Here I am at 11 weeks...
Here I am at 6 months...
Hello! My name is Luxo (look-so, because I look so cute).
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Here I am at 11 weeks...
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Here I am at 6 months...
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I am known in Portugal as a Cao de Aqua, but I am also known as a PWD, Portie, and Portuguese Water Dog.
My full name is Champion Mountainhead's Luxo DeGifford. I was born in Finland on 18 August 2001. I became an AKC Champion on 18 June 2003.
I know some of you reading this web page want all that boring breeder and health information (my humans call this "technical specifications", my humans are "computer people") so click here [updated 18Jun03].
My parents are PWDs from Portugual. Visit Mountainhead's Portuguese Water Dogs and De Gifford Portuguese Water Dogs for more about them, they are also very cute.
My email address is 
Jan/Feb 2003: Corrina has her AD and AX agility
titles!
CLICK HERE to
visit Corrina's web site.
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Really, I have been a good boy!
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Come on! Give me that treat now!
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On 08 November 2001, in my eleventh week, I moved from Finland to the USA. I am now in Colorado enjoying my new home and friends.
Here are links to lots of cute and fun pictures of me and my family in Finland:
Here are links to pictures of my big trip to the USA:
My new friends in Colorado:
Click here for more pictures (pictures previously on this page).
My co-owner Pat Qvigstad has written this description of my breed...
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About the Portuguese Water Dog In the United States and Canada we know them as Portuguese Water Dogs, and some of us abbreviate this to PWDs and Porties . But in Portugal, they are called Cao de Agua, which is pronounced Kown-d'Ahgwa. Translated from Portuguese to English Cao translates to dog , de Agua to of water . In Portugal, they are also known as the Portuguese Fishing Dog. The wavy-coated long hair dogs are called Cao de Agua de Pelo Ondulado, and the curly-coated variety is called Cao de Agua de Pelo Encaradolado. In Portugal, the Portuguese Water Dogs were part of the working crew on the fishing trawlers. They would stand guard over the boats, herd the fish into nets, retrieve lost fishing equipment, help save fishermen that had fallen overboard and act as couriers taking messages from ship to ship, and ship to shore. Most of the Portuguese fishermen worked the warm Atlantic waters off Portugal to the chilly fishing waters off Iceland. Portuguese Water Dogs are intelligent, rugged, robust, and love to work in and out of the water. They are exceptional swimmers and divers with great stamina. They need people, thrive as a member of the family and will prove themselves very trustworthy. This energetic humorous dog loves to be the center of attention and will go to great lengths to get it. They won t let you forget that they demand attention and exercise, and they thrive on training and human contact. As an independent thinker, they will regularly voice their opinions. They require weekly grooming because their coat is not fur, but human like hair, non-shedding that grows and needs clipping, brushing and shampooing. The Portuguese Water Dog was admitted to the AKC Miscellaneous Class in June 1981. They were accepted for registration into the AKC stud books in August 1983. They were not eligible to compete in the Working Group until January 1984. Today, the versatility of the Portuguese Water Dog allows it to compete in conformation, obedience, agility, herding, tracking, and water trials. They also excel as companion, service, therapy, and search and rescue dogs. This wonderful breed with its big heart lives to satisfy those that they own, never asking for anything in return -- except maybe a cookie, a hug, or the turkey dinner sitting on the kitchen counter. Pat Qvigstad
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To learn more about Portuguese Water Dogs visit the PWDCA web site: www.pwdca.org .
Hale Landis, my owner, created my web site. Hale's web site is www.ata-atapi.com .
I hope enjoyed my web site and please visit here again soon... Luxo
[26May08]
