Praia da Baia PWDs is located near Victoria, BC on a rural property that is home to Jan and George and Cherry, our Portuguese Water Dog.

Jan and George had cocker spaniels in our lives and Jan has bred them. In modern times we started out deciding we wanted a Portuguese water dog and arranging for the purchase of a female pup when she became available. Before that could occur we decided that we would want to breed her if she was of Championship quality. After much searching we obtained a Cherry, female pup, from Mavis McClintock of Samador PWDs, as a family pet. We enjoyed taking Cherry to shows and she earned her Canadian Championship. After health testing, and with Mavis’s mentoring, Cherry was bred to Baker, a beautiful young dog in the process of getting his Championship. Ten magnificent puppies were born on September 16, 2011!

“Praia da Baia” is Portuguese for “beach of the bay”, honouring the homeland of the Portuguese Water Dog in the Algarve region of Portugal.