The Waterlog August 2003

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OFTHE PORTUGUESEWATER DOG CLUB OF CANADA

AUGUST 2003

Top Conformation Dogs of 2002 Me and my ShadowSniffing across the country… PupographiesUpcoming Events How to use the member area of pwdcc.orgReal Training Tips New Merchandise

AnAgility Primer

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Cover shot:Am/Can Ch Portolano Sing'n in the Rain NA CGC,aka 'Hummer'. It's been more fun than a barrel ofmonkeys. While not always a predictable performer,Hummer has been know to run some near perfectcourses and come away with several first place fin-ishes. New to the sport, his owner/handler/breeder(Debra Barcon) and Hummer are both hooked.

Hummer's father, BISS Ch OTCh Alto Mare GambolN Man UDX TD NA CWDX PROM, and mom,Intl/Can Ch Helm's Alee Summer Rain, are bothproud of him. Just look at that smile on his face. Hetruly is a happy guy.

News FlashPlans are underway for the PWDCC to hold the firstever PWDCA sanctioned Water Trial at the Yielding’sHuntsville site. The scheduled date is the weekendbefore Labour Day. A demonstration day will be heldin June at Royackers Kennel for all interested mem-bers who want to train for Junior and Apprenticelevels. Watch www.pwdcc.org, Forum Water Work formore information.

PWDCA Traverse City Water TrialAugust 16/17, 2003Right: The WADE Team competing for Apprenticetitles, front: Donna Gottdenker with Millie, CathyGadd with Seabe and Tashi, Roslyn Eskind withMotes, Kate Erickson with Jac; back, the Supportteam, Jennifer Gadd, Mike Gadd and John Brown.

Below: Catherine Gadd with Tashi, representing“Canada”, winner of the strange chapeau categoryat the Apprentice level.

The PWDCC Water Camp, June 28/29,Huntsville OntarioClockwise from top right:Lorraine Wilson with Hogan and the ever-ready bugspray.

The WADE Team, Frank Goldschmidt with Pepperand Cura, Lorraine Wilson with Hogan, KateErickson with Jac, Jill Goldschmidt with Leeza andDia, Cathy Gadd with Tashi and Sam, DonnaGottdenker with Millie, Roslyn Eskind with Motes,Louise Rossen with Nina.

Jac brings in the buoy line.

Tashi (left) and Leeza (right) show little Dia (centre)how nice it is to hang out on the boat platform.

Lynda Yielding, our host, with her Toller puppy whoout-swam some of our PWDs!

This issue introduces the sport of Agility. Our fellow PWD owners are quickly discovering how

much fun they and their dogs have in this sport. Relatively easy to learn, you can usually begin

competing within the first year of training. While this was a sport dominated by Border Collies,

our PWDs have arrived on the scene and are beating those BCs at their favourite game.

While many people are intimidated by what looks to be perfect control over your dog, the reality

is that these are still our fun loving, sometimes unpredictable dogs who somehow get totally

focused when on a course. Much like water work, your dog only needs some basic obedience.

The other great thing about the sport is that people of all ages and shapes can become involved.

I've seen kids as young as 8 years old and adults well over 70 years old out there competing and

enjoying the time with their dogs. Best of all is that it is just plain fun to get out there and run

around with your dog. You owe it to yourself to give it try. So, when the sun takes a vacation this

winter, look for an Agility group to join and have a blast.

Congratulations to our Alberta members for holding their first Booster and for organizing their

local members into a newly recognized CKC Regional PWD club. We look forward to next year's

National Specialty in Alberta. Thanks also for hosting our first official CKC Agility match and

qualifying our club to host our own trials in the future.

Don't forget that this year the BC Club is hosting a Regional Specialty with Judges Jan Kay

(Regular classes) and Janis Watts (Sweepstakes). As in previous years, this BC event will be held

in conjunction with the October show in Abbotsford, BC and gives competitors a change to par-

ticipate in 5 shows over 4 days.

Debra Barcon, President

August 22, 2003

PWDCC Waterlog www.pwdcc.org AUGUST 2003 1

President and Director

Debra Barcon

White Rock, British

Columbia

[email protected]

Vice President and Director

Brenda Brown

Bon Accord, Alberta

[email protected]

Secretary and Director

Mavis McClintock

Duncan, British Columbia

[email protected]

Treasurer and Director

Lorraine Wilson

Richmond Hill, Ontario

[email protected]

Directors

Fran Archambault

Everett, Ontario

[email protected]

Manon Bousquet

St-Bonaventure, Québec

[email protected]

Roslyn Eskind

Toronto, Ontario

[email protected]

Donna Gottdenker

Waterloo, Ontario

[email protected]

Audrey Hawthorne

Calgary, Alberta

[email protected]

ThePresident’sLetter

PWDCC Board of Directors and OfficersEffective January 24th, 2003

AUGUST 2003 www.pwdcc.org PWDCC Waterlog2

Everything you wanted to know about

The answers given below are based on AAC (Agility Association

of Canada) and CKC (Canadian Kennel Club) rules only, as they

hold the majority of the trials in Canada.

Q: DOES MY DOG HAVE TO BE PUREBRED?A: No for AAC – Yes for CKC – either registered or with a

PEN number, or have a CKC Miscellaneous Class Certificate

number if designated as a Miscellaneous Class Breed.

Q: DOES MY DOG HAVE TO BE REGISTERED

WITH AAC TO COMPETE IN THEIR TRIALS

A: Yes, you must apply for a registration # and cannot com-

pete before you have it. The registration card, which is also the

height card, will be checked by the trial giving club at every

trial – so don’t lose it.

Q: DOES MY DOG HAVE TO BE OFFICIALLY

MEASURED?A: Yes for AAC. You require at least two measurements by

two different judges – these will be done at your first two trials

and the measurement marked on your dog's height card. If the

height is very close to a cut off point for a different jump

height, you may require a third one. A dog must be 2 years old

before the height is official.

CKC does not require a measurement, but a judge can call for

one if they feel you are jumping in the wrong height division.

Q: HOW DO I KNOW WHAT HEIGHT MY DOG

SHOULD JUMP?A: Here is the breakdown:

AAC CKC

Dog Height Jump Dog Height Jump

12” or less 10” 10” or less 8”

Over 12 to 16” 16” Over 10 to 14” 12”

Over 16 to 21” 22” Over 14 to 18” 16”

Over 21” 26” Over 18 to 22” 20”

Over 22” 24”

Therefore if your dog measured 14” it would jump 16” in AAC

and 12” in CKC, but if it was 14.5” it would jump 16” in both

AAC and CKC. There are lower jump heights for veterans (7 yrs

and over) in AAC as well as a “Specials” class where you can

choose to jump a lower height if you feel your dog will have

trouble at the full height.

Q: WHAT AGE DOES MY DOG HAVE TO BE TO

ENTER AN OFFICIAL TRIAL?A: 18 months of age

Q: WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF

TITLE CALLED?A: AAC: Starter, Advanced, Master, Agility Trial Champion of

Canada

CKC: Novice, Intermediate, Excellent, Agility Master

Typical Agility obstacles, from left to right: A wingless jump, the tunnel anda lattice jump, the dog walk.

Laila and Cathy Gadd with Sam.


Q: CAN MY DOG WEAR A COLLAR IN THE

RING?A: No for AAC, Yes for CKC as long as it is a plain buckle or

clip type with no attachments

Q: CAN I HAVE FAULTS AND STILL QUALIFY?A: No for AAC, however they do not count refusals at the

Starter level.

Yes for CKC – you must received at least 85 points out of a

possible 100. However, a knocked bar or a missed contact

means you do not qualify.

Q: I HAVE NOTICED PEOPLE SITTING IN THE

RING WHILE DOGS ARE RUNNING, WHAT

ARE THEY DOING?A: For all trials you need a scribe, a timekeeper, at least two

ring crew, a leash runner and a gate steward.

Q: WHAT DO THESE PEOPLE DO?A: A scribe takes note of the faults each dog has on their

run by watching the judge and his signals; a timekeeper has

the stopwatch and starts it as the dog crosses the start line,

and stops it when they cross the finish line; the ring crew are

responsible for putting up knocked bars, straightening the

chute, and changing the jump heights; the leash runner takes

your leash from the start to the finish line so it is ready for you

when you have completed your run; the gate steward makes

sure that the next dog is ready to go in.

Q: ARE THESE PEOPLE EMPLOYED BY THE

TRIAL GIVING ORGANIZATION?A: No, in most cases it is the competitors themselves that

do the stewarding. In the entry form they ask if you would be

willing to help. Once at the trial there is a job sheet – some-

times your name is already filled in under a task, and in others

you fill in the job you want.

As there are 8 or 9 runs a day at different levels, and one per-

son is maybe only in 3 of them, you would be assigned to a

class in which you were not running.

Q: HOW DO I KNOW HOW LONG I HAVE TO

RUN THE COURSE?A: There will be a judge’s briefing either before or just after

you have walked the course where you will be told the time

allowed – it is different for large and small dogs, and for veterans.

Q: HOW DO THEY DETERMINE THE TIME?A: It is based on yards per second for the length of the

course. For example, in Starters (AAC) there is a minimum of 2

yards per second to a maximum or 2.5 yards per second. So

the actual time allowed varies with the length of the course.

Q: I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE PEOPLE

DON’T WEAR ARMBANDS – HOW DO THEY

KNOW WHO YOU ARE?A: You are assigned a number and this is pre-printed on the

listing the gate steward has together with your dog’s name –

Agility but were afraid to ask

Typical Agility obstacles, from left to right: The teeter, the table with the framein the background, the weave poles.

Cathy Gadd pictured with Sam, Laila and Tashi.


Agilitythe scribe also has a pre-printed form with your number and

the dog’s name. The gate steward will call your dog’s name to

the scribe as you enter the ring – or you may be asked to tell

the scribe yourself. You will also be given a running order so

you will know when you will be going into the ring.

Q: I AM NOT VERY FIT AND NOT ABLE TO

RUN AS FAST AS MY DOG – CAN I STILL

DO AGILITY?A: Yes, you can train your dog to work away from you so you

don’t have to run the whole course right beside the dog

Q: CAN I CARRY FOOD OR A TOY WITH ME?A: No, as in obedience no food or toy is allowed in the ring.

Q: CAN I TALK TO MY DOG?A: Yes, you can talk to them as much as you like.

Q: DO I GET FAULTED IF MY DOG BARKS?A: No, it doesn’t matter how much they bark.

Q: CAN I TOUCH MY DOG IN THE RING?A: No, once they have crossed the start line you cannot

touch them. However, if they accidentally knock into you that

is not usually faulted in AAC but could be a 5 fault penalty in

CKC – or an NQ (not qualifying) – judge’s discretion.

Q: CAN I TOUCH ANY OF THE OBSTACLES?A: No, you will also be faulted if you step over or under an

obstacle, or step on the fabric portion of the chute.

Q: WHAT IF IT IS RAINING?A: You get wet! It is a good idea to have a change of cloth-

ing in the car, or at the very least dry shoes and socks.

I hope this has answered some of the questions you may have

had about agility.

My e-mail is at the bottom of the article, so if you do have any

other questions, drop me a note.

Anne Passafiume is active in Agility, Obedience, Tracking

and Conformation with Bogie, Tango and now little Samba.

[email protected]

Anne Passafiume’s Tango racing out of the tunnel.

Can Ch Armada’s Purple Rain, Can CD, AWD, SHDCH,

ATChC, AD, EAC, EGC, OJ, Am CGC, Cdn.Therapy DogJust a few short years ago I thought Purple and I would never get out of Starters.In 2001, Purple was the very first PWD to earn the Agility Association ofCanada’s MADC (Master’s Agility Dog of Canada); as well as his MAJC, MATRC,MAGC, MASC and to receive his ATChC – Agility Trial Champion of Canada.

I was asked if he would continue to participate now that we have this Title – myanswer “Of course – Purple doesn’t care about the ribbons, the Titles – he lovesthe sport (as this picture demonstrates) and wants his cookie for having fun withme!” So as long as he is having fun we will continue to play.

So the moral of the story – If we can do it – So can you!

Many thanks to our great trainer and friend Noel Duruisseau of Paw-Z-Tracks, myfamily and friends for their encouragement and support over the years and ofcourse to My Best Friend and Partner – Purple!

Audrey Hawthorne


In 1997 we decided to add a dog to our

family and because of allergy issues were

intrigued by the Portuguese Water Dog.

We connected with breeder Judy Nixon of

Rock Island, Illinois. She had an Irish

marked curly boy for us if we were interest-

ed. My heart skipped a beat. Heck, yes!!!!!

Shadow, Can./Am. Ch. Cutwater Turquoise

Rhapsody, stole our hearts and within six

months, we had another PWD, Skipper,

Valkyrie’s Wind and Waves. She is a St.

John Ambulance Therapy dog and loved by

all who meet her.

Not knowing anything about grooming I

hooked up with Nancy Johnson of Thee

Kennel in Moffat. After my first visit I knew

we were in the right place. My dogs never

looked better and they actually enjoyed going.

PWD’s mature slowly and Shadow was no

exception. Nancy liked Shadow and saw

his potential. She who introduced him to

handler Doug Belter and the rest is history.

Shadow started his show career in 2001.

Shown only ten weekends that year, he

obtained his American and Canadian

championships while also taking multiple

group placements. This dog went in the

ring to win and won over Specials from the

classes in both countries. (Shadow was

shown in the United States by Julie Parker

of Valkyrie Farms.) We were elated to learn

he was the #3 Portuguese Water dog for

2001 in Canada.

We were only going to finish Shadow, but

with all the interest he attracted, it encour-

aged us to take it one step further and

Special him in 2002. Shadow is first and

foremost our pet, but he was born to show

and we couldn’t take that away from him.

From day one, Shadow has been in the

retriever trim and that is how he was

shown. I am also proud to say that FCI

judges acknowledged him at breed and

group level. I remember watching one FCI

judge, who after confirming that Shadow’s

trim was acceptable, gave him breed and

later a group placement. His comment on

Shadow, “Magnificent”.

When his Canadian campaign ended last

year, Shadow was the #1 Portuguese Water

Dog for 2002. We cut off his show coat and

put him in the lion trim. In 2003, Shadow

was selected by Purina for their 2003

Chosen by Champions Campaign and he

can be seen in their Top Dogs ad this year.

(He eats their Turkey and Barley formula.)

We all get our 15 minutes of fame and

Shadow’s accomplishments and the memo-

ries he created will remain with us forever.

Caroline Gmaz lives with her family,

Shadow and Skipper in Oakville Ontario.

Number of wins No. dogs def'd

DOG BB G1 G2 G3 G4 BIS Breed Group Total

1 Ch. Cutwater Turquoise Rhapsody 68 4 5 10 10 0 190 1815 1919

2 Ch. Scrimshaw's Chester Of Lolika 38 6 7 3 6 2 134 814 1056

3 Ch. Armada's Let's Rock The Boat 52 3 7 5 4 0 141 722 813

4 Ch. Sun Joy's Cao Grande Q.T. 8 2 2 1 2 1 88 386 682

5 Ch. Echobay's Bear In Mind 26 3 1 2 4 0 90 499 567

6 Ch. Amada's Win N Dout Go Parti 4 0 0 2 1 0 43 222 223

7 Ch. Ondulado's Hogan CD 21 0 0 1 1 0 64 162 216

8 Ch. Echobay's Samador Makin Music 2 0 0 1 0 0 27 201 213

9 Ch. Armada's Boatswain Helm's Alee 1 0 0 1 0 0 18 204 204

10 Ch. Driftwood's Widgeon O'Galamar 6 0 3 1 1 0 12 137 139

Top Conformation dogs of 2002Dogs in Canada Point System

Reprinted with the permission of Purina Chosen by Champions Campaign

Me and my Shadow #1 Portuguese Water Dog 2002

Number of wins at each level: BB – Best of Breed; G1-G4 – Group 1, Group 2, etc.; BIS – Best in Show; Number of dogs defeated at Breed or Group level; Total points.


From AlbertaAlberta Portuguese Water Dog ClubAgility Seminar and Fun DayJune 7, 2003

What a great day and another great facility – Rainbow Kennels

just minutes from downtown Calgary. Approximately 25 PWDs

got together throughout the day to learn a few new agility

moves or just to try agility to see if they liked it. Noel

Duruisseau of Paw-Z-Tracks gave the advanced dogs 3 hours of

handling classes and all were ready for the approaching season

with a few tips, the starters were amazed that in a short two

hours their dogs were performing a variety of obstacles and

sequences. When these groups were finished the light weights

came out to enjoy tunnels and the A-Frame (about 1 foot high).

The weather was perfect warm and sunny not quite the snow

that arrived for the Fall seminar.

The evening ended with a potluck supper, with the discussion

for the evening focusing on the upcoming August booster, the

2004 National Specialty and of course who was heading to

Snohomish to the water Trials this year. Looks like we will have

a strong Canadian and Albertan contingent once again.

Sunday morning arrived and with it two Sanction matches, one

for the Portuguese Water Dog Club of Canada and one for the

Alberta Portuguese Water Dog Club. We had a great turnout

and many that attended the seminar came out to try out the

Fun Match. It was great to see everyone trying out some of the

things they had learned the day before.

Alberta PWD Booster – Alberta Kennel ClubAugust 2, 2003

The Alberta Booster had entries in all 3 events Conformation,

Obedience and Agility. Another warm (hot actually) day and

entries from as far away as Albuquerque, New Mexico. Thanks

Lynn for making the long trek and what a great addition to the

weekend. I love the PWD community; everyone helped once

another cheered each other on and had 3 great potluck sup-

pers right on the grounds. Congratulations to the following:

Best of Breed

Ch Vilors Bobbie Sock – Petro Haring

Best of Opposite

Can/Am Ch Tanaki Mains’l of Helm’s Alee – Val Little and

David Berry

Best of Winners, Winners Dog and Best Puppy

Armada’s Purple Sun – Audrey Hawthorne and Lana Langley

It was also a successful day as our Best of Breed took a Group

Third and Best Puppy took a Group First.

Highest Qualifying Score in Obedience

Can/Mex/FCI/NT Ch. Superior’s Windward D’Nakoda Can/Am

CGC, Therapy Dog - Angie Potter

Highest Qualifying Score in Agility

Ch Baywood Cutwater Calla Lily – Brenda Brown, Cindy and

Andy Gamache

Audrey Hawthorne

From OntarioA report on the Cerf ClinicApril 4, 2003

The Cerf Clinic was held in June as planned. It was a nice

sunny day and we spent our time sitting in the darkened

garage drinking coffee and eating Tim Bits waiting for the

drops to take effect. Dr. Williams, a new PWD owner, chatted

with us about eye problems. She also shared some of the fun

times she was having with her new puppy. Twelve dogs were

tested, seven PWD's, three mini Schnauzers, an Afghan hound

and a Bloodhound. Thank goodness for the non PWD's or the

clinic would never have taken place. The clinic was over by

noon with everyone going home happy.

There are plans to have the clinic again next June, hopefully

with a larger turnout and we can offer other activities as well.

Thank you to all participants. Dr. Williams may come not only

as the doctor in charge but as a PWD member as well!

Fran Archambault

Sniffingacross


A report on the Water Training CampJune 27-29, 2003

The idea of participating in water training all started when I

took my two waterdogs to a cottage and was amazed at their

natural skill in swimming, diving from the dock and retrieving

in the lake. I know what you are thinking, "of course, they are

waterdogs!!".

I listened to a water training session at the National Specialty

in May 02 given by Cathy Gadd. Cathy has 14 water titles on

her 3 waterdogs and is our Canadian expert. So this year Cathy

arranged a water camp for small group of enthusiasts. We went

to a private lake in Huntsville and learned about water work

step-by-step. All that was required was a dog with basic obedi-

ence and a willingness on the part of the owner and dog to

learn and have fun.

Day 1 The group met at the lake and the first hour was spent

learning about rules, equipment and etiquette.

I have to admit that after I listened to the steps required to

train the Apprentice level I was overwhelmed and wondered if

my dog Nina could never complete a level. I don't think I was

the only owner with doubts. Cathy assured us that humans are

harder to train than dogs. I laughed. When the day was done I

realized Cathy was not joking. The dogs performed as though

they had been doing this their entire life. We humans had to

repeat certain tasks over and over again.

During the training session each task was broken down into

small steps. As Nina repeated each exercise my confidence

grew as well as my pride in her accomplishment. We were

working as a team, me throwing bumpers and her retrieving,

sitting on the boat while it was paddled out onto the lake and

staying, swimming with me in the lake for 2 minutes. All this

accomplished in one day with Cathy's guidance and the friend-

ship and help of the other owners. Day 1 is complete.

Day 2 Today we get to test our new-found skills. Cathy is going

to run a mock Water Trial for all the participants.

When each dog completes the trial there is a huge round of

applause for handler and dog. We all feel great about our

achievements this weekend. I will leave this weekend with

homework for Nina and I to work on.

This waterwork weekend left me with the most overwhelming

sense of satisfaction that I can work with my dog in a fun envi-

ronment doing the things that both of us love. This is what

owning a dog should be about. I would recommend at least try-

ing waterwork once. You do not have to be a swimmer and ath-

lete. You need to love your dog and want to have fun together.

Happy water work from Nina and Louise Rossen

A report on the Traverse City Water TrialAugust 16/17, 2003

The intrepid WADE Team set out on Thursday August 14th for

Traverse City only to cross the border and discover that there

was no power! Not only at home but in Michigan also. A fateful

start. The next day we arrived at the site and met up with

Cathy Gadd and her family who had been visiting with Chuck

and Vicky Robinson. (Chuck is a Water Trial judge and Vicky

was competing with her dog Moxie.) A thorough practice under

Cathy’s watchful eye ensued and we then settled into our near-

by motel. The next day, at the site, nerves in full force, Cathy

went first and showed us how it is done. Both Seabe (Tiago's

Seabiscuit AWD, owned by Heather Guans/Cathy Gadd) and

Tashi (Tiago's Fuje Bela D'Aqua, AWD, owned by Connie

McCandless/Cathy Gadd) got their Apprentice titles. Then Kate

and Jac, Donna with Millie and Roslyn with Motes tried their

luck. Each dog/handler team missed, but there was Sunday to

try again. Roslyn and Motes (Bedford's Tasha Yar, AWD) went

first, Motes finally obliged and carried the bumper to the boat

(the only task she failed on Saturday), did an interesting

approach to retrieve the line, swam reluctantly with Roslyn, but

they squeaked it in. Donna had a heartbreaking run, Millie

never worked better, tail up bounding into the lake, a breath-

taking swim with both in tandem. But Millie had a toe on the

dreaded 3 ft. line during the bumper retrieve and missed quali-

fying. Kate and Jac were working well until the steward some-

how showed Jac the bumper and he was distracted through the

next 2 tasks. Kate stayed positive and used the rest of the trial

to train Jac. Then Cathy, resplendent in a Canadian flag

umbrella hat, trialed with Tashi failed to qualify, but did again

with Biscuit, although she already had their titles. The team

bonded, had a blast and are still training for the PWDCA

Nationals in Memphis. More to come.

Roslyn Eskind

thecountry…


NAME: Kewbeach Spirit of Napoleon (I was born a confidentlittle dog with attitude and dubbed Napoleon by Debbie, a

nice neighbor down the street.)

NICKNAMES: Polo

AGE: 4 months

LEADER OF MY PACK: Born half the size of my 3brothers, I worked my way up to top dog in my litter – based

largely on my loud bark and fierce growl. Now I love and

respect my human family members, but I keep testing Tashi

(my mom) to see if I can get out of last place.

EDUCATION: Started training at 8 weeks, dropped out ofmy first school after a couple of sessions (I was easily distract-

ed) and moved to a smaller class for performance pups.

LEISURE TIME FAVOURITES: Playing with Tashi – keepaway, running , wrestling…

PET PEEVE: the “Gentle Leader” collar – it still feels funnyon my nose!

FAVOURITE NON-CONSUMABLE: Plants, especiallyday lilies. I have loved them since I was a wee pup. Who says

they’re non-consumable?

SPECIAL SKILLS: Barking – I sat up and barked in mylitter box when I was just 3-4 weeks old. Swimming – started

in the backyard pond, when I fell in while trying to drink from

the waterfall. And, of course, agility tunnels and dog walk – I

love this stuff, can’t wait to do more!

BIGGEST CATASTROPHE: It’s a tie between peeing onthe cold air return grate and pooping on the hot air register.

Hey, I was young – how was I to know these were really bad

places?

BATHING AND GROOMING TOLERANCE: I like thecookies, but I really don’t see the point.

FAVOURITE DESTINATION: Jasper’s house down thestreet - he’s a PWD just a week older than I. Cathy Gadd’s

house in the Beach where I was born – I love seeing the

people and Uncle Kelsey

TOYS OF CHOICE: My red shaggy dog. I’m not sure what

happened to it since Tashi and I ripped the stuffing out of it.

My human mom’s red gardening gloves are almost as good.

Who says I’m colour blind!

MOST ASHAMED OF: I have no shame – I’m a PWD and

proud of it!

WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO BE WHEN I GROW UP: Achampion – agility and water for sure and maybe more

PUPOGRAPHIES

Your pup could be featured on our cover masthead or the

Pupograhies page. For the Pupographies page use the format

above and send us a photo. For the cover send a short story and

colour photo for possible selection. Send us photos (hard copies,

colour or black & white will be returned), or electronic files of

your images (jpegs, tiffs, eps saved at minimum 4”x 6” 150dpi).

Text can be emailed or sent as a Word attachment to Connie

McCandless, Waterlog Editor at [email protected] or

mailed to Connie, 56 Gwendolen Cres., Toronto ON, M2N 2L7.

Call her at 416 226-1221 for additional information.


UPCOMINGEventsDate Event

Sept. 7 PWDCC Fun Day @10:00am @ Royackers Kennel, Ariss Ontario,sign in at 10:00-10:30, $10.00 per person, $15.00 per familyAll PWDs welcome and please bring your humans, they will have fun too!Location: Royackers Kennels, 7190 Sideroad 12, RR2 Ariss, Ontario

Please RSVP Donna Gottdenker, [email protected] or 519 885-9928

Planned events include:

• Agility Demo see this fast-growing dog event

• Agility try-out, an opportunity try out the equipment and see what all the fun is about

• Lunch (bring your own and some to share)

• Obedience and Canine Good Citizen Demo, see how just good dog manners can qualify you for this title

• Fun show including prizes for Worst Pet Trick, Musical mats, Look alike contest, Best pup costume

Sept. 13 PWDCC Booster at the Oakville & District Kennel Club held in Milton OntarioPlans include our own designated judge, Virginia Lyne from British Columbia, a luncheon in our marquee

tent after judging, and a basket raffle. Club merchandise available.

A great opportunity to get your required major, meet fellow competitors, network with breeders and gain

experience for yourself and your dogs at a bigger show held Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 13-15.

Pet owners this is a great opportunity to come out and see what a Conformation show is all about! Plan

to come out, have fun, and better still, get involved and help make this a fun event. (But remember only

dogs entered can come to the show.) Email Lorraine Wilson ([email protected]) and let her know you’ll

be coming, how many for lunch and if you’re showing or not. We’ll update you with location, directions,

judging and luncheon timing. We need your help, please contact Lorraine Wilson ([email protected],

show liaison and food), Donna Gottdenker ([email protected],

on-site logistics)

Oct. 25 HikeJoin us for the Fall colours and a romp in the woods. PWDs

love to meet their relatives.

Please put together your contributions for publication in the

Waterlog. We always want to hear about the trials and triumphs of

our brilliant companions and will give you $5.00 off your next club

merchandise purchase for every story used. Your pup could be

featured on our cover masthead or the pupographies page, just

send a photo and short story for possible selection. Send us photos

(hard copies, colour or black and white will be returned), or elec-

tronic files of your images (jpegs, tiffs, eps saved at minimum

150dpi). Text can be emailed or sent as a Word attachment to

Connie McCandless, Waterlog Editor at [email protected]

or mailed to Connie, 56 Gwendolen Cres., Toronto ON, M2N 2L7.

Call her at 416 226-1221 for additional information.

Cover PupJasper’s coming home picture taken at 8 weeks, the

day the Beattie family “adopted’ him from his loving

breeders Gillian and Frank Goldschmidt (Beloula

Kennel, Hawkstone, Ontario, born April 15/03, a lit-

ter of 9 pups). Jasper, a true PWD, enjoys the water

and outdoor fun with the four active Beattie kids

aged 9-16. He also likes playing with Polo, his PWD

friend down the street.


WHERE TO STARTFrom the FORUM page, click on Your

Control Panel:

On this screen you’ll be presented with 6

options: SUMMARY, PERSONAL INFO,

EMAIL SETTINGS, TOPIC TRACKER,

ACCOUNT OPTIONS, MODIFY ACCOUNT.

Let’s go through them one-by-one.

SUMMARY

The summary page details all of the informa-

tion regarding your membership that is updat-

ed automatically such as your email address,

total number of posts, the date you registered

and your post per day average.

PERSONAL INFO

The Personal Info page is where you can

amend your personal profile for other visitors

to view. Once you are on the Personal Info

page you have 3 further options: EDIT YOUR

PROFILE, AVATAR OPTIONS AND YOUR

NOTE PAD.

Edit your profileYour profile contains information about you

(name, date of birth, gender, etc.) and how

you can be contacted. You can add an MSN

Messenger, and/or other chat ID’s.

When you add this information you may

notice new icons at the bottom of all of your

posts: These icons are public

links for your Member Profile, Private

Message, email and any other chat service

ID’s you provide. The sample above is for

ICQ. (The email link is sent through a form

and no email address is provided to them.

Your email address will only be visible if you

reply to the message.)

Avatar optionsYour avatar is the pictorial representation of

your digital self and is visible under your

name in any post you do.

You have 3 options of Avatar. You can select

an avatar from the list provided:

You can select one from a site on the web:

Or, you can upload your own image as I have

done (Please note that the file size is limited

to 512k. Avatars should be 64x64 pixels. An

easy way to crop and resize images online

can be found at http://www.myimager.com/):

Your note padIn Your Note Pad you can save notes, posts

and personal messages in the event that you

don’t have time to finish them.

EMAIL SETTINGSThe email settings area allows you to keep your

address hidden and change any preferences

for email sent to you from the forum.

TOPIC TRACKER

Topic Traker allows you to keep track of any

topics that you have subscribed to.

ACCOUNT OPTIONS

The Account Options section allows you to

change board settings. You can change the

time zone, select English or French as the

board language (this will not effect posts),

choose whether or not you wish to see signa-

tures in posts, choose to view posted images

inline or as a link, choose to view avatars and

select if you would like to be informed of new

Personal Messages via a pop-up window.

Personalizing the forum area of www.pwdcc.orgAs we mentioned in the last issue, www.pwdcc.org has a FORUM where we can chat, check up on club events, activity results, health issues,

training concerns and anything else the members want to discuss. In this issue we’ll talk about how to personalize the forum.


Remember – while you are waiting to go

in the ring, don't ignore your dog! this is

the time to warm him up and get his

focus AND calm your nerves – tricks can

do it!

High Five:

Have your dog sit and hold something

he really wants in your hand at his chin

level (if it is a Portie, it probably will be

food). Hold it as high as you think he

can reach. After the gnawing and slob-

bering, he probably will paw at your

hand – reward with the treat and do it

again. If you have a VERY well behaved

pup that would not think of pawing your

hand, move your hand to the side and

this will put him off balance and raise

his paw – reward and try again.

Donna Gottdenker

Because the Pups were in BIG TROUBLE,(see below) Dad (Vasco) thinks that teaching themto dance will help keep them out of trouble.

Lotus is trying it, but Blossom who IS TROUBLEwith a capital T, is looking quite bored! I hope itworks!! Donna

MODIFY ACCOUNTThe Modify Account area is used to change

your listed email address and/or change your

existing password.

LOST YOUR PASSWORD?

If you’ve lost your password, there is an easy

way to have a new one generated and sent to

you. Just click the “Click here!” button on

the page where you would otherwise login.

Enter your username and click “Send the

confirmation email”. An email will be sent

asking for confirmation to reset your pass-

word. This is a security measure to ensure

that no one is trying to gain access to your

account.

In the email you'll receive a link to a code to

cut and paste into a form to validate the

request.

If the unlock code validates, then you'll be

emailed your login name and new password.

After this step you may change your password

in your control panel under 'Modify Account'.

Bryan Canning (aka Machard)

[email protected]

Real Training TipsTeaching your dog to "High Five" is a great way to get him tostretch as a warm up for agility.


The Portuguese Water Dog Club of CanadaNew Membership Application

The Portuguese Water Dog Club of Canada was formed for the benefit of Portuguese Water Dogs and their owners. The club provides anopportunity for us to have fun sharing our common interest and to learn more about all aspects of living with a Portuguese Water Dog.

Our web site has general information and a protected section for members only at www.pwdcc.org. The Waterlog is our quarterlynewsletter, available to members only, distributed on the web site and by mail. It reports on events, current issues and showcasesour members and their dogs. The club also sponsors events that are fun and informative, including seminars and demonstrationson the many activities you can enjoy with our wonderful breed, all working toward maintaining a healthy lifestyle for our dogs.

Annual membership is $35.00 (CDN) due at the beginning of the calendar year. Family membership is available at $35.00 for the 1stmember and $10.00 for each additional family member. Please mail your completed application and membership fee to Lorraine Wilsonour membership contact:Lorraine Wilson92 Ravine Edge Drive T 905 884 9020(lot # 146) F 905 884-8439Richmond Hill, Ontario [email protected] 4J6

Name

Kennel name (if applicable)

Address Postal code

Telephone/Home Business Fax

email � Please mail the Waterlog to me

� Family Membership Additional family membership names

Access to Member section of www.pwdcc.org, provide your username (last name, first initial) and password (dog call name), Note: both are case sensitive

Username Password

Dog’s Registered Name (for multiple dog households please copy this portion and submit for each dog)

Call Name

Date of Birth Sex Neutered/spayed

Sire Dam

How would you like to participate in the club?

What are your interests? (please indicate below)

� Conformation � Obedience � Agility � Water Work � Tracking � Flyball � Therapy

� Fun Days � Health Seminars � Breeding

Other (please specify)

I agree to abide by the Constitution and By Laws of the Portuguese Water Dog Club of Canada (www.pwdcc.org), and the rules of the Canadian Kennel Club (www.ckc.ca).

Signature Date

ShoppingShopping

To order all merchandise, contact Donna Gottdenker our Merchandise Coordinator at:

[email protected] or call 519 885-9928 (fax 519 885-9928) Shipping costs will be extra (mail).

a.The Short SleeveWomen’s T-Shirt @ $20.00

100% French Terry cotton Non-Fiction –Women’s short sleeve, shallow v-neck, shirt

bottom, with single dog embroidered PWDCC logo 2 x 2.5" at back neck.

Available: Medium, Large, Extra-large

Colours: Cornflower Blue, Ice Blue Green, Pale Yellow

b.The 3/4 SleeveWomen’s T-Shirt @ $20.00

100% cotton Non Fiction – Women’s very soft, 3/4 sleeve, shallow v-neck, palm

length, with single dog embroidered PWDCC logo 2 x 2.5" on top-stitched self band

at bottom left.

Available: Small, Medium, Large

Colours: Soft Blue, Soft Yellow, Cozy Grey

c.Men’s,Women’s @ $20.00 and Children’s T's @ $10.00

Embroidered in 3-colour PWDCC logo. Short sleeve, crew neck, pre-shrunk, 100%

cotton. Not all sizes available in each colour. Please specify 1st, 2nd and 3rd colour

choice.

Colours: beige, steel blue, dark khaki, light khaki, grey, sage green, deep red

d. Brushed Cotton Baseball Cap @ $20.00

Roger Edwards Design, one-size-fits-all, with adjustable velcro tab at back, double

dog embroidered logo.

Available in Navy, Red and White

e. Hand-painted Ceramic Mugs @ $15.00

Each one unique, charmingly created by PWD artisans, 12 years old and under.

f. Clickers @ 3 for $10.00 or $4.00 each

Durable PWDCC branded clickers for training.

g.-j. Greeting Cards4 different designs available, buy individually or in a set, 4.5" x 6.25” folded cards

with matching envelope. Set of 4 @ $4.50 or singles @ $1.25

Cozy Sweatshirts @ $40.00

V-neck, long sleeve, hip length with a straight bottom (not pulled in). These are a

cotton-poly-lycra blend.

New Fall Merchandise on order, see www.pwdcc.org for more details.

Available at all club events.

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MOREViewsAlberta PWD Booster – Alberta Kennel Club, August 2, 2003

Above: Highest Qualifying Score in Obedience Can/Mex/FCI/NT Ch. Superior’sWindward D’Nakoda Can/Am CGC, Therapy Dog – Angie Potter.

Top left, from left to right: Best of Breed Ch Vilors Bobbie Sock – Petro Haring,pictured with Lorraine Brown; Best of Opposite Can/Am Ch Tanaki Mains’l ofHelm’s Alee – Val Little and David Berry, pictured with Lynn Martin; Best ofWinners, Winners Dog and Best Puppy Armada’s Purple Sun – Audrey Hawthorneand Lana Langley, pictured with Tracy Brown.

Bottom left: Highest Qualifying Score in Agility Ch Baywood Cutwater Calla Lily –Brenda Brown, Cindy and Andy Gamache.

Back row standing: Angie Potter, Lorraine Brown, Trudy WilliamsFront row: Brenda Brown, Andy Gamache, Petro Haring, Elodie Mathesion, Tracy Brown, Betty Maclean, Lana Langley, Mindy Selby, Val Little, Lynn Martin, Karen Pipke,Jan Daly.

The Waterlog August 2003

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