Puppies & Breeders

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 Louise at:
louise@octobercottage.freeserve.co.uk

Mating 10th August 2008:
Grainne's Pirate at Kirkmarsh (import USA) x Kirkmarsh Charmer
(Bentley x Lulu)  More information
 
e mail:
melden@kirkmarsh.fsnet.co.uk
web  www.kirkmarsh.co.uk


Pregnancy not yet confirmed, but for more information contact Melvyn & Denise Hurst, Kirkmarsh Irish Water Spaniels on
+44 (0) 1142 471989





Litter born 4th August 2008:
5 dogs and 4 bitches
Horsey Cornerake at Fendrake x Kirkmarsh Roisin Dubh at Fendrake
(Feargal x Meagan)

Ursula and David Wilcox, Fendrake Irish Water Spaniels, Newmarket, Suffolk.
Both parents from the same working home.
Tel: 01638 507149   Click here for more info



 

If you are not interested in a working IWS then you may find the Kennel Club's puppy sales register an ideal place to look for a wider range of IWS litters. Of course, working IWS litters are also advertised through the Kennel Club and breeders of working IWS are more than happy to place puppies in good pet homes. You should also note that the Kennel Club will advertise any registered puppies, provided a fee is paid to them, irrespective of any health screening having been carried out or not, by the breeder.
For more information follow the link below:
                                http://www.the-kennel-club.org.uk/asp/PSAR/

                                 
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.
                                                                              more puppy photos


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)
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We will tho' be happy to advertise litters where the parents do not have a working background provided this is clearly stated.

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 Louise Bailey by e mail louise@octobercottage.freeserve.co.uk
 or telephone +44 (0)1782 551026 for further details.

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

     


                                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 18th most vulnerable in 2007, up from 11th in 2006. The original list consisted of 28 breeds but 3 have been removed after consultation with the relevant Breed Clubs.

          Year Dogs
          2008 23 (6 mths)
  2007 162
          2006 105
          2005 106
          2004 121
          2003 121
          2002 145
          2001 112
          2000 142
          1999   72
          1998 134
          1997 155
          1996 164
          1995 104
          1994 136
          1993   80
          1992 144
          1991 153
          1990 144
          1989 144
          1988 127
          1987 144
          1986 170
          1985 122
          1984 115

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 2007 registration figures.

Breed No dogs 2006 No dogs 2007 Rank 2006 Rank 2007
Glen of Imaal Terrier    

41

36

1

1

Skye Terrier                                        

84

37

9

2

Otterhound                               

51

41

3

3

Greyhound

44

48

2

4

Sussex Spaniel                        

74

61

7

5

Collie (Smooth)                                                             

53

63

4

6

Sealyham Terrier                                

57

65

5

7

Spaniel (Field Spaniel)

64

67

6

8

Welsh Corgi (Cardigan) 

84

68

10

9

Curly coated retriever

187

81

18

10

Irish Red & White Setter

115

93

13

11

Manchester Terrier                                                       

133

113

14

12

Dandie Dinmont Terrier            

78

124

8

13

English toy terrier

114

128

12

14

Norwich terrier

147

128

15

15

Smooth fox terrier

173

137

17

16

Lancashire Heeler                    

173

146

16

17

Spaniel (Irish Water)                   

105

162

11

18

Spaniel (Clumber) 

247

223

19

19

Kerry Blue terrier

263

267

21

20

Lakeland terrier

277

269

22

21

Irish terrier

324

271

23

22

Soft coated wheaten terrier

403

324

25

23

Deerhound

252

327

20

24

Welsh terrier

386

377

24

25

 

 

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