Burntwood PWD's

Welcome to Burntwood PWDs

Don't know what a PWD is?

PWDs are Portuguese Water Dogs. They're a breed from Portugal that almost died out once radios became a thing on fishing boats, until the AKC stepped in and, through very selective and gatekept breeding, recovered the breed into the resilient, healthy, intelligent, and fantastic pets we know and love today! Most people hear 'purebred [dog]' and rightly tend to think about genetic issues, but PWDs through responsible and dedicated breeders actually sport fantastic health and longevity - most of our pups live well past 10, for example, and many are celebrating their 15th birthday soon.

PWDs are a high-energy (not hyper), hypoallergenic, working class, and highly intelligent breed of dog that, through responsible breeders and proper dog ownership, can easily offer you 12+ healthy years of love and joy. We've owned PWDs for decades now, and they all manage to have their own unique personalities and quirks. We first got into PWDs because we wanted a hypoallergenic dog who was smart, could enjoy going to the water with us, and was a manageable size. With hair that drops at the rate of human hair, webbed toes, and weighing in between 45-65 lbs as an adult, this breed won our favor - and then our devotion and love. We're here to share the love, resilience, health, loyalty, and joy with you, if you're ready to step into the ceaselessly rewarding world of PWD ownership. Feel free to reach out to us!

Our What You Should Know section is very important to us. It sets the stage for the work we’ve put in as PWD breeders, but also what we want all future puppy owners to be aware of as well. We ask that everyone read through this section before contacting us. This section includes information about Healthy Diet, Genetic Testing, Intelligent Dog Breeds and Stimulation, Spay-Neuter Info, High-Energy Versus Hyperactive and Exercise, and Whelping and Rearing Pups. Once you’re done reading this section, we excitedly welcome you to the following page...

We are so blessed to have these wonderful dogs and pups in our lives and would love to share the joy of PWD ownership with you. Feel free to peruse our links above to gain valuable information about us and our dogs, transitioning a new pup in to your home, diet, testing, spay/neuter, and how we whelp and raise our puppies to ensure you have the best possible dog ownership experience. I keep a blog while we raise each of our litters.

Information on puppies will be updated as is available and posted with individual descriptions and pictures of each pup. I also post the genetics for our dogs as well as their parents. We give a three year health guarantee on all of our puppies and take great pride in the health of our puppies and our line.

We have had the privilege of owning PWD's for 19 years, after having raised and trained golden retrievers for a service dog program.

Our PWD family began with Morocco, India and Kenya. Morocco and India are pictured above. They gave us years of joy and three beautiful offspring: Jamaica, Asia, and Java. We are blessed to have had such a wonderful line, and such great additions to our family. They came from a long line of champions and have been show dogs. We enjoy showing and training our PWD's, but we are not full time enthusiasts/breeders. We have other careers and are "hobby" breeders. It is an enjoyable family activity to attend shows and periodically raise a high quality litter of very fine Portuguese Water Dogs.

Our dogs have wonderful personalities and are extremely healthy

We are located in the high mountain area of Utah and may be reached at 435-640-9255 or at pwdsrus@yahoo.com .

All puppies are sold preferrably with a spay/neuter contract, written health guarantees, first/second set of shots and worming, along with a puppy packet and we will give you pictures since birth. We will consider the option for breeding rights but not just to anyone. It took us seven years to earn the right to breed with our mentor breeder and it was after we learned all about this wonderful breed, completed the genetic testing and the breeder knew we would be great ambassadors for this breed. Call if you have a consideration regarding this.

Captain Jack joined our family in 2011. He is mostly white, with beautiful brown markings. He is now ten years old and very active and muscular. Jack "talks" to us continuously, has a very endearing personality to all he meets and loves to lead us down stairs by pulling on our robes. Jack loves to sit and have "conversations" with us, whether we begin them or he does. He also loves to "talk" to strangers and will always greet them with a loving lick or active conversation, which is why he would not be a therapy dog, I guess.