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).
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 18^th most vulnerable in 2007, up from 11^th in 2006. 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 2007 registration figures.