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February 2021

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Renew your 2021 PWDCC Membership President’s Message Board Meetings Minutes In Memoriam Smiffing Across the Country Pupography Enrichment New Members Shopping

NOTICE FOR BREEDERS Recommended tests for breeding: Each breeding pair must have final hip certification, annual CAER certification.

Note: CAER is deferred for 2021 due to Covid 19 shutdown.

Test must have been done in 2019 or 2020 previous to shut-

Cover Pup

down. Ophthalmologists were not available to provide the test.

It’s puppy season. Beware of scams. False websites promising puppies on demand. These sites are simply scam set ups spinning stories of selling puppies for far below the normal cost because “they love the breed and want everyone to have an opportunity to have one at a reasonable cost”. For instance the regular rate for a PWD is $2700-3200 or thereabouts and Blue Valley kennels is offering them for $750.

They are using stock or internet photos of various PWD puppies, giving them names and offering to deliver them to the purchasers door using the services of their puppy nanny. If you or your friends are interested in a new PWD puppy read Scam Alert on our website and check out Available Puppies and Health sections of our website for information to assist you in your search.

Time to renew your PWDCC membership for 2021.

To renew, log onto the pwdcc.org home page and click the membership button. If your information hasn’t changed you can use the online form or the pdf form, just sign your name and enclose payment with you charge card or use the PayPal option.

Breeders The Available Puppies Listing on the club website is open to our breeder members for a cost of $20.00 per litter.

This program supports PWDCC Rescue and gives you the opportunity to promote your ethical breeding practices! The forms are on www.pwdcc.org from the home page click the membership button. To be eligible to post a litter, a breeder must be a member in good standing of the PWDCC for at least one year. When a bitch is owned by two or more breeders, all breeders have to be members of the PWDCC in good standing.

The exception to this rule is if the co-breeder is a resident of the United States or other international location.

The PWDCC Puppy Program is open to all PWDCC breeders, not only those who participate in the PWDCC Available Puppies Listing. It gives puppy people an introduction to the club and the world of pure bred dogs.

Puppy membership benefits include the Waterlog, club events, access to archived Waterlogs and the searchable membership directory. This gives them opportunities to meet other puppy and experienced owners to network about resources in their neighbourhood and more. For just $1.00 per puppy, the breeder can choose to purchase the membership on behalf of their owners or make this part of their purchase package. A win-win for all!

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ThePresident’sLetter Hello Members, Firstly, I would like to take this opportunity on behalf of the Board to wish you all a belated Happy New Year. After a difficult 2020, Canada is very slowly emerging from the myriad restrictions due to Covid-19. Some small group socially distanced classes are available again parts of the country and many of our dogs have newfound trick skills. The array of offerings of on-line dog training courses and webinars seems

Please click on the following link to share your ideas of what you would like to see from your Club.

LINK All submissions will go to an independent third party for collection and summation and will not be sent to any Club members including the Board. You can be assured that anything you submit will be treated as confidential.

both the stay-at-home restrictions and the proliferation of

With little else going on at the moment it is a good time to take this opportunity to modernize the current by-laws to bring

“Covid puppies and dogs”.

them in line with CKC rules and to make a few improvements.

to be proliferating exponentially which is like as a response to

As you know, the Club was forced to cancel our 2020 National Specialty and all Water Trials due to the ever-changing restrictions across the country. Dog shows were cancelled as were most performance events. The Board has decided not to plan a 2021 National Specialty as there are very few shows available to which we can attach our Specialty and all activities may be cancelled with little notice. Travel restrictions may also hamper any efforts to gather in one part of the country

One such improvement would be the inclusion of a Complaint Form and a Response to Complaint Form. This would help to streamline that process to ensure that the elements required to submit a formal complaint would be included before any consideration given to eliminate the several unsubstantiated that the Club receives. We would also take steps to more stringently safeguard the confidentiality of complaints to protect all parties involved.

and we almost certainly would not attract any of our American

Thank you for your continued support of the Club through

friends with a required 14 day quarantine that may or may not

these difficult times.

be lifted in the next 6 months. We hope that it will be possible to hold Water Trials toward the end of the summer season if gathering restrictions are lifted and facilities are made avail-

Mindy Selby

able.

President, PWDCC

As we commence 2021 with so many restrictions, I have put the question to our Board of how we can serve the current membership and attract new members, particularly new puppy parents, to the Club.

While we are brainstorming to come up with new offerings and ideas, we would be very interested to hear suggestions from you, our members of what the Club could offer you.

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Our New PWDCC viding over 200 lunches a week, an over three-fold increase responding to the tremendous need that has arisen over the past year.

I served on the PWDCC Board from 2008–2014 having had to resign after 6 years and rejoined the board in 2018.

Between Board directorships I often pitched in drafting letters, dealing with legal issues and helping with Specialties and other events.

After serving as a director for several years and now professionally retired I've accepted the challenge of taking on the leadership of the PWDCC.

Mindy Selby

As we are mostly locked down with few

I got my first Portuguese Water Dog,

like to spend more effort reaching out to

Delilah in 1995 – an event that proved

the pet world which has flourished

to be a pivotal life decision. Through her

tremendously, particularly since a PWD

and her son Samson I got involved in

became the presidential dog more than

Conformation, Water Work and trained in

10 years ago. I meet many PWD owners

were our family dog.

Agility attending trials, camps and work-

who always have lots of questions, want-

shops as well as shows from Alberta to

After settling in Canada. I wanted a

ing to talk about their wonderful dogs

Ontario and BC, Washington, California,

more robust dog who enjoyed water and

but also asking for information on health

many parts of the US particularly the

did not mind the cold. In 1990 our first

issues particular to PWD's, grooming

east coast and Texas. So many places I

PWD joined our family. It was due to

and activities to keep their dogs busy as

never would have seen or people I would

this dog's boundless energy and intelli-

well as information about food and

never have met has it not been for the

gence that I became involved in dog

nutrition choices.

sports. In 1992 at the first PWDCA

I hope to accomplish a couple of things

Specialty in Princeton New Jersey I was

dogs.

events being offered this year I would

Catherine Gadd I grew up in England where our home was always filled with pets. Whippets

introduced to water trials. Since then I

Just to round out a little more informa-

in 2021 – updating our bylaws and

tion about my background –- I practiced

Policy and Procedures Manual to bring

engineering for 9 years before getting a

them in line with CKC by-laws and rules.

law degree in 1994 and being admitted

We have not had any substantial

water work has always been our joy.

to the Alberta Bar in 1995. I worked as

changes since 2007 while the world has

in-house counsel for many years at an

changed and we need to modernize

I have been a member of PWDCC since

Energy Consulting firm and retired a few

some areas.

years ago. My other volunteer work involves leading a group providing lunches for school children in need through Brown Bagging for Calgary Kids where my group has stepped up to pro-

have owned five PWDs. We have enjoyed and titled in many different venues but

its inception in 1993 when I served as Treasurer and subsequently as President.

I would like to see a bigger emphasis on

I helped introduce water trials to Canada

public education about our breed and to

and along with other enthusiasts held

try and be the resource for all PWD own-

the first sanctioned PWDCA water trial

ers and perspective owners, not just those who are already active in Conformation and performance work.

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Board for 2021/2022 in Ontario. In 2007 I became a PWDCA sanctioned water trial judge and have

Frank Davidson

had great pleasure judging in Canada

Has been an animal lover all his life.

and the USA.

Prior to his retirement Frank was

In my other life, as a registered nurse, I specialized in critical care for over 30 years and subsequently oncology working in a chemotherapy unit.

I retired in from nursing in 2019, and with my husband Mike, sold our Toronto home and moved to Dieppe New Brunswick to be closer to family.

Currently we share our home with a PWD and a miniature poodle. Until the pandemic hit we loved exploring this beautiful part of Canada with the ocean on our doorstep.

involved in medical laboratory science.

Although he only worked in a hospital lab for about a year his career was primarily in the sales and sales management of medical laboratory equipment in both the human and veterinary sectors.

Frank was involved with his children’s sports teams volunteering his time as either an assistant coach or team manager. For the past few years Frank has been involved with the PWDCC as a board member, rescue coordinator and club secretary.

I am honored to once again serve on the BOD. I would like to use my platform to encourage PWD owners to join the club, to introduce and encourage them to be active in the dog sports our breed excels in, especially my passion water work.

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Our New PWDCC Board for 2021/2022 Jennifer Byers

Together we bred under the Sevenbeauty

I am a retired nurse and am passionate

champions and titling in obedience,

about my dogs. In the early 90’s, I saw

agility, and water. I previously served on

a picture of a Portuguese Water Dog on

the PWDCC Board 2013-2018 and I am

the cover of the Dogs’ Annual and dis-

currently the PWDCC Rescue Eastern

covered “a non-shedding hypo-allergic

Coordinator.

prefix producing many conformation

dog”. Further investigation lead me to Beverly Jorgensen of Sun Joy Kennel in Connecticut where I felt in love with

Roslyn Eskind

Gracie (Sun Joy’s Goodness Gracious),

I acquired my first PWD in 1992, with

my first Portuguese Water Dog. I did not realize this would be the beginning of an exciting adventure.

Gracie’s first litter in the spring of 1996 produced seven pup- pies and as one of my favourite movies was an Italian clas-

Diane Dirsus I am Diane Dirsus the club’s Treasurer.

I am a retired accountant and worked in Finance for 25 years at a management level.

sic called “Seven Beauties” the combination of both inspired the use of

the intention of showing and trialing in various performance activities. I joined the new PWDCC and the PWDCA and got involved. Motes got her AWD at 10, it took awhile to take it seriously! In 1999 when I got my boy, Schooner we began Conformation, and Agility activities. And with the addition in 2003 of a bitch, we

Sevenbeauty as my kennel name. In this

started to breed.

first litter was George, (BIS Am Can Ch.

I owned a graphic design company and,

Sevenbeauty George) my first show dog.

At that time I met a great handler, now a CKC Judge, Danik Dancause, and

I currently have 3 dogs, two porties and

together with George, we formed an

a mixed breed. I love my dogs and

exciting team winning the first all breed

spend much of my time training my

Best In Show for a Canadian bred

dogs in agility, Scent Detection and a bit

Portuguese Water Dog.

in that capacity, I have designed and produced for the PWDCC the club newsletter, The Waterlog, the club and specialty branding and websites, brochure, flyers, premium lists, entry and membership forms. I update the

of Rally Obedience. We have also trialed and titled in each of these sports.

I look forward to serving the club as Treasurer.

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Shelly Johnston Happy and honoured to represent the East Coast on the board of directors. I was first introduced to the Portuguese Water Dog almost 7 years ago now and quickly fell in love with their intelligent, sometimes independent and Water Trial manual. I wrote and produced the original club Policy and Procedures Manual.

always fun loving personalities. Since that time I have learned so much and participate in a number of canine performance events with my girl:

In 2006 I chaired the PWDCC National

Obedience, Rally Obedience, Agility

Specialty and that event funded the for-

and Water trials to name a few.

mation of the PWDCOntario Branch. I’ve served as a board member, Secretary/ Treasurer, Vice President, and President.

Over the coming term as your director, I hope to expand our membership involvement here on the east coast. To

I breed PWDs under the Seabury (reg’d)

help expose others to the amazing work

prefix with my late partner John

the National club is doing to help pre-

Harrison Brown and show and train my

serve and promote this amazing breed.

dogs in obedience, water, agility and

And lastly, to engage all current mem-

rally obedience.

bers to take a more active role within

I look forward to contributing to the board and the club to keep it vibrant and growing.

the club so that we may share thoughts, ideas and suggestions from coast to coast.

PWDCC Board of Directors and Officers effective January 1, 2021

President Mindy Selby Calgary, Alberta

Treasurer, Director Diane Dirsus Keswick, Ontario

Vice President Catherine Gadd Moncton, New Brunswick

Directors

Secretary, Director Frank Davidson London, Ontario

Jennifer Byers Montreal, P.Q. Roslyn Eskind Toronto, Ontario Shelly Johnston Middle Sackville, Nova Scotia

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Rescue Coordinators Program Coordinator and Central Region Frank Davidson London, Ontario 519-719-3394 Western Region Ian Koturbash Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 306-230-4265

Eastern Region Jennifer Byers Montreal, Quebec 514-773-9376 Website Production and Waterlog Editor Roslyn Eskind Toronto, Ontario Breeder Contact Deirdre Hall Stouffville, Ontario

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Unfinished Business

PWDCC Board Meeting Minutes PWDCC October 2020 board meeting minutes Roll call Present Yolande Hould; Karine Simard ; Karen Mathews; Frank Davidson; Shelly Johnston; Mindy Selby; Roslyn Eskind Absent Guest Approval of PWDCC meeting minutes Karen made a motion to approve the February 2020 board meeting minutes, Yolande seconded. Approved Treasurer’s Report on September 30, 2020 CASH FLOW Bank balance:

$19 275.46

PayPal balance:

$248.83

Total

$19 524.29

PAYMENT DONE (From February 8, 2020) Yolande Hould EasyHosting, August and February 2020

$119.54

Total :

$119.54

MEMBERSHIP Membership level

Sept. 2020 Sept. 2019

Single membership renewal Family membership renewal

69 26

97

(2)

New single membership (2 from Puppy program, 2020)

26

55

(20)

New Family membership

9 102

112

(10)

Total active members

232

264

(32)

Expired members

242

103

139

4

0

4

21

20

1

Inactive members

2021 Board Election and Process The slate was presented to the membership and nobody stepped forward to present an alternative. Therefore the slate as presented has been accepted and only needs to be formally announced at the AGM AGM Section 1.

At meetings of the club, the order of business so far as the character and nature of the meeting may permit shall be as follows: • Roll Call – 10% of membership required to have a quorum. Go-to-meeting can handle our AGM as our membership is up to 150 •Minutes of the last meeting • Report of the President • Report of the Secretary • Report of the Treasurer • Report of Committees • Election of Officers and Board (at annual meeting) • Election of new members • Unfinished business • New Business • Adjournment Frank to send the invite to the members with the accompanying documents one week prior to the AGM. New business

Puppy program

Pending members 3 new Single & 1 new family Waiting for payment

Website Translation Yolande has made the corrections Karine has marked areas to be corrected.

This will be sent back to the translator for a second pass. Roslyn to send these corrections back to the translator (Caroline Chaput).

Committee report Committee structure This is now complete. A message was sent to the membership about why we have committees and now projects. There were no comments from anyone so this new structure should stand. Karine to mention this at the AGM. Breeder Roslyn sent a message out to the committee members about continuing to be on this committee. Replies were from all but Gillian. At this time Deirdre and Leslie have agreed to remain on this committee with Roslyn.

Rescue Nothing to report other than we are receiving inquiries (available rescue dogs) via phone or email at a rate of about 4-5 per week.

Complaints N/R

National in 2021 Frank investigated the availability of Laurel Creek Conservation to host a national specialty (all aspects – confirmation, agility and water). This would be a perfect site (social distancing would not be a problem). However the Laurel Creek website was not taking bookings. Frank sent an email that has yet be replied to.

Their answering system stated to leave a message however at this time no reservation could be made. At this point we can’t commit to a National in 2021.

PWDCC Achievement badges CKC has not submitted any documentation and as such we have not been able to process and achievement badges.

Contractual Issues The PWDCC is not able nor responsible for dealing with any contractual issues.

The CKC appear to be ignoring contracts between individuals and then these individuals come to the PWDCC to seek help or file a complaint.

For example party A has a non breeding contract and decides to breech that contract a breed the dog anyway. They then go on to register these pups with the CKC who apparently have no concern with the original non breeding contract.

Should a complaint like this come to the PWDCC as a breach of our code of ethics how should we proceed? As this is a business contract issue the PWDCC would not intervene. That said, should the original breeder in this case have won their case in court, then the complaint could be considered.

The meeting went in camera Membership Retention going forward we need to build a strong team to work on retaining puppy members & bringing back expired members

Water Trial N/R – Frank to reach out to Catherine for a Water Trial Committee report for the AGM.

Next Meeting We will hold a meeting in November and invite our newest members so that they might get climatized to the process.

There will be no meeting in December.

Project’s Report

Motion to adjourn Frank, seconded Roslyn. Approved.

Membership Roslyn has updated the forms for membership renewal. Karine and Yolande to write the form in French. Change the email from Yolande to treasurer@pwdcc.org. Once forms have been OK’ed then Frank to e-blast membership about renewals.

Conformation/Performance Event There have been a few agility trials in western Canada otherwise very quiet due to Covid.

Judge’s Education N/R Club Operating Principles Mindy will work on completing the policy & procedures manual update and send to the board prior to the AGM.

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November 9, 2020

Unfinished Business

Roll call Present Yolande Hould; Karine Simard; Karen Mathews; Frank Davidson; Shelly Johnston; Mindy Selby; Roslyn Eskind Absent Guests Catherine Gadd, Jennifer Byers, Diane Dirsus

Website translation Membership renewal forms have been translated; Yolande to go through the website translated portions to correct as appropriate; those sections that are already completed by Yolande can be formatted and published to the web. PDF docs can wait until a later time as not to hold process back. As Yolande transitions out of her role as Treasurer and trains Diane she will be able to spend more time with the website translation project.

Approval of PWDCC meeting minutes Frank made a motion to approve the October 2020 board meeting minutes, Karen seconded – approved

National speciality Frank to follow up with Carolynne Issa about the Laurel Creek site to be used for our specialty/booster in conjunction with our water trial (August/February). As long as Covid is an issue it would be unlikely and specialty would be back on track for 2022.

PWDCC Achievement badges – CKC is now just starting to send out certificates so in March Karen to advise Frank as when the e-blast is to go out.

Treasurer’s Report on November 09, 2020 CASH FLOW Bank balance

$19,460.88

PayPal balance

Membership Retention We need to develop a team to create a strategy to help with membership retention. Karine to create a letter to send to members and non-member to encourage membership. Karine to write this in both languages.

Shelly to speak with Brawna and Carolynne regarding creating a stronger social media presence.

$344.46 $19 805.34

Total PAYMENTS (since last meeting): Yolande Hould GotoMeeting, annual invoice Oct 31, 2020 to Oct 30, 2021

$538.08

Total

$538.08

Mindy suggested that we create an order form on the website in order to purchase PWDCC swag.

New Business

PAYMENTS TO COME

In Camera

Yolande Hould EasyHosting, Oct/Nov/Dec 2020

$179.31

CKC membership Annual Fee for 2021

Hall of Fame We currently post the winner of our National Specialty and any Superdog into the Hall of Fame page on our website. Karen Matthews proposes other entires such as significant achievements/titles (i.e. #1 agility dog in Canada, GMOTCH). All board members in agreement as this demonstrates the versatility of our breed, however, there needs to be specific quantifiable/measurable means to state “significant achievement”. Karen to put something in writing over the next few months to detail these specifics.

$78.75

BFL Canada Risk and Insurance Services 2021

$501.40

Total

$759.60

CONTRIBUTIONS With membership

$100.00

MEMBERSHIP Membership level

Nov 2020

Nov 2019

Single membership renewal Family membership renewal

73 27

97

+3

New single membership (2 from Puppy program, 2020)

29

55

(18)

New Family membership

**Renewal 2021

8

Puppy program

112

128

(16)

Total active members

249

280

(31)

Expired members

238

103

135

Pending members

0

1

(1)

24

20

4

Inactive members*

12 3

15

Achievement Award Karen needs more badges (for 4 different titles) now that CKC has started sending out certificates. Order needs to be in lots of 25 @ $7.50 each. Therefore asking for $750.00 plus taxes and freight. Karen Matthews made a motion to spend $750.00 plus HST and freight for the aforementioned badges. Roslyn seconds. Approved Newfoundland Water Rescue The Newfoundland National Club has reached out to other dog clubs regarding changing this exclusive CKC sanctioned event to an all-breed event. The board felt that the first 2 levels could be accomplished by a PWD. The third and final level might be possible depending on the dog, boat and conditions (weather, wake, water temp etc.). We agreed to let the club know that if they want to advocate this change we would have members who would support this.

Closing Notes Board acknowledged and thanks Karine Simard, Yolande Hould and Karen Matthews for their dedication to our club and wished them all a happy retirement. Next PWDCC Board meeting will be January 12’th 2021.

Motion to Adjourn Karen made a motion to adjourn the meeting, Shelly seconds.

Approved.

*3 new members created their account on the web, but never sent a payment. changed to status. **The memberships paid after February 1st, 2020 are not included.

Committee report • Breeder - N/R • Rescue – N/R • Complaints – N/R • Water Trial – N/R

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Unfinished Business

Roll Call Present Mindy Selby, Catherine Gadd, Diane Dirsus, Frank Davidson, Roslyn Eskind, Shelly Johnston, Jennifer Byers Absent Guest

Website Translation Software required for maintenance and creation of our French website is a simple plug-in that will pull all images/pages/format will cost us $75.00 USD at start-up plus $59.00 USD yearly to maintain. All that is then required is to insert the French text that has been translated. Roslyn made a motion to spend these dollars on this project, Frank seconded. Approved.

Approval of PWDCC November 9, 2020 Board meeting minutes Mindy made a motion to approve the Nov. 2020 board meeting minutes, Frank seconded. Approved.

Treasurer’s Report on January 12, 2021 CASH BALANCE Bank Balance

$19,568.81

PayPal Total

$638.01 $20,206.82

New Business Ideas for new services for members – see above Health Committee – Moved to next month.

Lost 2 Members – Fran Archambault and Lorraine Wilson both passed away. The PWDCC will do a full page for each in the next Waterlog as a tribute to them and their contributions to the club. If more space is required individuals would be allowed to purchase extra space in the Waterlog.

Next Meeting is February 9th @ 7:30 pm EST Frank made a motion to adjourn the meeting, Shelly seconded. Approved.

PAYMENTS MADE SINCE LAST MEETING Yolande Hould Risk & Insurance Services 2021 PayPal Monthly & Transaction Fees

$501.40 $44.22

Payments due before next meeting Diane Dirsus Quick Books online (Note this is not the final as taxes are not included.)

Diane Dirsus Easy Hosting

$540.00

$59.88

willing to accept gift cards. Since this isn’t a transparent way of doing business we can’t move forward with this. Roslyn to ask Caroline about timing so we can pay her via e-transfer.

New Business 2021 Board Election and Process Looks like Karine, Karen and Yolande are leaving. AGM will be October 20th. Mindy, Sandra, Frank and Shelly are staying (Mindy & Shelly to be confirmed by Karine). February 21st a nominating committee must be in place. One board member and two other members. Frank will be on this committee and solicit two other active members. 6 weeks before the AGM the names need to be presented to the membership (the slate). If no one else comes forward the slate will stand and be acclaimed to the board.

Frank made a motion to adjourn tonight’s meeting, Karen seconded. Approved.

CONTRIBUTIONS Family Membership Renewal Single Membership Renewal Single Membership – New Donation to Rescue

$135.00 $140.00 $35.00 $100.00

Total

$410.00

Special meeting to be called February 14th regarding electoral process.

Diane is working on changing the billing details from Yolande to herself.

Additionally WordPress and PayPal are not notifying Diane after new activity (troubling to learn when a new member joins).

Committee Report • Breeder – N/R • Rescue – N/R • Complaints – In Camera • Water Trial – N/R • Project’s report: National Specialty Laurel Creek – follow up – Will not accept any reservations yet 2021 Specialty possibility – Highly unlikely to hold a specialty due to Covid so more likely to put it off until 2022.

Membership retention E-blast sent in December and one going out in January.

What are we really offering “pet people” (puppy members)? Health, grooming, mentorship (not all breeders off this). Many puppy people never speak with their breeder after the dog comes home. Create a zoom meeting to help promote the value of club membership. Send out a survey to the membership to determine membership needs. Reach out to other clubs to see how they retain members.

Social media – closed Facebook group however would be a fair bit of work for the admins. The admins would need to validate the member is in good standing, post rules, should membership lapse those individuals would need to be removed… clearly a lot of work. We want to get folks engaged... which could lead to involved… which will ensure continued membership and possible growth.

General interest article (i.e. Dr. Jean Dodds) to e-blast to members followed by a survey to determine value and other value adds.

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PWDCC Annual General Meeting October 20, 2020 8 pm EST AGENDA 2020 • Roll Call • Minutes of the last meeting • Report of the President • Report of the Secretary • Report of the Treasurer • Report of the Committee • New Board Directors • New Business • Adjournment

President’s Report Good evening and thank you for attending the PWDCC 2020 Annual General Meeting.

It has certainly been a strange time since our last AGM Oct 15 2019. The Covid pandemic has affected everyone in many ways and as a Dog Club we have seen the majority of Dog Events being cancelled in Canada. While some events continue in the USA I personally have not heard of any Canadians who have taken the chance of attending.

As you have seen in the minutes of the 2019 AGM the club was working with a committee structure and as we managed this structure throughout the year it became apparent that some of these committees were in fact “projects” as opposed to year round committees. As such we amended the day to day operation of the club to reflect these changes and notified members of same via email on August 27. You already receive a written report from each committee, if you have question about them, you will be able to address them at the end of the AGM meeting.

As a follow up to the 2019 AGM and the changes I already mentioned, I would like to update you on a few items mentioned in the minutes for Committees that have now become projects.

CANADIAN NATIONAL We had planned on hosting a Canadian National Specialty for 2020. Planning was well underway when the pandemic changed everything. This Specialty would have included Conformation, Water Trial, Obedience Trial, Rally Trial, Superdog and social events. I would like to thank the Steering Committee who diligently worked on this event which unfortunately was cancelled due to the pandemic.

ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS As mentioned in the 2019 report badges would be applied for yearly in March and you can expect the next request for submissions to happen in March 2021 As you know, CKC is far behind in issuing title certificates but have informed members that they should have at least all Conformation certificates out by year end. Let’s hope so!

Speaking of achievements I would like to personally congratulate the team of Lorie Crouch and Oscar on their achievements on being the first Canadian PWD to attain the Master Water Dog Title, First PWD to achieve GMOTCH (Grand Master Obedience Champion), First PWD to achieve ROCH (Rally Grand Champion) including several HiT (High In Trial).

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The pandemic has provided the opportunity for fraudulent activity in puppy sales and is an issue that we as a board felt was important to address.

Scammers are accepting deposits for puppies that do not exist. One of our Board members acted as a puppy buyer to go through the process to see exactly how it worked. From what we saw the initial information was very professional and inclusive which fooled many unsuspecting puppy buyers. If you have not visited our website lately (www.pwdcc.org) you all see a new Scam Alert flashing pop up which was added in response to this fraudulent activity.

PROGRAMME DE BADGES POUR

In September you received an email from Frank Davidson announcing the slate for the PWDCC Board 2021. Thank you to all who applied for the vacant positions of President,

En parlant de réalisations, je voudrais personnellement féliciter l'équipe de Lorie Crouch et Oscar pour leurs réalisations étant la première équipe canadienne à vie à obtenir le titre de master water dog , le titre GMOTCH (Champion du grand maître d'obéissance), et le titre RGCH (Rally Grand Champion). Tout un accomplissement! Bravo à cette équipe extraordinaire! Vous êtes d’excellents ambassadeurs pour notre race et notre club.

Vice President, Treasurer and Director for Ontario.

I would like to thank those Board Members leaving for all their work over the last 2-3 years. Yolande Hould, Karen Matthews, Sandra Allen and I look forward to working with the new President during the transition I want to thank all the people that work with me during my time as president, specially the board member they were an awesome team and I’m sure you will be in great hands with the new board team.

While I will no longer be the Club President I will absolutely be taking part in events and working hard to promote membership and activities. Thank you for your support during my tenure.

Karine Simard PWDCC President

President’s Report Bonsoir et merci d’être présent à l'Assemblée générale annuelle du PWDCC 2020.

Nous avons vécu et sommes encore dans une situation très particulière depuis depuis notre dernière AGA le 15 octobre 2019. La pandémie a touché le monde à bien des égards et en tant que club, nous avons vu la majorité des événements canins être annulés au Canada. Bien que certains événements se poursuivent aux États-Unis, je n'ai personnellement entendu parler d'aucun canadien qui y aurait assisté.

Comme vous l'avez vu dans le procès-verbal de l'AGA 2019, le club travaillait avec une structure de comités et au fil de l’année 2020, il est devenu évident que certains de ces comités étaient en fait des «projets» par opposition à des comités. En tant que tel, nous avons modifié le fonctionnement du club pour refléter ces changements et en avons informé les membres par courriel le 27 août dernier. Vous avez déja recu un rapport écrit de chaque comité pour l’année qui se termine. Si vous avez des questions à leur sujet, vous pourrez les adresser à la fin de la réunion de l’AGA. Dans le cadre du suivi de l'AGA 2019 et des changements que j'ai déjà mentionné, je voudrais revenir sur quelques points mentionnés dans les procès-verbaux des comités qui sont maintenant devenus des projets.

SPÉCIALITÉ NATIONALE CANADIENNE Nous avions prévu de faire une spécialité nationale en août 2020. La planification était bien avancée lorsque la pandémie est arrivée et nous as obligé à annuler l’événement . Cette spécialité aurait inclus de la conformation, du travail à l'eau, de l'obéissance, du rally, le Superdog et des événements sociaux. Je tiens à remercier le comité qui a travaillé fort sur cet événement qui a malheureusement été annulé en raison de la pandémie.

L’OBTENTION DES TITRES Comme mentionné dans le rapport 2019, les badges seraient normalement octroyées chaque année en mars et vous pouvez vous attendre à ce que la prochaine période de soumissions est lieu en mars 2021. Comme vous le savez, le CKC est très en retard dans la délivrance des titres, mais on nous as informé qu'ils devraient avoir au moins envoyés tous les certificats de conformation d'ici la fin de l'année. Espèrons-le!

La pandémie a donné lieu à des activités frauduleuses dans la vente de chiots et c'est un problème que nous, en tant que conseil, avons jugé important de régler. Lesfraudeurs acceptent les dépôts pour d es chiots qui n'existent pas. L'un des membres de notre conseil a agi en tant qu'acheteur de chiot potentiel pour suivre le processus et voir exactement comment cela fonctionnait. D'après ce que nous avons vu, les informations initiales étaient très professionnelles et semblaient tout à fait vraies, ce qui a trompé de nombreux acheteurs de chiots. Si vous visité notre site Web (www.pwdcc.org), vous verrez une nouvelle alerte d'arnaque clignotante qui a été ajoutée en réponse à cette activité frauduleuse.

En septembre, vous avez reçu un courriel de Frank Davidson annonçant le nouveau conseil d'administration du PWDCC 2021. Merci à tous ceux qui ont postulé pour les postes vacants de président, viceprésident, trésorier et directeur pour l'Ontario.

Je voudrais remercier les membres du Conseil qui sont partis pour tout leur travail au cours des 2-3 dernières années. Yolande Hould, Karen Matthews, Sandra Allen, Comme vous le savez, je quitte mon poste de présidente à la fin de 2020. Je tiens à remercier toutes les personnes qui ont travaillé avec moi pendant mon mandat de présidente, en particulier les membres du conseil d'administration, ils ont été des coéquipiers formidables et je suis sûr que vous serez entre de bonnes mains avec la nouvelle équipe du conseil.

Même si je ne serai plus la présidente du club, je prendrai part à des événements et travaillerai pour promouvoir l'adhésion et les activités du club au Québec. Merci pour votre soutien pendant mon mandat.

Karine Simard PWDCC Président

Communication Report Frank Davidson took over position as Secretary on November 1, 2018. His main role is working with the executive communicating information via email to membership. Additionally regional branches/clubs might require mass communications from time to time which is part of the role of the communication secretary as well. That said 2020 has been a very quiet year due to the current pandemic.

Frank plans to remain on the board through 2020 and into the term 2021/2022.

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Treasurers Report October 12, 2020

Breeders on the Litter List had to be individual members of the PWDCC and on the Breeder list to be on the Litter list. (Co-bred litters with non-list members and non PWDCC members)

CASH FLOW Bank balance

$ 19 284.46

PayPal balance

245.76

Total

Updated November 5, 2013 You must be a member of the PWDCC for at least two years before participating in this program (Again, to promote serious committed breeders with experience)

$ 19 524.29

PAYMENTS September 30- October 12 Total:

0.00

MEMBERSHIP

Oct 2020

Single renewal Family renewal

70 26

New single (2 from Puppy program, 2020) New Family

26

Puppy program

Oct 2019

Total

97

(1)

55

(20)

112

(1)

9 111

Total

242

Total active

242

Expired members

241

103

138

Inactive members

21

20

1

4

0

4

Pending members 3 new Single & 1 new family waiting for payment

264

(22)

COMMITTEE REPORTS The Breeder Committee The Breeder Committee met throughout 2020 to discuss the board’s request to investigate creating a breeder list for the club website. The committee didn’t recommend going forward with this.

To provide some perspective a little history of the Breeder List, Puppy Page on the club website.

This has been a contentious issue since it was first discovered that some breeders were not complying with health testing recommendations and also breeding underage dogs. Attempts were made to include accepted testing in Europe, U.S. and Canada. And finally in 2014 we pulled back to just include U.S. accepted testing as OVC discontinued their database.

Some history: The PWDCC Breeder program was established in May 2006 to support the club’s rescue effort and to promote ethical member breeders.

Breeders could participate in the list, fee was $100 plus $50 for a website link.

Litter information could be sent to the Program Coordinator who would refer inquiries.

Available puppy web page set up November 2007 required health testing to be sent into the coordinator, cost was $20.00 per litter.

Then the board fine-tuned the program with the following updates to address issues as they appeared: Updated March 18, 2010 To qualify for this program, breeders must be members of the PWDCC for at least one year before being eligible to be on Breeders’ List.

(We had people joining the club to effectively go on the list immediately) Updated January 16, 2011 Breeder list updated January 31st of each year with renewed participants. (to make management easier, rather than adding people throughout the year)

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Updated 2014 Breeder Program Policy As a breeder member you agree to support health testing for our breed in your breeding program.

Both sire and dam need to be registered in the PWD Health and Litter data base.

Available Puppy Listing with full disclosure of litter information (i.e. sire and dam) and health testing information available for the public to view. Litters posted 4 weeks prior to whelping. And multiple litters can be posted at once.

You can post additional litters during the calendar year for no additional cost.

The problem with the Breeder List is: • Member breeders joined for years and never posted a litter thereby never having to provide health testing.

• Breeders joined and referred inquiries to nonmembers and member breeders who didn’t join.

• We know of many members who are breeders who don’t routinely health test. Health testing doesn’t mean you’re an ethical breeder but it’s a basic requirement of such. Breeders would use a link and state they are Breeder members on their own websites to infer the club’s endorsement, much like they use CKC membership or kennel licenses to infer credibility.

• People don’t read and consider the club’s caveat statement and assume an endorsement of the breeders listed. And it reflects badly on the club having a list of breeders who don’t follow our Code of Ethics, and testing recommendations but, none the less, are listed on our website.

Perhaps the solution is to have a Breeder List where: • Every litter bred must be on the Available Puppy List (thereby ensuring testing is done). People who object, “our litters are all pre-sold, I don’t need help selling” should be reminded they have an opportunity to educate which is mandate of the club. And if so, why do they want a Breeder List?

The Rescue Committee The Rescue Committee had a pretty quiet year overall with rescues. There was only one. That said we had an extremely busy year fielding inquires (both phone calls and emails) regarding the availability of dogs, how the process works, how and where to find a quality breeder. Since the start of the pandemic we have been getting about 4 – 5 inquires per week.

The Complaint Committee Over the past 2 years there have been several complaints lodged against members of the PWDCC. There have been 3 hearings, one member accepted the complaint against her admitting all components of the complaint and voluntarily accepted a disciplinary decision. Two complainants declined to provide any evidence of the complaints lodged.

The complaints procedure has been revised to include a complaints form, setting out the requirements and process for complaints. This is included with updates to the policy and procedures manual.

The Water Trial Committee Early this year the Water Trial Committee approved a record number of six trials for the 2020 water trial season.

Portuguese Water Dog Club of Alberta. August 28, 29, 30 at Dickson Dam,Innisfail Alberta.

Portuguese Water Dog Club Of Canada Ontario Branch. August 14,15 Laurel Creek, Waterloo,Ontario.

Portuguese Water Dog Club Of Canada Western Branch. September 6,7 Herold Provincial Park, Salmon Arms BC. The Committee were very pleased to approve the Western Branch trials. These were to be the first trials the Branch were holding in a beautiful lake and stunning location in BC. Sadly for the Canadian Water program and all the very eager teams who planned to compete, all trials were cancelled due to safety reasons and restrictions for Covid 19.

Hopefully in the summer of 2021 trials across Canada will be able to be held as usual.

There is no other business to report. Members of this committee are: Catherine Gadd, Lorraine Wilson, Karen Matthews, Audrey Hawthorne and Andy Gamache

• If it is discovered that non-tested or underage dogs were bred by a Breeder List participant, there should be real repercussions: they are removed from the list with no refund for a period of say 2 years, or ? Or their membership is suspended for a period of fill in the period or ??

• All participants of the Breeder List must use the New Puppy Program (joining their new puppy people to the club for one year period, cost is $1.00/pup).

• The CKC stud book listing, available in August of the following year, can be used to verify litters, ages of sire/dam. This requires some ‘policing’, it would take less than a day to do. I have done summaries and searchable spreadsheets of the stud dog directories. You can sort by column heads.

• Expand the term of the Available Puppy List from 12 weeks to 16 weeks, that is on breeding until pups go home. That way the sire and dam are shown with health testing.

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PWDCC Balance Sheet As of 31 December 2019 31 Dec 19

31 Dec 19

ASSETS

LIABILITIES & EQUITY

Current Assets

Liabilities

Chequing/Savings

Current Liabilities

PayPal

$

TD Bank General Funds

369.54 18,571.13

Total Chequing/Savings

18,940.67

Accounts Receivable

-15.00

Total Accounts Receivable

-15.00

Inventory Asset

5,892.98

Total Other Current Assets

5,892.98

Total Current Assets

24, 818.65

Fixed Assets AB 2 Lowe Boats & Trailer

4,180.60

ON 2 Meyers Boats

3,072.52

ON Double Trailer

1,904.72

Ontario Equipment

2,367.80

Total Fixed Assets

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Deferred Membership Revenue

$

2,570.00

Total Other Current Liabilities

2,570.00

Total Liabilities

2,570.00

Equity *Retained Earnings

16,848.38

Contribution Club Funds

Other Current Assets

TOTAL ASSETS

Other Current Liabilities

Health Equity

$425.00

Rescue Funds to Remain Equity

11 765.71

Total Contribution Club Funds

12,190.71

Net Income

4,735.20

Total Equity

33,774.29

11,525.64 $

36,344.29

TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY

$

36,344.29

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PWDCC Profit & Loss by Class January through December 2019 Alberta

National

Ontario

Total

Events

–

40.00

704.00

744.00

General Funds

–

937.00

–

937.00

Health

–

175.00

–

175.00

Specialty

–

–

–

0.00

Total Donations

–

$1,152.00

$704.00

$1,856.00

Booster-Elora/Guelph/Caldedon

–

184.00

–

184.00

Dry Land Workshop

–

–

795.00

795.00

Spring Fling

–

–

925.00

925.00

Trial Prep

–

–

140.00

140.00

515.00

–

1,285.00

1,800.00

60.00

195.00

3,630.00

3,885.00

–

–

520.00

520.00

$575.00

$379.00

$7,295.00

$8,24.00

Family Membership

–

1,485.00

–

1.485.00

Puppy Program

–

121.00

–

121.00

Single Membership

–

4,025.00

–

4,025.00

Total Memberships

–

$5,631.00

–

$5,631.00

New Merchandise Sales

–

35.00

2,310.00

2,345.00

Old Merchandise Sales

–

–

Total Merchandise Sales

–

$35.00

$2,310.00

$2,345.00

Achievement Program

–

15.00

–

15.00

Litter Due Listing

–

60.00

–

60.00

Rescue Donations

–

1,690.00

–

1,690.00

Total Rescue Income

–

$1,765.00

–

$1,765.00

Waterlog Advertising

–

65.00

–

65.00

$575.00

$9,027.00

$10,309.00

$19,911.00

INCOME Donations

Events

Water Camp Workshop Water Trial Water Trial-Lunches Total Events Memberships

Merchandise Sales –

Rescue Income

Total Income Cost of Goods Sold Awards and Sashes

–

–

488.95

488.95

New Inventory COGS

–

21.71

1,452.96

1,474.67

Old inventory COGS

–

–

78.70

78.70

Total COGS

–

$21.71

$2,020.61

$2,042,32

Gross Profit

$575.00

$9,005.29

$8,288.39

$17,868.68

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PWDCC Profit & Loss by Class January through December 2019 Alberta

National

Ontario

Total

62.14

–

127.15

189.29

EXPENSE Membership and General Expenses Advertising and Promotion Bank Charges and CC/PayPal

–

958.64

–

958.64

90.00

200.00

277.32

567.32

Conference and Web Host Fees

_

1,684.97

–

1,684.97

General and Office Expense

_

195.00

3,630.00

3,885.00

Insurance

–

991.90

–

991.9

Patches, Achievement Program

–

466.69

–

466.69

Rescue Expense

–

338.28

–

338.28

Water/Land Camp Expense

–

–

921.50

921.50

Waterlog Expense

–

2,260.00

–

2,260.00

$152.14

$7,406.98

$1,325.97

$8,885.09

Banquet

–

437.91

–

437.91

Gifts/Trophies

–

257.54

–

257.54

Total National Specialty/Booster

–

$695.45

–

$695.45

Fees

–

–

25.00

25.00

Judge’s Hotel

–

–

611.19

611.19

Judge’s Stipend

–

–

271.58

271.58

Judge’s Transport, air, ground

–

–

893.04

893.04

Lunches and Coffee

–

–

969.59

969.59

222.84

222.84

Sanitation

–

–

214.70

214.70

Site Rental

–

–

225.00

225.00

Water Trial Expense, Other

–

–

120.00

120.00

Total Water Trial Expense

–

–

$3,552.94

$3,552.94

Total Expense

$152.14

$8.102.43

$4,878.91

$13,133.48

Net Income

$422.86

$902.86

$3,409.48

$4,735.20

Branch Event Expenses

Total Membership and General Expense National Specialty/Booster Expense

Expense Water Trial Expense

Other General Expense

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Fran Archambault February 18, 1947 ~ November 7, 2020 Past President of the PWDCC Fran, loving wife, mother of five, grandmother of nine and great grandma of one, passed away at age 73, after a hard fought battle with cancer, surrounded by her family. She graduated as an RNA, and practiced nursing in obstetrics. On February 4, 1967 she married the love of her life Albert Archambault. Together, they raised two daughters and three sons. Fran always on the go, had many interests and talents. She was gifted at sewing, quilting, and stain glass.

Fran bred, showed and trained Portuguese Water Dogs (Portside) and had Afghans also. Her dogs titled in Conformation in Canada and the U.S., (she was an unofficial member of the Nutmeg PWDC and a fixture at their annual specialty in June) in Obedience, Agility and Water. Fran was active in the PWDCC, she was president 2000-2002 and on the board through 2003. She was a founding member of W.A.D.E. (Working Aquatic Dog Enthusiasts), in 2002, an early water training group that went on to organize Water Trials in Canada.

Together with her dogs, she volunteered with St. John’s Ambulance therapy dog program, visiting schools, helping children learning to read and providing comfort to patients in the cancer and palliative care wing of the Mississauga Credit Valley Hospital. Education was important to Frances. She had a PR diploma from Humber College. Later in life she went back to school and graduated with a BA from the University of Toronto. She loved travel, making new friends, cottaging and sailing.

Her love for a chat, witty sense of humour, compassion and enduring strength will be remembered. Frances is survived by her husband Al and their five children, Melody, Marylee, Peter, Nathaniel and Andrew. Grandchildren, Nicholas, Megan, Madeline, Aderyn, Alexandra, Findlay, Luc, Elizabeth, Raven, and great grandchild Madison.

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An ICON in The PWD World

Lorraine Wilson November 6, 1955 - December 30th, 2020 Gone, but NEVER forgotten!

As some of you may have heard our dear friend and mentor.

Lorraine Wilson, passed away on Dec 30 after a fight against cancer. If you are just finding out about this our apologies.

Lorraine was instrumental along with Cathy Gadd in bringing water work to the PWDCC for all of us to enjoy. She had a very successful breeding program, BigBay Reg’d, and a training school, 4 Paws Training and Pet Services. Many of us in the PWD community have had the opportunity to experience her knowledge, understanding, encouragement and dedication to our breed and water training.

Lorraine was not just a trainer, friend or mentor to many of us.

She was our best friend, and some of us would say, family.

She was there whenever we needed her. She helped us see things differently and always assisted with the best advice, to help us (personally and also dog-related).

She was always proud of all of her students/mentees’ achievements, no matter how small, and would argue when she felt she was right! – despite that, she would always admit when she was wrong!

She was a breast cancer survivor over 6+ years, she handled her treatments with poise and grace, and never missed a practice. She was still always there for everyone whenever we needed her! She was trustworthy and reliable.

The breast cancer, sadly metastasized, and despite her very strongest fight... she passed away peacefully at home, surrounded

by the love of her husband, sons and sisters. She was a dedicated wife to Andy, and mother to two awesome boys, Scott and Greg.

Lorraine was one of the strongest women we knew, and never let anything or anyone keep her from doing what she loved, and was passionate about.

Lorraine was an icon in the Portuguese Water Dog community bringing so many people together from her own personal breeding program to get involved. Our programs with our amazing dogs all stem from her efforts. Lorraine meant SO much to SO many (too many to name), and we are so blessed to have had her in our lives, and she was also blessed to have all of us.

It's hard to believe she is no longer with us, as her love and mentorship will live on with many of us... she touched SO MANY lives!

We miss her dearly and are often thinking about calling her, and feel lost without her. Simply heartbroken!

Brawna Levy and Carolynne Hardy Issa will be forever grateful for Lorraine introducing us to water work, as her passion has become our passion! We love and miss you Lorraine!

Cathy and Lorraine.

Lorraine and Lena, Courier.

Charlie White, Brawna and Lorraine.

Left: Lorraine with Daphne Porter, above, with Susan Vandenburg.

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Sniffingacrossthecountry...

2020 AKC National Championship

presented by Royal Canin Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida December 12 & 13, 2020 Judge Grace M Fritz Best of Breed GCH CH Mariposa’s Leonidas, Dog Best of Opposite Sex GCH CH Pouch Cove Live Wire, Bitch Select Dog GCHG CH Cnsand Ardanwood It’s Good To Be King Select Bitch GCHP CH Torrid Zone Smoke From A Distant Fire BN RN CGCA CGCU TKN Judge’s Award of Excellence 1 GCHG CH Marshview Great Ballz Of Fire RA MX MXS MXJ MJS NF T2B CA BCAT RATO CGC, Dog. 2 BOBBBE/BGRP4 GCHS CH Chasinwaves Bon Jovi, Dog 3 GCHG CH Overlook Lisiji Meant To Bee ACT1 DN CGC, Bitch 4 CH Far Away Winged Victory CGC TKI, Bitch Best Bred By in Breed/Variety, Working Group 4th Place Bred by Exhibitor GCHS CH Chasinwaves Bon Jovi

Best of Breed, GCH CH Mariposa’s Leonidas

Best of Winners, Winners Dog, Bred By Exhibito Dog Mariposa’s Thyme Will Tell SCN TKN American Bred, Dogs Reserve Winners Dog 1 Calypso Hits The Mark.

Winners Bitch Patriot’s What The Elle?

Puppy 9-12 Mos., Bitches Reserve Winners Bitch 1 Overlook Lisiji Everything Will Bee Alright.

2 Rain Dawg Sexy Sadie 12-18 Mos., Bitches 1 Chien D’Eau Bubbala Of The Alliance Bred By Exhibitor, Bitches 1 Mariposa’s Bless Your Heart SCN TKN. 2 Seaworthy N Infiniti Last Roll Of The Dice Open, Bitches 1 Patriot’s What The Elle?

2 Afortunado California Rollin’ RI CGCA TKP 3 Domarco Fly Sierra Fly FDC CGCA 4 Patriot’s Follow My Lead

2nd row left to right: Best of Opposite Sex GCH CH Pouch Cove Live Wire, Bitch Best Bred By in Breed/Variety, Working Group 4th Place Bred by Exhibitor 16

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GCHS CH Chasinwaves Bon Jovi bottom, left to right: Best of Winners, Winners Dog, Bred

By Exhibito Dog Mariposa’s Thyme Will Tell SCN TKN Winners Bitch Patriot’s What The Elle? www.pwdcc.org PWDCC Waterlog

PUPOGRAPHY S PECIAL S KILLS : Leaving the living room without touching the floor. I go from chair to sofa, over the back to another sofa, to chair to hallway. I know I’m not supposed to do that, but it’s like flying.

B IGGEST C ATASTROPHE : Mom sometimes wears something called glasses on her face. She was in the shower one time and I was lonely. The glasses smelled like her so I played with them. I can’t reach the ones she wears now..

BATHING AND G ROOMING T OLERANCE : I LOOOOVVVE warm water on my tummy. Paw-dicures are fine. I hate teeth brushing though.

FAVOURITE D ESTINATION : The farm. There are so many smells and places to explore. I’d stay up all night to play with the animals outside but I can’t keep my eyes open after dinner.

T OYS OF C HOICE : Socks and mittens. I shake them to get just the right grip and then take them on walks. I don’t want them to feel bored so I leave them in different rooms.

NAME : Baywood’s Wild Rose (Rosie), ATD

M OST A SHAMED

N ICKNAMES : Rosie-roo, monkey... I also hear “hey what are you doing?” a lot when they mean me.

M OST P ROUD OF : When I’m training with my Mom and I get it right. She cheers and we tug or I get a treat, and I can’t stop wiggling because it makes me so happy.

DATE

OF

L EADER

B IRTH : May 6, 2020.

OF MY

PACK : My mom, Tan is the main boss.

My PWD big “sister” Grace shows me the ropes, but she also tattles on me sometimes to Mom

E DUCATION : I was lucky that training classes started up after something called a lockdown when I was about 10 weeks old. I’ve taken puppy and obedience classes, but this new one for something called agility is so FUN! L EISURE T IME ACTIVITIES : Zooming around Grandad’s farm, destroying “invincible” toys, posing on my FitBone, watching birds from the window.

OF : Ashamed? What’s that?

W HAT I WOULD L IKE

TO BE

W HEN I G ROW U P :

Mom says we’re building for water work, agility, rally and scent. Not sure what those all are … but I want to do them!

My sister Grace has lots of ribbons and plaques on a wall in our room. I want that too!

Rosie lives with Tan Crombie in Toronto but has spent the pandemic chasing birds and photobombing Zoom calls in Northumberland County.

P ET P EEVE : Waiting for Mom to finish working at her computer. I mean, she’s working from home… why can’t we play?!

FAVOURITE N ON - CONSUMABLE : Wood. There was a big pile near the crackling orange fire thing that I liked to chew.

Not sure where the wood went but I’ll find it.

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Enrichment Ideas

Food

Social

Scatter feeding a grass

Play tug

Scatter feeding snuffle mat

Give your dog a massage

Hide dinner around house

Brush your dog

Kong Woobler

Play retrieve

Kong Classic

Cuddle your dog

Cardboard boxes

Play hide and seek

Toilet paper roll

Invite a friend over who your dog really

Food in plastic bottle

likes

Food on Lickmat

Have a doggy play date with a friendly

Hide food under cup/pot

well liked dog

Hide food under cones

Visit a well liked family member

String paper cups together

Try yoga together

Hide food in an old toy

Have your dog chase you, then you

Hide food in an old t-shirt

chase them

Hide food in a twisted towel

Spend 1:1 time with your dog

Puzzle feeder

Take a nap together

Slow feeder bowl

Join a group activity

Bob for food in bucket/pool

Read to your dog

new natural chew

Take your dog hiking

tester menu of new foods

Take a walk with friends

Lickimate Wobble bowl

Research Pets as Therapy

Food dispensing toy

(PAT) dog training for school, hospital,

never frustrating. And remember to only

Snuffle box feeding

and nursing homes

engage in the activities if your dog

Cognitive

Sensory

Here are some ideas for enrichment activities which can help your dog engage in different ways. Each of the categories cater to the type of stimulation dogs need to help them feel satisfied and fulfilled.

Try to pick 1 activity in each of the categories to try so that your dog can experience different sensations everyday.

Try not to do the same thing more than three times in the week to keep enrichment interesting for your dog, even if they love it. Activities which you do regularly can become part of a routine and can loose their enrichment factor.

Modify the enrichment to suit your dog’s level of engagement. Remember to start easy with a new activity.

Enrichment should always be fun,

finds them individually rewarding.

Teach play dead

Decompression walk in a well know

Link different tricks together

The best things in life are free, especially if you are a dog.

space

Work on coordination

go on a Sniffari

Practice settle and wait for cues

Teach find it

Learn clicker training

Visit a new place

It costs nothing to let your dog sniff for

Practice name recognition

Spend time in the garden

as long as they want, whenever they

Teach you dog how to put their toys

Plant interesting smelling plants/flow-

want. But what is it worth?

away

ers/herbs

15 minutes of sniffing is worth 60

Teach how to retrieve an item

Get a wadding pool

minutes of running

Teach leave it and drop cues

Listen to soothing music

15 minutes of sniffing is worth 40

Join an online tricks group

Listen to an audiobook

minutes of ball chucking

Work on door manners

Watch a nature program

10 minutes of sniffing is worth 30

Practice recall somewhere safe

Go on a car ride

minutes of you throwing that toy from

Teach a reliable emergency stop cue

Play with a flirt pole

the couch again and again

Teach our dog a new word

Swap dog Toys with a friend

10 minutes of sniffing is worth 15

Take your training to a new spot to prac-

Flavoured bubbles

minutes of you yelling at your dog to

tice known cues

Make pupcicles

stop barking at "nothing"

Try dog parkour

Try aromatherapy

5 minutes of sniffing is worth that 15

Take your dog to a pet store and let

minute neighbourhood walk

them explore

Scent is your dog's connection with the

People watch

world. Cutting off that life line or stop-

Listen to birds

ping it short does more harm than good.

Find a new walking trail

Ask yourself who is the walk for and move

Let your dog lead you on a walk

your dog's nose as well as their feet.

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