Our dogs and pups were recently featured on the tv program "Talk to the Animals" where there was a focus on matching puppies with families. For those of you who know us, we are frank about the importance of temperament testing, and ensuring you get the best fit puppy.
Due to multiple requests for suitable reading material, I've supplied some links here:
... and there is some funky pwd stuff in here too!
Intelligent, non-shedding, hypo-allergenic, and medium sized
.... just like a life partner should be.
Our dogs are involved in conformation showing, obedience, agility, school visits, endurance tests, herding, and flyball, and make wonderful companions.
Are you interested in a top quality Portuguese Water Dog?
.... Well read here to find out more!
Puppies - now available
Our current litter of pups, as per the picture to the left, has been all reserved. But check below for details of our next litter due in May. You are welcome to discuss our next litter of pups with us!
Our pups are raised inside, and when they are old enough they get a beautiful custom designed facility (see below) specifically for them. Here they learn how the basics of toilet training as well as being particularly safe, and providing excellent stimulation for them.
When the pups get to 7.5 weeks, they start going down to our dam each day. Pictures to follow soon. It is important for us that all our pups are exposed to water before they leave us, and that their recall and retrieving skills have started to be developed.
Some important documents you should download first
We'd like you to read the documents above before contacting us about a pup. If you agree with what we have written above, and the time is now right for one of our awesome pups, then please contact us. Keep in mind there is currently about a 4-6 month waiting list for a pup.
We have many wonderful people from around the world who have our dogs.
We have puppies due in May. As we expect these pups to be reserved before they are born, please contact us now if you'd like one and the time is right for you.
Pups are available for both show, working and pet homes.
Please note: our pups do not leave us until 12 weeks of age. The price for these pups is $2100 which includes papers, extensive health guarantee (based on feeding a raw diet), life time breeder support, desexing, microchipping, worming, 2 or 3 x vaccinations. Depending on export requirements, pups travelling overseas may be a little more.
After extensive investigation and trials, we have now determined that pups leaving at 12 weeks of age are better adjusted and easier to train, with a decreased risk of behavioural issues (you still need to put in the work though), than those pups leaving at 8 weeks of age.
All pups are:
lead trained
off lead trained
potty trained
are retrieving
have been exposed to the water
are used to being washed and blow dried
are learning basic obedience and manners
All pups come with VCA papers, are microchipped, temperament tested, temperament matched, desexed (unless going to a show home), and we provide life time breeder support. This means anytime for the next 15 years, if you have a question about your pups, you just need to give us a call, drop on by, or email us. And we welcome your updates and pics always!
We offer a guarantee against crippling HD - as long as you stick to our diet requirements. We offer an extensive health guarantee against a range of known illnesses and surprises that may pop out that we can't even think of.
Please note: to stop people making inappropriate purchases of pups and then dumping their pup/dog, we have now imposed a $500 re-homing fee. This means, barring family tragedy, if for any reason you cannot keep your dog, you will need to send it back to us at your expense with all its paperwork, and pay a $500 re-homing fee. It is our aim that we never have to impose this fee because none of our dogs are ever needed to be re-homed, and we want any home to think clearly about what they want to do. We hope that people that talk with us firmly believe that pups are for life, not a current whim or fad.
That fee rises to $1000 plus expenses if the pup/dog is dumped at a shelter or a pet store.
Please fill out the form below or click here to email us. We can be contacted on 0412 113 824 or 03 5433 6259.
Health info:
We require all our pups to be fed a raw diet. Extensive checks have ensured that the best way to maintain a healthy dog is to bypass any commercial food products and feed a raw diet only. Just like with human foods, processed foods are entirely inferior and will lead to a significantly increased risk of a number of health problems.
All our pups are rated "A" for PRA - which means neither parent carries the gene.
We have no indication we have any juvenile cardiomyopathy in our lines.
We have no indication we have improper coats in our lines.
We offer an extensive health guarantee and long term breeder support.
Puppy Application Form
Extra help before you get your pup
Please check out the links below for books we recommend you get prior to getting your puppy
Books we recommend
Essential Reading!
This will fundamentally change the way you look at dogs
This is Jan's latest book. Be sure to get your hands on it!
Get this book too!
Humans need to learn how to treat dogs they way they need to be treated, and stop treating them like furry humans.