Membership Renewal Applications are being sent the week of February 1, 2012. Due by March 10, 2012 Click here to download a fill-in PDF Membership Renewal Application. Visit the Members Renewal page for payment options.

Upcoming Events – 2012 Annual Meeting and Election of Officers/Directors (slate) - February 12, 2012 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Luncheon RSVP due by January 28 (closed) Meeting only RSVP still open Crow Canyon Country Club (map)  Download RSVP form and information flyer. Join us for Luncheon (closed) or Meeting only (open) and a whole lot more... - 1st Star Awards Presentation, closed - Certificates of Achievement (application), due February 6 - Presidential Pardons (form), due February 3 - PWD Slideshow, closed - and membership vote. Lloyd D'Augusta "Star" Award - An updated (11/18/11) outline and points matrix are available for download (see below). The committee has worked hard to create the scoring criteria for the Annual and Lifetime Awards to be presented at our Annual meeting on February 12, 2012. Along with the application, submit photos of you and your dog working for a special Star Teams slideshow! Contact Valerie Newman vanpwd@aol.com Click to download: Star Award Outline and Points Matrix - The points matrix PDF includes the Outline, the Lifetime and Annual points system, and samples of scoring for both. Downoad the application form here. Dog News Around the Bay Golden Gate National Recreational Area and the City of San Francisco are reviewing their off-leash dog policies. Get informed and preserve our access to Fort Funston and Crissy Field where the PWDCNC leads casual walks and PWD romps. Public comments have been published by the National Park Service. Save Off Leash Dog Walking Areas in the SF Bay Area Past Events Holiday Party - December 4, 2012 Happiness Kennels 11 am - 3 pm PWDCNC Tenth Annual Regional Specialty October 22 in Pleasanton. Congratulations to all who showed! Click here to download show results. Many thanks to:     Breed Judge Steven Dostie for his careful and thorough hands-on judging!     Obedience/Rally Judge William K Iwamoto for his critical eye and fair judging!      A big Thank You to ALL the volunteers who made this show run so smoothly     by stepping up to help when asked or when they saw a need.          Co-chairs: Marsha Litke and Diana Bailey      On-the-ground logistics: Elaine & Chris Rasmussen, Carl Craig, Jennifer Walsh     Show Secretary:  Debi Best South Bay Fun Walk - Sunday, November 13 Los Gatos Creek Trail Supported entries for this year: • Woofstock, Saturday, June 11 in Vallejo Conformation. Club get together and appetizers following PWD ring time. Click here for show results. PWDCNC and Nor Cal Working Group Assoc. co-sponsored Health Clinic was a great success. Thanks to Cathy Dugan and Amy Gilroy for managing the tests, volunteers and promotion. • Del Monte KC, Saturday, July 16 in Carmel Three days all-breed with Obedience/Rally. Click here for show results. Water Practice 2011 - Water Match - July 18, 12 - 7 p.m. Shadow Cliffs Park, Pleasanton Junior and Apprentice level handlers got practice for the real-deal trial and experienced mentoring on their progress. - Water Trial - August 6-7, Shadow Cliffs Park, Pleasanton Click here for trial results. - Water Practice at Shadow Cliffs Park, Pleasanton – closed until May 2012. May 1, 2011 Annual Club BBQ & Member meeting. 11:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. Water and Rally demonstrations. Club supplied hot dogs, burgers (veggie, too) and water. Potluck salads and desserts were plentiful. Thanks to Ann for organizing this fun event. April 16, 2011 – Fort Funston Fun Walk February 13, 2011 - Annual Luncheon and Meeting. The Farmer Restaurant at the Pleasanton Hotel. Nearly 50 members joined us for luncheon, Election of 2011 Board, Awards and Titles Recognition presentation. Lloyd D'Augusta Star Award and PWDCNC Yahoo group were announced. January 29 - 30 Golden Gate Kennel Club Show, Cow Palace, San Francisco Benched dog show. PWDCNC presented and Education table -- thank you all for your help. Holiday Party December 5, 2010 SUNDAY 11a.m - 3 p.m.at Happiness Country Kennels. Food, PWD Games, Ornaments and Photographer. South Bay Fun Walk NOVEMBER 6, 2010 Saturday 10 a.m. at Los Gatos Creek Trail. OCTOBER 24, 2010 PWDCNC Designated Specialty In conjunction with the Del Valle Dog Club All Breed Dog Show at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, California. This includes Sweeps, Conformation and special classes. Obedience and Agility trials were supported. To download Sunday's results click here. Many thanks to our judges for enduring the rain and the wind and giving our dogs complete attention. Sweepstakes Judge: Andy Kalmanash. Conformation Judge: Theresa L. Hundt. 2010 PWDCA National Specialty OCTOBER 1 - 8 -- PWDCNC was the host club. The Specialty was held in San Luis Obispo, California. THANK YOU TO ALL WHO VOLUNTEERED AND MADE THE 2010 NATIONAL SPECIALTY -- SLO-Commotion at the Ocean -- A GREAT SUCCESS. SEPTEMBER 11, 2010 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. -- FREE RALLY WORKSHOP! 9 members got an introduction to the sport of Rally during a no-stress, fun-filled day lead by Obedience/Rally co-chairs, Jenna Bullis and Jennifer Saulsbury. Thank you Jenna and Jennifer! FUN WALK - Crissy Field, San Francisco -- September 12, 2010 at 10 a.m. A group of PWDCNC members met for a walk on the beach for a romping good time with our PWDs. PWDCNC 2010 JACKPOT WATER TRIALS JULY 31 - AUGUST 1 Shadow Cliffs Regional Park, Pleasanton Congratulations to all the teams who participated! CLICK TO DOWNLOAD RESULTS DOG DAYS IN DIXON -- Saturday, August 7, 2010 Supported entry. Results published in the August Wavies & Curlies. JUNE 10 - 13, 2010  WOOFSTOCK CLUSTER  JUNE 12 PWDCNC Supported Entry and Club Social We had a great response from members -- thank you! PWDCNC sponsored HEALTH TESTING at a discount -- Optigen, GM-1, AKC DNA and JDCM. It was very successful -- 78 total tests submitted. Many thanks to Cathy Dugan and Melanie Groth for spearheading the event; and volunteers Amy Gilroy, Sandy and Ron Holden, Julie Conger and Bill Waters.  Location: Solano County Fairgrounds, Vallejo Event Results for downloading 2009 PWDCNC Regional Specialty available for download. Held October 17, 2009, in conjunction with the Del Valle Dog Club All Breed Dog Show at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton. August 2009 PWDCNC Water Trial -- August 22 and 23. Click here for results. The July 2009 Water Trial was a great success! Results can be downloaded here. Presidential Pardons slideshow download There were some seriously misbehaved dogs in 2008. Fortunately, it was the year for Presidential Pardons. As the outgoing president, Ali issued pardons at the 2009 Annual Meeting. Click here to download the slideshow (PDF). Members, send your adorable PWD photo to Ali Vorhies to be included in the Our Dogs gallery! Visit the Our Dogs page to see pictures of Portuguese Water dogs. Many items on this site require Adobe Reader. If you don't have it installed, click here to go to www.adobe.com where you can download and install Adobe Reader at no cost. The site was last updated on Saturday, December 17, 2011. Webmaster Ali Vorhies.