Welcome to the website of the American Water Spaniel Field Association (AWSFA)

The AWSFA is a regional club centered in the Great Lakes area that offers field training opportunities to American Water Spaniel and other Spaniel breed enthusiasts. Although the club has members in various parts of the country, its principal activities take place in Michigan with occasional events in New York and Wisconsin.

The club has held field training seminars and regularly scheduled training days since its inception in 1993. Its primary focus is on the development of the AWS as a versatile hunting dog capable of performing as well on a waterfowl hunt as it will in the uplands. Our club also contributes regularly to fund AWS rescue efforts conducted by the American Water Spaniel Club (AWSC), the breed's AKC parent club, and heath research issues funded by AWS Partners (a Donor Advised Fund of the AKC Canine Health Foundation).  

We hope that you find your visit to be educational and informative. If you have any questions or comments concerning the AWSFA please share them with us by writing our Secretary, Ron MacDonald.

For our members:

In September of 2007 the AWS world lost a long time friend with the death of Mary Barth, owner of Swan Lake Kennels. Mary, together with her late husband John, had bred American Water Spaniels since the 1960s and was a well known fixture in the AWS community. In honor of her memory and all that she did for the breed the AWSFA made a contribution to the AKC Canine Health Foundation restricted to the American Water Spaniel - Partners Donor Advised Fund.

Click here to read a letter from the AKC - CHF regarding the donation.