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2022 WATER TRIAL

September 30 – October 2, 2022
Camanche Lake North Shore, San Joaquin Valley, CA.

The Trial will be held at Lake Camanche, San Joaquin Valley, CA. Contact Kathy Souza at [email protected] with questions.

The goals of a water trial as defined by the PWDCA are to promote an environment that encourages:

  • The development of the working attributes of the Portuguese Water Dog;
  • A strong bond between dog and owner consistent with the Portuguese Water Dog’s heritage as a working companion; and
  • The creation of a modern water work activity specifically related to the breed’s unique abilities and historical function.

PWDs who still love to work, but who are not otherwise entered in the trial, are welcome to enter any level lower than previously achieved (or their current level, of course) on a FEO basis, as long as trial time limits have not been reached with regular entries. We have revised the Premium by eliminating the sentence that states otherwise. All rules and regulations, as stated in the Premium, apply to these non-regular entries. Please contact Elaine Rasmussen, Trial Secretary, if you have any questions at [email protected]

Tent Cabins (right) at Blue Oaks Campground, just a couple of miles from the Water Trial site, are still available; at a new, lower price of $30/night. That’s over 50% off the original booking price. This is a great option if you don’t want to drive 20-30 minutes from the lake to your hotel or B&B.
Please contact Kathy Souza for further information and to reserve at [email protected]
Please See the Premium List for details

Well, the 2022 PWDCNC Regional Specialty is a memory, and a good one at that. Below are the links to the official show results. Please take a look and see some familiar and brand new names – make it a point to come out to our next event and meet these happy PWDs and their pleased owners!

Special thanks to all of the volunteers who made it possible under the able and awesome of Janis Welsh our Show Chair!!

Here’s a link to the official results from the PWDCNC Regional Specialty, held November 11, 2022 in Napa, https://infodog.com/results/results.htm?evno=2022494809&bno=37000&sdt=10/22/22&edt=11/21/22

A special shout out to the list at the bottom of the results: those are the owner handlers eligible for owner handler awards – and kudos to them for getting out there and showing their own doggies!

And another link, this one to the Obedience results from our Regional Specialty! https://infodog.com/results/results.htm?evno=2022494809&bno=90000&sdt=10/22/22&edt=11/21/22

Finally a link to the Junior Showmanship, https://infodog.com/results/results.htm?evno=2022494809&bno=80000&sdt=10/22/22&edt=11/21/22

As you read through the results and the codes are undecipherable, here’s the key to the judging codes:

Very special shout out to Janis Welsh who not only earned High In Trial (HIT) in obedience with her special boy, Jack….but along the way Chaired the entire event and did a fabulous job at it.

The show was a great success and THANK YOU Janis!