The Owner Handler: Sharon Sherwood – Painted Sky Farms Welsh Springer Spaniels
Interview with Sharon Sherwood: Discover her passion for Welsh Springer Spaniels and insights into competitive dog showing.
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The Welsh Springer Spaniel, also known as the Welsh Springer or the Welshie, is an active hunting dog with a loyal and agreeable personality. He is built to work hard all day long and has an intelligent and kind expression.
Interview with Sharon Sherwood: Discover her passion for Welsh Springer Spaniels and insights into competitive dog showing.
Sharon Sherwood is the breeder behind Painted Sky Farms Welsh Springer Spaniels. Read about the kennel’s beginnings, puppies, and much more!
Sandra Holmes is the breeder behind Trystyn Welsh Springer Spaniels. Read about the kennel’s beginnings, the sires, the dams, and more!
How a Breeder Judge Evaluates Welsh Springer Spaniels : In my experience, the best way to become truly familiar with is to speak with longtime
Judging the Welsh Springer Spaniel and any breed for that matter in my experience requires you to get to know the breed by speaking with longtime breeders.
Dan Sayers is the Editor-in-Chief of SHOWSIGHT digital and print publications. He received a B.S. from Drexel University where he studied interior architectural design. His professional career has allowed him to develop his planning, problem-solving, and project management skills, which were employed in the office, educational, and financial sectors. While working as a project manager, he earned a Graphic Design Certificate from the University of the Arts and began creating ads for many of America’s top-winning show dogs. Through this work, Dan became Editor-in-Chief of the nation’s first online-only dog show publication. His current role expands on this experience and broadly extends to cover the sport of dogs in Companion and Performance events as well as all aspects of Conformation.
Dan is a long-time member of the Irish Water Spaniel Club of America and is the organization’s current AKC Delegate and Archivist/Historian, as well as a club-approved Breed Mentor. From 2000-2010, he was the club’s AKC Gazette Columnist. He breeds Irish Water Spaniels under the Quiet Storm prefix and has judged the IWSCA National Specialty Sweepstakes twice. Dan is a member of the Morris and Essex Kennel Club as well as the Dog Writers Association of America, which recognized his illustrations in the award-winning canine compendium, the Encyclopedia of K-9 Terminology.
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