Seaworthy Portuguese Water Dogs

Seaworthy Portuguese Water Dogs has been raising portuguese water dogs in Melbourne, Florida since bringing home its first dog in 1995, with showing beginning in 2004 and the first litter following in 2007. Mary Salvary and the program are situated about 45 minutes east of Orlando, on Florida's Space Coast.

The program describes itself as preservation-focused, breeding for health, structure, and temperament. Seaworthy has earned the PWDCA Outstanding Breeder Achievement Award in both 2017 and 2023, and has been ranked in the top five by that organization ten times. One of its dogs, JoJo, won the PWDCA National Specialty in 2018, and JoJo's father and grandfather each earned the PWDCA People's Choice Top Twenty Award in 2018 and 2011, respectively. The female Ditto holds a PWDCA Producer of Merit Award, one of only thirteen conferred.

The dogs live as indoor companions in a residential setting, and the program has a history of training dogs in water work during years spent living on the water in Florida and Alabama. Health testing records are maintained through OFA, and puppies have been produced across multiple generations of Seaworthy breeding, with some now in their sixth generation under the kennel name. For those searching for portuguese water dog breeders in Florida with a long competition and preservation record, Seaworthy represents one of the more documented programs in the state.

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