The New Complete Portuguese Water Dog

Kathryn Braund

Description

The Portuguese Water Dog's storybook return from the brink of extinction is faithfully documented in this first new edition of the breed's bible. There is also a wealth of guidance on care, puppies, showing, performance events and more -- and, oh those photos.
Foreword.

About the Author.

Acknowledgments.

1. Modern Homeland Setting.

2. The Portuguese Water Dog in America: The Early Years.

3. The Portuguese Water Dog Club of America.

4. National Specialties.

5. The Portuguese Standard for the Portuguese Water Dog.

6. The American Standard for the Portuguese Water Dog.

7. The Character of the Portuguese Water Dog.

8. Purchasing a Portuguese Water Dog Puppy.

9. Rearing the Puppy.

10. Grooming the Portuguese Water Dog.

11. Breeding the Portuguese Water Dog.

12. Whelping Portuguese Water Dog Puppies.

13. The Portuguese Water Dog Dam and Puppies: The First Eight Weeks.

14. Health.

15. Genetics.

16. American Breeders of the Portuguese Water Dog.

17. Showing Your Dog.

18. Obedience Training and the Portuguese Water Dog.

19. Water Work.

20. Performance Sports.

21. Portuguese Water Dogs in Other Countries.

Appendix: Resources for Information.

References.

Sujets

• Breeds
• Pets
• Portuguese Water Dog
• Dogs

Informations

• Publié par: Turner Publishing Company
• Date de parution: 21 avril 2008
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780470332177
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

Extrait

the new complete
Portuguese Water Dog

Friendship s Chloe (Ch. Neocles Acabado ex Ch. Neocles Candida), owned by Debra A. Bender, takes to ball playing as she does to water. Chloe s obvious zest for whatever comes her way is typical of the Portuguese Water Dog s love of activity and a heritage from the breed s life on the swelling oceans. Debra A. Bender
the new complete
Portuguese Water Dog

kathryn braund illustrations by verne foster
Copyright 1997 by Kathryn Braund. All rights reserved.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:

Braund, Kathryn.
The new complete Portuguese water dog/Kathryn Braund : illustrated by Verne Foster.
p. cm.
Rev. and updated ed. of: Complete Portuguese water dog. 1st ed. 1986
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 0-87605-261-8
1. Portuguese water dog. I. Braund, Kathryn. Complete Portuguese water dog. II. Title. SF429.P87B73 1997 636.752-dc21 97-1267
CIP
Manufactured in the United States of America. 10 9 8 7 6
Book Design: George McKeon Cover Design: George Berrian
Dedication
To Deyanne Farrell Miller (1931-1988) First Lady of the Portuguese Water Dog in America who inspired the modem revival of interest in the breed, assuring it a permanent place in the world of dogs. She surely smiles down from Heaven happy to see her living labor of love thriving.
And to Cyril J. Buzz Braund hero of World War II and hero of my heart without whom I would not have the delight of owning these incredible dogs nor could I have written this book.
And to Carol B. Oakes dear friend who contributed greatly to having the original Portuguese Standard for the breed translated into English. And one who, like the rest of us, truly loves the Portuguese Water Dog.

Today the Portuguese Water Dog fits into a host of popular performance sports. It shines as a show dog, is a natural for Agility and all levels of Obedience competition, can do the breed s work just as its ancestors did and makes an excellent Tracking Dog.
Contents
Foreword
About the Author
Acknowledgments
1 Modern Homeland Setting
2 The Portuguese Water Dog in America: The Early Years
3 The Portuguese Water Dog Club of America
4 National Specialties
5 The Portuguese Standard for the Portuguese Water Dog
6 The American Standard for the Portuguese Water Dog
7 The Character of the Portuguese Water Dog
8 Purchasing a Portuguese Water Dog Puppy
9 Rearing the Puppy
10 Grooming the Portuguese Water Dog
11 Breeding the Portuguese Water Dog
12 Whelping Portuguese Water Dog Puppies
13 The Portuguese Water Dog Dam and Puppies: The First Eight Weeks
14 Health
15 Genetics
16 American Breeders of the Portuguese Water Dog
17 Showing Your Dog
18 Obedience Training and the Portuguese Water Dog
19 Water Work
20 Performance Sports
21 Portuguese Water Dogs in Other Countries
Appendix: Resources for Information
References
Foreword
The first edition of The Complete Portuguese Water Dog, published in 1986 by Kathryn Braund and Deyanne Farrell Miller, was probably the most helpful tool that every new and experienced Portuguese Water Dog owner had available to assist them in owning, raising and breeding this superwonderful breed we all like to call Porties.
This revised and updated version, The New Complete Portuguese Water Dog , by Kitty Braund, covers the extraordinary progress that has been made within the breed since the first edition was published. The number of owners of the PWD today is so much greater than it was ten years ago, as is the number of AKC registrations, and all aspects of the breed have been so improved upon, that a revision of the PWD Bible was definitely needed. We can all be grateful to Kitty for accepting the responsibility of this tremendous undertaking.
Deyanne Miller, having been a Poodle breeder for many years before she became involved with Portuguese Water Dogs, was well aware of the hereditary and congenital problems that had plagued many breeds. She was determined not to allow this to happen to the PWD if she could help it. Fortunately, the Portuguese Water Dog Club of America s Board of Directors, members and PWD advocates that followed Deyanne (who passed away in July, 1988) have felt the same way. The PWD fancy of today has taken an outstanding leadership role toward discovering, researching and eliminating problems within the breed, under the supervision and guidance of Dr. Jerold S. Bell, the Veterinary Genetic Counselor who has worked closely with the parent club and has added greatly to this book.
The chapters on performance events can teach us all much that is new, and refresh the skills of the more experienced among PWD enthusiasts concerning all aspects of these marvelous activities. The breed, by virtue of its remarkable intelligence, trainability and versatility, has already, in the relatively few short years of official recognition in this country, distinguished itself in all facets of performance competition.
This updated and well-researched history of the breed by Kitty is a must for all Portuguese Water Dog owners. To be knowledgeable of the origins of our breed and its purpose for being is an absolute necessity, if current and future breeders are to maintain the breed s extraordinary integrity and not allow it to go the way of many other breeds. So many breeds have long since lost many of their natural instincts and ability to pursue the purpose for which they were originally bred. This must not happen to our wonderful Porties.
There is so much more to be learned about the Portuguese Water Dog, which is very young within our culture by comparison to many breeds. It therefore behooves us all to continue to broaden our knowledge and understanding of this extraordinary canine. This book promises to continue not only to be a source of information and enjoyment, but to be a very needed tool for all of us to utilize in our breeding programs.
Bill and Betty Trainor Farmion Oxford, Massachusetts
About the Author
Kathryn Braund is a native of Redwood City, California and was brought up in San Francisco. Following an early career in the theater-stage, radio and vaudeville-she married. After raising her two sons, Patrick and Gary, she worked in advertising and public relations. She eventually became a writer and editor of technical publications for aerospace companies. When her sons were almost grown, she began writing professionally about the animals she has always loved-dogs.
Her previous books are The Uncommon Dog Breeds (Arco, 1975), Dog Obedience Training Manual, Volume I and Dog Obedience Training Manual, Volume II (Denlinger s Publishers, 1982 and 1983), and she co-authored, with Deyanne Farrell Miller, The Complete Portuguese Water Dog (Howell Book House, 1985).
Along with her writing for several dog magazines- Front And Finish, AKC Gazette , and Canine Chronicle -in 1988 Kathryn took on editorship of The Courier , the newsletter of the Portuguese Water Dog Club of America, Inc. She developed the newsletter into an award-winning slick magazine. Under Kathryn s editorship, The Courier received, in both 1989 and 1990, a coveted Best Single Breed National Club Magazine nomination by the Dog Writers Association of America (DWAA) and won the Best National Club Publication Maxwell award for 1991, 1992 and 1994-unprecedented wins. Kathryn retired as editor of The Courier in the spring of 1993. In May 1994 she was brought back to resume this position.
She has won over two dozen Best awards along with over a dozen Certificates of Merit from the DWAA, including, in 1985, Best Breed Book and Best Book of the Year for The Complete Portuguese Water Dog, an honor she shared with Mrs. Miller. Her Obedience Training Manual, Volume II , was nominated Best Training Book of 1983. She ret