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Bothell/Mill Creek Exit
RIGHT onto Bothell-Everett
Highway/527 Get into the left
hand turn lane Turn LEFT at
the light onto 228th Go about
2 - 2-1/2 miles to the top of the
highest hill Turn RIGHT onto
45th Street SE 45th Street
ends at a 4 way stop- at 240th
Street SE Turn LEFT onto
240th Street SE 2 Blocks later
the road makes a complete
right-angle turn Turn LEFT
into our gates There is a large
brick wall and gate house, with
a large sign above the wall.
Follow signs to the Portuguese
Water Dog Party.
December 3rd, 2006 Sun-
day 12:30 – 5:00 PM, At
the Academy of Canine
Behavior
(www.aocb.com), 4705
240th SE Bothell, WA.
There will be a potluck
meal with a doggy gift ex-
change, and general
membership meeting
Bring:-Your family and
dog/dogs, Crates and
chairs, Water dishes and
leashes, Favorite potluck
dish.
If you wish your dog/dogs
to participate in the doggy
gift exchange bring a
wrapped dog gift (under
$10) for each dog.
In addition, if you can,
please bring a donation of
pet food for the Hopelink
food bank. Pet food dona-
tions are often in short
supply, and really help
those in need.
Contact Amanda Ford
amanda_a_ford@hotmail
.com (425)788-4099
Directions to
the Academy:
From I-405
headed
Northbound
take 522 East /
EXIT 23 (to
Woodinville/
Monroe). Take
the first exit (to
Woodinville/Redmond) by
the Dairy Queen. Go LEFT at
the light (132nd), back over
the highway Get in the right
lane and stay on that road
until you get to the T at 205th
(second stop sign). Turn
LEFT, go about 1 block to the
stop sign at 47th Street SE
Turn RIGHT onto 47th Street
SE About 1/2 mile further the
main road makes a complete
left angle turn. At that point go
forward through our front
gate instead of following the
road to the left. There is a large
brick wall and gate house, with
a large sign above the wall.
Follow signs to the Portuguese
Water Dog Party
From I-405 headed
Southbound take EXIT 26 -
Holiday Party and Membership Meeting
July—December 2006 Volume 6 Issue 3 & 4
Northwest Tails
Club Officers & Directors
President
Suzanne Malick
Vice-President
Janet Lankester
Recording Secretary
Rebecca Sliger
Corresponding Secre-
tary
Angela Harding
Treasurer
Renee Smith
Directors:
Linda Erickson
Susan Salvin
Sandra Overton
Karen Roach
Inside this
issue:
President's Mes-
sage, 2007 Board,
Treasurer Report
2
New Titles, Picnic
Report, Minutes 4
Supported En-
try Report 7
Water Trial Re-
port, Grooming
DVD
8
Tall Tails 10
Tailwind 11
2006 Calendar 12
How much longer do we
have to wait?
As usual, it's been a busy
summer for our club with a
nice mixture of casual get-
togethers and competitive
events to showcase our
breed.
You'll find a report on the
club picnic elsewhere in this
issue. I missed the Picnic yet
again this year, as I was off
pursuing water titles in
sunny California instead.
One of these years I am de-
termined to get time off and
make the drive up to enjoy
the festivities.
The water trial was a suc-
cess, as usual. Thanks to the
water trial committee and
volunteers for all your efforts
and congratulations to all
participants. Many inter-
ested pet owners and specta-
tors came by to watch, par-
ticularly on Sunday when the
sun paid us a welcome visit.
Thanks to the efforts of An-
gela Harding and Jessie Pe-
terson, our Supported Entry
was a winner . The weather
was hot and sunny but most
of the dogs handled the heat
well and there was tough
competition for wins in all
classes. Results of the Sup-
ported Entry are elsewhere
in the newsletter.
The new slate of Club offi-
cers takes the helm at the
upcoming Holiday Party. I
appreciated the honor of
serving the Club as President
for the last two years and
welcome the enthusiasm and
dedication of our incoming
officers. The party is a great
opportunity to meet and
greet your Club officers, fel-
low club members and their
PWD companions and cele-
brate the season.
Holiday parties for the last
eight years , starting with my
first PWD bred by Christi &
Sandy Overton, and hope to
keep fun and informative
things happening for the
local PWD owners and our
club.
My husband and I now are
owned by 3 PWDs- Pilot (CH
Stargazer’s Skypilot CWD),
Thank you for selecting me
as the president of the Pa-
cific NW PWD club for the
coming year 2007. I am
happy to be a part of this
great group and look forward
to meeting more of the mem-
bers at the local gatherings
of the club. I have enjoyed
the grooming seminars, pic-
nics, play days, supported
entry shows, water trials and
Eve (CH Stargazer Evening
Sonata Do Gato) and Pearl
(Sisu’s Life’s An Oyster). I
am active in water work,
training for therapy work-
just need to take the test,
and soon to do conformation
again. I hope to see you at
the local events and to hear
what your concerns or
wishes for the next year are
for the PNWPWD.
President’s Message—Suzanne Malick
2007 President Message—Hallie Howe
2007 Club Officers and Directors
Recording Secre-
tary: Rebecca Sliger
Corresponding Secre-
tary: Angela Harding
Treasurer: Renee Smith
Directors: Two-year
term
Janet Lankester
Sandy Overton
Directors completing the
second of year of their
two-year terms are:
Susan Salvin
Linda Ericson
Welcome to the 2007
PNWPWDC board for the
calendar year beginning
December 1st, 2006.
President: Hallie Howe
Vice President: Amanda
Ford
Have a
great idea
for a Club
activity?
Contact a
Board
member
with your
idea.
Page 2 Northwest Tails
Along came a spider
and sat down beside
her, says Duffy.
A PWD in every
port!
Treasurer Report—Renee Smith
Page 3 Northwest Tails
Monthly income and expenses 8/1/2006 through 10/31/2006 Subcategory Aug-06 Sep-06 Oct-06 Total Income
2006 Sweepstakes 170.00 170.00
2006 Water Trial
Fees 2,180.00 2,180.00
2006 Water Trial - Unassigned 405.00 405.00
Total 2006 Water Trial 2,180.00 405.00 2,585.00
Other Income
Membership Dues 168.00 168.00
Total Other Income 168.00 168.00
Total Income 2,348.00 575.00 2,923.00
Expenses 2006 Picnic
Food 151.32 151.32
Total 2006 Picnic 151.32 151.32
2006 Specialty
Donation 326.38 326.38
Total 2006 Specialty 326.38 326.38
2006 Supported Entry
Rosettes 63.77 63.77
2006 Supported Entry - Unassigned 295.30 295.30
Total 2006 Supported Entry 359.07 359.07
2006 WaterTrial
Food 132.09 295.60 427.69
Judge's expenses 405.70 405.70
Other 391.50 391.50
Postage and Printing 92.06 92.06
Qualifiers Fees 68.00 68.00
Reimbursement 100.00 100.00
Total 2006 Water Trial 797.85 687.10 1,484.95
Newsletter
Postage 39.00 39.00
printing 108.80 108.80
Total Newsletter 147.80 147.80
Total Expenses 299.12 1,156.92 1,013.48 2,469.52
Income less Expenses 2,048.88 (1,156.92) (438.48) 453.48
New titles by
dogs bred or
owned by Club
members:
Rally advanced:
Ch. Stargazer's Hit The
Deck RA, Owners Jan &
Suzanne Malick & Sandy
Overton and Ch Helm’s
Alee Full Sail to Elk Run,
Breeder/owners J
Forsythe and Lyn Martin.
Ch Fairwind’s Ponto
Branco Cafe owned by
Sarah Kahn.
Ch Rain City’s All That
Jazz finished her Ch all
from the Bred by Exhibi-
tor class.
“Roxie” completed Rally
Novice title at the Na-
tional. Also seen in the
soaking wet agility ring
there was Linda Ericson
and her boy Trooper,
good sports all! More
wins--Torrie completed
her Rally Novice Obedi-
ence title at the Olympic
KC shows in August.
Jim and Peg Jeffries are
in La Conner for the win-
ter. Their Nautilus Schoo-
ner finished her obedi-
ence title this summer at
the Great Fall shows.
HIT Stargazer's Lookout
Hot Stuff CD, C-CD
CWDX traveled to North-
ern California to add the
"X" to her CWD title at
the PWDCNC trial in Au-
gust.
At Sundown, Karen’s
Sailor (Domarco’s Red
Sky’s at Night) got his
Excellent A Standard title
and his Open Jumpers
title. Jan’s Salty
(Starview’s Salty Seas)
got her Excellent A Stan-
dard and her Excellent A
Jumpers titles. In other
venues besides AKC, both
Salty and Sailor got their
Performance Dog I titles
in USDAA.
Deuce, Ch. Driftwood's
Bacchus Dos, owned by
Janet Lankester, would
like to say that he had a
great specialty. He was
second in Stud Dog, fa-
ther of Winners Dog and
father of Best Senior in
Futurity. The get in the
ring with Deuce for this
award were Angela Hard-
ing's Ch. Raincity's All
That Jazz "Roxie" and Ch.
Driftwood's Call Me Sex-
sea "Drifter".
Laurie Hardman’s Dazzle
(from Kitty x Benjamin's
first litter) got an Award
of Merit at the National!
Cathi Jzyk is happy to
announce Skipper fin-
ished his Open Jumpers
title. The are now com-
peting in excellent agility
and having a great time.
Email change for Jan
Cury and Karen Roach—[email protected]
Nadine and David
Hunter, CORTEREAL
PWD, 61891 Broken Top
Drive, BEND, OR 97702-
1168, phone 541-382-
0855, email—
Address change for Erin
Gocke—
1424 Madrona Ave,
Everett, WA 98203,
Phone- 253-468-8997
New Titles
Membership Address Changes
Make it a
Blockbuster
night. Rent
your dog a
nature
video—
specifically
about wolves
and see if you
pup speaks
their
language.
Page 4 Volume 6 Issue 3 & 4
Deuce and Roxie en-
joying some down
time at Rend Lake.
How’s this for my
precious-angel-
puppy face?
I would like to thank eve-
ryone who attended the
picnic in August at Kayak
Point Park. We had a gen-
eral membership meeting,
followed by great food
and wet dogs. The
weather was sunny and
the dogs had a great time
in the sand and salt water.
If you have never at-
tended before, plan on it
for next year. It is usually
the first weekend in Au-
gust and it is a great
place to meet other wa-
ter dogs and their own-
ers. We had about
25 to 30 people
with their dogs.
Picnic Report-Janet Lankester, Chairperson
August Membership Meeting Minutes
about the mechanics of
making the change. Renee
will check into types of
available accounts and will
work with club president,
Suzanne Malick, to get the
necessary paperwork com-
pleted.
Unfinished business
Grooming seminar: Suzi
Aarts reported that the
grooming seminar had low
attendance, but was popular
with participants. The semi-
nar was a great opportunity
for pet owners to learn
proper grooming tech-
niques. Linda Ericson at-
tended the event and found
it very helpful
Agility Fun Day/
Potluck: Rebecca Sliger
reported that the agility fun
day/potluck was a blast for
the approximately fifteen
dogs that attended with
their people. Karen Roach
and Jan Curry hosted the
event on their Oregon
ranch. Excellent food and
non-stop fun made the occa-
sion special.
Pursuit of AKC
sanctioning for
club: Little progress has
been made on pursuing AKC
sanctioning. Janet Boyd-
Kristensen stated that it was
time to form a committee to
look into the issue. Angela
Harding said that the AKC
will want to know the num-
ber of people in the club and
skills that members have.
Members are now asked to
provide this information on
the new membership form.
The club currently has a
total of 112 members in 78
households.
New business
Water Trials: Water trials
will be held on Sept 8 -10.
The trials will be judged by
Mary Kay Schroeder.
Katrina Jackson showed a
beautiful hand-painted plate
which will be the team spirit
award. Katrina said that the
committee has been great
and has everything well in
hand. She mentioned that
Suzanne Malick may still be
looking for volunteers for
(Continued on page 6)
Janet Lankester (Vice Presi-
dent) – presiding in lieu of
Suzanne Malick (President)
Meeting called to order.at
11:45 a.m., Janet Lankester
called the meeting to order.
Fourteen members were
present at the beginning of
the meeting. By the end of
the meeting, twenty-one
members were present
Minutes of the December
meeting Janet Lankester
asked if everyone had seen
the minutes from the De-
cember meeting, which were
published in the newsletter.
There was general assent.
She asked if any modifica-
tions needed to be made and
none were suggested.
Treasurer’s Report Renee
Smith reported that the club
has $13,851.45 in the check-
ing account. The club also
has $28.50 in the savings
account. Renee suggested
that the club move some of
the money from the check-
ing account into an interest
bearing account. All agreed
that this was a good idea.
There was some discussion
Monroe Valley Dog
Training Club is
holding a two day
obedience seminar
featuring Celeste
Meade on Feb 3-4
2007 at Academy
of Canine Behavior
in Bothell. Celeste
Meade has had a
successful career
judging,
competing
nationally, and
training dogs for
over 20 years. She
has achieved
numerous titles in
obedience,
conformation,
tracking, and stock
dog trialing, and
prides herself in
her "Attitude is
Everything" way of
dog training and
handling. For more
information visit
www.mvdtc.org
Page 5 Volume 6 Issue 3 & 4
Members and dogs
hanging out at
Kayak Point Club
picnic.
the event.
Holiday Party: The holi-
day party was on the
agenda, but was not dis-
cussed.
Club donation for Live
Auction at National Spe-
cialty: Angela Harding has
received a letter requesting
a donation from the club for
the live auction at October’s
National Specialty in Illi-
nois. In the past, the club
has provided a basket for
the silent auction; however
the live auction requires a
more significant item, val-
ued at over $50. Angela
stated that homemade items
were often the most popu-
lar. Towels embroidered
with a PWD logo were sug-
gested. Angela asked Janet
Lankester to show the group
a hand painted tile done by
a local artist. Although the
tile had clearly been done
from a photo of Deuce, An-
gela had found the tile inad-
vertently in a store. There
was discussion of
getting a set of repre-
sentative tiles done.
Angela Harding and
Janet Lankester also
mentioned how
much they liked a
photo taken by Crea-
tive Indulgence of
Rebecca Sliger’s dog, Lucy,
at the last water trial. The
photo is of the dog’s head
(Continued from page 5) swimming through the wa-
ter and could easily be any
black PWD. There was talk
of having a framed copy of
the photo done. The photo
could also be used as a base
for a tile. Janet will get
more information about the
tiles. Rebecca will find out
costs of getting a print from
Creative Indulgence.
A motion was made by
Katrina Jackson and sec-
onded by Renee Smith that
the club provide a gift for
the live auction at the Na-
tional Specialty. The selec-
tion of the gift will be made
by the board and not exceed
$200. The motion passed
unanimously.
A motion was made by Halle
Howe and seconded by
Linda Ericson that the club
not contribute a basket, but
instead focus resources on
the live auction gift. The
motion passed unani-
mously.
Nominating Committee:
A nominating committee is
needed to provide a slate of
officers. Angela Harding
explained that being a com-
mittee member requires
networking with members
and placing phone calls to
find members interested in
serving. Janet Lankester led
the committee last year.
Suzanne Malick was not in
attendance, but will be
asked to lead the nominat-
ing committee this year.
Janet Lankester and Linda
Ericson volunteered to be
on the committee. Renee
Smith (Treasurer) and Re-
becca Sliger (Recording Sec-
retary) volunteered to con-
tinue in their positions.
Water Workshop: Re-
becca Sliger suggested that
the club consider hosting a
water workshop, preferably
during the summer. Janet
Boyd-Kristensen reported
that Cathi Jzyk had been
looking into some possible
locations for such an event.
She has been looking at
Mossy Rock Park. Boy
Scout Camp, dog camp and
YMCA camp locations were
thrown out as suggestions.
All club members are en-
couraged to be on the look-
out for possible sites and
contact Janet Boyd-
Kristensen with suggestions.
Ship’s Store: Several
members expressed interest
in a renewed presence by
the ship’s store. Wind
breakers have been very
popular in the past. Janet
Lankester suggested that a
new logo be explored.
Katrina Jackson volun-
teered to draw a few logos
for consideration at the De-
cember meeting.
Meeting Adjourned
Janet Lankester adjourned
the meeting at 12:35 p.m.
General Membership Minutes—continued
Play the
“Which
Hand” game
by hiding a
treat in one
of your
clenched
fists, and
seeing if
your dog will
choose the
correct hand.
Page 6 Northwest Tails
It all starts here...
The chase is on!
Our PWDCA supported entry is over and with so many entries in sweepstakes, conformation, junior show-manship, obedience, rally obedience, and agility, it was a hectic but fun day in the sun. The following dogs – and owners - took home the trophies and rosettes provided by the Pacific NW Portuguese Water Dog Club.
Sweepstakes -Judge Rosemary Petter
Best Puppy in Sweeps: Piedelai Ninfa Do Lago, bred and owned by Judith G. Siebert (co-owned by Anne Bringloe) – (bitch)
Best of Opposite to Best Puppy: Astrud’s Lookout Rebel Yell, bred by Amanda Ford and Sandra Overton – owned by Jessie Peterson and Amanda Ford – (dog)
Best Veteran in Sweeps: CH Tesouro Da Fazenda Kulu, bred by Anne Pope – owned by Linda Adams –(dog)
Best of Opposite to Best Veteran: CH Fairwind’s Ponto Branco Café VCD2 UD AX MXJ, bred by M Beermann & C Crowson – owned by Sarah L Kahn – (bitch)
Regular Classes – Judge Roland L Pelland
Winners Dog / Best of Winners (for 5 pts): Stargazer’s Ace of Hearts. Breeder: Sandy Overton & Christi Over-ton. Owner: Sandy Overton & Alexandra Scott
Reserve Winners Dog: Aviators Don Perignon. Breeder: Cathy Dugan & Janet Gage. Owners: Rev Craig & Suzanne Kuehn & Cathy Dugan
Winners Bitch (for 5 pts – and New Champion): Del Sur’s Cascade Navigator. Breeders: Cynthia Thorson and Lana Woodburn. Owner: Cynthia Thorson
Reserve Winners Bitch: Seastar’s Briny Sea’s From Elk Run. Breeders: J’nevelyn Martin & Roni Merbler. Owner: Theresa Zorad
Best of Breed: CH Del Sur’s Keno of Cascade. (Dog) Breeder/Owners: Cynthia Thorson and Lana Woodburn
Best of Opposite Sex: CH Driftwood’s Venus At Fishbay. (Bitch) Breeder: Morgin Quirin-Powell. Owners: Linda Adams and Morgin Quirin
In Performance Events: Suzanne Malick and “Chili” (Stargazer’s Lookout Hot Stuff) took home the trophy for High Scoring PWD in Obedience, from the Novice B Class.
Sarah Kahn and “Ace” (CH Stargazer’s Legend Of The West UDX MX MXJ) took home the trophy for High Scoring PWD in Agility (Standard Classes)
Stuffed Toys went to all of the Juniors who competed with PWD’s in Junior Showmanship on Saturday:
Hana Deiuri Marangon, showing CH POUCH COVE'S WILL DO in the Novice Junior Class
Alyssa Chart, showing CH STARGAZER INDY ON STARBOARD in the Open Intermediate Class
Chelsea Stevens, showing YAQUINA BAY CHARLE'S NOBILITY in the Open Senior Class
In addition to High Scoring PWD in Obedience “Chili”, we would like to congratulate the other PWD’s who turned in qualifying performances in obedience and rally obedience on Saturday:
ARMADA'S BRIGANDINE CD TD RN. Owner: Tammy Hibberson. (Novice B)
CH SUNNYHILL JOY TO THE WORLD (Jessie). Owner: Darcy Stevens & Chelsea Stevens (Rally Novice)
CH RAINCITY STILLWATER BRING IT ON (Torrie). Owner: Angela Harding & Pamela Harding (Rally Novice)
CH SIRENSONG APOLLO'S ORACLE CD RN. Owner: Martha Pansa. (Rally Advanced)
CH C-WATER LAND O'KALYPSO RA CD RA. Owner: Martha Pansa (Rally Excellent)
I understand there were multiple Agility legs earned by PWD’s over the weekend as well – sorry, my catalog did not have that information. Congratulations to you all!
Thanks to everyone who entered, competed, or just came to watch for making our supported entry weekend an enjoyable success. And congratulations to all the lovely and talented winners!
Supported Entry—Angela Harding & Jessie Peterson
Page 7 Volume 6 Issue 3 & 4
Dogs are
fascinated by
extremes.
Try
performing
normal
activities,
like
preparing a
treat, in slow
motion.
Tremors of
excitement
can reach 4.0
on the
Richter scale.
Good Down!
The Yard Patrol!
Thanks to all the hard working club mem-
bers and visitors from the North! It was a
great weekend of fun in the water. Mary-
Kary Schroeder was our judge awarding
passing scores to the following dogs.
Junior
Lookout's Sittin' by the Fire - Cari Thachuk,
Can Ch Armada's Purple Star -Betty McClean
Apprentice
Ch Baywood's Perro Marino of Armada -
Michelle Hardman
Ch Adia Bay's Tidewater Courier - Jan Curry
Armada's Pinta Helm's Alee - Joan Klam
Lookout's Stokin' the Fire - Suzanne & Jan
Malick
Am/Can Ch Stargazer's She's the One - Anne
Herberholz
Working
Can Ch Armada's Purple Skye Regatta CD
AGN - Alex Scott & Lana Langley
Ch Adia Bay's Tidewater Courier AWD - Jan
Curry
Courier
Armada's Brigandine CD TD WWD SROM -
Tammy Hibberson
Ch. Stargazer's Sky Pilot WWD - Bruce &
Hallie Howe
Am/Can Ch Stargazer's Hit the Deck CD RA
Suzanne & Jan Malick, Sandra Overton,
(2nd CWD leg) Am/Can Ch Stargazer's Hit
the Deck CD RA - Suzanne & Jan Malick,
Sandra Overton
Versatility
Saturday—Can/Am Ch Stargazer's Legend of
the West CDX MX MXJ C-CD CWDX - Sarah
Kahn & Sandra Overton
Saturday and Sunday—U-CD Ch Fairwind's
Ponto Branco Cafe UD AX MXJ C-CDX
CWDX GROM - Sarah Kahn
Sunday—Stargazer’s Lookout Hot Stuff
CWDX - Suzanne & Jan Malick
Team Spirit
Max - Andy Gamache on Saturday and Val
Tangen with Sydney and Jo Jo on Sunday
It was a banner year in terms of entry and
interest. I know there are many future water
titlists in our midst!
the water, much like her father,
Bo'sun.
When she sees her neon green
harness come out, she too, be-
comes vibrant!
On Saturday, our first attempt at
Apprentice, Glory did everything
flawlessly. It was her less-than-
capable handler, moi, who failed
the exercises by touching Glory
As soon as Glory's pups were out
the gate mid June, she and I
headed for the water. Her favor-
ite activity is retrieving the
dummy, any dummy, which
she's been doing since she was a
wee pup! It was time for us to get
serious about water work
and the rest of the challenges for
the Apprentice level.
Glory is a most willing worker in
Water Trial Qualifiers—Sept 9 and 10, 2006—Janet Boyd-Kristensen
Glory Be! - Annie Herberholz
Most
municipalities
and counties
require a
current pet
license tag.
Don't leave
home without
it!
Page 8 Northwest Tails
Summer fun on a
local beach.
Take it!
at the wrong time, sending her for
an article before the judge said
"send your dog".
Sunday was a much better day for
me, and Glory, again, showed she
had mastered all the tasks. If
anything would cause us to fail
on Sunday, I thought it might be
Glory's enthusiasm, leading to
(Continued on page 9)
anticipation. All summer long we
worked on "wait" - and the hard-
est individual task for her, was
going the distance for the float-
line. In training she would often
(Continued from page 8) get to within 10' of it and turn
around, heading back to
shore. We worked hard to find
success with that task. She made
me very proud. She’s now AKC/
CKC CH. Stargazer's She's the
One, AWD.
I am very pleased with Glory's
abilities and willingness and look
forward to training her for
WWD, maybe more !
Glory Be! - Continued
New Grooming DVD, exclusively Portuguese.
It starts with bathing,
brushing, ear cleaning,
nail clipping, and prepa-
ration for the final cut. It
includes a list of sug-
gested supplies and must-
haves, and shows you
how to use each of them.”
Member Annie Herber-
holz ,agent for the seller,
can be reached in Gig
Harbor, or go to
www.4mydogs.com
NWTails doesn’t mean to
advertise for any particu-
lar supplier; however, the
price goes up after De-
cember 1st, so we wanted
you to hear about it first.
Those who bought it at
the National are raving
about how easy it is to
follow. This is a good ad-
dition to your library of
PWD stuff !
Here’s the new guide in
convenient DVD format
for you brave hearts who
want to groom your own
dog. The presenter holds
an International Master
Groomer certificate, and
has been handling and
grooming group-winning
PWDs for decades More
than that, she lives with
about six of them, and
knows how convenient a
“home haircut”
can be. Even you
can learn how to
groom and bathe
correctly, with
how-to directions
for two Lion clips
and three retriever
cuts. .
Reviewer Phyllis S
says, “This terrific
DVD is a step by
step guide to every
aspect of groom-
ing. Whether you
are a beginner or
experienced, you'll
learn something
here.
Got ideas for
new content
on the Club
website?
Contact
webmaster@
pwdnw.org
Page 9 Volume 6 Issue 3 & 4
Good sit!
Or Tales, however you slice it,
we are way, way behind in giv-
ing praise for everyone’s efforts
through the summer and fall.
Here’s a mélange of old and
new news—congrats to all.
Hope all dogs had a great Hal-
loween and din’t eat too much
turkey on Thanksgiving!
Water trial winners at the
PWDCNC August 5-6 in Cali-
fornia: Cortereal Gone With the
Wind, owned by Nadine
Hunter & Judy Berger and .
and Suzanne Malick’s Star-
gazer’s Lookout Hot Stuff C-
CD, CWD, who also won Versa-
tility. Member Sarah Kahn was
the judge there. At the Tradex
BC shows, a lucky five girls
shared points for WB over five
shows that weekend, with 3
different bitch specials taking
BOB honors. By all reports it
was a fun weekend as always,
“but pretty exhausting coming
on the heels of the national
specialty.”
From Suzanne Malick: “PWDs
had a great time at the Tyee
show in Mill Bay, BC. Please
forgive if I've left anyone out.
Friday, Tanaki Black Pearl
Helm's Alee took WB, BOW
and BOB. Jan Curry’s Adia
Bay's Tidewater Courier’s BOW
and BOB to finish. Gail
Woodworth and Dixie Mat-
son’s Adia Bay's Shasta Wynn
took WB. BOB was Tammy
Hibberson’s Can CH
Eauchien'sTrial Run. Tammy’s
Can. CH Armada's Brigandine
TD, CDX,Ag1, CWD took High
in Trial from Open B with a
nice score of 196. My girl Chili
earned her Canadian CD with
one 3rd place, two first, and a
HIT.”
A summer water trial in Minne-
sota reaped JWD titles for
northwest-born Helm’s Alee
Chief of the Boat and Helm’s
Alee Sets the Trend. Co-bred by
PNWPWDC member Patti
Schaefer, Ch Helm’s Alee Bea-
con got his Apprentice there
also.
Water work thoughts from
Sandy Overton : “This was Sa-
brina's first try at Courier (she is
9-1/2) She did the first exer-
cises with finesse-I was sooo
proud of her I nearly fell off the
board. Jim showed Beatle in
Apprentice-and she did 3 of the
5 exercises. Sunday she said-
no-you had your chance on
Saturday and that is it! The
highlight of the weekend was
watching Suzanne Malick and
Chili (our traveling compan-
ions) earn a CWDX and a Ver-
satility. So Beatle and Sabrina
both had to get their float lines
for each chicken wing they got
for dinner-and they were pretty
enthusiastic about it too!”
Many of our club dogs became
poster kids for 2007. Featured
in the Calimel Cares calendars,
available on Café Press website
are Roxie as a baby, with Deuce
in the Potpourri one: India and
Sailor are Miss Novembers in
the puppy calendar. This year,
there’s a PWD calendar from
Switzerland for sale too,
through www.4mydogs.com.
or contact member Annie Her-
berholz.
Welcome to long-time breeder
and new PNW member Nadine
Hunter. Two litter mates at-
tended the National and “Fast-
o” took first in her class (6 – 9)
They have Bella living with
them in Bend, Oregon. New e-
mail address is Nadine: nad-
Cindy Thorson’s “Keno” head-
ing to the Eukanuba Invita-
tional, and Dixie Matson’s 's
Tide and Angela Harding’s
Roxie qualified as well. Watch
for them on TV. Live 8 pm
Eastern time on animal Planet
and Discovery Channel, but
check your local listing.
Rainbow Bridge had two new
dogs crossing over to the other
side: “Alice” passed on June 30,
2006, one week after moving to
Bend. And “ Mariah” left as
well. Farewell, pretty girls.
Friend of 14 years, to Caro-
lyn Crowson. Mariah en-
joyed good health, camp-
ing, boating and swimming
to the end.
"We are missing her very
much I'm sure she is happy
in PWD heaven with her
family and friends."
Tall Tails
PNWPWDC
Auction
donation brings
in $1,125 at
2006 National
Specialty. The
proceeds are
split between
PWD health
research and
support of
Specialty Host
committee.
Page 10 Northwest Tails
Remembering
warmer days...
Emma and Jude at
the Agility Fun Day
AKC, THE DOG MUSEUM, AND MORE
Ever wonder what happens to your letter when you write to the AKC asking why
your dog never got points recorded from a recent show? Or wonder how the Recov-
ery program works?
Well, I decided to stop at the American Kennel Club digs back east and see for my-
self. I’d frequented the venerable building in New York City in past years, but regis-
tration stuff, as well as DNA, CHF and Recovery arms have gone south. The “big
dog house” is in North Carolina now. It was an enlightening tour: tell you all about
it next issue.
Heading west, I (and probably everyone else who attended the Specialty) visited the
Dog Museum of America in St. Louis. Twenty years ago I toured the museum with
Megan, my first Portuguese Water Dog, who walked the hallowed halls in a digni-
fied manner befitting such an august edifice. Ironic that the Dog Museum no longer
admits dogs! They house a collection of dog art spanning centuries. As a charter
member, I see many of the new acquisitions in their bulletins, so it was fun to view
them up close. More on this next time, too.
Seeing so many northwesterners at the PWDCA National was really nice. During the
deluge days, we heard “You guys are used to this, right?” Agility and obedience
folks toughed it out in the pouring rain, but there were sunny autumn days as well
for lots of informal swim time in the lake for all our dogs.
I always stop in Montana to visit our breed book’s author, Kathryn Braund. This
time she was at the fairgrounds, where she and her Havanese dog completed the
last leg for a Novice Rally title. If you’re ever in Great Falls, a visit to Kitty will be an
afternoon of Water Dog history (and kisses from her PWD kids as well).
Tru was with me the entire 9,944 miles. Doug and his bird-hunting PWD girl
Beamer joined us from Illinois to home, via Yellowstone, where the two dogs en-
joyed seeing elk and bison “up close and personal”. En route I visited one of my
R.E.A.D. therapy dogs, played with a litter of 5-week old “grand-pups”, and be-
tween my relatives—one auntie is 97 years old and great fun—and long-time mu-
tual canine-lovers, I had the usual splendid trip across this beautiful country of
ours. It’s always more fun with a dog!
#
Tailwind—Joanne Forsythe
Page 11 Volume 6 Issue 3 & 4
Mark your
calendars!
Sept 29-Oct
5, 2007 the
PWDCA
National
Specialty will
be in
Ventura,
California.
Plotting future ex-
cavations!
A puppy and his
sandbox...
Email:
PACIFIC NORTHWEST
PORTUGUESE WATER DOG
CLUB
1286, Ridgefield, WA 98642-0015
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (360) 887-3449
Holiday Party and Gen-
eral Membership Meet-
ing—December (date
TBD): Contact Amanda
Ford at
Amanda_a_ford@hotmail.
com for more information.
Information can also be
found on the club website
as available
Seminar - January 19 2007, Portland, Oregon
The World Of Dogs: Devel-oping Blue Ribbon Vision-Chris Walkowicz
Sponsoring Club: Oregon Dog Judges
Contact Information: Kay Reamensnyder - PO Box
Monroe Valley DTC– Celeste Meade, Obedience Seminar February 3 & 4, 2007, see page 5 for details.
Club Calendar—2006
All material copyright 2006. Reprint by permission only, with attribution to Northwest Tails. Opin-
ions expressed are those of the authors. Photos, letters, articles are welcome: inclusion is at the
discretion of the Editor. Content contributions may be mailed to the address listed on this page.
Official Publication of the Pacific Northwest Portuguese Water Dog Club
We’re on the web
www.pwdnw.com or
www.pwdnw.org
Editor - Joanne Forsythe
PO Box 828
Gig Harbor, WA 98335
Technical Editors -
Janet Boyd-Kristensen
Amanda Ford
Jan–
Mar
issue
deadline
Jan 10th
