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Bluegrace

Portuguese Water Dogs

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for puppy availability, please click here. Whilst we do not have pups at the moment, Kowndagwa PWD's have two beautiful pups looking for great homes. Here at Bluegrace we recommend puppies from Kowndagwa PWD's and Karlyermai PWD's.

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This site has been specifically put together to provide pictures of the Bluegrace Portuguese Water Dogs.

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Pages of interest

The different types of coat and colour in the pwd

See our page on categorizing puppy temperament, just click here.

Feedback - notes from our people with our dogs.

A note from Bluegrace breeder, Jane Anderson.


Who's Who at Bluegrace

Current show dogs on the scene
  • Anka - a newest addition to our show team
  • Bear - one of our top winning boys in Perth
  • Coal - a show dog and a state agility team member!
  • Eddie - a champion and a proven stud. This guy is a stunner with style. Beautiful wavy man. Gorgeous coat.
  • Fancy - our 2nd generation foundation bitch, our champion and latest in Group winner. The best we have ever bred.
  • Fish - a new gorgeous addition, living with our friend Teresa
  • Freedom - an outstanding girl in our team
  • Glamour Puss coming to the show scene in 2005!
  • Goosewings - living with our friends. Will come to the show scene mid 2005
  • Girt By Sea - another new show girl shortly to make the show scene.
  • Swim - our lovely new curly girl, now a champion, and based in Perth

    A big thank you to the retirees

    (you may see some of these guys occasionally come out of retirement for a big show)
  • Anji - our champion bitch from our first litter. Now retired.
  • Arco - on his way to becoming Australia's first Aussie bred Grand Champion. Now retired
  • Basil - our man in Canberra. Semi retired. Handled by Belinda, and living with a lovely family.
  • Bosun - he's now living with friends, and now desexed and retired
  • Cassie - another of our Perth Team. Now retired from the show scene after achieving her championship.
  • Cocoa - now spayed and retired. Unfortunately, not suitable as a showdog, but living a lovely life by a river.
  • Diver - two Best Baby Puppy in Group on his first weekend out, Group 2 at 7 months and his first points! Now living in Singapore.
  • Jed - gorgeous, funny, making a difference. Now semi-retired.
  • Lulu - already Western Australia's most successful pwd bitch
  • Judy - retired champoin show girl
  • Sassy - now a champion and retired from the show scene
  • Shelly - our foundation bitch, and the dog having the biggest impact in the breed in Australia ever. Now retired.
  • Splash - Vale Splash. Tragically killed.
  • Tess - champion, 1 fabulous litter, now retired
  • Troy - Ch Bluegrace Vasco de Gama - our curly man in South Australia, now retired
  • Tux - now a champion. The boisterous boy! (somewhat of an understatement for those who have met him.) Now retired and placed.

    Email us for information on pups we now have available for both show and pet homes.

    Our dogs have been exported to the US, New Zealand, Japan, Singapore, and Sweden.

  • Will and Bosun

    Latest Wins

      Some of last year's results
    • Bear - Runner Up in Show (March 05)
    • Tux - Best of Breed, Melbourne Royal Show, Sept 04 (for show photos click here.)
    • Jed - Reserve Challenge Dog, Melbourne Royal Show, Sept 04
    • Fancy - Challenge Bitch, Runner Up Best of Breed, Melbourne Royal Show, Sept 04
    • Boneca - Reserve Challenge Bitch, Melbourne Royal Show, Sept 04
    • Swim - Best Junior, Melbourne Royal Show, Sept 04
    • Eddie - Best Intermediate, Melbourne Royal Show, Sept 04
    • Bear - Best of Breed @ Adelaide Royal Show, Sept 04
    • Eddie - Runner Up Best of Breed @ Adelaide Royal Show, Sept 04
    • Swim - Challenge Bitch @ Adelaide Royal Show, Sept 04
    • Swim - Best Junior in Group May 04 and now a Champion!
    • Bear - Multiple Class in Group winner Feb/Mar 04
    • Swim - muliple Best Puppy in Group March 04
    • Sassy - multiple Best Intermediate in Group March 04
    • Bear - Group 1, and Group 2, in Jan/Feb 2004
    • Bear - 3rd in Group at the Perth Royal Show (top placing in 2003 for any pwd at any Royal show in Aust), and Best Intermediate in Group.
    • Tux - Shortlisted for Group, Sept 03
    • Bear - 3 x Best Junior in Group, 1 x Best Junior in Show, September 03
    • Bear - Now Twice x Best Junior in Group - August 03, and once in July 03 <
    • Fancy - 2nd Intermediate Sweepstakes (Mar 03)
    • Fancy - Best Junior in Group, Best Junior in Show (Mar 03)
    • Sassy - 4th in Puppy Sweepstakes (Mar 03) - very competitive line up with Sassy beating BIS winners
    • Sassy - 4 x Best Puppy in Group (Mar 03) in one weekend!
    • Bear - Best Puppy in Group (Mar 03)
    • Arco - Best Aust Bred in Group (Mar 03)
    • Arco - 3 x Best State Bred in Group (Feb 03)
    • A first in the PWD World - our PWD's take out Best in Group (Tux), and Runner Up Best in Group (Sassy)! (Jan 03)
    • Ch Bluegrace Bottoms Up (Fancy) - 3rd Best Champion in Show (Jan 03)
    • Bluegrace Embercadico (Bear) - Best Minor in Group (Dec 02)
    • Bluegrace Dot Com (Sassy) - Best Puppy in Group (Dec 02)
    • Bluegrace Captain Hook (Jed) - Best Open in Group (Nov 02)
    • Bluegrace Diver Dan (Diver) - Runner Up in Group (Group 2)(Nov 02)
    • Ch Bluegrace Bottoms Up (Fancy) - Best Junior in Group, and shortlisted for Best in Group (Nov 02)
    • Ch Bluegrace Bottoms Up (Fancy) - Runner Up in Group (Group 2), Oct 02
    • Ch Bluegrace Archimedes (Arco) for his latest "Best in Group" (Group 1), on the 11 May, 2002. Runner Up in Show on the 14/9/02
    • Bluegrace Vasco de Gama (Troy)- "Best Puppy in Show"!
    • Bluegrace Black Tie (Tuxedo) - Best Australian Bred in Group
    • Bluegrace Diver Dan (Diver) - 2 x Best Baby Puppy in Group (in his first weekend out!)

    • Ch Bluegrace Bottoms Up (Fancy) - BOB, Adelaide Royal
    • Bluegrace Boat Captain (Basil) - Runner up in Group (Group 2)

      .... the strength and depth of Bluegrace continues.....

    Historical wins

    • Sunbury 02 - our results under Bill Shelton (US)
    • One of our social outings
    • Adelaide Royal trip 2002


    • Our latest show wins,

      click here

      Puppy Personality!

      See our page on categorizing puppy temperamant, just click here.

      This site last updated 4th April, 2005


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