northwest tailslinda ericson, and susan salvin for their support. have a cookie! volume 7 issue 3...

Bring your lawn chairs,

crate, water dish and your

favorite potluck dish plus a

dog gift (not more than

10.00 for each pet that will

participate in the gift ex-

change) and of course

bring your dog and family.

More information contact:

Cindy Thorson

425-481-9045

[email protected]

The Annual Pacific North-

west Portuguese Water

Dog Christmas Party

Date: Sunday, December

9th, 2007

Time: 12:30 PM-5:30 PM

Where: Academy Of Ca-

nine Behavior

4705 240th SE

Bothell, WA

Directions to the party can

be found on the Academy’s

website www.aocb.com

There will be a pet gift ex-

change for those wishing

to participate.

This is a pot luck dining

experience and always

provides for lots of tasty

treats.

General membership

meeting

Holiday Party and General Membership Meeting 2007

It’s Team Spirit ! by Suzanne Malick

There were three obedi-

ence teams at the Spe-

cialty this year, with an

enthusiastic crowd gath-

ered to cheer everyone

on. Some of the folks

that were showing in

conformation at the

same time said later

they were disappointed

to have missed it because

it sounded like everyone

was having so much fun!

The team I was on, the

“waves” team, consisted of

Barb Niemann, Susan Cu-

cura, Laurin Parker, Con-

nie Johnson and my-

self. Because Susan’s dog

Viva sustained an injury

to her tail early in the

week, Connie was avail-

able as an alternate.

I’m not sure exactly how

we got started with the

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July—December 2007 Volume 7 Issue 3

Northwest Tails

Club Officers & Directors

President

Hallie Howe

Vice-President

Amanda Ford

Recording Secretary

Rebecca Sliger

Corresponding Secre-

tary

Angela Harding

Treasurer

Renee Smith

Directors:

Linda Erickson

Janet Lankester

Susan Salvin

Sandra Overton

Inside this

issue: President's Message,

Treasurer Report,

2008 Officers

2

Toy Revue 3

August Member-

ship Meeting Min-

utes

4

My Special Girl-

Renee Smith 5

July Water Work-

shop/Trial Report 6

Supported En-

try Report 7

2007 Calendar 12

September Wa-

ter Trial Report 8

Tall Tales 9

Tail Wind 11

It has been a busy year for

PWNPWDC this year. We

had a grooming seminar,

a water workshop to

teach those new to water

work and a one day trial,

a supported entry for con-

formation, a two

day water trial with a

practice day for volun-

teers, a picnic and don't

forget the upcoming Holi-

day party - date and time

will be announced on the

website.

The new slate of officers

for next year will

be introduced at the

Holiday party so come

and meet them. You will

also have some input into

the next year's schedule of

events- tell us what you

would like to see happen-

ing with our club. Come

and volunteer to learn

about any of these tasks

and meet other PWD

owners and those who

compete with their dogs

in agility, obedience, con-

formation, water work

and other venues. If you

are interested in learning

about activities with your

PWD this is a great club

with members who do it

ALL!

I would also like to give

HUGE THANK YOU to

all the volunteers who

have done a GREAT job

of putting together all the

wonderful activi-

ties PNWPWDC put on

this year. Without these

volunteers these activities

wouldn't happen.

Thanks for giving me the

opportunity of being the

past president and I hope

to see you out and about

with your dogs.

President’s Message—Hallie Howe

Treasurer Report—Renee Smith

Next issue

A radical way

to groom

Emergency

preparedness

What not to

wear !

Northwest Tails

Hallie and Eve

Total water trial income

for 2007: $515.44

Total picnic expenses:

$457.56

Total specialty expenses:

$570.77

Current bank balance:

$10,327.81

Full report for 2007 will

be available at the De-

cember General Mem-

bership Meeting.

In accordance with the

club by-laws, the Pacific

Northwest Portuguese

Water Dog Club

(PNWPWDC) 2007

nominating committee

has conferred and would

like to put forward the

following slate of officers

to serve as the

PNWPWDC board for the

calendar year beginning

December 1st, 2007.

President: Amanda Ford

Vice President: Val Tan-

gen

Recording Secretary: Re-

becca Sliger

Corresponding Secre-

tary: Angela Harding

Treasurer: Renee Smith

Directors: Two-year

term

Suzie Aarts

Dixie Matson

Directors completing the

second of year of their

two-year terms are:

Janet Lankester

Sandra Overton

Respectfully submitted,

2007 Nominating Com-

mittee

Suzie Aarts

Angela Harding

Dave Sliger

2008 Club Officers

Chilly days call for a

nice orange jacket.

Catalogues are full of

nifty holiday gifts,

but this one's super cute!

It’s an authentic L.L.

Bean 8" high canvas boat

tote, with red canvas han-

dles.

Inside: a flexible

treat holder shaped like a

green Christmas light

bulb--too funny!

and plush red squeaky

balls embroidered

“Naughty" and “Nice".

Also in there: a Euro car

sticker ( paw print) and

small sack of peanut but-

ter treats. The press re-

lease says the toys are

recyclable but those puff

balls will not hold up with

a puppy!

Probably a wee bit over-

priced at $29.95 but

it's a classy gift from a

quality house.

See it

at www.llbean.com or

www.planetdog.com.

TOY REVUE—Jo Forsythe

It’s Team Spirit ! by Suzanne Malick

the scene for our per-

formance.

The basic concept of team

obedience is to perform

the exercises in the best

synchronization possi-

ble. Exercises are heel on

lead, figure eight (lots of

posts!), group stand for

exam, heel free, drop on

recall and a sit stay and

down stay. We were

hanging in there pretty

well through the stand for

exam, although several of

the dogs got a little con-

fused about who they

were heeling with

(Decker thought perhaps

he should heel on Barb’s

right instead of CJ’s left,

if you can envision

it…). The heel off-lead

seemed quite a bit more

“free” than usual from my

standpoint and it took

quite a bit of extra verbal

encouragement to keep

Chili where she be-

longed. Our drop on re-

call, always the hardest

team exercise, was really

quite good. Unfortu-

nately, by the time we got

to ‘stays’, the dogs had

decided that they were

done cooperating for the

day and two of our dogs

broke their stays.

Our team took second

place to the “beach boys”

team, but we enjoyed

ourselves im-

mensely. The teams gen-

erated so much enthusi-

asm and enjoyment that I

think we were all winners

in the end.

idea of doing a team this

year, but Lauri was kind

enough to invite Chili

and I on board for the

fun, with Decker and CJ

as alternates. We spent

several months exchang-

ing e-mails before hitting

on our team “uniforms”

and music. We were

probably a bit biased, but

we thought our outfits of

Red and White striped

French Sailor’s shirts,

sailors caps, black slacks

and shoes looked pretty

snazzy, especially paired

with our dog’s red sailor

collars complete with

sequined anchor. A rous-

ing rendition of

“Anchor’s Aweigh” play-

ing in the background set

(Continued from page 1)

We appreciate retiring Board

members

Hallie Howe,

Linda Ericson,

and Susan Salvin

for their support.

Have a cookie!

Volume 7 Issue 3

Working girl. PWDs

have great noses.

Priced at $29.00

August 4, 2007 Meeting Minutes

Northwest Tails

Janet Lankester (Director) –

Presiding in lieu of Hallie Howe

(President) Meeting called to order

at 11:40 a.m.

National Specialty

Janet Lankester announced that a

$200 donation had been made to

the National Specialty for trophies.

Janet Boyd placed an ad in the Na-

tional Specialty booklet for

PNWPWDC.

New logo

designed and approved via voting

on the PNWPWDC website. Tshirts

for $20, zippered sweatshirts are

$42, available for purchase at all

future events. Thanks given to

Katrina Jackson for her work on

them.

AKC Sanctioning

Angela Harding stated there is no

new information at this time.

Committee Reports

Supported Entry: Angela Harding

stated date is Sunday, August 19.

More information on the club web-

page.

Flowing Lake Water Trial:

Angela Harding reported Trial will

be Sept. 8 and 9 with a match for

volunteers only on Friday, Sept. 7.

Holiday Party in December:

No information at this time.

Water Workshop and Trial at Deep

Lake:

Rebecca Sliger stated they were a

great success. Amanda Ford re-

ported (see elsewhere )

Grooming Seminar:

The Seattle seminar had 15 attendees

who learned new skills and obtained

equipment. Lyn offered to return for

grooming and/or handling seminar if

enough interest was shown. Reports from

Portland were similar. Attendees thought

Lyn did a great job of teaching different

cuts on the two coats and got first pick of

the grooming supplies Lyn had with her.

New business

Annual Picnic 2008: Val Tangen volun-

teered to host the picnic and general

meeting at her home in Hansville WA

where dogs can swim off leash. A com-

mittee needs to be identified to organize

the event.

Nominating Committee: Angela Harding

explained committee members must

Nominating Committee: Angela Harding

explained committee members must net-

work and place phone calls to find mem-

bers interested in serving. Suzie Aarts

and Rebecca Sliger volunteered , A mes-

sage will be sent to the general member-

ship asking for volunteers to serve.

Club donation for Live Auction at Na-

tional Specialty: Janet Lankester an-

nounced that the donation at 2006 Na-

tional Specialty was a big success. The

same photo or a watercolor version will

be donated this year for the live auction.

Angela Harding moved to adjourn, sec-

onded by Val Tangen. Janet Lankester

adjourned the meeting at 12:10 p.m.


Rebecca Sliger

Complete minutes available from the

Secretary.

network and place phone calls to

find members interested in serving.

Suzie Aarts and Rebecca Sliger vol-

unteered , A message will be sent to

the general membership asking for

volunteers to serve.

Club donation for Live Auction at

National Specialty: Janet Lankester

announced that the donation at

2006 National Specialty was a big

success. The same photo or a wa-

tercolor version will be donated

this year for the live auction.

Angela Harding moved to adjourn,

seconded by Val Tangen. Janet

Lankester adjourned the meeting

at 12:10 p.m.


Rebecca Sliger

Complete minutes available from

the Secretary.

On my journey home from

my first Portuguese Water

Dog Club National Specialty, I

thought about all the accom-

plishments I saw during the

week; the beautiful ribbons

and awards, the new titles and

certificates, the proud owners

and handlers, the examples of

strong teamwork between

dogs and people.

Even though my first Portu-

guese Water Dog, RainCity

Stillwater Serendipity, a.k.a.

Scupper, was a pet, I felt as

though I let her down because

she did not have a string of

titles after her name when she

died this summer of a rare

tumor at just six years old.

It wasn’t that Scupper wasn’t

smart. She knew 47 com-

mands and tricks, and we

were always working toward

new goals. I think she just

preferred to do things her own

way, on her own terms, which

was usually more about hav-

ing fun rather than following

rules.

As much as I wanted her to,

Scupper never really liked the

water. When she was nine

months old, I entered her in

the water trial at Flowing

Lake. I was naive to think that

either of us had the skills to

pass Junior Water Dog level.

After retrieving the dummy,

Scupper had quite a party

parading her prize to the spec-

tators while I followed in des-

perate pursuit. Most of our

water training sessions were

just like that. Scupper pre-

ferred to zoom around the

beach.

Over the years we attended

several clicker training

classes– me learning how to

use a clicker and Scupper

learning human gestures and

words. When she passed her

Canine Good Citizen (CGC)

test, I thought she might be

ready to do some water work

again.

One day, at a little cove on

Lake Sammamish, I threw

several of her favorite objects

in the water and she retrieved

them successfully. I rewarded

her from the bait bag that was

hanging from my shorts. Then

we swam together. She began

to lose interest, so I reached

for some bait and found the

bait bag wide open. All of the

treats were at the bottom of

the lake! Returning to the

beach, I placed all our items in

a pile a few feet from shore--

her life jacket and mine, the

articles she had retrieved, and

the empty bait bag.

The last exercise to practice

was the underwater retrieve.

When Scupper stuck her head

under the water and brought

up the item successfully, I

yelled, “YES!”(The exclama-

tion “YES” was my replace-

ment word for the sound a

clicker makes.) So Scupper

expected a treat.

As she bounded out of the

water I just knew I had lost

her attention and she was

going to zoom around the

beach. However, she stopped

at the pile of objects. I saw her

pick up the bait bag and

thought, “Oh, dear, she’s going

to shred that to pieces.”

Much to my surprise, Scupper

trotted back into the water,

holding the bait bag by the

belt clip. The opening of the

bag was facing me and with a

little flip of her head she pre-

sented me with the bag as if to

say, “Now, where’s my treat?”

I was so impressed, so hum-

bled, and so proud of my girl.

No title, medal, or certificate

could have made that mo-

ment more precious or

memorable. The moments we

spent together, learning how

to communicate and how to

live one day at time are more

important than having a list of

titles at the end of her name.

Scupper touched a lot of lives

with her wit and humor.

She will be missed.

My Special Girl by PNWPWDC member Renee Smith

Love your

dog today!

Volume 7 Issue 3

Fall walks keep a

PWD happy.

Make some fun!

The Pacific Northwest Portu-

guese Water Dog Club had a

splendid three-day weekend at

a brand new site for us--Deep

Lake, Nolte State Park, Wash-

ington. We have been wanting

to secure a site where we can

hold workshops and trials dur-

ing the busy (and sometimes

warmer) summer months,

and thanks to a contact in the

Newfoundland world, I found

a great spot at Deep Lake. It is

a lovely woodland park with a

very private beach and shore

area, and wonderfully helpful

and supportive park staff.

PNWPWDC held a two day

training workshop with Julie

Asbed, followed by a one day

trial with Sarah Kahn as judge.

The workshop was just fantas-

tic, with loads of information

on building a strong founda-

tion for training in water work,

and lots of specifics on training

each exercise at all the levels. I

know all of the 20 workshop

participants

and the many

auditors left

with renewed

optimism and

determina-

tion, and I'm

sure we'll be

seeing the

fruits in the

next year as

everyone's training progresses.

Thanks so much to Julie for

the seminar. It was such a

pleasure to have her here.

Following the workshop we

held a one day trial with club

member Sarah Kahn as judge.

Many thanks to Sarah for giv-

ing us her time and expertise

for this one day trial. It is so

nice to have an extra chance to

compete in the Pacific North-

west each year, and great to

have her as our judge. Many

thanks are also due to Sarah as

well for helping get this new

site approved by PWDCA for

our water trials. I hope we can

continue to take advantage of

it in the future to allow us two

local trial sites for CWDX

competitors.

For us here in the PNW, a July

trial is early in the season, but

we had a nice entry of 23 dogs

with lots of up-and-coming

Junior and Apprentice entries,

many of them getting their

feet wet for the first time.

What a pleasure to see so

many teams working so well

together despite a wet and

rather chilly day (what can I

say--this IS Washington!) We

had lots of "almost-there" near

qualifiers, and four qualifying

teams:

Junior:

Booty and Janet Boyd

(Stowaway Jeweled Pirate)

Apprentice:

Tusk and Alex Scott

(Stargazer's Ace of Hearts)

Alee and Tammy Hibberson

(Eauchien's Trial Run)

Working:

Stoker and Suzanne Malick

(Lookout's Stokin' the Fire)

Alee and Tammy Hibberson

(Eauchien's Trial Run)

Congratulations to the qualifi-

ers, and kudos to all who got

out there to enjoy working with

their dogs.

Many thanks are due of course

to our volunteers. I am so ap-

preciative of all who pitched in

and helped, especially since

Jim Smith wasn't able to at-

tend this trial. He has been our

most capable and proficient

equipment master, and it was

difficult indeed to fill his shoes,

particularly since we were trial-

ing here for the very first time.

If you want a laugh, ask a

PNW'er about the sinking

markers (they don't call it Deep

Lake for nothing!), diving hu-

mans, and a true working wa-

ter dog that delivered extra

chain, life jackets and chain

clips out to to the boat so

we wouldn't have to come in

and lose sight of the sunken

marker. And, yes, we did keep

laughing!

July 2007 Water Workshop and Trial—Amanda Ford, Trial Secretary

Photos from

July

Workshop

and Trial

available at

www.nancyg

affney.net

Northwest Tails

Happy

Howl-O-Ween!

Maid service please!

Usually towering over the show site, Mt.

Rainier chose to not make an appear-

ance today for the Pacific Northwest

Supported Entry.

Instead, we were greeted with a day full

of, what we are known for here in

Washington, gray skies, rain and cooler

temperatures - did I mention the rain?

Despite these, unlike summer, condi-

tions, the spirits of those present were

not dampened. Needless to say, the

agility teams were dealt a challenging

day!

Sweepstakes and regular class judging

were followed by a complimentary

lunch provided by the PNWPWDC.

Fortunately, members (angels), Angela

Harding and Val Tangen offered up

their tents for our use, letting us gather,

huddle and eat undercover! Also step-

ping up to help with the set-up, were

Theresa Zorad and Pam Coffeen. To all

of you, THANK YOU! It's members like

yourselves that allow club events take

place. Planned or in a pinch, volunteers

are always needed.

And thank you to everyone who came

out - as a spectator or participant - sup-

porting your club!

Results :

SWEEPSTAKES - Judge - Julia B. Ry-

lander

Best Puppy - Ariella's Meu Camarada

Pequeno (Tex) Linda Yeates and Ralph

Heino

Best Opposite - Stowaway Jeweled Pi-

rate (Booty) : Janet Boyd

Best Veteran - CH. Armada's Boatswain

Helm's Alee (Bosun): Theresa Zorad

Best Opposite - CH Benhils Stillwater Chi-

quita CD RN (Chiqui) Angela Harding &

Dr. Milan Lint & Pam Harding

REGULAR CLASSES Judge - George E.

Marquis

DOGS

Puppy, 6 to 9 months - Helm's Alee Koa

Ron Carvalho, Gerry Gallinger & Tim

Gugerty

Puppy, 9 to 12 months - Ariella's Meu

Camarada Pequeno (Tex) Linda Yeates and

Ralph Heino

12-18 Months - Jewel De Agua Joey (Joey)

Greg Summers

Bred-By - Adora Alidoro De Piedelago Judy

Lundberg

Open - Willow Waves Aliado Ray & Eileen

Diaz, Darcy Stevens & Chelsea Stevens

Winners Dog - Willow Wave Aliado

Reserve - Tanaki's Will Turner (Willy)

BITCHES

Bred-By - Jewell De Agua Black Orchid

(Orchid) Katrina Jackson

Am-Bred - Del Sur Cascade Mount Shasta

(Shasta) Cynthia Thorson

Open - Seastar's Briny Sea's From Elk Run

(Briny) Theresa Zorad

Winners Bitch - Seastar's Briny Sea's

From Elk Run (Briny)

Reserve: Del Sur Cascade Mount Saint

Helens (Toodles)

BOW - Willow Waves Aliado

BOB - CH. Driftwood's Bacchus Dos

(Deuce) Janet Lankester & Morgin Quirin

BOS - Driftwood's Magic Kiss O Love

(Smooch) Sandra Lappi & Morgin Powell

AGILITY - HIT - Stargazer's Legend

of the West ( Ace) Sarah Kahn, San-

dra Overton & Christine Overton

Each of these placements received a

plush crate pad embroidered with the

new PNWPWDC logo!

My apologies if there are any mis-

spellings and for not knowing all call

names!

Annie Herberholz

Sandy Overton

Co-Chairs

Supported Entry—August 2007

Volume 7 Issue 3

Autumn beauties

We had a spectacular two days

of sunshine and fun here in

Washington at our water trial

September 8-9. It was a great

weekend and well deserved af-

ter our cold and rainy summer.

Many thanks or our judges--

Judy Murray on Saturday and

Suzanne Malick as our provi-

sional judge on Sunday.

We are so pleased that we could

help Suzanne, PNW friend and

club member, fulfill another of

her judging requirements. And

of course, thanks to Judy for

her help with this.

Congratulations to all the quali-

fiers:

Saturday September 8

JUNIOR

Cadie and Linda Ericson

Helm's Alee Cascadia

Breezy and Anne Rettig

Yaquina Bay's Busy Miss Breezy

Marco and Cathi Jzyk

Stowaway Black Jewel of the

Sea

Georgia and Tammy Hibberson

CanCH Samador Georgia Strait

Max! and Dave Sliger

Fishbay's Love in Diamond

Pearl and Bruce Howe

Sisu's Life's an Oyster

WORKING

Sailor and Karen Roach

Domarco's Red Sky at Night AWD

Glory and Anne Herberholz

AM/Can Ch Stargazer's She's the

One AWD

VERSATILITY

Bean and Sarah Kahn

C-HIT CH Fairwinds Ponto Branco

Café VCD2 UD MX MXJ CWDX

Pilot and Hallie Howe

CH Stargazer's Skypilot CWDX

Chili and Suzanne Malick

U-Ch. Stargazer's Lookout Hot

Stuff, CD, C-CD, NA, NAJ, CWDX,

TEAM SPIRIT AWARD

Max! and Dave Sliger

Fishbay's Love in Diamond

Sunday September 9

JUNIOR

Orchid and Katrina Jackson

Int/ Can CH Jewel De Agua Black

Orchid

APPRENTICE

Sydney and Val Tangen

Stargazer's Lookout Sydney

Marco and Cathi Jzyk

Stowaway Black Jewel of the Sea

WORKING

Trooper and Linda Ericson

Helm's Alee Weigh Anchor

VERSATILITY

Ace and Sarah Kahn

Can/Am Ch Stargazer's Leg-

end of the West CDX MX

MXJ C-CD CWDX

Bean and Sarah Kahn

C-HIT CH Fairwinds Ponto

Branco Café VCD2 UD MX

MXJ CWDX


CH Stargazer's Skypilot

CWDX

TEAM SPIRIT AWARD


CH Stargazer's Skypilot

CWDX

And there were many who

were so very close...

Thanks to all out stewards

and other volunteers who

helped out! You make it all

possible!

Amanda Ford,

Trial Secretary PNWPWDC

September Water Trial

Northwest Tails

I want my Summer back!

At the National: Wonder-

ful to see the Jeffries fam-

ily reunited and safely

back on American soil--

thank you for your service!

Welcome to new member

Kristle Marangon, whose

bitch "Willow" (Pouch

Cove's Strong Willed) won

the American Bred class at

the specialty.

Sydney, JoJo and Val Tan-

gen drove in their Honda

Odyssey (preferred by

many PWDs). She writes:”

At the water trials, a nice

sunny glare on the water

made buoy and float line

retrieval questionable, but

Sydney passed the other

parts of the test. JoJo car-

ried the dummy calmly to

the boat and handed it to

me before leaping aboard;

then waited until sent for

the dummy, float line and

swim, to pass!! Sunday,

we rowed for Working

class. What fun to watch

our PNW pals! Monday,

Sydney ran open, Excellent

B Standard and JWW. She

finished clean except for a

slip off the dog walk, won a

beautiful 1st ribbon 1st in

JWW. JoJo ran (and I

mean RAN) in Open, Nov-

ice B Standard and JWW.

Later we watched team

obedience, shopped, had

blood drawn for the Ca-

nine Behavior Genetics

Project, went to boutiques,

dinners, membership

meeting, bid on auction

items and won a raffle bas-

ket. (Thanks Cathi Jzyk for

drawing my name!!) and

saw the Retrospective slide

show / narrative by Mary-

anne Murray about the

early days of the PWD in

America. JP (my husband)

joined us for the trip home

from a wonderful first Spe-

cialty. (I don’t count one

day at the Silverdale Na-

tional as really attending a

specialty.)”

Our Club's donations to

the auction were 11x14

pictures from Creative In-

dulgence of the Sliger's

dog. It is a mirror image of

Lucy with her head in the

water. The photographic

copy sold for $550 and

the other, using a process

to mimic water color,

brought $800. Hurrah for

us!

Tall Tales gives Special

recognition to PNWPWDC

members for their hard

work and contribution to

the Specialty. Pam Cof-

feen, Hospitality Chair,

and Surf Teamers Janet B,

Annie H, Sandy O, Rick &

Cindy T. and Sarah K.

Angela and Stan Harding

drove their Dodge Cara-

van , packed with 2 people,

3 dogs (in Vari-Kennels), 4

wire crates, 1 tent crate, an

EZ up, grooming table &

supplies, hair dryer, case

of water, luggage, 2 cool-

ers (mostly raw dog food

but a little space for hu-

man food), and the 2 auc-

tion donation portraits..

Oh, and Stan’s bicycle! all

packed INSIDE the van

Angela tells us: “After a

lovely sunny week, we

brought back: 1 leg in Rally

Advanced (Torrie), 2

CGC’s (Torrie and Roxie),

one 3rd place in Veteran

Bitches, 10 and older

(Chiqui). Roxie made first

cut in BOB and showed

behind her daddy for 1st

place in Stud Dog. Torrie

drew a lot of notice with

her “half and half” “punk”

haircut– shaved on just

the right side for the

judges’ education seminar.

People asked why her front

leg was shaved – not notic-

ing that it wasn’t just the

leg, but the whole side!“

Sandy Lappi, Linda Adams

and Janet Lankester flew

to the specialty together.

They’d rented a suburban

for 3 dogs, crates, wheels

and 6 suitcases. The

rental car company didn’t

have one, so substituted

something "similar, a

GMC Acadia—much

smaller! They disassem-

(Continued on page 10)

Tall Tales

GOOD

SPORTSMANSHIP

IS THE MOST

IMPORTANT

THING YOU CAN

BRING INTO THE

RING

Volume 7 Issue 3

Sunset on the

Pacific.

Health Survey par-

ticipant

bled and stacked crates,

filled them with luggage

and crammed the rest in

the back. The man at the

lot, looking like he’d just

stepped out of the Blues

Brothers movie, made

some comment about not

having dogs in the car.

Janet writes: “Deuce got

1st in Stud Dog, and a

CGC/TDI certification.

One daughter, 1 point shy

of HIT placed 3rd in Rally

Novice A, another daugh-

ter passed CGC and made

1st cut in BOB, and a son

got one of his Rally Novice

B legs. Six of his progeny

competed in BOB. What a

thrill to watch! I attended

all the dinners, thought the

food and service was great.

Nice, at the gala to see the

old dogs and the breeders

that started it all. At the

auction I bought a ceramic

dog head with clothes on

it. Everyone thought that it

was hideous, but I have an

eclectic type of house, so it

will fit in. I attended the

breeder symposium. I

thought they presented

interesting information,

but I don't know how

many novice breeders at-

tended. I had a great time

and the weather was per-

fect, except for the wind on

the last day.”

(Continued from page 9) Creative Indulgence also

put a pair of photos that

were taken at Flowing

Lake of Linda Erickson’s

skiff on the beach in the

morning. They went for

$550 for the pair.

Marco and Cathi Jzyk flew

from Seattle to Santa Bar-

bara-- his first time on a

plane and her first time

taking a dog on a plane. All

went well, considering

flight time was extended 1

-1/2 hours for a medical

emergency landing in Sac-

ramento. Cathi says:”

Marco passed Apprentice

Water Dog again. Yea!

Then off to the Agility ring

for his first time ever. Yea

again! Fourth place in

JWW.”

Seen around the spacious

show grounds.. The

Lowys , sporting new Club

logo shirts, and their dogs,

wearing their service jack-

ets…Katrina Jackson, with

a big smile, placing 4th in

Rally Novice, and first cut

in Bred-By with CKC Ch

Jewel de Agua Black Or-

chid… Tru Forsythe,

calmly offering her jugular

for the Health Project,

while her owner cringed

behind the tent at the sight

of drawing blood…Linda

Ericson piloting that mon-

ster RV and earning a wa-

ter title with Trooper early

in the week …was that

Randy Thorson on a two-

wheeler? While Cindy ad-

mired the Award of Merit

Keno won…..

Janet Boyd told us every

National Specialty is “such

a magical week! The com-

petitions are stressful for

some, but most people,

including me, love catch-

ing up with old

friends...nothing better. It

was great to see so many

PNWesterners in atten-

dance. The weather was

spectacular, site perfect,

hotel staff most accommo-

dating. I traveled with my

adolescent pup -- it was

her first big trip being the

only dog. She took air

travel in stride and loved

the mountain of pillows on

the Marriott beds! She

and Katrina’s Orchid were

cabin mates on the flight

to and from Santa Bar-

bara…they must have

bonded on the flight down

as they were so happy to

see each other with each

meeting during the week.

What do you think those

two girls did in the belly of

the plane on that flight

from Seattle to Santa Bar-

bara? In-flight movies?

We’ll never know.”

Tall Tales—continued9

If you see an

unfamiliar P

ortuguese

Water Dog

on the street,

introduce

yourself

to it's owner

and invite

them to join

the

PNWPWDC

Northwest Tails

Small talk at the

National.

Ready for Rain.

If braving the mucky dampness of the Great Northwest Outdoors isn’t your cup

of tea, you probably have a Portuguese Water Dog who is climbing the walls for

entertainment.

With twenty plus weeks of rain in the offing, braving the precipitation to amuse

your dog is a challenge. Your brain tells you it’s good for doggie health, but

you’ve run out of dry towels and shoes. What’s a parent to do?

Well, you can gather the Gore-tex and out you go. But let’s look at alternatives between

your sodden sojourns. You and a cohort of practically any size or gender, or a neighbor

child hired for a small fee, can have some indoor fun. Take opposite ends of the hall, toss-

ing a toy between you as the dog plays “monkey in the middle”: of course, you have to let

the dog win now and again! Lots of whoops and hollers keep up doggie interest.

Next, human hides out: under the covers, in the closet or bathtub whilst you hold the dog’s

collar, not using a “stay” command. Person calls out “Ready!” After a few easy “finds”,

complicate the task by covering ears and eyes (the dog’s, not yours). “Finds” accompanied

by claps and cheers can be a cheap thrill for your dry Water Dog—the key is your enthusi-

asm. Solo owners find creative ways to play games, scattering tiny treats or carrot bits for

an Easter-egg type hunt. Don’t always make this an obedience exercise—sometimes dogs

just wanna have fun!

Tossing toys up or down stairs can exercise a stir-crazy PWD without expending much

energy yourself. This is not a game for a still-developing puppy; nor is racing and chasing

on slippery floors. We’ve forgone fashionable hardwood at our house, keeping carpets for

good paw traction. Teach your dog to go backwards up the stairs...to play “sleep” in be-

tween games...to stalk, not rush, the squirrels outside the window. (You do this by making

a total fool of yourself, tiptoeing s-l-o-w-l-y towards the glass, keeping the dog at your

side. They soon get the picture and will creep dramatically towards the prey.)

Request objects by name for him to fetch, and try odd things like car keys or tools. Know-

ing how to find and bring a hand-held telephone could save your life some day.

If all else fails, get out a good book, cookies and tea (or beer and pretzels) and invite your

dog to cuddle up!

Next issue: Winter training for water work, from the Colorado PWD Club

**Mark your 2008 calendar for the annual TV treat -- the Westminster Kennel Club

dog show. This year the dates are February 11 and 12, but for the first time in decades,

Working Group will be on Tuesday, not Monday. USA channel airs the show 8 p.m. to

11p.m both nights, and then repeats each day's coverage the next morning. Several Pacific

Northwest dogs have competed at the Garden in other years. Jonah, Pickles and Dazzle

were entered in 2006 and 7; Toby won Best of Breed in 2000; and Bo'sun won Best of

Breed in 2003 & 4. Visit www.westminsterkennelclub.org.

Tail Wind—

Cozy by the Fire—Jo Forsythe

Volume 7 Issue 3

“To catch the

reader's

attention,

place an

interesting

sentence or

quote from

the story

here.”

Official logo of the

Westminster Kennel

Club

Long rainy days are

best with your dog

by your side.

Email:

[email protected]

PACIFIC NORTHWEST

PORTUGUESE WATER DOG

CLUB

January 11-13, 2008 Baray

Superintendent

Holiday Party and General

Membership Meeting—

December 9, 2007: Contact

Cindy Thorson at

[email protected] for

more information.

July Water Workshop and

Trial—Deep Lake with Judge

Judy Murray. Contact

Amanda Ford at

[email protected]

m for more information.

Information can also be

found on the club website as

available

AKC Invitation—Eukanuba

Date/Location?

Puyallup Dog Shows—

Rose City Cluster Dog

Shows—January 18-21,

2008, Onofrio Superinten-

dent

Westminster Kennel Club on

USA Network February 11 &

12. PWDs show the evening

of the 12th.

Club Calendar—2007-2008

All material copyright 2007. 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

Looking forward to catch-

ing up with you at the next

Club event.

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

Amanda Ford

Jan—

Mar is-

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