Here’s a list (in no particular order) of the people I often mention in my blog:
Rosemary: Cooper’s breeder; owner of Cooper’s mother Nova (the Master Hunter); owner of Realta kennels; and long-time breeder of Irish Water Spaniels; provider of a lot of help and advice
Tammy: owner of Cooper’s father, Balloo, Cooper’s brother, Mowgli, and cousin, Cameo; long-time owner of Irish Water Spaniels; wonderful source of good dog training and dog grooming information; source of help and comfort; and a friend who is special to me
Russ: my husband; photographer, printer, image maker, and painter; boat builder; prospective hunter; dog co-manager
Colleen: a local owner of the first two Irish Water Spaniels, Bailey and Guinness, that I got to spend time with; source of a lot of IWS grooming help and ideas; and friend
Jayme: IWS groomer extraordinnaire; a frequent handler of Cooper in the show ring; one of Cooper’s trainers at the Academy of Canine Behavior
Colleen: co-owner of Tooey and breeder of the Tooey x Cork puppies; owner of the Academy of Canine Behavior; source of advice; owner of Whistlestop kennel; long-time breeder of and informally recognized expert on Irish Water Spaniels
Amy: a local owner of one of Cooper’s sisters, Maggie; long-time owner of Irish Water Spaniels; possessor of a keen eye for excellent conformation
Laura: captain of my former flyball club, the X-Fidos
Steve: Tammy’s husband; Lego aficionado; former president of the Irish Water Spaniel Club of Puget Sound (IWSCOPS)
Butch: owner and pro hunt trainer at Parkdale Kennels
Andy: owner and pro hunt trainer at WaterDog Kennel
Judith: Tooey’s breeder
Cooper: Our first Irish Water Spaniel, whose registered name with titles from AKC, UKC, NAFA, and IWSCA is SHR Ch. Realta Rosario Cooper CD, RE, SH, SHU, CGC, WC, WDX, FDX
Tooey: Our second Irish Water Spaniel, whose registered name with her titles from the AKC and IWSCA is Ch. Stanegate Seconds Thoughts RN JH WD
Tooey x Cork puppies: Blue (Foley), Red (Pax), Purple (Jax), Green (Bold), Pink (Chica), Orange (Riley), Yellow (Sorcha), Rainbow (?), Gold (Keane), and White (Kwest)
Hello,
My mom has an IWS that she got when I was in High School (2005) from the Whistlestop kennel. His name is Moe. I showed him in conformation and she did obedience with him. When I got married and move out of my mom’s house my husband and I missed Moe very much. We are now getting a IWS from the Jaybreen Kennel in about a week. I have been reading your blog and I love it. I especially love the photos. Thank you for keeping your blog updated and sharing it with us.
How sweet of you to say so. I’m sure you’ll enjoy your new IWS very much. We love our two.
Hello again,
My husband and I now have our 8 month old IWS. We were in Portland not to long ago and we went to Mt. Tabor’s dog park with him. He loved it! Thanks for the heads up about the great dog park. Still enjoying your blog! Our IWS’s name is also Cooper and he has become the star of our blog. He just does so many things to bring a smile to our face it is hard not to talk about it.
Every single on of these puppies is special but we get to bring Mr. Purple home with us today! So starts another chapter of life with an IWS . . . plenty of smiles ahead!
Oh, good! Thank you for contacting me.