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The Portuguese Water Dog Club of America, founded in 1972, encourages
and promotes quality in the breeding of purebred Portuguese Water Dogs
while bringing their natural qualities to perfection.

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Curly Hair or Wavy Hair.
Old or Young.
Portuguese Water Dogs
are our Passion.

Portuguese Water Dogs make excellent companions. They are
loving, independent, intelligent
and are easily trained in obedience
and agility skills.
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Find a Breeder

Looking for a puppy?

We know a Portuguese Water Dog puppy is cute, but it is not the
right dog for everyone.

Learn about what it takes to get
the right dog for you.
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National Specialty
Superdog

A special honor that rewards the capabilities and efforts of the Portuguese Water Dog who competes and accumulates the most overall points in at least three out of six areas of competition: conformation, obedience, agility, rally, tracking, and water.
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September/October 2015

In this issue: the 2015 Stud Dog Directory, breeding related excerpts from the Health Survey, JDCM test process and cost reduction.

The Courier is only available to PWDCA members.
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National Specialty

The 25th National Specialty
September 24-30, 2016
Monterey, California

Hosted by PWD Club of Northern California
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