Limerick’s Top
Producers
Ch. Robin of Limerick
Bottom left: Ch.
Urlimerick of
Kilmara was born
in 1996 and sired
19 champions. A
multiple specialty
winner and
Limerick’s first
all-breed Best
in Show winner
(owner-handled),
he was a topranking IW in the
late ‘90s. Bottom
right: Ch. Taryn
Tate of Limerick
SC (born 2000)
was the sire of
37 champions,
winner of seven
specialties and
BOS at the
IWCA National
Specialty in
2005. He was
an all-breed BIS
winner, ownerhandled, the No.
1 IW in the breed
in 2002 and the
top-producing
IW sire in 2007
and 2008.
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LS: We have a 30-by-60-foot building with three huge indoor/outdoor kennels extending off of one end. There is a
large overhang built outside and doors, which we leave open.
Doggie doors sometimes catch tails, and we prefer to not use
them in the kennels. They have horse mats with pads and
blankets for sleeping.
We let the dogs out in the morning, and they do not get
closed back in until late in the evening. The kennels face out
to a huge agricultural area, so when they have their howling
sessions in the middle of the night or early in the morning, it
goes out to the fields and does not disturb the neighbors. They
spend their entire day with full access to our one flat acre.
We have a covered patio right off our family room, and they
spend their daytime rest periods there. If the squirrels show
up, they’re off and running from one end of the property to
the other. We believe Wolfhounds should be out in the fresh
air and getting all the exercise possible. Living inside on the
couch 24/7 is not good for them. There is far more opportunity for periods of exercise outside than in the house. They
run mostly on grass and some pea gravel. The only cement is
around the swimming pool. None of our dogs have ever been
Our Limerick males have sired 157 champions to
date for us and for others. Limerick bitches owned
and residing with us over the past 40 years have
produced 53 champions to date from a total of 16
litters (112 puppies).
Our top-producing bitch was Ch. Robin of Limerick, born in 1976, with nine champions from her
one and only litter sired by Ch. Shaw of Limerick.
Our next top-producing bitch was Ch. Halle of Limerick with seven champions from her one and only
litter sired by Ch. Taryn Tate of Limerick SC, who
was the top-producing Irish Wolfhound sire in 2007
and 2008.
interested in the pool. Instead, when it’s warm, they like the
moving sprinklers. The property has many shade trees and
some fruit trees. And yes, they strip any fruit they can reach!
We feed twice a day a good grade of kibble, groom as
necessary and socialize with company at home and dog
shows. My grandchildren have been great socializers in
recent years. I will scissor down an older dog to make it
more comfortable for them and to avoid prolonged grooming sessions, which they greatly appreciate. My only kennel
help is my wonderful husband of almost 50 years, Cliff. He
is the reason we have been able to travel extensively. He
takes wonderful care of the dogs and does not like to travel
himself. He is a tennis player and a homebody. We thank our
lucky stars for him every day.
DIR: How many shows do you attend each year? Do you
drive to all shows? What are your favorites?
LS: We used to attend 60 to 70 shows per year but currently only about 35. We now have selected weekends, which
include hound shows and specialties and a few special allbreed weekends.
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