Chantico
Irish Water Spaniels

Chantico News!

30 May 2021
Ghillie earns her Championship, Trumbull County KC.

15 November 2020
Ghillie earns her OA, OAJ, and OF agility titles.

1 February 2020
Ghillie earns her NA, NAJ and NF agility titles.

7 January 2019
Reef earns his Master Agility (MX) title at the ACNH trials, Amherst, NH.

13 January 2019
Reef earns an Award of Merit at the IWSCA Regional Specialty in Knoxville, TN.

7 January 2019
Reef earns his Master Agility (MX) title.

July 22, 2018
Ghillie goes Winner's Bitch at the 2018 Irish Water Spaniel Association of Canada National Specialty.

September 20, 2017
Gaia earns her Tricks Advanced (TKA) title.

July 15, 2017
Reef goes Reserve Best In Show Owner Handler at the Vermont Scenic Circuit.

June 17, 2017
Reef is awarded a Sporting Group 3 under Dr. Stephen D. Herman at the NSKC shows.

April 28, 2017
Kiera went Select Bitch and Reef earned an Award of Merit at the IWSCA National Specialty.

April 8 & 9, 2017
Allure goes BOS both days at the Troy/Trap Falls KC shows.

January 1, 2017
Reef earns his Open Jumpers with Weaves agility title.

December 17, 2016
Reef wins Best Of Breed at the AKC National Dog Show in Orland, FL.

November 19, 2016
Reef earns his Open Agility title.

April 29, 2016
Allure (Chantico's Power Of One) goes Winners Bitch (5 point major) from the Bred-By class, and goes Best Of Breed in the National Owner Series at the IWSCA National Specialty in Corona, CA.

April 27, 2016
Reef (CH Chantico's Shelter From The Storm RN NA AF) goes High In Trial with his second Novice Obedience leg at the IWSCA National Specialty in Corona, CA.

March 13 & 14, 2016
Allure (Chantico's Power Of One) goes Reserve Winners Bitch at the Supported Entry (Saturday) and Best Of Winners (4 point major on Sunday) at the Maryland Sporting Dog shows.

March 6, 2016
Allure (Chantico's The Power Of One) goes Best Opposite Puppy In Sweeepstakes two days in a row, as well as Reserve Winner's Bitch on Saturday and Winner's Bitch/Best Of Winners (4 point major) on Sunday at the IWSCA Supported Entry at the Maryland Sporting Dog Association dog shows.

December 9, 2015
Reef (Ch Chantico's Shelter From The Storm BN NF) earns a Group 2 placement in the Owner-Handler group at AKC/Eukanuba.

April 26, 2015
Gaia (Chantico's Rising Tide) earned her Championship by going Winner's Bitch and Best Of Opposite at the Heart Of Iowa KC shows.

September 29, 2014
Reef (Chantico's Shelter From The Storm) and his sister Kiera (Chantico's Dark And Stormy) both finished their championships at the Wine Country Cluster in New York. Kiera, in her dog show debut, had three 5-point majors in a row to finish in a single weekend.

At the same cluster, Sariyel was chosen as Select Bitch at the Sunday show.

August 4, 2013
Sariyel (GCh Chantico's Light Of Land And Sea CGC) goes Best Of Opposite Sex Specialty (BOSS) at the IWSCA Regional Specialty, Salem, VA under Dana Cline.

August 4, 2012
Sariyel (Ch Chantico's Light Of Land And Sea CGC) earns an Award of Merit at the IWSCA Cregional Specialty in Roanoke, VA.

June 15, 2012
Fiona (Ch Taras Water's My Middle Name) earns her Novice Standard Agility (NAP) title at the Cape Cod KC trials.

May 11, 2012
Lots of news from the 2012 specialty held in MO - Gaia (Chantico's Rising Tide) went RWB. Fiona (Ch Taras Water's My Middle Name) went Veteran's Bitch, Selchie (GCh Chantico's Spirit In The Surf JH RN WC) went Brood Bitch. Fiona, Selchie and Sariyel also won Generations. Fiona also won Veteran Bitch in sweepstakes.

December 17, 2011
Selchie (GCh Chantico's Spirit In The Surf JH RN WC) wins Best Of Breed at the AKC/Eukanuba Invitational National Championship Dog Show in Orlando, FL!

Look for Kim and Selchie in the Sporting Group on TV, February 4th on ABC!!!

November 13, 2011
Selchie (GCh Chantico's Spirit In The Surf JH RN WC) becomes an IWSCA All-Arounder after earning her Novice Obedience (CD) title at the Nathan Hale Obedience Trials in Coventry, CT!

October 1, 2011
Sariyel (Chantico's Light Of Land And Sea) earns her Championship by going BOW at the Wine Country cluster dog shows in Romulus, NY! This has become a tradition as Sariyel is our 3rd generation IWS to earn her championship at the cluster.

August 5, 2011
Sariyel (Chantico's Light Of Land And Sea) sweeps the Bred-By Exhibitor class taking 1st place for the 3 days she was entered. She ended up also going Winner's Bitch twice, earning two 5-point majors towards her AKC championship at the Salem, VA dog shows.

August 5, 2011
Selchie (CH Chantico's Spirit In The Surf JH RN WC) earns her AKC Grand Champion after winning Best of Breed, Best Of Opposite, and Select Bitch in 3 days of shows in Salem, VA.

May 16, 2010
Selchie (CH Chantico's Spirit In The Surf JH RN WC) earns her Started Hunting Retriever (SHR) title at the Yankee Waterfowler's HRC test in Woodstock, CT.

May 1, 2010
Fiona (Am/Can CH SHR Tara's Water's My Middle Name CD JH RE) goes BISS at the 2010 Irish Water Spaniel Club of America national specialty!

April 29, 2010
Selchie (CH Chantico's Spirit In The Surf JH RN) earns her Working Certificate (WC) at the 2010 Irish Water Spaniel Club of America national specialty.

February 17, 2010
Selchie (CH Chantico's Spirit In The Surf JH RN) has a litter of four boys and four girls! Mother and pups are all doing great. Selchie was bred with Ranger (CH Mallyree's Range O'er The Land).

January 21, 2010
Rocket (Chantico's Full Of Fire) is ranked as Canada's #1 IWS (#12 overall) in Dock Diving by DockDogs!

October 25, 2009
Selchie (CH Chantico's Spirit In The Surf RN) earns her Junior Hunter title at the Long Island Golden Retriever Club hunt tests!

September 26, 2009
Selchie (CH Chantico's Spirit In The Surf) earns her Rally Novice (RN) title at the Wine Country cluster.

July 11, 2009
Fiona (CH Tara's Water's My Middle Name) earns her Canadian CD at the Lady Slipper KC!

July 3, 2009
Nell (Chantico's Guardian On The Sea) earns her championship at the Kenilworth KC!

June 14, 2009
Nell (Chantico's Guardian On The Sea) wins a Group 2 placement at the Middlesex County KC!

May 30, 2009
Ballinoe (Chantico's Lady Of Ballinoe) earns her championship at the Lady Slipper KC shows in Wrentham, MA.

April 4, 2009
Lazarus wins a Group 3 placement at the Troy Kennel Club shows.

January 1, 2009
Rocket (Chantico's Full Of Fire) is ranked as Canada's #1 IWS in Dock Diving by DockDogs!

November 29, 2008
Fiona, accompanied by Selchie (CH Chantico's Spirit In The Surf) and Rocket (Chantico's Full Of Fire), earns 1st Place Brood Bitch at the 2008 Irish Water Spaniel Association of Canada National Specialty (IWSAC). Fiona also earned her 2nd Obedience CD leg with a 4th place finish and also won the IWSAC High In Trial!

November 28, 2008
Fiona earns her Canadian Championship at the United Kennel Club show in Montreal.

September 28, 2008
Announcing Chantico's first champion - CH Chantico's Spirit In The Surf! Selchie finished her championship at the Wine Country Cluster in NY. This is the same show that Fiona earned her CH at in 2004.

April 9, 2008
Selchie wins BOW at the 2008 IWSCA National Specialty, and Selchie and Nell win 1st place Stud Dog with their sire Gabe (Ch Madcap's If My Heart Had Wings). They also won 2nd place Brood Bitch with Fiona!

February 12, 2008
Lazarus earns an Award of Merit at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show!

Chantico News!

30 May 2021 Ghillie earns her Championship, Trumbull County KC.

15 November 2020 Ghillie earns her OA, OAJ, and OF agility titles.

1 February 2020 Ghillie earns her NA, NAJ and NF agility titles.

7 January 2019 Reef earns his Master Agility (MX) title at the ACNH trials, Amherst, NH.

13 January 2019 Reef earns an Award of Merit at the IWSCA Regional Specialty in Knoxville, TN.

7 January 2019 Reef earns his Master Agility (MX) title.

July 22, 2018 Ghillie goes Winner's Bitch at the 2018 Irish Water Spaniel Association of Canada National Specialty.

September 20, 2017 Gaia earns her Tricks Advanced (TKA) title.

July 15, 2017 Reef goes Reserve Best In Show Owner Handler at the Vermont Scenic Circuit.

June 17, 2017 Reef is awarded a Sporting Group 3 under Dr. Stephen D. Herman at the NSKC shows.

April 28, 2017 Kiera went Select Bitch and Reef earned an Award of Merit at the IWSCA National Specialty.

April 8 & 9, 2017 Allure goes BOS both days at the Troy/Trap Falls KC shows.

January 1, 2017 Reef earns his Open Jumpers with Weaves agility title.

December 17, 2016 Reef wins Best Of Breed at the AKC National Dog Show in Orland, FL.

November 19, 2016 Reef earns his Open Agility title.

April 29, 2016 Allure (Chantico's Power Of One) goes Winners Bitch (5 point major) from the Bred-By class, and goes Best Of Breed in the National Owner Series at the IWSCA National Specialty in Corona, CA.

April 27, 2016 Reef (CH Chantico's Shelter From The Storm RN NA AF) goes High In Trial with his second Novice Obedience leg at the IWSCA National Specialty in Corona, CA.

March 13 & 14, 2016 Allure (Chantico's Power Of One) goes Reserve Winners Bitch at the Supported Entry (Saturday) and Best Of Winners (4 point major on Sunday) at the Maryland Sporting Dog shows.

March 6, 2016 Allure (Chantico's The Power Of One) goes Best Opposite Puppy In Sweeepstakes two days in a row, as well as Reserve Winner's Bitch on Saturday and Winner's Bitch/Best Of Winners (4 point major) on Sunday at the IWSCA Supported Entry at the Maryland Sporting Dog Association dog shows.

December 9, 2015 Reef (Ch Chantico's Shelter From The Storm BN NF) earns a Group 2 placement in the Owner-Handler group at AKC/Eukanuba.

April 26, 2015 Gaia (Chantico's Rising Tide) earned her Championship by going Winner's Bitch and Best Of Opposite at the Heart Of Iowa KC shows.

September 29, 2014 Reef (Chantico's Shelter From The Storm) and his sister Kiera (Chantico's Dark And Stormy) both finished their championships at the Wine Country Cluster in New York. Kiera, in her dog show debut, had three 5-point majors in a row to finish in a single weekend.