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'Martini'
(CH GCH Diamante’s Shaken Not Stirred) 3/9/2009 to 7/21/2023
We had to say goodbye to Martini.
She was definitely the queen of our dog family and had the biggest smile. We have been through this before but it never gets any easier.
She was our only PWD who did not like to swim. She was a beloved member of our family.
She has joined Tuxedo, Diamond, Dazzle, Sparkle & Derby.
Until w
'Rosie'
Seashell's Steppin Out In Style BN,RE,NAJ,SWA,SBX,THDX,CGCA,TKN,NW1
5/23/2007 - 12/25/2022
'Boy Boy'
GCH Seashell's Steppin' Out With My Baby BN,RA,THDX,CGCA,TKN
5/23/2007 - 1/1/2023
They were brother & sister... 15.7 yrs old.
My heart is broken. I miss you both so much it aches.
Pam Francis
'LUCY'
CH Lucia Flor de Mar, CD, TT-2PWD
(Baluarte de Alvalade x Farmion Nascenca)
5/1/1984 – 6/7/1994
My search for a Portuguese Water Dog began almost a year before finally, I was referred to a breeder in New York, and Lucy was on her way to Arizona! Actually, it was too hot to fly her to Phoenix, so I arranged a trip to NoCal and had her flown into San Francisco. I did not leave my heart there, just the opposite, my love affair with this breed began there!
Lucy was not only my first PWD, she was first of many things for me:
The first dog I ever went into a show ring with. First I did agility with, first to train for a CD, first I put a CH title on, first dog I ever groomed. She also was the first dog I ever entered an American Temperament Test with, she passed and was the 2nd PWD in the country to earn a TT title! She was the first dog I had with hip dysplasia and was not bred. And, she was the first dog to let me know that I really had a lot to learn when it comes to training and dog behavior!
Lucy took me on many adventures, introduced me to many new friends, she started me on a road lasting over 40 years filled with PWDs and love.
Oh, almost forgot Lucy was also the first of many “Legado Ladies From L”
Loving memories,
Janis Watts
“LEZA”
CH Gentileza do Mar, CGC, JWD
(Baluarte de Alvalade X Morena do Mar)
5/5/1985 – 11/1/2000
The saying goes, “one is never enough”, and it took me less than a year to realize how much I wanted another Portuguese Water Dog in my family.
Lady luck smiled on me when I found Sonja Santos on the East Coast with a repeat of a prior exceptional breeding and she was willing to place one of the pups with me! This little brown bundle of dynamite, at 17” was on the small side but built like a little tank and possessed every trait and quality I hoped for in a PWD. With an exquisite, floating movement, great structure, she brought home many ribbons. Leza became the founding bitch for Legado and produced many quality PWDs with traditional working traits.
My kennel name “Legado” is the Portuguese word for Legacy, and Leza’s legacy, were the many beautiful, quality Portuguese Water Dogs
she gave us.
Loving memories,
Janis Watts
“Lula”
CH Legado Brindar de Bidahoche, CD,OA,OAJ,ROM,WWD
(Tigre Preto do Mar X Gentileza do Mar)
11/26/1989 – 10/20/2004
From my second breeding, the “B” Litter, Lula let me know from the beginning that she was the pup that was going to stay with me. She had places to go, people to see and things to do. She took me along for the ride, and boy oh boy did we have fun!
A great working attitude and a beauty in the ring she was my first PWD to achieve a ROM award! But the best part is that she was dedicated to her family, my good pal and I was her BFF, I loved her dearly.
Loving memories,
Janis Watts
