Briarlow Spanish Water Dogs

Video of Pups at 20 days

2012-03-12T14:15:00.002-07:00

Pups at 20 Days

2012-03-12T13:02:00.002-07:00

Lynn and Quinta Do It Again

2012-03-03T08:06:00.001-08:00

What a great start. Lynn and Quinta at their second show do it again for the second time Best Puppy in Show at York Canine Societies Limit Show.

Well done to you both, I'm so proud.

Gorgeous Day in Manchester

2012-03-01T11:42:00.002-08:00

Poppy and Carmen having a great time in the park today. The weather was wonderful for the 1st March!

Best Puppy In Show

2012-02-26T09:37:00.001-08:00

Quinta went on to win Best Puppy in Show today in Guernsey. We are very pleased here at Briarlow.

Well done Lynn and Quinta.

Well Done Lynn and Quinta

2012-02-26T04:59:00.002-08:00

Just had wonderful news from Guernsey.

Quinta at her first show won the Puppy Gundog Group and 4th in the gundog group.

Brilliant news and so pleased that Carmen and Paco produced such a beautifu and happy girl.

Another of Paco's pups winning at shows, hope the success for all of them continues!

The Boys at Five Days

2012-02-25T08:58:00.001-08:00

Pups Two Days Old

2012-02-24T12:49:00.001-08:00

For Dave, Anne and Rebecca

2012-02-24T12:30:00.003-08:00

Puppy Photo's

2012-02-23T10:42:00.003-08:00

Pups Have Arrived

2012-02-20T14:49:00.001-08:00

Photo's will be posted tomorrow. Two black boys. Two white and black boys. One black and white girl and one gold girl.

Nothing Yet

2012-02-19T03:47:00.001-08:00

Calida's pups are due tomorrow. No signs yet but she's getting

bigger. Photo with Grandma To Be Carmen!

Calida's Last Walk Before Pups

2012-02-11T10:14:00.000-08:00

Calida will be going for her last walk at Sale Water Park tomorrow before the pups arrive. Photo's will be taken. Looking forward to meeting people who may be interested in the pups.

Please Note

2012-02-05T05:15:00.000-08:00

Anyone interested in a SWD I will ask you why you want a Spanish, what you know about the breed. I will want to know about your family. What you will do with your pup to ensure that you have a happy, friendly SWD.

Please note that this is nothing against you, but anyone who cares about their dogs and where they might go SHOULD ask such questions.......

Three Weeks To Go

2012-01-30T12:48:00.000-08:00

The pups are due 3 weeks today and Calida is getting quite big now.

Jester at Almost 5 months

2012-01-28T04:49:00.001-08:00

Daddy To Be

2012-01-23T14:58:00.000-08:00

A photo of the handsome Chico. Father to be of Calida's pups.

Calida is Pregnant

2012-01-16T11:28:00.000-08:00

Great news and Calida was scanned today. THere are quite a number of pups. Photo's will be put on here as the weeks go by. So fingers crossed we will have tiny paws at Briarlow around the 20th February.

Spanish Water Dog Pups

2012-01-12T12:31:00.000-08:00

Early signs are looking good. Calida will be scanned some time next week to check that she is pregnant. Watch out for up-to-date information in a few days time.

Stolen Dogs

2011-12-28T10:42:00.001-08:00

Merry Christmas Everyone from Briarlow

2011-12-24T11:23:00.000-08:00

Fingers Crossed for the Patter of Tiny Feet

2011-12-21T13:54:00.000-08:00

Hopefully Briarlow will have a new litter around Feb. 2012. Keep viewing for any updates. Mum to be is Calida my brown and white girl mated to Chico a very handsome black boy, low hipscore, clear gonioscopy and PRA DNA clear. Temperaments are some of the best in the breed.

Spanish Water Dog Puppies Available

2011-12-03T13:48:00.000-08:00

We have no pups available at this moment in time, but fingers crossed that we may have some in 2012 from Calida, the first ever Best In Show winner at the first Spanish Water Dog Club UK show in 2009.

Watch this space for further details. She's a brown and white girl with one of the best temperaments in the breed, fingers crossed will be going to stud to a lovely black boy.

Pretty Flori

2011-10-29T14:30:00.000-07:00

Little Flori

2011-10-29T10:43:00.001-07:00

Two \Down and One To Go

2011-10-09T15:36:00.001-07:00

Quinta and Jester off to their new homes. Flori is with us until the end of the month.

Almost 7 Weeks

2011-10-06T15:59:00.001-07:00

One of the girls

2011-10-01T10:58:00.000-07:00

Pups at Six Weeks

2011-10-01T10:26:00.000-07:00

Jester

2011-09-25T02:54:00.000-07:00

Jester asleep after a very busy day with his new family to be!

Nearly 5 Weeks

2011-09-21T16:24:00.000-07:00

Darlington's Winning Girls

2011-09-19T10:42:00.000-07:00

A Good Day for Briarlow

2011-09-19T08:14:00.001-07:00

Yesterday (18.9.11) was a good day for Briarlow bred dogs. Briarlow's Amigo Para Siempre aka Sula got 2nd in veteran and Best Bitch. Briarlow Jay Lowe among Lochfain (Ti) got first in Open Bitch and Poppy got 1st in Post Graduate Bitch and then got Reserve Best Bitch.

Well done Judith and Guy who own Sula and Ti, photo's of Sula and Poppy to follow later.

Boy at 4 Weeks

2011-09-17T06:34:00.000-07:00

Puppy Video

2011-09-13T14:02:00.000-07:00

Spanish Water Dog Pups

2011-09-13T13:53:00.000-07:00

Pups at 3 Weeks

2011-09-10T04:21:00.000-07:00

The Pacmen's Day Five

2011-08-25T00:09:00.000-07:00

Girl with more white on nose

Girl with almost full black head

The handsome boy

RIP Stella

2011-08-23T19:23:00.000-07:00

Sadly the Spanish Water Dog who was missing has sadly passed to Rainbow Bridge.

RIP Stella.

Missing Spanish Water Dog in Maidenhead

2011-08-21T05:59:00.000-07:00

Please people in the Maidenhead area keep an eye out for the Spanish Water Dog. Do not approach her and try and get hold of her but contact the owners straight away. Her details are on www.doglost.co.uk under Portuguese Water Dog missing 20.8.11, she has actually been missing longer this is an updated post.

The Pacmen's

2011-08-20T14:45:00.001-07:00

Girl with almost full black head

Girl with more white on nose
The big handsome boy who blocked
the way causing the c-section!

Mum and pups are all doing fantastically.

See YouTube Briarlow for videos of the pups.

Pacmen's Have Arrived

2011-08-19T12:59:00.000-07:00

Carmen has had her pups. Sadly by c-section. One boy and two girls, all black and white like Poppy. Mum and pups doing brilliantly, you can see them on You-Tube under Briarlow

Fantastic Calendar

2011-08-19T00:21:00.000-07:00

Well Carmen's inbuilt calendar is brilliant. Pups were due today and she has just started her contractions. Off to mum's and will up-date you all later on today.

Keep everything crossed for a safe birthing day!

New Videos on Youtube

2011-08-13T07:46:00.000-07:00

Have a look at some new videos on Youtube.

Carmen's kicking pups 6 days before birth and Calida playing the fool and meeting some new friends at Sale Water Park.

Go to youtube and put in Briarlow for the videos.

One Week To Go

2011-08-11T13:41:00.000-07:00

Carmen and Paco's litter are due a week tomorrow. Pups are kicking away today. Will post any updates as they happen.

Photo's of a pregnant Carmen to follow at the weekend, still awaiting for photo's of daddy to be.

Pups Due in 3 Weeks

2011-07-30T08:13:00.000-07:00

I didn't bother getting Carmen scanned as she's showing definite signs.

Puppy's will hopefully be availabel soon by Carmen and Paco.

Video of a pregnant Carmen are on youtube now under the name of Briarlow. Video of Paco at Blackpool Champ Show is also on there.

Carmen Scanning

2011-07-05T09:17:00.000-07:00

Will hopefully get Carmen scanned in a couple of weeks time to see if she is pregnant this time. Will update on here as soon as we know!

Keep everything crossed, hopefully Carmen didn't have everything crossed at the time of her mating.

Puppies Hoped For in the Future

2011-06-18T04:59:00.000-07:00

Hopefully we will be having a litter in August.

Frequent updates will be put on the website as and when things happen!

Exciting breeding hoped for from Carmen.

Spanish Water Dog Puppies for Sale

2011-06-12T01:57:00.000-07:00

Briarlow's Brioca - Poppy

Although we have no pups at the moment, we hope to in the near future. For details or any queries please e-mail Diane on briarlowswd@googlemail.com.

Briarlow's Brioca

2011-06-11T09:31:00.000-07:00

Poppy 17 months old. Daughter to Carmen.

Hipscore 4/4 total 8. Gonioscopy clear. PRA DNA will be carried out soon. Natural bobtail.

Briarlow's Nuevo Principio

2011-06-11T09:18:00.000-07:00

Carmen is 5 years old.

Gonioscopy clear. Hipscore 6/7 total 13. PRA DNA clear.

Hello

2011-05-03T11:31:00.000-07:00

Just to advise that all pups have been sold some time ago.

Calida and Poppy will be at the National Show this Sunday 8th May so look forward to seeing some of you there.

Spanish Water Dog Pups For Sale

2011-02-27T09:35:00.000-08:00

Two black and white pups for sale. For further details e-mail me on briarlowswd@googlemail.com

2011-02-20T15:27:00.000-08:00

Quin and his sister Nanci.

New Kid on The Block

2011-02-20T15:19:00.000-08:00

A Josalyn boy has joined Briarlow and I have a lovely new boy called Quin.

He's doing really well at ringcraft and obedience classes and we have high hopes here at Briarlow.

Bad Timing

2011-01-25T08:04:00.000-08:00

Well yet again doesn't look like we will have pups in 2011. Calida has come into season 2 months early and as she is entered for Crufts we have decided not to breed from her again!

We may breed from Carmen later in the year.

Poppy's Hips - Part II

2010-11-30T07:39:00.000-08:00

Poppy's hipscore results are already on the KC website and they have come back with a total of 8.

Of course we are over the moon with this result.

Hopefully will be putting up photo's of the dogs on here at the weekend.

Poppy's Hips

2010-11-16T07:25:00.000-08:00

Poppy had her hips x-rayed yesterday so fingers crossed for a good result.

Vet said that they looked really good and should be in the region of 9 or 10.

No Pups for 2010

2010-11-07T04:18:00.000-08:00

Sadly Carmen was scanned and there are no pups so we will not be having any now until 2011.

Fingers crossed for Poppy and her hipscore. She is going to have her hips done a week on Monday.

Fingers Crossed

2010-10-03T06:24:00.000-07:00

The Briarlow gang are hoping to have a litter of SWD's by the end of 2010 beginning 2011. Contact me on briarlowswd@googlemail.com for more details.

Blackpool Champ. Show

2010-06-27T08:38:00.000-07:00

Briarlow's Belleza - First Post Grad bitch and Res. Best Bitch

Briarlow's Jay Lowe Among Lochfain - Ti owned by Judith and Guy first Open Bitch and Best of breed.

Calida was also pulled out in the final line-up of the Special Beginners stakes and then she put her mental head on and got chucked out LOL

Poppy behaved really well at her first ever show. Let the judges look at her mouth and only banana'd when they went near her bottom. She seemed to enjoy herself though and moved really well even in the immense heat!

SWD PRA DNA Test

2010-06-18T14:21:00.000-07:00

Had two of my dogs DNA tested this year.

Briarlow's Belleza - Calida is a carrier.

Briarlow's Nuevo Principio - Carmen and Calida's mum is clear.

Neither dogs will have the type of PRA that the SWD can be DNA tested for.

Poppy at Five Months

2010-04-17T11:05:00.000-07:00

Poppy - Briarlow's Brioca

2010-03-29T15:31:00.001-07:00

Poppy's Eye Test

2010-02-08T12:52:00.000-08:00

Poppy had a gonioscopy yesterday and passed with flying colours. Has made my year, just her hips now next year to be done LOL!

Bobby the Budgie

2010-01-23T05:16:00.001-08:00

Puppy Photo's

2010-01-23T04:06:00.000-08:00

Where's The Time Gone?

2010-01-18T06:53:00.000-08:00

Pups are now 9 weeks old and had their first vaccinations. Will put photo's on later today. Poppy is a real character and staying at the Briarlow Household for now. Oscar has the most stunning head and is getting on wonderfully at his new home.

Carmen's Pups

2009-12-03T03:47:00.000-08:00

Carmen had her pups on the 15th November. Both short tailed. One girl black and white and a brown boy.

They are really coming on. The girl already is up on her feet at 17 days and play fighting with me.

This breed amazes me every time.

Photo's to follow tonight.

Only Three Days To Go

2009-11-08T06:22:00.000-08:00

Well the day is nearly upon us. Carmen's pups are due on Wednesday. Carmen had a birthing bath yesterday and it certainly woke the pups up, they were certainly playing football inside her. Finger crossed that there's more than two, I'm sure that I could feel three. Though in reality as long as Carmen and pups are well that's all that matters.

Health Test Result Finder

2009-10-11T09:37:00.000-07:00

Anyone interested in buying a pup of any breed can find the necessary results of the parents by viewing the Kennel Clubs website. Calida's hipscore was on the day after it was reported on by the BVA.

http://www.the-kennel-club.org.uk/services/public/health/search/Default.aspx

It's a great service and you can check the dam and sires results of said dog quickly and easily.

www.denmanphoto.com

2009-09-14T13:43:00.000-07:00

Thank you to Les Denman for allowing me to use the photo's of Calida's BIS win from the Spanish Water Dog Club Open Show.

Here is Briarlow's Belleza, unfortunately I make an appearance as well, looking slightly like a chipmunk!

Calida, BEST in SHOW

2009-09-07T03:51:00.000-07:00

Could not believe it but Calida (Briarlow's Belleza) won Best in Show at the first Spanish Water Dog Club Open Show.

Photo's will follow soon.

New Ringcraft Venue

2009-08-28T11:18:00.000-07:00

The Edge Ringcraft is moving to new premises from the 2nd September 2009.

Join their website and come along.

www.the-edge-ringcraft.webs.com

The Handsome Elvis

2009-08-27T23:50:00.001-07:00

Hello Elvis

2009-08-22T07:37:00.001-07:00

Just off to see Elvis, Choco/Lana's son born in February. Can't wait to see him this is the first time since he went to his new home. Photo's will be posted shortly.

Carmen Praying

2009-08-17T14:24:00.000-07:00

Sorry another photo of Carmen mid wave but she looked like she was praying!

Calida's Hipscore

2009-07-29T08:55:00.000-07:00

Well they've come back not as good as I would have liked but they're still in the teens. Wish they'd been better, still she has clear eyes and one of the best temperaments going in the breed so I can't have everything.

We are off to National Gundog on Saturday. Should be fun, a mad Spanish and me still being unable to stand or walk to far. Fingers crossed that she will do well and behave.

Wish me Luck!

2009-07-23T07:59:00.000-07:00

Well Calida's films have finally arrived at the BVA and have been scored today. Please wish us luck that she has a good score, knowing my luck so far this year they won't be!

They've Arrived

2009-07-16T14:09:00.000-07:00

Well Calida's films of her hips taken in April have turned up at the vets. The Royal Mail have had hold of them for nearly 3 months and then sent them back to the vets. Hopefully they will arrive at the BVA in the next couple of days and then fingers crossed be scored next Thursday.

Just keeping everything crossed that it's been worth this long wait and hassle.

Videos of Calida

2009-07-11T14:05:00.000-07:00

Put some video's of Calida taken today on Youtube http://www.youtube.com/user/briarlow will take some of Carmen and maybe Lana tomorrow if the rain holds off.

Ye Olde Days

2009-06-28T16:07:00.000-07:00

Well Wythenshawe Park had an event on today. Unfortunately the weather was awful and was throwing it down but I managed to get some OK photo's. Shame that I went dogless though.

Don't Be Shy

2009-06-27T04:16:00.000-07:00

Comments always gratefully rec'd. Trying to improve my photography so comments etc. will help!

Ollie's Gonioscopy

2009-06-26T06:50:00.000-07:00

Ollie a Rosita/Anton son has had a clear gonioscopy today. This is great news as Rosita is a borderline score of 2 and Anton is clear.

Spanish Water Dog Weekend

2009-06-24T14:51:00.001-07:00

Dogs of all ages were there!

There were some agile owners there too!

Check Out Chester

2009-06-24T08:56:00.000-07:00

Chester is a Lastar/Carina son and sure does have an imaginative brain. Search his blog to see what's really going on in that head of his.

http://chesterswd.blogspot.com/

Agghhhh

2009-06-24T08:47:00.000-07:00

Well Calida's x-rays of her hips have been lost between the Vets and the BVA. Took her to have them re-done on Monday and the vet that I wanted to do it wasn't in, so she spent 3 hours at the vets in a cage for nothing!

Fingers crossed that the Royal Mail have held onto them as they have previously done this when veterinary surgeries have paid the wrong postage for 3 months!! Decided to wait one more month incase they have done the same with Calida's.

Please everyone keep everything crossed that they turn up so that she doesn't have to undergo an unecessary GA!

2009-06-23T03:08:00.000-07:00

Goodbye for the Weekend

2009-06-19T00:34:00.000-07:00

Well mum, Carmen, Calida and myself are off in a few hours to the Spanish Water Dog weekend. Lastar and Lana will be staying with their human grandad.

Hoping that the weather is nice, weather report is a bit mixed! Photo's will follow in a few days time.

Goodbye Anton

2009-06-06T04:35:00.000-07:00

Sadly and with deep regret I'm having to rehome Anton. Although as many of you know he is my "favourite" if I'm allowed to say that he no longer gets on with Lastar around the girls seasons times and as Lastar I feel is to old to rehome I am having to let Anton go.

Hopefully he has found a family who will love him as much as me and he is off down south tomorrow. Some pictures below taken on Friday.

Calida the Not So Spanish Water Dog

2009-05-30T14:51:00.000-07:00

Unfortunately due to the weather last year Calida didn't get chance to do any swimming in her first year of life as these photo's show!

Oh no it's out there! Agggghhhhh it's gone under the water!
The Vertical Swimmer!

Not a bad retrieve back though!

Some Pomeranian's

2009-05-30T14:41:00.000-07:00

Thought I'd do something different and put some photo's of the Pom's on instead!

For Lisbeth

2009-05-21T14:27:00.000-07:00

Some photo's of Calida clipped and enjoying herself at Sale Water Park!

Calida

2009-05-11T01:57:00.000-07:00

Well clipped off Calida, took quite a while as she has a really thick but soft coat. Photo's to follow shortly.

Having to go to the vets later as the wrong BVA hipscoring form had been used so have to go back to sign the correct one! More delay and the 6 weeks is a long enough wait as it is.

Anton and Dad

2009-05-09T08:28:00.000-07:00

Anton is staying at mum and dad's at the moment, keep swapping the dogs around.

Dad phoned today to ask if he could take him out for a walk and I said no as he didn't have his harness, as Anton is a bit of a puller! Well they did both go for a walk in the village and my dad was so pleased with him! He said that Anton looked sooooo proud when he was sat waiting at the traffic lights, think that they both really enjoyed themselves, bless.

Birmingham National

2009-05-09T02:48:00.000-07:00

Calida had a fun day at the show yesterday and got fourth in her class. Stood beautifully as ever but still a nutter on the move, but much calmer than she normally is so she's getting there.

Well done to Tangle and Ghillie who of course are Lastar babies and their mum was Briarlow bred. Tangle got Best Bitch and Ghillie reserve best dog. Well done to Marley who won his class. A number of other Briarlow bred dogs got well placed also.

Well done to the Smith's whose boy got BOB, which was well deserved after what he's been through and he looked great on the day, as did their two girls. Also well done to Callie, you looked beautiful as best puppy and it was nice to see so many black Spanish on one day, different to the usual browns, he, he!

Goodbye Oliver

2009-05-06T16:09:00.001-07:00

Well Oliver will now hopefully be sound asleep in his new home Down Souf, right next to the sea, the lucky devil !!

Oliver with his new dad Jim.

Where is Jacob

2009-05-04T05:05:00.000-07:00

Hopefully one day Jacob the Bracco will be found. Here is his website for details. Please help to return this lovely boy to his rightful home.

http://missingbraccojacob.blogspot.com/

Remembering Dilita

2009-05-04T03:41:00.001-07:00

Can't believe that it is 5 years today since I had to say goodbye! Miss you always. Dilita with Anton

Dilita playing spot the dog!

Carmen - Give us a Wave

2009-05-02T12:22:00.000-07:00

Carmen's favourite past time is waving!