BISS Multi Group placingGchB. Mallyree's Contessa at Pooles Ide CGC "Ava Gardner" (above)
Ava is co owned by Emily Pikul and Gregory Siner of Pooles Ide Irish Water Spaniels. She was our foundation. Ava has excelled in the show ring with her beautiful looks and fabulous personality. She is a joy to show and even more so to live with. She is a Multiple Group placer, 1st award of Excellence winner at Eukanuba, a Top Ten ranked Iws, and a Specialty winner.
Her first show she started out with a bang, Best of Breed over two top ranked specials, later on in the day she placed 3rd in a large Sporting group under Breeder Judge Patricia Leakey Brenner at 9 months old. Soon after she attended the National specialty where she was Best in Sweepstakes under judge Patricia Hess. She finished her championship with a very honorable Best of Winners for a 5 point major, under well respected judge Patricia Trotter.
In 2014 with two litters on the ground Ava was able to go out and show she still had it. In three weekends she garnered 40 grand champion points, a BISS, a BOSS to her brother and only walked from the ring once without a ribbon. Shown very selectively in 2015 and finished her Bronze Grand championship. Also in 2015 Ava was Best of Breed at the supported entry in Wine Country and Select Bitch at the prestigious Morris and Essex Kennel Club. Into 2017 Ava won 2 best veteran in sweepstakes and 2 first places at the national specialty in her veterans class at 8 years old. Like a fine wine she only got better with age.
On February 10, 2018 we put Ava to sleep. She had a very nasty Osteosarcoma on her fourth vertebrae of her spine between her shoulder blades. It was severely compromising her movement and comfort. She is terribly missed and she made a profound impact on everyone around her.
She was a CHIC certified Iws. For more information please visit the Orthopedic Foundation for animals website. You can also find her pedigree here.
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RBIS BISS Multi Group winning Can Ch. GCHB. Can Ch.Pooles Ide that Touch of Mink CGC ATT "Darla" 12/25/2017 (above)
Owned by: Emily Pikul & florence Blecker
Bred by: Gregory Siner, Bethany Urban & Toni Owens
Ch. Woodrock's North by Northwest CGC X
GchB. Pooles Ide Last Dance
Darla has just become old enough to show and she has garnered two puppy group 1s and 4 other placements. She also was Best in Sweepstakes at the Canadian National Specialty.
At our recent Iws gathering she was chosen as Best Puppy under Breed judge Betty Dalke Wathne mof Madcap IWS.
Darla attended American Spaniel Club. At the Regional friday she was Reserve winners bitch, being her first show with competition. Then at American Spaniel Club itself she was Best in Sweepstakes under judge Jason Lynn and Winners bitch for a 5 point major under judge Doug McFarlane.
Darla attended our Regional Specialty at Maryland Sporting on March 2nd and went Winners Bitch and Best of Winners for a 5 point major under judge Britt E Jung. She was also Best in Sweepstakes.
We took a trip back to Canada to finish Darla's championship and she finished in style, Reserve Best in show from the classes at one of Canada's largest shows! She won two groups and made the cut another day under an international panel of judges.
And to finish in style Darla went to the Wine Country specialties in September and finished by going Winners bitch and Best of Winners for another 5 point major at the supported entry under Eric Ringle. At the specialty the next day and all breed the day after she was Select bitch to her half sister for two 5 point Grand Champion majors.
Darla continues her winning ways and attends the Rattail Days match hosted by Greg Siner and brings home Best in Show! This was under Breeder judge Laurel Baglia of Navarone IWS. We couldn't be more thankful to Laurel for the appreciation and Greg for hosting this yearly event.
Darla ended the year as the #1 Iws in Canada! She was also ranked just out of the top ten in the states but only being shown two months
Being shown very sparingly Darla completed her Bronze Grand championship and just recently received a Group 4 under Doug Johnson in Raleigh, Nc 2021. She attended the National Specialty in Oklahoma this year and received an Award of Merit.She is #1 IWS bitch both systems in 2021. We are also hoping that she is pregnant!! I am very excited to say that she finished #6 in the all breed standings being shown only three weekends in the year. As well as having a gorgeous litter of 4 puppies mid year.
At the 2022 National Specialty Darla was Best Brood bitch with her puppies from her first litter.
MBISS Multiple Group placing Can NSC Can Ch. & Am GChS. Epik's First Edition CGC TKN DJ DS SCN SEN SIN "Hadley" (below)
Owned by Emily Pikul & Alice Getchell
Bred by Emily Pikul & Gregory Siner
Hadley is from our first litter out of EliotXAva.
Hadley finished her championship with two 3 point majors, 1 a supported entry, a 5 point supported entry major, and a 4 point specialty major. Also along the way she also brought home a Best in Sweeps, two bred by exhibitor Group 1s, multiple puppy group placements, and a Best Bred By Exhibitor in Show!
Hadley took a weekend trip to Canada and was Winners bitch everyday of the 5 shows. She was Winners bitch, Best of Winners, Best of Breed at 4 of the 5 shows. Including the National specialty where she was Best in Sweeps, Winners Bitch, Best of Winners, Best of breed from the Bred by class.
Hadley and her brother, Forester were Best in sweeps and Best of opposite sex in Sweeps at the prestigious Morris and Essex Kennel club show. Hadley was also Reserve Winners Bitch and Forester Winners Dog and Best of Winners.
At 2 years old, in 2016, Hadley was the #1 Iws in the country! She was also ranked as the #5 iws in group points. At Westminster 2017 Hadley was awarded Best of Opposite Sex. While only showing, one weekend a month, she finished her Bronze Grand Championship, her Canine Good Citizen and Trick Dog Novice title. In October she attended our IWS fun match in RI where we had an entry of 30 IWS under breeder judge Mindy Garbarino, of Chantico Iws. Hadley brought home the Best in show rosette.
Finishing out 2017 Hadley was shown in 4 shows at the end of the year garnering best of breed every time and two group 4s. This nearly doubled her breed points for the year and ended up ranking #3 All breed points, #4 Breed points and #1 Grand Champion points.
So far in 2018 Hadley has been Select Bitch at Westminster and 2018 IWSCA National specialty. She ended the year with ten group placements. This ranked her as #4 in all breed points and #6, missing the fifth spot by 1 point to her cousin, in Breed points. As well as #2 Grand Champion.
Hadley gave us a litter with one puppy.Hadley now lives with Alice Getchell where she already has two dock diving titles and nearing completion on a few more . Alice and Hadley make a great team!
Her pedigree can be found here as well as her ofa testing results.
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Epik's Oh the Places You'll go! TD CGC TKN DJ DN DCAT BCAT "Poppy" 1/29/2019
Owned by Emily Pikul and Ruth Bruskiewitz
Bred by Emily Pikul
Ch. Kendall's Still the one DN JH CGC TKNX GchS Epik's First Edition CGC TKN
Miss Poppy has already started to live up to her name by winning a 4 to 6 puppy group 2.
Poppy also just went to her first tracking event and qualified! at 9 months old she achieved her tracking title!
Poppy has been enjoying all sorts of venues picking up multiple titles as well as having both her majors and is up to 10 points being shown sparingly in between.
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Epik's In Omnia Paratus
Bred and Owned by Emily Pikul
Multi Ch Catanka To Be Continued (Taco) X GchB. Pooles Ide that Touch of Mink Cgc Att (Darla)
Born: May 14, 2023
Myna has been shown twice to get her feet wet. Her first time around the ring she was Best Bred by and best of breed. While competing by herself we were very proud of how she handled herself. Her second time in the ring she was Winners bitch, best of Winners and Best of Breed for her first point under Michael Faulkner.