presented Irish Water Spaniels. Thank you to all who attended! You made this a very special event!

In Memory of...Patrick, CH Cat’s Idyll’s Reminiscence…

Kathy Dassel was presented a beautiful Russ Dodd creation in

memory of her boy, her heart, Patrick. Our thoughts go out to

you Kathy, from all of your many, many Irish Water Spaniel

friends. Thank you, Michelle Cummings for putting this

together and Russ Dodd for the photo work and beautiful

presentation of Patrick. We all miss him!

AKC/Eukanuba The View from Eukanuba….by Dorothy Line!

(Dorothy was there on Sunday)

After showing all day and working the Meet the Breeds booth, we all walked down to a restaurant by the water and ate outside on the patio. It was really nice as we watched the parade of boats decorated with Christmas lights cruise by

during dinner.

Jody Dushkes and her girl, Kerry, helped at the booth on Saturday as did Florence with with Jezzy and Sally Lewis with

River. On Sunday, Michelle and I (mostly Michelle) held down the fort again with Jezzy and River as our breed ambassadors. I spent a lot of my time going from booth to booth getting donations for our Specialty auction. I came home with an awesome pair of $250.00 Krembs scissors for the auction and a fistful of biz cards from others that will donate after I send

them a letter. (Yippee!!!)

I got to watch Liz Weaver run in agility and got to visit with Karen Blessing and learned a little something about agility.

I‘m seriously considering giving it a try with Jaxon.

We got to watch Greg Siner in the Best in Show ring along with the other nominees for Breeder of the Year. It is such an honor to even be nominated and we were so very proud of

him!

Michelle‘s girl, Bella took BOS and I heard she looked absolutely stunning. She is an amazing girl and will go far, I

am sure!

The Results from Kennel Club of Beverly Hills, Los Encinos Kennel Club and Long Beach Kennel Club –

Michelle Cummings (results were the same all 3 days)

BOB: Keegan, GCH Poole’s Ide Got Water RN, Owned by: Stacy Duncan, Colleen McDaniel, Cathy Shelby & Greg

Siner

BOS: Annah, CH Whistlestop’s Fire & Ice, Owned by

Stacy Duncan & Colleen McDaniel

SELECT: Bella, CH Whistle Stop’s Wind on the Water,

Owned by Michelle Cummings

AKC Eukanuba National

BOB: Keegan, GCH Poole’s Ide Got Water RN, Owned by: Stacy Duncan, Colleen McDaniel, Cathy Shelby & Greg

Siner

BOS: Bella, CH Whistle Stop’s Wind on the Water,

Owned by Michelle Cummings

AOM: Bonnie CH Poole’s Ide Bonnie Brook, Owned by

Sally Lewis & Lois MacDonald

BOBBE: Annah, CH Whistlestop’s Fire & Ice, Owned by

Stacy Duncan & Colleen McDaniel

A Very Special Moment!

Southwest Report - Continued


By Elizabeth Weaver

New Titles – Sept

Champion

CH Jaybren's Noble Lass Of Taoide 21-Jan-04 James Hugh Smith

CH Taoide Travis O'Whistlestop CD JH James F Brennan

CH Poole's Ide Jaybren Jazwater CD RN JH

Companion Dog

Araglin's C The Magic Go On CD NAP 17-May-02 Allan Chappell

CH Castlehill's I.M. Quintessential CD NA NAJ Allan B Chappell

Castlehill's D'Araglin's Meeghan CD

Junior Hunter

CH Muddy Waters Isle Of Madaket CD RA JH NAP NJP 18-Mar-01 Alice Getchell & Paul Getchell

CH Mole End Hucknall Diane L Wacker

CH Muddywatersbagladyo'birdhill CDX

Novice Agility

Mole End One And Only NA AXJ NF 13-Nov-06 Elizabeth Weaver & Jennifer Weaver

Castlehill's Journey Downunder Elizabeth Weaver & Jennifer Weaver

CH Mole End Incandescent MX AXJ OF

Master Agility Excellent Preferred 3

CH MACH Madcap's Way To My Heart UD RE JH MXP3 PAX XF 10-Jun-01 Stephanie O'Reilly & Betty Wathne

CH Castlehill's Fynder's Keepers CD Susan Tapp & Betty L Wathne

CH Madcap's Brilliant Virtue CD

Novice Agility Jumper

CH Irish Mist's Mickey Mcguire RA NAJ 5-Dec-04 Marilyn Cantrell & Will Cantrell

CH Ildanoch Guns Of Navarone CD RN NA OAJ OAP OJP Evelyn M Van Uden

CH I M Lira Lira On The Wall

Excellent Agility Jumper

Mole End One And Only AXJ NF 13-Nov-06 Elizabeth Weaver & Jennifer Weaver



Master Excellent Jumper Preferred 3

CH MACH Madcap's Way To My Heart UD RE JH MXP3 MJP3 PAX XF 10-Jun-01 Stephanie O'Reilly & Betty Wathne



Agility FAST Excellent

Cuardach Makes My Heart Soar RN AX AXJ XF 30-Mar-08 Stephanie O'Reilly & Jeff Rife

CH Castlehill's Magic Moment CDX Stephanie O'Reilly & Susan Tapp &

Betty Wathne

CH MACH Madcap's Way To My Heart UD RE JH MXP3 MJP3 PAX XF

Master Agility Champion

CH MACH Cuardach Blaze The Trail CD RA XF 11-Apr-06 Stephanie O'Reilly & Jeff Rife

CH Catwalks Special Case CD RA JH Stephanie O'Reilly & Betty Wathne

CH MACH Madcap's Way To My Heart UD RE JH MXP3 MJP3 PAX XF Bred By Exhibitor Award


New Titles – Oct

Champion

CH Mallyree All That Jazz 18-Jun-09 Alvin Newstadt & Marcia Newstadt

CH Poole's Ide Who'D A Thought It Marion Hopkins & Pamela J Manus

CH Mallyree Kayla A'Mhara RN

CH Realta Bear Necessities Of Yo-Yo CD RA 14-Feb-07 Mrs. Tamara J Walker

CH Whistlestop's Hula Balloo CDX RAE JH Rosemary Sexton

CH Realta's Supernova CD RN MH

CH Stanegate Second Thoughts 9-Dec-08 Colleen McDaniel & Patrice Dodd

CH Fynder Freethinker Judith Caruthers

Stanegate Sparks Will Fly

CH Whistle Stop's Oidhche Shamhna 1-Nov-07 Colleen McDaniel & Carie Taylor

CH Whistlestop's Special Agent CD RN Colleen McDaniel

CH Mystic Song O' Whistlestop CD RN JH

CH Whistle Stop's The Wind On Fire 17-Jul-09 Gregory Siner

GCH CH Poole's Ide Got Water RN Colleen McDaniel & Stacy J Duncan

CH Whistle Stop's The Wind Moriah CD RA JH

Grand Champion

GCH CH D'Locks St. James's Gate CD JH 26-May-05 R James Rubin

CH Dreadlocks Keeper O The Keys CD Lynn Musgrave

CH Ildand'lochs I Wanted Wings

Companion Dog

Waybar's Never Rainie In So Calif CD RN 28-Oct-07 Hazel Reynolds

CH Ildanoch's Casablanca CD RN JH Wayne F Murray

CH Jaybren's Miss Down South Jukin

CH Whistle Stop Winds Of Change VCD1 24-Oct-08 Debra Nezgoda

CH O'Malleigh's Mr. W S Action RN Colleen McDaniel


CH Whistle Stop's Elements Of Magic CD RN 17-Jul-09 Colleen McDaniel & Stacy J Duncan

GCH CH Poole's Ide Got Water RN Colleen McDaniel & Stacy J Duncan


Companion Dog Excellent

CH Jaybren's O'B The One For Me CDX RE 18-Jun-06 Holly N Bauman

CH Fynder Freethinker Jane Bonner & James F Brennan

CH Jaybren's Maggie May CD


New Titles – Oct - Continued

Utility Dog Excellent

CH MACH Beaufield Fern VCD3 UDX XF 31-Oct-01 Carolyn Lathrop

CH Mole-End Lager And Lime Bridget Kvarnlov & Mary Fedor

CH Beaufield Mythical Minerva

Rally Novice

CH Stanegate Second Thoughts RN 9-Dec-08 Colleen McDaniel & Patrice Dodd

CH Fynder Freethinker Judith Caruthers

Stanegate Sparks Will Fly

Waybar's Never Rainie In So Calif CD RN 28-Oct-07 Hazel Reynolds

CH Ildanoch's Casablanca CD RN JH Wayne F Murray

CH Jaybren's Miss Down South Jukin

Rally Advanced

CH Keely's Krystal Cut Gem RA 17-Mar-05 Lorna Ann Pumphrey & Timothy R Ufkes

CH Sylmar's Raindancer Lorna Ann Pumphrey & Paul H Pumphrey

CH Keely's Miss Chievous RN

Rally Excellent

Ballyhoo's Juicy Plum RE 14-Jan-05 Marilyn Cantrell & Will Cantrell

CH Beaufield John Barleycorn CD SH Judith Goonyep & Dede Selph

CH Ballyhoo's Ima Tango Dancer CD RN JH

CH Irish Mist's Mickey Mcguire RE NAJ 5-Dec-04 Marilyn Cantrell & Will Cantrell

CH Ildanoch Guns Of Navarone CD RN NA OAJ OAP OJP Evelyn M Van Uden

CH I M Lira Lira On The Wall

Junior Hunter

Ballyhoo's Legend Of Owen Marsh JH 31-Mar-08 R James Rubin

CH Realta's Galileo CD TD SH Dede Selph & Judith Goonyep

CH Ballyhoo's Janne O'Bachlach CD RN JH

Grainne's Tibbot D'Lochs JH 21-Aug-05 Larry E Spencer & Virginia B Spencer

CH D'Lochs Irish Upon A Star CD JH Larry E Spencer & Virginia B Spencer

CH Realta's Grace Under Fire CD JH

Realta's Destiny JH 16-Jun-09 Mary Ruth Calhoun

Eire's Murphee Mullownee MH Rosemary Sexton

CH Realta's Supernova CD RN MH


Submission Deadlines

Issue Deadline

March – April 2011 (Nationals Information) Feb. 15, 2011

May – June 2011 April 17, 2011

July – August 2011 (Nationals Results) June 15, 2011

September – October 2011 August 15, 2011

November –December 2011 (Holiday Theme) Oct. 15, 2011

January – February 2012 Dec. 15, 2011

New Titles – Oct - Continued

Novice Agility

CH Whistle Stop Winds Of Change VCD1 NA 24-Oct-08 Debra Nezgoda

CH O'Malleigh's Mr. W S Action RN Colleen McDaniel


Open Agility

Mole End Buoy OA NAJ 24-Mar-05 Deborah Gendel

CH Birdhill's Drip Dry O'Muddy Waters CD Elizabeth Weaver & Jennifer Weaver


Open Agility

Mole End One And Only OA AXJ NF 13-Nov-06 Elizabeth Weaver & Jennifer Weaver



Master Agility Excellent Preferred 4

CH MACH Madcap's Way To My Heart UD RE JH MXP4 MJP4

PAX XF 10-Jun-01 Stephanie O'Reilly & Betty Wathne



Excellent Agility Jumper

CH Castlehill's R Audacious Vision CD RE OA AXJ NF 11-Feb-06 Susan G. Anderson & Susan Tapp & Randal Byrd

CH Whistlestop Ropin' The Wind VCD2 MX Susan Tapp

CH Castlehill's Keeping The Magic CD RN

Master Excellent Jumper Preferred 4

CH MACH Madcap's Way To My Heart UD RE JH MXP4 MJP4

PAX XF 10-Jun-01 Stephanie O'Reilly & Betty Wathne



January 11, 2011

TO: Irish Water Spaniel Club of America – Membership

FROM: Tim Ufkes – Chair, Awards Committee

RE: New Awards Application Form

Happy New Year everyone!

It is my honor to provide you with the new and improved Awards Application. The

Awards Committee has worked hard to make this inclusive of as many of our members as

possible.

2010 was an exciting year for all of us in the breed with many new Champions and new

titles in many different venues and our expanded Awards Application will provide

acknowledgment to all of you that have worked so hard over the past year.

This letter is an explanation of the new expanded Awards Application Form that is

enclosed with this Newsletter and will also appear on both the Rattails and General IWS

lists on Yahoo.

The form has been expanded to include newly created awards in Rally, Obedience and

Agility, so take your time and review the application carefully.

The form is very straight forward and self explanatory. If you believe your dog, or bitch

has earned an award during the year, please fill out the form and include all of the

information requested. The Certificates and Awards will be filled out as submitted and

will be handed out at our National Specialty in California.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at [email protected] and I will

make certain I get back to you as soon as possible!

Thank you!

Tim Ufkes

Awards Committee Chair

Irish Water Spaniel Club of America

mailto:[email protected]

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Irish Water Spaniel Club of America AWARDS APPLICATION

(Submit separate forms for each dog)

WE will NOT be tabulating awards - only collecting data from members. If you believe your dog may qualify

for one of the following awards or certificates (except where stated that we will be obtaining the information),

please apply for it using this form ONLY. We will not accept e-mail, fax or phone requests. Awards will only

be given to members that apply by the deadline.

Events included from January 1st, 2010 to December 31

st, 2010. DEADLINE for Awards applications is:

March 31st, 2011 – NO EXCEPTIONS!

Award application must be mailed to:

Timothy R. Ufkes

2305 NW 100th

Street

Seattle, WA 98177

(inquires ONLY e-mail [email protected])

Circle Prefix Titles (titles displayed BEFORE the dogs’ name):

GCH, Ch, MACH, OTCH, CT

Circle Suffix Titles (titles displayed AFTER the dogs’ name):

Agility Titles: AJP, AX, AXJ, AXP, FTC, FTCP, MFP, MJP, MX, MXF, MXJ, MXP, NA, NAJ, NAP, NF,

NFP, NJP, OA, OAJ, OAP, OF, OFP, OJP, PAX, XF, XFP

Hunt Test Titles: JH, SH, MH

Obedience Titles: CD, CDX, UD, UDX

Rally Titles: RN, RA, RE, RAE

Tracking Titles: TD, TDX, VST

Versatility Titles: VCD1, VCD2, VCD3, VCD4

Dogs Registered Name (without title): _________________________________________________________

Dogs Call Name: ____________ Email:_____________________________ Phone: _________________

Owner(s):_________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

IMPORTANT: You must be a current member and have renewed your dues by March 31st, 2011. All co-

owners do not need to be members as long as one owner is a member on record.

Pick-up or Shipping of Awards: Awards will be available for pick-up at the Annual Awards Dinner at the

National each year. Please arrange to have your award picked up by either yourself or a friend. Those not

picked up will be shipped after the national but shipping charges will apply.

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IWSCA Awards

Conformation Awards:

Top Five IWS by Breed points - Members DO NOT need to apply for this award. We will obtain the

information from the AKC.

Top Five IWS by All Breed points - Members DO NOT need to apply for this award. We will obtain the

information from the AKC.

Cu’Chulain Best in Show Trophy - Presented to the IWS that wins their first Best in Show in 2011.

To apply for this award you must include the following information:

Show: ____________________________________________________ Date won: _______________________

Judge: _______________________________________ Handler: ______________________________

Winners Dog Award - Presented to the IWS dog that defeated the most dogs (males) on his way to completing

his championship with all points awarded in one year. To apply for this award you must include the following

information: Number of dogs (males) defeated while winning Winners Dog: ____________

Winners Bitch Award - Presented to the IWS bitch that defeated the most bitches on her way to completing

her championship with all points awarded in one year. To apply for this award you must include the following

information: Number of bitches defeated while winning Winners Bitch: __________

Outstanding Producers - Presented to a stud dog that has 5 champion get or to a brood bitch with 3 champion

get. This award is only given once when they achieve either the 5 or the 3 champions. To apply for this award

you must include the following information:

Names of Champion Get: _____________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

Marsh Brood Bitch Trophy: The Marsh Brood Bitch Trophy is a perpetual trophy awarded to the bitch

that produces the most champion offspring during the year. Members DO NOT need to apply for this award.

We will obtain the information from the AKC

Obedience Awards:

Top Novice A Obedience Winner for 2010 - Presented to the IWS who while achieving their Novice A title (CD) earns

the highest average score using their first three passes towards their CD. All passes must be in 2010.

Three Novice A Passing Scores: _______________ _______________ _____________

Top Novice B Obedience Winner for 2010 - Presented to the IWS who while achieving their Novice B title

(CD) earns the highest average score using their first three passes toward their CD. All passes must be in 2010.

Three Novice B Passing Scores______________ _______________ ____________

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Top Open A Obedience Winner for 2010 - Presented to the IWS who while achieving their Open title (CDX) earns the

highest average score using their first three passes towards their CDX. All passes must be in 2010.

Three Open scores: _______________ ________________ _________________

Top Open B Obedience Winner for 2010 - Presented to the IWS who while achieving their Open title(CDX)

earns the highest average score using their first three passes toward their CDX. All passes must be in 2010.

Three Open Scores______________ _______________ _____________________

Top Utility A Obedience Winner for 2010 - Presented to the IWS who while achieving their Utility title (UD)

earns the highest average score using their first three passes towards their UD/UDX(please delete). All passes

must be in 2010.

Three Utility scores: __________ ___________ ____________

Top Utility B Obedience Winner for 2010 - (Presented to the IWS who while achieving their Utility title (UD)

ears the highest average score using their first three passes toward their UD. All passes must be in 2010.

Three Utility B score__________ ___________ _____________

Most Combined Obedience Winner -Most passes out of Open B and Utility A or B classes (team must have

qualifying scores at the same trial in both classes)

Open B ___________ ____________ _____________(please add extra scores on another sheet)

Utility A or B ___________ ____________ _____________

Highest Combined passing score from the Open B and Utility A or B classes (team must have qualifying

scores at the same trial in both classes)

Open B___________ Utility A or B____________

Most OTCH points for the Award Calendar Year (this would replace the High Obedience Award)

Points___________

High In Trial Award - Presented to ALL IWS’s who have achieved a High in Trial in 2010. To apply for this

award you must include the following information:

HIT Score (1st one awarded in 2010): _________________ Club: _____________________________________

Top High in Trial Award - Presented to the IWS that achieves the highest score while being awarded High in

Trial. To apply for this award you must include the following information:

HIT Score: _______________ Club: ____________________________________

Rally Awards: Top Rally Novice A Winner for 2010 – Presented to the IWS who while achieving their Rally Novice A title (RN) earns

the highest average score using their first three passes towards their RN. All passes must be in 2010. In case of a tie score

the tie breaker will be placements

Three Rally Novice Passing Scores: _______________ ______________ ____________

Placement: _______________ ______________ ______________

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Top Rally Novice B Winner for 2010- Presented to the IWS who while achieving their Rally Novice B title

(RN) earns the highest average score using their first three passes towards their RN All Passes must be in 2010

Three Rally Novice Passing Scores: _______________ ______________ _____________

Placement: _______________ ______________ ______________

Top Rally Advanced A Winner for 2010 – Presented to the IWS who while achieving their Rally Advanced A title (RA)

earns the highest average score using their first three passes towards their RA. All passes must be in 2010.

Three Rally Advanced Passing Scores: _______________ ______________ _____________

Top Rally Advanced B Winner for 2010 – Presented to the IWS who while achieving their Rally Advanced B title

(RA) earns the highest average score using their first three passes towards their RA. All passes must be in 2010.

Three Rally Advanced Passing Scores: _______________ ______________ _____________

Top Rally Excellent A Winner for 2010 – Presented to the IWS who while achieving their Rally Excellent A title (RE)

earns the highest average score using their first three passes towards their RE. All passes must be in 2010.

Three Rally Excellent Passing Scores: _______________ ______________ _____________

Top Rally Excellent B Winner for 2010 – Presented to the IWS who while achieving their Rally Excellent B title (RE)

earns the highest average score using their first three passes towards their RE. All passes must be in 2010.

Three Rally Excellent Passing Scores: _______________ ______________ _____________

Most RAE legs – Presented to the IWS who has the most legs towards their RAE in 2010

Please list Dates and scores for each RAE leg.

Agility Awards :

Taoide Top MACH Dog Trophy – Donated by Pat Morton in memory Taoide agility dogs. This stained glass

art piece, created by Deb Nezgoda, is presented to the dog that earns the most MACH points in one year. In the

event of a tie, the trophy will be awarded to the dog having earned the most lifetime MACH points. Members

do not need to submit results for these trophies as they will be determined by official AKC reports.

Mole End Agility Double Q Trophy – Presented to the dog who earns the most Agility double qualifying

scores (qualifying in Excellent B in Standard and Jumpers on the same day) in a year. In the event of a tie, the

award will be determined by the most lifetime double qualifications. If this should still result in a tie, it will

then be determined by the most lifetime MACH points. Members do not need to submit results for these

trophies as they will be determined by official AKC reports.

Top Agility: Presented to the dog that has the most points using the AKC system of determining the top agility

dog for each breed. This system gives one point for each speed point earned and ten points for each double Q

earned. Members do not need to submit results for these trophies as they will be determined by official AKC

reports.

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Top Novice A Agility Dog - presented to Novice A team that has the highest score for their 3 Standard Agility

legs toward their title. If a tie occurs, the team with the fastest yards per second average of those three scores

will be the winner. All scores in 2010.

Three Novice A Std scores ___________________ ________________ _____________

Time____________________ ________________ _____________

Distance____________________ ________________ _____________

Top Novice A Preferred Agility Dog - Presented to the Novice A Preferred team that has the highest score for

their Preferred Std Agility legs toward their title. If a tie occurs, the team with the fastest yard per second

average of those three scores will be the winner. All scores in 2010.

Three Novice A Preferred Std Scores____________ ________________ _____________

Times____________ ________________ _____________

Distance____________ ________________ _____________

Top Novice B Agility Dog - Presented to the Novice B team that has the highest score for their three Standard

Agility legs toward their title. If a tie occurs, the team with the fastest yards per second average of those three

runs will be the winner. All scores in 2010.

Three Novice B Std scores ____________________ ________________ ______________

Times_____________________ _______________ ______________

Distance____________________ _______________ ______________

Top Novice B Preferred Agility Dog - Presented to the Novice B Preferred team that has the highest score for

their three Preferred Std Agility legs toward their title. If a tie occurs, the team with the fastest yards per second

average of those three runs will be the winner. All scores in 2010.

Three Novice B Preferred Scores________________ ___________________ _______________

Times________________ ___________________ _______________

Distance________________ ___________________ _______________

Top Open Agility Dog - Presented to the highest score for their three Standard Agility legs toward their title. If

a tie occurs, the team with the fastest yards per second average of those three runs will be the winner. All scores

in 2010.

Three Open Standard scores ________________ ________________ _______________

Times_________________ ________________ _______________

Distance________________ ________________ _______________

Top Open Preferred Agility Dog- Presented to the highest score for their three Standard Preferred legs toward

their title. If a tie occurs, the team with the fastest yards per second average of those three runs will be the

winner. All scored in 2010.

Three Open Preferred Std Scores____________ ________________ ________________

Time____________ ________________ ________________

Distance____________ ________________ ________________

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Top Excellent A Agility Dog- Presented to the highest score for their three Standard Excellent A legs toward

their title. If a tie occurs, the team with the fastest yards per second average of those three runs will be the

winner. All scores in 2010.

Three Excellent A Std Scores_______________ __________________ _______________

Time_______________ __________________ _______________

Distance_______________ __________________ _______________

Top Excellent A Preferred Agility Dog - Presented to the highest score for their three Standard Excellent

Preferred A legs toward their title. If a tie occurs, the team with the fastest yards per second average of those

three runs will be the winner. All scores in 2010.

Three Excellent A Preferred Std Scores_____________ ______________ _____________

Time_____________ ______________ _____________

Distance_____________ ______________ ______________

AKC All-Rounder Award: Presented to the dog who has achieved an AKC Championship title, an AKC obedience title (CD, CDX or UD),

and an AKC Hunt Test title (Junior, Senior or Master).

This dog qualifies as a new AKC All-Rounder: yes no

New Titles:

We will be giving certificates to all dogs that have achieved NEW AKC titles (all events) from the time period

January 1st, 2010 to December 31

st, 2010. Please list all NEW titles here:

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