The Waterlog Feb 2012

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE PORTUGUESE WATER DOG CLUB OF CANADA

FEBRUARY 2012

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Branch News: New ExComm Sniffing across the Country Cover PupComparison of FCI CKC AKC PWD Standards Board MinutesPupography Upcoming Events Shopping

Getting ready to take the plunge!

FEBRUARY 2012 www.pwdcc.org PWDCC Waterlog

Time to renew your PWDCCmembership for 2012. Thiswill be your last Waterlog ifyou haven’t renewed andyour membership will lapseApril 1st.To renew log onto pwdcc.org home page andclick the membership button. If your infor-mation hasn’t changed, just sign your nameon the form and enclose your cheque. Or,enter your VISA or Mastercard informationon the form, or use the PayPal option. Justremember if you use PayPal please fill in aform and send it to Roslyn.

Mail your form to Roslyn Eskind,471 Richmond Street West, Toronto,ON M5V 1X9, or contact her [email protected]

Breeders Time to renew your BreederProgram participation. This programsupports PWDCC Rescue and gives you theopportunity to promote your ethical breedingpractises, a win-win for PWDs! The forms areon www.pwdcc.org from the home page clickthe membership button.

AgilityApologies to Judy Cheguis whose resultswere not posted in the November Waterlog2011 PWDCA National Specialty results

Monday September 19Judges Ms Christin Dewey & Ms Lisa Rieves

Novice B FAST Jump Height 20 inches2 - Hunter's Grand Master Mikito

Tuesday September 20, 2011Judge M Upshaw

Novice B Standard Height 20 inches2 - Hunter's Grand Master Mikito

Novice B FAST Jump Height 20 inchesQ - Hunter's Grand Master Mikito

Oscar, dried off and up close and personal. Below,with his AAC ribbon.

Westminster Kennel ClubPortuguese Water Dog Judging ResultsJudge: Ms. Theresa HundtDay: February 14, 2012, Time: 11:30, Ring: 8

BEST OF BREEDGCH Freestyle The WizSex: DogDOB: September 24, 2009Breeder: Jane Freeman & Debbie G SaundersSire: Ch Freestyle Ocean Breeze OA OAJ NFDam: Ch Freestyle Ticket To Ride CaerlanOwner: Marie Forgach & Jane Freeman

BEST OF OPPOSITE SEXGCH Cnsand Fanf' Heir At ArdanwoodSex: BitchDOB: August 08, 2009Breeder: Kristen CofiellSire: Ch Cnsand Throwen Big Left HooksDam: Ch Abadessan's Tantrums And TiarasOwner: Richard Garber & Kristen Cofiell

AWARDS OF MERITGCH Aviators Asta PrimadonaSex: BitchDOB: October 25, 2007Breeder: Mike & Cathy DuganSire: Ch DeLeao's Amadeus Of Kimlyn CD NA

NAJ NAP NJPDam: Ch Aviators Marilyn MerlotOwner: Matthew Davis & Bill Waters &

Cathy Dugan

Ch Roseknoll's Emerald SeaSex: BitchDOB: July 11, 2005Breeder: Chuck & Susan Teasley & Lynn &

Bill MaasSire: Ch Armada's Purple SunDam: Ch Armada's Belle Of RoseknollOwner: Paula & Maskey Heath &

Susan & Charles Teasley

Our swimming cover boy is Port Colborne’sOscar, known as Oscar. He was born June 212007 and lives with Beth Pelletier and familyin London Ontario.

Oscar is a student of Agility, Dock Dogs,Obedience, Water Work, and while not training,he loves to keep busy swimming, chewing,sleeping, snuggling, running, playing tug ofwar, and fetch. A pet peeve is anyone oranything touching his tail and like mostPWDs he loves a juicy dirty kleenex!

A favourite trick – he will stop, drop and rollif you tell him he’s on fire. And as a reminderto us all, Oscar shares that he almost diedwhen he was 10 weeks old from onion poison-ing, 10 more minutes and he wouldn't havemade it.

A favourite destination is Niagara Falls toGrama and Grampa's back yard pool (in thesummer of course) as evidenced by his covershot! Oscar enjoys his My stuffing'less Bunny,and shakes him to make sure he's dead onan hourly basis. He admits to an addictionto counter surfing, it really ticks his momand dad off.

And finally, Oscar has ambitions to be aworld class agility dog... “I wanna show thoseBorder Collies how it’s done!”

Good boy Oscar, and thank you for sharingyour great pool party pics!

PWDCC Waterlog www.pwdcc.org FEBRUARY 2012 1

ThePresident’sLetter

President and DirectorHerb SzauerzopfMoffat, [email protected]

Vice President and DirectorMindy SelbyCalgary, [email protected]

Secretary/Treasurerand DirectorMembership Co-ordinatorRoslyn EskindToronto, [email protected]

Directors

Henri BérubéMississauga, [email protected]

Judy CheguisWest St Paul, [email protected]

Lori CrandlemireEnderby, British [email protected]

Glenda NewtonHudson, [email protected]

Karine SimardSte-Famille, [email protected]

Rescue CoordinatorMari [email protected]

PWDCC Board of Directors and Officerseffective April 30, 2011

Hello to everyone

Hope your winter has been a mild one like we have had in Southern Ontario. Either way it's

almost over and time for dog activities to begin in earnest! And the PWDCC has a number of

great activities for you this year including a National Specialty which is starting to take shape

as we speak, see pages 8 for a complete listing. The specialty will need manpower and again

I'm asking for volunteers for this and other events this year. Please contact me personally and

I will send you to the people involved who would much appreciate any and all help.

The PWDCC has donated to the Portuguese Water Dog Foundation Inc. (pwdfoundation.org),

an organization whose mission is to generate funds for the research of genetic and canine

diseases to improve the quality of life and health of Portuguese Water Dogs. They are current-

ly researching Lymphoma, Hemangiosarcoma and Osteosarcoma, all are cancers that affect

PWDs. They are also developing a system that will map genetic traits that cause health prob-

lems, this can only result in the betterment of PWDs everywhere. Going through their past

donors the names of pwd owners from all over Canada come up many times so I know many

of you know about this worthy cause.

I recently met one of our members at University of Guelph where her dog is undergoing

treatment and I thought of them when we made this donation.

Herb

Herb Szauerzopf, PresidentPortuguese Water Dog Club of CanadaFebruary 2012

FEBRUARY 2012 www.pwdcc.org PWDCC Waterlog2

Coming up for 2012All PWDCOntario Events are open tonon-members, let your friends with PWDsknow they’re welcome!

Spring FlingSaturday March 31 12:15-4:30LocationAll About Dogs, 48 Ingram Drive,Toronto ON M6M 2L6See www.allaboutdogs.ca for a map, located a few minutes

from HWY 401 and Keele.

Event ActivitiesAgility and Rally-Obedience demonstrations and opportunity

to try out these 2 popular dog sports

Canine Good Neighbour (CGN) demonstration, practice

session and optional testing by certified CGN examiner

Grooming Clinic learn how to keep your PWD clean and

tidy between trips to the groomer

Water Work demonstration of water trial exercise from

various trial levels and introductory “How To” clinic to help

you get into the activity our beloved PWD’s were born to do!

PWDCC merch for sale

Complimentary Refreshments

Feel free to call with any questions.

Event contact and registration: Sue Heath, Secretary

PWDCOntario Executive Committee, 416 480-0407,

[email protected]. Look for the registration form on the Event

listing on www.pwdcc.org.

May 6, 2012

Land Training Water WorkshopThis workshop is aimed at people who have little or no experi-

ence with Water Work, and those who want to play safely with

their PWD in and around the Water. It will focus on basic skills

that dog/handler teams need for the beginning level exercises

at Water Trials. These skills are useful for you and your dog to

have around the water, even if you never exhibit at a trial.

June 9, 2012

Beginners’ Water CampPut into practice all you’ve learned from the Land Water

Workshop for the Junior and Apprentice levels. You will get

hands-on assistance with your training. If you couldn’t make

it to the Workshop, we’ll be happy to meet you now and if

you’ve never experienced the joy of seeing a PWD’s frolicking

together in and out of the water, you are in for a real treat.

There is nothing quite like it.

Even if you think you won’t Trial, this is an opportunity

to train your dog around water and to learn the work he

was born to do!

Check the club website www.pwdcc.org > Events

for registration and waiver forms. Limited registration,

don’t be disappointed.

Workshop and Camp contact Lorraine Wilson,

[email protected], 905 773-1123 or 647 618-4737

August 8-9 and August 24-26, 2012

Water TrialsTwo opportunties to trial in Ontario: at the NationalSpecialty and at the PWDCOntario Trial laterin August. Both at Laurel Creek Conservation Area,Waterloo Ontario.

Contact Lorraine Wilson for more information,

[email protected], 905 773-1123 or 647 618-4737

BRANCHNews

Shirley Coleman and Skipper swimming.

New member applications and lapsed members renewingDecember 6, 2011-February 29, 2012

If no objections are received by Roslyn Eskind, our Secretary/Treasurer ([email protected]), within 30 days after publication date,

membership will become effective. If an objection is received, the application must be voted on by the Board within 30 days of

receipt of objection by the Secretary/ Treasurer. The applicant is notified of the result.

John Bodley & SheilaGarven5-2400 Neyagawa Blvd.Mississauga, OntarioL6H 7P5

Cecile Boivin550 Branche du RapideMarieville, QuebecJ3M 1N9

Nancy Bright661 Lomond Cres.Burlington, ONL7L 2N8

Mary Di Salvo1124 Pond view Rd.London, ONN5Z 4K4

Annie Dumontier2940 Ch LalandeMirabel, PQJ7N 2Z3

Cherie Forbes5853 Page Cres.Burlington ONL7L 7P1

Brawna Levy66 Tango CourtThornhill, OntarioL4J 3B4

Mimi Lobato de Faria51 Winterhaven Dr.Winnipeg, ManitobaR2N 4L3

Elodie MathisonBox 173Bawlf, AlbertaT0B 0J0

Kim Rivard517 Balsam St. S.Timmins, ONP4N 2E9

Stephane Roy224 rue BaretteL'isle-Bizard, QuebecH9C 2Y7

Holly & ColinVan Schoor85 Bellefair Ave.Toronto, OntarioM4L 3T7

Barbara Shopland& Lisa Banks127 Mackey DriveWhitby ON L1P 1R6

Anne Weiszmann242 Maxwell StreetToronto, OntarioM3H 5B7

MESSAGE FROM THE NEWEXEC COMMITTEEOn behalf of the Ontario Branch Executive Committee for

2012 I would like to let you know how pleased we are to have

been elected as your Executive.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank Mari

Szauerzopf and her committee for their hard work and dedica-

tion as the outgoing Ontario Exec Comm. Theirs will be a

tough act to follow. Mari has generously agreed to continue

to oversee our Booster events and the merchandise program.

Thank-you Mari!

The Ontario Branch Executive role is to oversee the planning

and running of events for Ontario-based members of the

PWDCC. We are committed to planning activities that are of

interest to all our members – pet owners, and breeders, those

interested in having fun with their PWD on a recreational level

and those dedicated dog sports enthusiasts.

We are currently putting together this year’s event calendar

and even tossing around ideas for future years. We would love

your input. What would you like to participate in with your

family and your PWD? Events can be educational, recreational,

new skills or training oriented, they can focus on health and

wellness – the sky is the limit. What are you looking for?

Visit the Upcoming Events section of the Waterlog to see what

we have planned so far.

We would also love more member submissions in our newslet-

ter – the Waterlog! We have a section dedicated to the Ontario

area – Ontario Branch News.

Perhaps you have ideas for articles or features. Maybe you

would like to showcase your PWD’s antics or accomplishments.

Let us know if you have been involved in organizing informal

get togethers with other PWD owners and how this got off the

ground. Do you have training tips or misses? We want to hear

from you.

Volunteers – we cannot say enough about how valuable our

volunteers are. Not one single event could be run without the

dedicated help of Ontario members!

Volunteering can be an hour or so, or it can mean taking on

a big chunk of an event. Please consider what might work for

you and let us know. It is a great way to get to know other

PWD owners.

Contact any of the Committee members with your ideas or if

you would like to help out at one of our events.

Lorraine Wilson, [email protected] Heath, [email protected] Vokes, [email protected]



Veteran SweepstakesBest Veteran in SweepstakesCh OreoBay Ready To Run (Dixie)Best of Opposite Sex to Best Veteran inSweepstakesCh Bayswater's Hippolito Leal CD (Lee)

Regular ClassesJudge Edd BivinBest in SpecialtyCh Classea Soul of Sailor OreoBay (Wade)Best of WinnersSeabury’s Marrakesh Express (Nash)Best of Opposite Sex to Best in SpecialtyCh Claircreek Dolce Cordelia (Cordelia)Select DogGCh Vindouro’s By all Means (Cinta)Select BitchGCh Sail Away Root Beer Float, AOMAward of MeritGCh Marshview Kan’t Remember Last Night(Cuervo), NACh Seabury’s Goodby Ruby Tuesday (Ruby)Best Bred-By-ExhibitorOreoBay Happy Kiss of LunaSeaBest VeteranCh Valkyrie's Mardi Gras PartiBest Amateur Owner HandledD’Lite’s Kamea A Nadaora

Some PWDCC members had somesuccess at the recent Portuguese WaterClub of Greater Chicagoland Specialty.In attendance were Roslyn Eskind andJohn Brown with Ruby and Nash, DonnaGottdenker with Cordelia, Vesta, Matisseand Willow and Sue Heath with Gordie.

Results are:SweepstakesJudge Ms. Diane EnglekingBest Puppy in SweepstakesTurnabout Lymryk Beachcomer By The Sea (Turtle)Best of Opposite Sex to Best in SweepstakesClassea's Celebrate Forever (Zaia)

From OntarioElora Gorge PWDCC BoosterTuesday December 27, 2011Judge Gabriel Valdez-ValdesBest of Breed and Group 3Ch Claircreek Dolce CordeliaDonna GottdenkerBest of Opposite SexCh Seabury’s Marrakesh ExpressRoslyn Eskind and John H. BrownWinners Dog, Best of Winners, Best PuppyClaircreek Impression de MatisseDonna GottdenkerWinners Bitch and Best of WinnersSkipnstone's Underwater DivaCharlotte Etue and Lawrence EubanksWednesday and Thursday, Best Brace in Breedand GroupCh BigBay Stormy WeatherCh Big Bay Jazz Sonata

Sniffingacrossthecountry…

COVER PUPChip is a sweet, lovable boy who gets the devil in his eye when he is looking for

mischief. This is a good thing as I can TRY to outsmart him… TRY being the

operative word.

He loves the litter of pups I have on the ground and spends hours playing with

them every day.

Chip is a fast learner and won the most focused puppy award at the training

school we attend.

Karen Matthews, Allanburg, Ontario

At the Elora Gorge Booster, right: Booster JudgeGabriel Valdez-Valdes with Donna Gottdenker’sClaircreek Impression de Matisse, below onWednesday with Judge Bill Walkey from left: ChSeabury’s Marrakesh Express, Ch Claircreek DolceCordelia, Ch Seabury’s Goodby Ruby Tuesday, Ch BigBay Stormy Weather, Drewsar N Shizel TownFlirtDrewsar N Shizel EnchantedTown and Drewsar NShizel TalkOfTheTown.

Photos: © John Robson

Quebec breeders and testingKarine produced a spreadsheet on the breeders.Our Code of Ethics says breeders must assume life-long responsibility for re-homing all puppies theyproduce, should this be necessary. It would appearthat they are not contravening the Code of Ethics.

Karine has translated the Code of Ethics and Glendawill review it and it will be posted on our websiteand send out with renewals.

Advertising puppies for sale on web sitesAdvertising on a popular website does not necessari-ly indicate that due diligence in finding appropriatehomes is not being done. But the issue raised at thelast meeting was over an ad for a 4 month puppybeing resold by the purchaser not the breeder.

In this case, how are we to say that there isn’t anunderstanding between the breeder and owner.We can’t police seeming ill conceived practices.This must be a complaint driven issue. In the pastwhen we receive a complaint about non responsive-ness from a member breeder, Rescue has steppedin to resolve this issue and has also intervenedwhen the complaint is against a non member breed-er to assist the puppy/dog owner. When breeders arenot members we can’t deal with these issues excepton an informal basis. Should there be a refund ofmoney when a dog is taken back to be rehomed?This should be decided on a case by case basis,as there are situations where the breeder mustexpend efforts/expense to rehabilitate the dogbefore placement.

In an effort to reach people to educate them aboutreputable breeders in Quebec, we will work ontranslating our web site, the Code of Ethics and thebrochure are in process. The CKC is “working” onthe translation, we could pay to have the BreedStandard translated, but it must have official CKCsanctioning. The breed brochure will be the nexteffort. Karine has begun this. Also, keep in mindall testing done may not show on the PWDHLD orthe open health databases. There is another ques-tion of evaluation of quality of dogs produced? Butthis is quite a personal issue and that is somethingthat can’t be policed. Another issue European dogswho do the testing and ship samples to the UnitedStates, the results are not posted on the databases.

Quebec is in a different position with respect to thecultural attitudes to dogs. Puppy mills exist ram-pantly and the laws are not strong. There is federallegislation, but the provincial criminal code offerslittle protection against cruelty to dogs. A 600 dogpuppy mill was closed down this past weekend. Inregards to educating people about reputable breed-ers, we need the brochure, and we’ll need otherinitiatives. At the major pet shows we can supporta booth also. Karine will complete the brochure forthe next meeting.

Should we be doing advertising? On Kijiji you canplace ads by province. Should we consider placingads to direct people to reputable breeders who dothe appropriate testing. Glenda will investigate thecosts and develop a script.

Wishing a Happy Holiday and Happy New Year toall board members. January the 12th is our nextmeeting.

Motion to adjourn made by Henri, seconded byRoslyn. Approved.

joint status in dogs are generally reliable. However,dogs that receive a preliminary evaluation of fair ormild hip joint conformation should be reevaluated atan older age (24 months).

*Corley, EA, et al. Reliability of Early RadiographicEvaluation for Canine Hip Dysplasia Obtained fromthe Standard Ventrodorsal Radiographic Projection.JAVMA. Vol 211, No. 9, November 1997.’’

What will be our minimal age for accepting Prelims,OFA will only list Prelims at 12 months or older? Arewe going to recommend a final testing at 2 years tocomplete OFA certification? With BVA, FCI,PennHIP you can get a final certification at 12months. OFA is more cautious requiring certificationat 2 years, while the other systems certify at oneyear. The issue is Prelims as a Fair, those dogsshould not bred unless x-rayed at 2 years with atleast a Fair grading.

OFA results for PWDs state 15% Excellent, 9.6%rated dysplastic of almost 2,000 dogs. This numberonly reflects those dogs submitted, not the actualpopulation.

OVC our test that allowed for certification under 2years is now gone. Sterility in male PWDs is a con-cern, is it genetic or are there other issues? Is therea case for breeding males younger? Or should dogswho loose their fertility be bred at all? What are theconsiderations to breed younger dogs? If breedingyoung PWDs you don’t know the finished dog as ourbreed matures slowly. An issue raised was breedingyoung produces genetic robustness, improved eachgeneration, with each breeding getting better speci-mens. Discussion followed about genetics that youcan resolve before 2 years, but environmental issuescan impact hips. In hip development as in otherpolygenic disorders, there must be a number of lia-bility genes to be present to cross a threshold toexpress the disorder. If two normal dogs producethe disorder, each dog contributed genes to tip thethreshold. See Dr. Bell’s review at 2010 PWDCASpecialty (Courier Sept/Oct).

Motion by Henri, seconded by Glenda to acceptbreeding stock hip certification from PennHIP, BVA,and FCI. Approved.

Motion by Henri, seconded by Karine to accept forbreeding stock OFA Prelims from 12 months to 2years with grading of Excellent or Good.Yes: Herb, Henri, Roslyn, Henri, KarineNo: Glenda, MindyAbstain: JudyApproved

To use BVA or FCI do you have to have your dog reg-istered in their Kennel Club registry? Not for BVA,FCI unclear.

This motion makes us perhaps the most progressivebreed club. This announcement will be made on ourweb site, Waterlog and on the PWD-L list.

Our current standard as accepting dogs x-rayed andcertified at 2 years stands. Existing OVC certifica-tion is still accepted.

Elbow certification and CERFing puppies should beconsidered especially considering Micropthalmianow emerging in breeding dogs in the UnitedStates. The variety of symptoms include fadingpuppies, eye disorders that can be diagnosed at8 weeks. Dogs going back to 1986 show this condi-tion. And very popular sires are producing this.There is no test, and no way of knowing if this isa simple recessive. There are some areas where youcan’t get a CERF exam on pups easily. On thePWDCA web site you can see discussion of this con-dition. lf 1 in 100 dogs are affected it means that19% of population are carriers. Symptoms includeglaucoma, shorter tails, neurological condition. Thiswill be added to the Agenda for our next meeting.

Highlights of the PWDCCBoard Minutes

Thursday December 8, 2011, 8pm ESTPresent: Karine Simard, PQ; Glenda Newton, PQ;Mindy Selby, Prairies; Roslyn Eskind, ON; HenriBerube, ON; Judi Cheguis, Prairies

Absent: Lori Crandlemire, BC

Report of Treasurer/SecretaryMembers 135Puppy members 85Bank Balance as of Dec. 5: $28,381.33PayPal Balance as of Dec. 5: $861.67

Motion to approve the Minutes of the November 17meeting moved by Mindy, seconded by Karine.Approved.

Old Business

Health TestingDocuments were sent to the board for review inadvance of the meeting. Now that OVC is no longerproviding hip certification in Canada, we have someother alternatives to consider for hip/elbow certifica-tion in addition to OFA:

BVA (new effective 2011), http://www.thekennel-club.org.uk/item/313

FCI, (more comprehensive than OFA)http://www.fci.be/commissions.aspx

PennHIPhttp://research.vet.upenn.edu/Default.aspx?alias=research.vet.upenn.edu/pennhip

OFA http://www.offa.org/hd_grades.html

The world of breeding is becoming smaller and moreconnected. BVA, PennHIP and FCI allow for testingat one year. (Henri joined the meeting.) The Germantest is also something we might consider in thefuture. As long as a dog has one certification that isacceptable and we do specify what is acceptablecurrently: OVC pass, OFA Excellent/Good/Fair.PennHIP is somewhat more difficult to understanda pass, each certification says what is considered tobe dysplasia given the current body of dogs exam-ined.

OFA specifies on their site the reliability of prelims(see below as read by Henri). Do we have the num-ber in the study? Is there a recommendation thatthe dog be redone at 2 years?

http://www.offa.org/hd_prelims.html:

The OFA accepts preliminary consultation radi-ographs on puppies as young as 4 months of agefor evaluation of hip conformation. If the dog isfound to be dysplastic at an early age, the econom-ic loss from the cost of training, handling, showingand so forth can be minimized and the emotionalloss reduced. These preliminary radiographs areread by the OFA veterinary radiologists and are notsent to outside radiologists. The same hip gradesare given to preliminary cases.

A recent publication* compared the reliability of thepreliminary evaluation hip grade phenotype with the2 year old evaluation in dogs and there was 100%reliability for a preliminary grade of excellent beingnormal at 2 years of age (excellent, good, or fair).There was 97.9% reliability for a preliminary gradeof good being normal at 2 years of age, and 76.9%reliability for a preliminary grade of fair being nor-mal at 2 years of age. Reliability of preliminary eval-uations increased as age at the time of preliminaryevaluation increased, regardless of whether dogsreceived a preliminary evaluation of normal hip con-formation or HD. For normal hip conformations, thereliability was 89.6% at 3-6 months, 93.8% at 7-12 months, and 95.2% at 13-18 months. Theseresults suggest that preliminary evaluations of hip



Highlights of the PWDCCBoard Minutes

January 12, 2012, 8pm ESTPresent: Roslyn Eskind, ON; Henri Berube, ON;Glenda Newton, PQ; Karine Simard, PQ; LoriCrandlemire, BC

Absent: Mindy Selby, Prairies; Herb Szauerzopf, ON;Judy Cheguis, Prairies

Motion to approve the minutes of December 8,2011 made by Karine, seconded by Henri.Approved.

Report of Treasurer/SecretaryMembers 74 members renewed for 2012, 66 2011members not renewed as yetPuppy members 85 have expired in 2011Bank Balance as of January 10: $28,853.91PayPal Balance as of January 10: $986.55Policy and Procedures Manual and club website areupdated with new testing requirements for Breeders

Old BusinessFrench translation of Code of Ethics and ClubBrochure

Glenda must go through the translation to finalize.By next week, she will get back to Karine to finalize.Final version will be distributed to the board andthen flowed into the artwork.

New Business

PWDCOntario ExecutiveMari Szauerzopf was listed on the notice, however,she is stepping down and will attend meetings forcontinuity of the new PWDOntario ExCom. TheExCom will let us know the executive positions aftertheir first meeting.Lorraine WilsonSue HeathPat Vokes

PWDCOntario Proposed EventsPurina Booster March 10Land Training Water Workshop May 6Water Camp June 9Water Trial August 9Co hosting the National Specialty August 10-12Water Trial August 24-26Booster at Elora December 27

New Business

Water Trial in AlbertaA branch hosting a water trial has policy in theirbylaws to manage budgets and financial reporting.When you have a group of individuals hosting, weneed the same type of controls, as the nationalboard is responsible for losses/profits. So policy hasbeen drawn up to mimic the approach taken withNational/Regional Specialties. The $200 mentionedis a donation, the entry fees are to cover expenses.Some concern about perhaps not enough seedmoney? When an application is made details ofcosts of site, entertainment, judge fees/expenses,etc. could be a negative budget. The board couldapprove that, as long as given the opportunity toreview a budget submitted. In the course of plan-ning if there is a material event in excess of $500,they must come back to the board with a revisedbudget for approval. The average budget for a 2 daywater trial is approx $2500-3,000. Site costs canrange fro $50-300 per day. Perhaps $500 is tooliberal? +20%. Can we monitor and see what istypical? Or we can approve now and re-evaluate ifnecessary.

What follows are 2 new paragraphs under the head-ing PWDCC Water Trial Policy. Additional to theoriginal page above that title (in blue type) to dealwith fiscal issues around water trials held either by

a branch (they hold it and are responsible for all thefinancing, we just give $200 max. if they ask for it)or if there isn’t a branch in that area, like Albertalast year, we need a budget sent to the board at thesame time as the application goes to the Water Trialcommittee and need updates if material changeexceeds $500.00. We are on the line for profit/loss,the individual members are off the hook once thebudget is approved.

Proposed update to page 26 of the PWDCC Policyand Procedures Manual:

PWDCC Water Trial PolicyPWDCC Water Trials are governed by the PWDCCWater Trial Manual. The PWDCC is the only organi-zation to recognize and sanction Portuguese WaterDog water trials in Canada. The PWDCC shall beempowered to certify Junior Water Dog, or award thetitles of Apprentice Water Dog, Working Water Dog,Courier Water Dog, Courier Water Dog Excellent andcertify the Versatility Award to any pure bredPortuguese Water Dog individually registered withthe CKC, AKC, or foreign registry recognized by theCKC or with a CKC ILP number. Refer to theAdministrative Guidelines of the PWDCC Water TrialManual for additional information on holding sanc-tioned water trials in Canada.

The PWDCC will support all sanctioned water trialswith up to $200.00 per year to the host branch, orcommittee if a branch is not in place in that region,upon request. If a branch is not in place in thatregion the trial committee will produce a budget forapproval to the PWDCC board and submit that budg-et to the PWDCC at the same time as the applica-tion to hold a trial goes to the PWDCC Water TrialCommittee. After the budget is approved if there isa material change (in excess of $500.00, it must be

re-submitted to the Board. An approved budgetcommits the PWDCC to all costs and profits.Individual members who organize a water trial onbehalf of the PWDCC are not responsible for lossesand all profits are retained by the PWDCC. A branchthat holds a PWDCC sanctioned water trial isresponsible for budgeting at the branch level andis responsible for costs and retains all profits.

Update to Water Trial Policy on page 26 of thePWDCC Policy and Procedures Manual above.Motion by Henri, seconded by Glenda. Approved.

Booster at Ste. Foy Dog Show in Quebec, SocietéCanine de Québec, August 3-5, 2012. Tasks involvecommunication with all breed club, judge selectionfrom the panel by the board, all breed club suppliesrosettes, we supply prizes, organize social event ifdesired and we publicize event on our web site andby e-blasts. Obedience and Rally trials and 2 showson Friday. Last year there were 7 PWDs, perhapssome Americans nearby might come to improve thenumbers. But it is essentially in Quebec City, toofar for Ontario group to come. Karine has asked forjudge panel, and she will ask about timing of premi-um publication. Motion by Karine to have thePWDCC host a booster at the , seconded by Roslyn.Approved. Can we boost Obedience or Rally?Normally we would have a prize and rosette for theHIT in each, we’ll have to request the ribbons. Thisis the weekend before the National Specialty, willthis affect entries? It may effect numbers, but let’stry it and see. Karine will send the judges’ list whenshe get it.

Our next meeting is Feb. 9, 2012, 8pm EST.

Motion to adjourn made by Lori, seconded byGlenda. Approved.

I started with Lorraine as a neophyte to stimulate mydog, Puccini mentally and physically. Puccini came along sowell that I entered her in last year's trial. Puccini passedon her Junior on her first try with flying colours. I couldnot have done it without Lorraine and look forward tomoving up the water trial ladder with Puccini.

Take the Plunge!

Water Work Training& Trial PreparationBeat the winter Blaas AND prepare your dogfor trials by taking our water work classes

Land training sessions:April 1st, 15th, May 12th

In-water classes starting early June

Classes for beginners and experienced dogsClasses held in Richmond Hill

Registration Call or e-mail Lorraine Wilson for program detailsor to register, T (905) 773-1123,[email protected], www.4pawstraining.ca


NAME: CH BigBay Ace of Hearts, CGN, RN, RA, AWD.

NICKNAMES: Ace.

LEADER OF MY PACK: my owner Allan.

EDUCATION: Training with my family and 4 Paws.

LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES: Swimming in my pool,walking in the forest, wrestling with my sister.

PET PEEVE: When my family doesn’t take me with them.

FAVOURITE NON-CONSUMABLE: Rope.

SPECIAL SKILL: I am great at everything.

BIGGEST CATASTROPHE: There really isn’t one…

BATHING AND GROOMING TOLERANCE: I enjoymy bath but could do without the brushing.

TOYS OF CHOICE: Love my tennis balls, kongs and allmy water toys.

MOST ASHAMED OF: I got into the garbage one night…not good… Dad was not happy.

WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO BEWHEN I GROW UP:The best water dog I can be!

Ace lives with Allan and Brawna Levy and family

in Thornhill Ontario.

PUPOGRAPHY

Your dog, young or old, could be featured on our cover mast-

head or the pupography page, just send a photo and short

story for possible selection. We also love any other general

interest stories about your wonderful PWDs for publication in

our next issues. We will give you $5.00 off your next club

merchandise purchase for every story used. Send us photos

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

or electronic files of your images (jpegs, tiffs, eps saved

at minimum 4”x 6” 260dpi). All emails should be titled

‘Waterlog’. Text can be emailed or sent as a Word

attachment along with photos to Sharon Lapstra,

[email protected] or call Sharon at 519 699-4770

for additional information.

WATERLOG EDITOR:

SHARON LAPSTRA can be reached [email protected] or 519 699-4770


UUPPCCOOMMIINNGGEventsLook for updates on www.pwdcc.org

2012

March 10 Purina National PWDCOntario Booster A PWDCOntario eventPWCDCOntario is sponsoring a booster at this prestigious event. Included this year are Rally and Obedience

trials and Junior Handling. Don’t miss the black tie groups in the evening. Come out and cheer on your

favourite PWDs. Watch for more information at www.canuckdogs.com, www.ckc.ca and www.pwdcc.org.

March 31 Spring Fling A PWDCOntario event12:30-4:30, arrive at 12:15 to register at All About Dogs, 48 Ingram Drive, Toronto, ON M6M 2L6, see

www.allaboutdogs.ca for directions. This event will feature Agility, Rally-Obedience, CGN, Grooming, Water

Work demos, and how to instruction. PWDCOntario merchandise on sale. Check www.pwdcc.org/Events for the

flyer/registration form or contact Sue Heath, [email protected]

May 6 Land Training Water Workshop 11:30-3:00 A PWDCOntario eventRichmond Green Sports Centre & Park, 1300 Elgin Mills Road East, Richmond Hill, L4S 1M5 This workshop

is aimed at people who have little or no experience with Water Work, and those who want to play safely with

their PWD in and around the Water. It will focus on basic skills that dog/handler teams need for the beginning

level exercises at Water Trials. Check www.pwdcc.org/Events for the flyer and registration form (coming in

2012). Contact Lorraine Wilson for more information, [email protected]

June 9 Water Camp 11:30-4:00 A PWDCOntario eventLaurel Creek Conservation Area 625 Westmount Road, Waterloo ON, M2J 3Z4, www.grandriver.ca

Now is your chance to practice all you’ve learned and been training for the Junior and Apprentice levels.

You will get hands-on assistance with your training on the club boats. For the flyer and registration forms

check www.pwdcc.org/Events (coming in 2012) or contact Lorraine Wilson, [email protected]

July 7 Booster at Vernon & District Show A PWDCC eventCheck with Lori Crandlemire, [email protected] or on www.pwdcc.org/Events for more details as they develop.

Aug 8-12 2012 National Specialty A PWDCC eventWatch for more details to come, the Specialty will be held in conjunction with the Kilbride & District Kennel

Club. Activities include a Water Trial at Laurel Creek Conservation Area, Wet Dog Competition,Juvenile and Veterans’ Sweepstakes, Specialty, Booster to Kilbride All Breed, Junior Handling, 3 days of All

Breed Shows, including a Working and Herding Specialty, all at the same site. Welcome Party, Banquet, and

Silent Auction. For more information or to volunteer to help make this show a success please contact

[email protected].

Aug 24-26 PWDCOntario Water Trial A PWDCOntario eventLaurel Creek Conservation Area 625 Westmount Road, Waterloo ON, M2J 3Z4, www.grandriver.ca

Lucky us, two chances to earn a title in 2012! Great site and experienced stewarts, contact Lorraine Wilson,

[email protected] for more information and check www.pwdcc.org/Events for the Premium.

Dec 27 Regional Specialty at Elora Gorge Show A PWDCOntario eventContact Mari Szauerzopf, [email protected] for more information and check www.pwdcc.org/Events.


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2. LADIE’S MICRO HALF ZIP TOP$45.00 Sizes: XS S M L XL 2XL 3XColours: Blue with Black only

3. LADIE’S RECYCLED POLY FLEECE$50.00 Sizes: S, M, L, XL, 2XLColours: Red and Black

4. LADIE’S BONDED MICROFLEECE VEST$45.00 Sizes: S, M, L, XL, 2XLColours: Blue and Orange

5. LADIES PERFORMANCE JACKET$58.00 Sizes: M L XL 2XL Colours: Purple Haze and Crimson with Black sleeves

6. LADIES INSULATED JACKET$50.00 Sizes: M L XL 2XLColours: Navy, Fossil, Red, Celery

7. LADIE’S TECHNO LITEWINDSHIRT$30.00 Sizes: M L XL 2XLColours: Midnight Navy with Gray and Putty with Navy

8. LADIE’S TECHNO LITE JACKET$30.00 Sizes: XS S M L XL 2XL *3XLColours: Light Blue only

11. FULL ZIP HOODED SWEATSHIRT$40.00 Sizes: S M L XL 2XL Colours: Light Pink, Light Blue, Irish Green, Royal Blue, Red

10. GLIDDEN ULTRA 100% COTTONT-SHIRT$15.00 Sizes: S M L XL 2XL 3XL 4XLColours: Light Pink, Violet, Royal Blue, Pink, Gray, Light Slate, Tan, Red, Blue, Celadon, Tangerine

13. BALL CAP$12.00 100% cotton, embroidered with the PWDCC Logo, with a tab at back to adjust size

12. SAFARI HAT$15.00 100% cotton, embroidered with thePWDCC Logo. Colours: White, Green, Black

15. MUGS$5.00 White ceramic mugs with 2-sided design

9. ENAMEL LAPEL PINS$5.00 Our fantastic logo in colour, 1.25 x 0.1 in

14. LICENSE PLATE FRAME$10.00 For Water title holders only, the perfect way to make a splash

Note: shipping, if required (by mail), isadditional for each item. Average costs in Canada are $12.00 per shipment.

Contact Donna Jerome for available sizes, email [email protected], T 416.231.0480

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