We are a family run hobby breeder between Milton and Guelph, Ontario. Dogs are our passion. They are our personal companions first and show/working dogs second. They sleep on our couches, beds and have taken over swimming in our pool. They are a big part of our everyday lives, and we could not imagine a day without them.
We were introduced to this wonderful breed in 1998. We purchased our foundation girls Nina and Maddie in 2002 and that is when our love story began.
Nina had our first PWD litter in May of 2004. There were nine beautiful puppies in the litter which resulted in seven Canadian Champions, two American Champions, two Best Puppy in Shows, three Best Puppy in Group winners and Multiple Group Placements.
One of our foundation females “ Brownie” is behind many of our wonderful dogs, she was the #1 Portuguese Water Dog, #9 Working Dog in Canada, and then #1 Portuguese Water Dog and #8 Working Dog in Canada the following year in limited showing. She won multiple Best in Shows, Reserve Best in Shows and Specialty Best in Shows. More importantly, she went on to have a profound impact on our breeding program with her producing 10 Champion kids who have many Champion and Grand Champion kids of their own.
Our special boy Harry was the #2 PWD, #1 PWD puppy, #1 Working Dog Puppy and #4 Puppy All-Breeds in Canada, earned his Championship, Grand Championship and All-Breed Best in Show at the age of nine months and two days, 12 Best Puppy in Shows, two Reserve Best Puppy in Shows, one Best Puppy in Specialty, 3 Working Group firsts, 18 other group placements 29 Best Puppy in Groups and his American Championship.
In 2021 Manny was Breeder, owner handled to #1 PWD in Canada in only 8 weeks.
We have over 80 Canadian Champions, 6 Grand Champions and 10 American Champions. A platitude of awards in the show ring includes multiple Best in Shows, Reserve Best in Shows, Best Puppy in Shows, Specialty Best in Shows and Group wins.
Our dogs have gone on to be titled in:
We are so honored that Sara was asked to judge the Portuguese Water Dog Club of American National Sweepstakes in 2024.
Not only have our dogs been successful in the show ring and whelping box they have enriched countless lives as ambassadors of the breed to everyone they meet with their outstanding disposition. Plan a visit with us and see for yourself you will not want to leave.
Portuguese Water Dogs are a wonderful breed, but not for everyone.
They are fun-loving, family-loving, water-loving, high spirited, demanding, robust, needing daily physical and mental exercise. They require extensive training the first year to make them civilized and well behaved family members. Portuguese Water Dogs are a breed that work with their mouths, which makes them extreme chewers and biters, so they must be supervised around children. They are house dogs who love the outdoors, can be great with well behaved children.
They live for "HUMAN" companionship and do NOT do well being left alone. The Portuguese Water Dog breed is not for a working family. Their non-shedding and hypoallergenic coat require brushing weekly.
