November 2012 - Afortunado has two new AKC Champions! Congratulations to Obra Prima Afortunado Whole Lotta Love RN, "Zeppelin" and Obra Prima Afortunado, "Eva" on earning their AKC Championships on the same weekend in Minnesota. These two dogs are brother and sister out of our Mister and Emma. Both dogs were owner handled and groomed by Amy and Don Ewald and Art and Mary Noel. Job well done!
CH Obra Prima Whole Lotta Love, RN, "Zeppelin" winning BOB and a New Championship with Breeder/Owner/Handler Amy Ewald.
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Obra Prima Afortunado Eva, "Eva" Winning BOS and her New Championship with Owner/Handler Art Noel.
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September 2012 - I had a wonderful time at the National Specialty in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin with Barb Crowther and our dogs. What a great time we had there! Check out the wonderful pictures and brags on the PWDCA Specialty 2012 page!
CH Afortunado Expect The Unexpected, CD, RN, CGC, TDI "Mister", wins Best of Breed and back-to back Best of Opposite Sex honors at the Packerland Kennel Club in Osh Kosh, Wisconsin the weekend of January 22, 23 and 24, 2010. Nice way to start the new year, Mister!
September 12, 2009 thru September 17, 2009 was the 18th Portuguese Water Dog National Specialty in Rend Lake, Illinois. Toz, Pirate, Mister, Bandit and Aidan made the trip. We had a lot of fun and brought home plenty of ribbons and awards. I can't wait for the next specialty!
Congratulations to Absolutely Afortunado's Miss M on her Winners Bitch win at the Northstar Working Group Association dog show August 24, 2009! Emma earned a four point major under Judge Nancy Simmons and her Championship. What a pretty girl! Now she and Amy can concentrate on agility and a litter of puppies.
On August 14, 2009, at the Wisconsin Rapids Kennel Club show in Marshfield, WIsconsin, Mister won Best of Breed and a Group 4. Our Group judge was Mrs. Dorothy Welsh. After thanking her for the group placement, Mrs. Welsh commented about Mister, "I love this breed, but I rarely give any a Group Placement because they have to be correct. And this dog is just that." Thank you, Mrs. Welsh! The weekend of July 18 and 19, 2009, we were in Weston, Wisconsin for the Paper Cities Kennel Club show. Mister won Best of Breed both days. That makes seven Best of Breed wins for our young boy (but who's counting?).
On June 13, 2009, Mister went for his Therapy Dog International test at the Wisconsin Rapids Kennel Club. He is now a certified therapy dog and will be joining CH Afortunado Aidan Curren, "Aidan" and CH Abeja Manoel Pardal Rivero, "Bandit" (his two housemates) at the elementary school level to do the reading program with students starting in October.
Mister went to Jefferson, Wisconsin, for a three day dog show May 1 through 3, 2009. A huge congratulations to him on his Best of Breed wins all three days. What a great weekend for Team Mister!
The Afortunado dogs were in Fond du Lac for the weekend of April 18 and 19. On Saturday, Afortunado's Expect The Unexpected, "Mister" took Winners Dog and Best of Opposite Sex honors to complete his Championship under Judge Audrey Lycan. It is exciting to note that both of Mister's majors were garnered from Best of Breed wins from the classes over Specials. Hurray! Get ready for the Breed ring, Mister! Absolutely Afortunado's Miss M, "Emma", won Winners Bitch and Best of Winners. She is one major win shy of her championship and we can't wait to have yet another Afortunado Champion to brag about! Saturday was also the debut of Afortunado's Elijah The Gift, "Eli" with his new owner-handler, Troy. They made a striking pair in the ring and their future is very bright indeed. Troy and Eli have a wonderful bond that can only strengthen as they continue to work together. On Sunday, Troy and Eli proved my suspicions about the two of them correct when they earned a Reserve Winners Dog ribbon on their second time in the ring together. Way to go! Mister was moved up from the classes to show with the big dogs in the Best of Breed competition and left the ring with a Best of Opposite Sex ribbon. Well done, Mister.
Afortunado dogs had yet another wonderful weekend in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, April 4 and 5, 2009. On Saturday, Afortunado Expect The Unexpected, "Mister", took Winners Dog, Best of Winners and a Best of Breed ribbon over Specials to earn his second major win. Way to win, Mister! Afortunado's Elijah The Gift, Mister's brother Eli, received a well-deserved Reserve Winners Dog. He went on to win the Best Bred By ribbon. Congratulations to Eli!Emma, Absolutely Afortunado's Miss M, won Reserve Winners Bitch. Sunday was a great day for Miss Emma. She took Winners Bitch, Best of Winners and Best of Opposite Sex. She looked fantastic in the ring! Emma and Amy continue to work their magic in the conformation ring. Eli once again took Reserve Winners Dog with Shelley handling him. Watch for Eli in the future as he competes in Conformation with his owner, Troy Wiezbiske. Welcome to the ranks of owner-handlers, Troy! You are in for a wonderful ride.
Amy and Emma took the trip to Chicago, Illinois for two out of the four days of shows held in February, 2009. What an exciting time for this pair! Friday, February 20, proved to be an exciting day for Absolutely Afortunado's Miss M, our "Emma". Emma took Best of Winners over twenty class bitches and nine class dogs for a very impressive 5-point major. On Saturday, Emma once again looked stunning in the ring and earned Reserve Winners Bitch. Way to go, Emma and Amy!
Afortunado Portuguese Water Dogs had a wonderful showing at the Packerland Kennel Club Dog Show in Green Bay, Wisconsin the weekend of January 31 and February 1, 2009.
Afortunado Expect the Unexpected, "Mister', entered in the Open Dog class, took Winners Dog, Best of Winners and Best of Breed on Saturday over two beautiful Specials for a major win! Way to show, Mister! Our special thanks to Judge Mr. Houston Clark for realizing this boy's outstanding structure and easy movement.
Congratulations to Absolutely Afortunado's Miss M, "Emma", who won Reserve Winners Bitch on Saturday. Emma is owner-handled by Amy Ewald. On Sunday, in his debut in the show ring, Afortunado Elijah the Gift, won Reserve Winners dog. Eli is a beautiful boy and he had so much fun!