In our household lives Maarit, Pasi and PWD girls Ursa and Fera plus Santos a PWD male .Year 2010 brought us also löwchen girl Tete.  Ursa is our first Portuguese waterdog.  We found the breed accidentally by meeting one young male. At that point we already had decided to get a dog and breed matched our requirements: middle sized, non-shedding, easy coat (just clip it short on regular basis). We wanted to have a nice family dog and that we of course got. But also just a little bit more.  We never intended to show her but as the breeder demanded that we do not cut the coat short until she is 8 months and she wanted to do the first clipping we agreed. So we brought her for her first trimming. I asked if she could clip her short but she refused. I just thought ok I'll get a machine and do it myself as we both thought that the traditional lion clip is ugly.  Breeder’s last comment was when we left that we should consider showing her. That was the first seed in our heads and after prompting of other people we entered her in the speciality for waterdogs and spaniels 2003 judged by Carla Molinari. Before that show we went for ring training even I was still convinced that it is going to be only one show.  Before the show we drove to Kotka to get her properly clipped and the second seed that contributed to our change of mind was planted by Eija (Fera's breeder). Because she said after clipping that Ursa looks quite fine and that she could achieve Finish Championship. Last seed came from her first show as she won junior class and got r-CAC even my handling was... well let's forget that. We also took part to her father’s progeny group that was Best of Breed and Best in Show.  So she was entered in a moment of madness for few more shows and after that I was hooked even though in the following year her success in the ring was not really very promising.

I think it is very clear by now that we do not think that lion clip is ugly and as we wanted her to have company we got our second girl from Eija.  We actually planed to have the second dog first when Ursa was a bit older but again destiny kind of intervened. 

As all our travelling plans for a summer 2004 were for various reasons not happening and Eija still had one girl left from a litter that was so perfectly born in the beginning of May and ready to move to new homes when our summer holiday started at the beginning of July, it is easy to guess what was the result. Fera joined our family. How could we have resisted this?

 Her show career started also from specialty for spaniels and waterdogs. She was entered to baby class (5-7months) together with her sisters Gillian, Gilda, Gina and Ginny. She was the last of the pack and left without Honors Prize. Reason for this was that she was a bit overweight and I have to admit she had "a little" tummy. However she has since then had very nice results in the ring and she keeps us in motion every day. 

Next addition to our family was Santos. A young man out of Fera's lovely sister Gilda and sired by one of my favourite male Lee. We waited a long time for this special combination and Santos is very special. He has taken his first steps in show ring and start has been very promising.  As an afterthought he has been quite successful and achieved couple of group placements and became C.I.B at the age of 2,5 years.

I had to edit the above text a littel since we have a new addition to our family. My dream since August 2006 has been realised and littel löwchen girl Tete has moved in. She really is fun and full of mischief in a good way. Can't really wait to see what all this littel girl will bring us.