Bob and Shelley Plucker live in Ce
ntral Wisconsin and have two grown children.
Our adventure with Portuguese Water Dogs started in 1996 when we discovered this wonderful breed and were entrusted with our very special puppy, Toz. We wanted our children to experience the birth and care of a litter of puppies, so we found ourselves immersed in the world of dog shows in order for Toz to become an AKC Conformation Champion. Within eight shows, and under the care of a professional handler, Toz became a champion!
When Toz reached the age of two, and after completion of all health tests, we searched for a stud dog with good temperament and sound health and structure.
This led us all the way down to Biloxi, Mississippi where we met and befriended a wonderful couple, Ann and Coville Jackson. They became our mentors. Colville had bred cattle for forty years and was a wealth of knowledge about genetics and the dog world.
He was instrumental in our breeding decisions over the years and helped us produce Portuguese Water Dogs with excellent working temperaments and sound structure. With Colville's wisdom and guidance, our choice in stud dog for our first litter produced the #1 Portuguese Water Dog in the United States for 2001 and 2002. Click on the link below to see pictures of SeaSea.
Our family now includes mother Toz, daughter Tip, grandson, Pirate and granddaughter, Mardi, great granddaughters, Bling and Santana. Our dogs have earned titles in conformation, agility and water work and Tip earned her Therapy Dog International Certification. We are very proud of the accomplishments of the puppies we have produced who have grown and gone on to be conformation champions, earn water work, agility and obedience titles and therapy certification.
Our dogs live with us as members of our family. They have the run of our fenced in property, they often accompany Shelley to work, they never let Bob sleep in as he is the designated morning dog walker, and most nights it is the human members of the family who battle for a place in the bed without getting kicked off!