Official Publication of the Irish Water Spaniel Club of America Jan. - Feb. 2011 Greg Siner Sporting Group Breeder of the Year 2010 Inside this Issue Cover Story 3 President‘s Message 5 Secretary‘s Report 6 At the January meeting, the AKC Specialty Spotlight 12 Board approved the What is a Date 14 recommendation to allow the Irish Delegate‘s Report 15 Water Spaniel breed to participate Water Spaniels with Experience 16 in the Spaniel Hunting Test Northeast Report 18 program. In order to differentiate Mid-Atlantic Report 19 Midwest Report 19 the titles earned by Irish Water Northwest Report 20 Spaniels in Retriever Hunting Southwest Report 21 Tests versus Spaniel Hunting New Titles 24 Tests, the Spaniel Hunting Test Awards Application 28 title will include the word ―Upland‖. For example, an Irish Water Spaniel will be awarded the title of Advertisers Junior Hunter Upland (JHU) if it Solid Gold 17 passes the Junior Hunter test four times in Spaniel Hunting tests. New Membership Applications April Barr 3219 McDowell Road Waynesboro, PA 17268 717-765-6900 Owns: Cuardach's Travelin' Man Sponsored by: Stephanie O'Reilly & Betty Wathne Sue & Richard Merchant P. O. Box 492 Carnegie, OK 73015 580-654-2870
[email protected] Owns: Mole End The Warrior Princess Sponsored by: Carolyn Randel & Moe Gasperetti By Cathy Shelby Cover Story Greg-You ARE the Breeder of the Year It was a very exciting moment at the AKC/Eukanuba National Subscribers and readers of Dogs in Review are eligible to vote Championship show in Long Beach, California on December using the official ballot included in Dogs in Review, November 5, 2010.