Litters available or planned

The current litters are listed below.
Scroll down for more information for breeders and breed registration statistics.
For more general information,such as future, expected litters,  e mail David Wilcox at: workingwaterspaniels@siwsc.org.uk
Please note the Sporting Irish Water Spaniel does not accept liability for the suitability of any litters advertised, nor for the accuracy of the information provided by the advertiser. The health screening information is checked against Kennel Club records (except for eyes, as the KC doesn't currently publish eye data for IWS) and the coefficient of inbreeding is calculated by The Club. 
Puppy buyers please note: you should never buy an IWS puppy unless both of its parents, have, as a minimum health requirement, been hip scored. The best breeders also elbow score and have regular eye tests carried out on their breeding stock and, most importantly, act on the results.
The average hip score for all IWS ever hip scored is 17. The average hip score for the UK's current breeding stock is 11. The lower the score the better the result, maximum possible hip score is 106.
More on hip dysplasia  More on elbow dysplasia BVA/KC eye testing scheme

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For general enquiries Contact David Wilcox for more information: workingwaterspaniels@siwsc.org.uk

                                 
Please note: Information provided here is done so in good faith but does not constitute recommendation by the SIWSC of the health or suitability of any IWS litter.
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Information for breeders (& potential breeders)
If you are a breeder or potential breeder and a member of the Sporting Irish Water Spaniel Club we will advertise details of your litter on this web site free of charge, including photos.
We will not, however, advertise litters where both parents have not been hip scored in advance of mating and where the bitch is under two years old. In addition, excessively priced puppies may also be excluded (remember, we are a working gundog club and with others, custodians of a vulnerable breed).
We will tho' be happy to advertise litters where the parents do not have a working background provided this is clearly stated.
Please also be aware that the KC will no longer register puppies from close matings (effective 1st March 2009) and the SIWSC will not advertise or assist breeders in placing puppies from such litters.

If you have not bred before but are interested in doing so we can give advice and help you find homes for your puppies. However, it should be noted that IWS are not the easiest of breeds to find suitable homes for and it is ultimately the breeders responsibility to ensure suitable homes are found.


Please contact David Wilcox by e mail  workingwaterspaniels@siwsc.org.uk for further details.

Please note: the SIWSC reserves the right (without explanation) not to advertise litters of members.

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                                UK Irish Water Spaniel registration statistics

The list below shows the numbers of individual dogs registered with the Kennel Club since 1984. For each year, the figure is mostly made up of puppy registrations but there are usually 1 or 2 imported dogs, puppies and/or adults included in these figures.
The Irish Water Spaniel is considered by the Kennel Club as a vulnerable native breed of Britain and Ireland. They use an arbitrary but useful figure of 300 registrations, below which a native breed is considered vulnerable. Of the current list of 25 breeds the IWS is ranked 10^th most vulnerable in 2008, down from 18^th in 2007. The original list consisted of 28 breeds but 3 have been removed after consultation with the relevant Breed Clubs.

Other gundog breeds on the vulnerable breeds list are: Curly coated retriever, Clumber Spaniel, Field Spaniel, Sussex Spaniel and the Irish Red & White Setter.  

The table below shows the current list of vulnerable native breeds, ranked by 2008 registration figures.