News

July 2011 - Breed Association Championship Show

At National Working and Pastoral Breeds Association Championship Show in July 2011 Arnie is awarded his third ticket and Best of Breed to make him a Champion.
The next month in August 2011 at the Welsh Kennel Club Arnie gets his fourth CC to become Top Male.

April 2011 - Contest of Champions

Gemson Opheus at Proform represents the Portuguese Waters Dogs as the Years Top Dog

June 2009 - European Winners Show

Gemson Rabelias is now European Junior Winner

May 2009 - International CACIB shows in Zadar Croatia

May 2009 Showing a "Henry" grandson in three International CACIB shows in Zadar Croatia. Bommel was three times CAC, CACIB, BOB and took a Group 2 under Mr Ron Menakker from USA.

April 2009 - "Blue Peter"

Eric and Pandora are featured on "Blue Peter" Television programme.

March 2009 - Crufts

Gemson Rabelias aka Archie is BEST PUPPY in BREED

What happend last year (and the years before that)

PWD Fun Day / BBQ

Activities to include Mini Agility for Beginners:

Come and join in all the activities or just laze around in the SUN and meet all the other porties and their owners
(we insist all porties bring their humans with them to buy the BBQ Sausages)

Portuguese Water Dog Club of Great Britain Club Show Sunday 25th March 2007

Esteemed Judge Mr Sigurd Wilberg (Kanix) judged and gave Best In Show to Erik Reserve Best in Show was Erik's son Alfie - Bregantia the X Factor at Wintercloud and Best Opposite Sex in Show was Gemson Eleanor at Grandways owned by Carol Green

Irish and Australian Champion Konnkaronkan Finnish Dream at Gemson (Erik) ends the year with "TOP PWD UK". Top Puppy Bitch for the year was Gemson Ophelia and Top Puppy Dog was Gemson Orpheus (litter mates sired by Erik x Glenwhin Gabriela at Gemson).

September 06 At Richmond Championship Show

Erik takes Best Dog where he is beaten for the Best of Breed by Gemson Jezzabel at Kimberwae owned by Estella Saxton (entry 26)under Breed specialist Judge Rachel Reddin and at Darlington Championship he again goes to the Top with Best of Breed (entry 24) under Mrs Valerie Foss - Gemson Ophelia (owned by Rosemary and Gerry Walmsley was Best Puppy at both of these shows. At Birmingham Championship in the AVNSC classes under top Judge Brenda Banbury the Portuguese Water dogs walked away with Four of the Top Five honours Best Bitch was Gemson Kristina Reserve Best Bitch Gemson Ophelia Reserve Best Dog Bregantia The X Factor (another Erik son) and Best Puppy and PUPPY GROUP 3 was Gemson Orpheus.

July 2006 - National Working and Pastoral Breeds Championship Show

Erik is again BOB and his daugther G.Ophelia is Best Puppy (entry 24) and at South Wales Championship under Top Allrounder Mr Ben Reynolds-Frost Best of Breed for Erik and Gemson Ophelia was RES. BEST BITCH and Best Puppy from an entry of 24 PWD.

May 2006 SKC

Erik is Best of Breed under judge Keith Baldwin and takes GROUP 3 under top allrounder Judge Mr Sigurd Wilberg. (picture left)

   

In I had the honour and the pleasure to judge the Puppy and Veteran Sweepstakes at the Nutmeg Portuguese Water Dog Club Specialty in the USA. Pictured is the Puppy Winner "CarMars Third Rock from the Sun owned by Mike and Jean Carrier. Puppy Bitch winner was a stunningly beautiful black and white curly coat in the retriever clip "Pouch Coves Any Port in a Storm".
Overall Veteran Winner was a favourite of mine "Ch Watermark Time will Tell" owned by Mr and Mrs Boyce-Smith and Opposite sex Veteran was "Cutwater Diamond of Offshore". (picture right)

PWD Club of Great Britain Open Show - 26th March 2006

St Patricks Day International Show Dublin - 17th March 2006

Erik wins his second CACIB and gets one step closer to his International Championship.

Crufts Dog Show - 9th March 2006

Congratulations go to the beautiful Ch. Smooth da Pedra Da Anixa on his Best of Breed win at Crufts - it was an honour for Erik to stand as Reserve Best Dog to him.

Saturday 19th November 2005 - Cloghran Show Dublin

Eric takes Best of Breed and earns his last point needed for his Irish Champion Title. He is now Irish and Australian Champion Konkkaronkan Finnish Dream at Gemson.

Sept 11th 2005 - Richmond Championship Show

Eric takes the Best of Breed award from a lovely entry of 24 dogs under Breed Specialist Mrs C Green.

Sept 3rd 2005 - Birmingham National Championship Show

Eric wins Best Not Separately Classified Working under renowned All Rounder Judge Mr Stuart Mallard.

August 14th to 21st 2005 - Irish Munster Circuit

At the Four back to back Irish Championship shows Eric takes all four Best of Breeds and Working Group 2 at Limerick (behind a VERY BEAUTIFUL doberman bitch)... he comes home to England wanting just ONE POINT for his Irish Title.

July 16th 2005 - National Working and Pastoral Breeds Association

Eric is Reserve Best Dog and Gemson Florentina at Auldhelm owned by Mrs Doreen Barton is Best Bitch under esteemed All Rounder Judge Mr Albert Wight. Erics daughter Buffy (Gemson Kristina) makes my day by winning the Junior Stakes under Kari Wilberg from a glorious entry of 63...

"Buffy" Gemson Kristina and her father Eric

Scottish Kennel Club Championship - 21 May 2005

Judge: Mr Sigurd Wilberg (Kanix)

Best of Breed was Eric (Aust Ch. Konkkaronkan Finnish Dream atGemson) from a lovely entry of 20 beautiful dogs. Best Puppy in Breed was a lovely six month puppy dog sired by Eric at his first Champ show Bregantia The X Factor. Gemson Kristina (Buffy) was Reserve Best Bitch from the Junior Class.

PWD Club AGM - 27 March 2005

At the Club Annual General Meeting Australian Champion Konkkaronkan Finish Dream at Gemson (Eric) was honoured as the TOP PWD for 2004 in the UK.

ST. Patricks Day International Show Dublin - 17 March 2005

After not being able to show at Crufts it was very exciting to be both the Breeder and Co-Owner of the Dog CACIB Winner and the Bitch CACIB Winner.

Crufts - 13 March 2005

It was a great honour to be asked to judge the Portuguese Water Dog classes at Crufts this year - the only regret was that none of the Gemson dogs that had qualified throughout the year could enter under me. Here is my Best of Breed "Cartmel the Marauder" and my Best Bitch "Bregantia Funky Diva".

PWD Club of GB - Sept 2004

Gemson Justin at Grandways Co-Owned with Mrs Carol Green is made Best in Show AND Best Puppy in Show under Breed Specialist judge Mrs Rachel Reddin

Irish Munster Circuit - August 2004

Eric takes Best of Breed at three of the five Championship shows and a Group 4 at Kilarney.

Sunday 30th May 2004 Bath Championship Show

Best AVNSC Aust Ch Konkkaronkan Finnish Dream at Gemson - Judge Mr Vic Salt

Saturday 15th May 2004 - Scottish Kennel Club Championship Show

Best of Breed Aust. Ch. Konkkaronkan Finnish Dream at Gemson - Judge Mr Jeff Luscott

Sunday 28th March 2004 - PWD Club of GB (with an entry of 40 dogs)

BEST IN SHOW: Gemson Alexis at Glenwhin
(Ziggy is now nine years old and looking as good as ever)

Sunday 21st March 2004 - St Patricks Day International Show - DUBLIN

Aust. Ch. Reel Life American Dream at Gemsons

Crufts Dog Show 2004

Crufts Best of Breed - March 6th 2004

Gemson Esperanto (Henry) takes Best of Breed from a lovely entry of 41 dogs (picture left)

   

Leeds Championship Show July 2003 - Australian Champion Konkkaronkan Finnish Dream at Gemson (Eric) takes his first Best Of Breed from an entry of 27. The judge was all rounder Mr Bob Gregory. (picture right)

June 2003

GEMSON have the first team of Portuguese Water Dogs to qualify through to the Final of the Pedigree Breeders Stakes to be held at Crufts 2004.

First PWD to go BIS at an All Breeds Championship Show in Australia

Konkkaronkan Finnish Dream at Gemson was born in Finland from an English Dam and an American bred sire. He travelled to England in 2001 and attended two shows The Portuguese Water Dog Club of Great Britain where he was awarded Reserve Best Dog from the Junior class and the Birmingham National Championship Show under Breed Specialist judge Mrs Carla Molinari where he again took the Reserve Best Dog from the Junior class. Eric was then sent to Australia on loan for some stud work and now has his Australian title accumulated several Group wins and now the first BIS for a portie down under - (all this and he is Brown too). Eric will be coming back to England in February 2003 and can be seen in the Crufts ring in March under Portuguese judge Dr J G Cabral.

 

Contact