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Portuguese Water Dog

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Lion Infante De Gifford
Sire :- Grande Tempest Rex De Gifford     Dam :- Flausina De Gifford
BREEDER :- Augusto Guimaraes. OWNER :- Augusto Guimaraes

The Portuguese Water Dog or Cao de Aqua Portugues is a robust well muscled medium-sized dog, squarely built. They are great water-dogs with webbed feet and lots of energy. The coat has two types one being long, loosely waved with a slight sheen, the other short, fairly hard with dense compact lustre-less curls. Both without undercoat. Requires specialist grooming for the show ground - the entire hind quarters being clipped and tail clipped to a plume on the end.
Colours are black, white, brown, black and white, or brown and white.

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Miss Bella Infanta De Gifford Sire - Eurico De Gifford Dam - Gertrudes Regina De Gifford Breeder - Augusto Guimaraes Owner - Hannele Virtanen This is 'Missy' at six months See her homepage under MOUNTAINHEADS Popparin Pouco Frito Sire - Ourique do Vale Negro Dam - Parisade Janela Breeder - ? Owner - Hannele Virtanen Won CAC's in Italy and Portugal See MOUNTAINHEADS in links area Eurico De Gifford Sire - Artur do Carraro do Rio Dam - Data de Gifford Breeder - Augusto Guimaraes Owner - Augusto Guimaraes See in Links area - PWD forever

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Show Information


This breed has NO Kennel Club Challenge Certificates any Championship Shows.

In the UK the PWD is shown under breed classes at a few shows, or Any Variety Not Seperately Classified - A.V.N.S.C. This can be AVNSC Working, or AVNSC Working/Utility/Toy or any other combination of other groups!
They do NOT have Championship Status under KC Rules.

In Ireland, they have their own rules and these are the same as the F.C.I. - CAC and CACIB can be won here. At the moment GB residents, must register with the Irish Kennel Club to compete.
F.C.I. registered breeds should be able to show there, when quarantine is lifted in 2000.

UK & Irish Clubs

Update
 Club Name Contact Phone number Homepage Email
2004
 Portuguese Water Dog Club
of Great Britain		 Mrs H Irving +44 (0) 1362 820425 yes yes

Information


SizeActiveTemperamentKennelTrainingGroomingProblems
D.50-57cm=19½-22½"
B.43-52cm=17-20½"		VeryVery Good?EasyLots +
show work		No

UK & Irish Breeders


AFFIX In Blue means pups available
Affix Breeder Telephone Area Email Homepage
GEMSON Jayne Johns n/a Wisbech yes yes
RYSALKA Sue Tweedie 0044(0)1952 612013 Telford yes yes
BENTARSNA Florence Fahey n/a Ireland yes yes

Stud dogs


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Interesting Sites, Foreign Clubs and breeders


Affix or owner Contact Telephone Area Email Homepage
Pedro de Anixa n/a n/a Potrugal yes yes
AQUATASS Charlotte Björklund +46 8 531 877 07 Norsborg, Sweden yes yes

Problems


No problems known to breeders

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