Books Ash, E. C. Dogs: Their History & Development 1927-Houghton Mifflin Co - Vol I pgs. 378-384 Barton, F.T. Gun Dogs 1913-John Long Ltd, London, Eng.- Chap. 12 & 13 (C.E. Wright), pp.102-115 Becker, Rbt. Bob Becker's Dog Digest 1947-Paul, Richmond & Co. Pub.-IWS by TC Marshall, pp. 38 Brown,...

Ears and hair flying in all directions, Yeates takes a huge leap and lands way out on a water mark. Doing a belly flop and sinking out of view, he reappears, undaunted and swims towards the lily pads, using a sort of Australian crawl as opposed to a dog paddle. Now ears wet and dragging in the...

IWS Health The most frequently mentioned health disorders in the IWS breed include the following: hip dysplasia, hypothyroidism, allergies, immune problems, seizures, coat loss, cancer, eyelid disorders (especially entropion), toenail disorders (paronychia), and temperament problems. There are...

The IWS Problem Corner No dog is perfect, not even an Irisher, and some dogs are less perfect than others. This is our page for IWS owners whose dogs have physical or tempermental problems, and are looking for help or support from others who have faced and overcome these problems. Please give them...

Irish Water Spaniel Clubs United States and Canada # The Irish Water Spaniel Club of America # The Irish Water Spaniel Club of Canada # Irish Water Spaniel Club of Puget Sound contact Renae Peterson # The Greater Twin Cities Irish Water Spaniel Club President, Mary Fedor, 23745 - 108th St.,...

If you owned an IWS, here's what people would frequently ask you. 1. Is that a poodle? No 2. Is that a Poodle mix/Cockapoo/Chessie/Afghan/Puli? No 3. Is that it's real hair? (Often followed by "I'd love to have hair like that") Yes. (Though a remark about "you should see the dog in curlers" is...

IRISH WATER SPANIEL CLUB OF AMERICA OFFICIAL STANDARD FOR THE IRISH WATER SPANIEL GENERAL APPEARANCE-The Irish Water Spaniel presents a picture of a smart, upstanding strongly built sporting dog. Great intelligence is combined with rugged endurance and a bold, dashing eagerness of temperament....

In mid January the goldfish (not the koi) came up for a swim for a couple of days and they have grown. I thought they more or less hibernated during the Winter. Have they been eating algae?

Pet snake and cat fight in car, cause wreck A Wyoming man was moving to his new home with all his earthly belongings packed in his car when his pet cat got loose, found his pet snake and started fighting inside the car, causing him to lose control and crash into a barrow ditch... "The snake hissed...

Hi, I'm sorry to say that I must have deleted your story when I got my new computer. I've searched both the computer files and hard copy and sadly it's lost :-( -- Bonnie NJ

This is my first Pennsylvania winter with the small, preformed pond on my deck that was installed by the previous homeowner. I believe it is about 125 gallons. There are two pretty goldfish in the pond, about 6" long each. In early winter I laid 2 plastic wrapped window screens over the pond...

For emergency help call Jo Ann 251-649-4790 between 9-5 weekdays, or, can try email put "help sick fish" in subject. Subscribe to Puregold, http://list.lovemyoldhome.com/puregold/ Puregold is a list for people at all levels of fish keeping with special emphasis on helping...

"stephen price" wrote in message ... Our goldfish in our outside fairly large fishpond are dying around 2 per day theres around 150 fish about 15 are very adult bout 6in long. they have been fed continuously with...

I'm in Atlanta, GA and looks like all the leaves have finally fallen--they were so embedded in the net I had over my pond, I decided to toss it and maybe get a new one. I really prefer not having a net over the pond, especially when I start my plants up again--are herons a problem all year round or...

Hi All Ponders; What a great group here. After not being able to access rec. ponds for quite some time, I am now able to read and reply by using GOOGLE. This was suggested by so many of you, and I want to thank you all. HAPPY PONDING-------

Hi Everyone, Just wanted to post saying I went over to www.koi-koteusa.com and purchased some of their coatings. I have a slate tile pond with a water fall that I wanted to be waterproof. They set me up with clear and my pond looks very cool! This koi kote is non toxic and can be applied to just...

We had a few cold days here in the Toronto. Canada area a week or so ago and despite my best efforts I could not keep a hole open on my covered pond. last week when it warmed up and went out and cut a hole in the ice and shined a flashlight into the deep area and saw one of my large 14" koi...

This just caused me to giggle this morning. And think a bit about how we humans are constantly messing about in animals' lives, and then trying to fix our mistakes and oh, whatever... http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1275591.html

We have some talented people in rec.ponds. Anyone need a project to keep them busy until spring? Wanted: A trap for toxic toads By Kathy Marks in Sydney 08 February 2005 Wildlife authorities in Australia are so desperate to combat the country's worst pest, the dreaded cane toad, that they are...