Judges

Specialty

Steven Dostie
Steven Dostie has been involved in breeding, showing and training dogs for over 37 years. In the early eighty’s Steven concentrated on breeding Rottweilers and produced a number of champions and top obedience dogs in that breed. But since 1985 he has been passionately involved with the Portuguese Water Dog. Under the DownEast prefix, he and his wife have bred well over 50 titled Portuguese Water Dogs in water, obedience, agility, conformation and search & rescue.

Steven lives in Bowdoinham, Maine with his wife, Christine; six Portuguese Water Dogs, and one rescue cat, a Devon Rex. He is the Executive Director for the local Humane Society, where he has worked for the past 28 years.

Sweepstakes

Beverly Dees Rafferty
After receiving a copy of an article from a friend about Portuguese Water Dogs in the mide-1980’s, Beverly Rafferty made a trip from California to New Canaan, CT to spend an afternoon with Deyanne Miller and her wonderful PWD, Charlie Brown (CH Charlie de Alvalade).  Bev was interested in the breed due to her dog allergies, she was smitten due to Charlie.  In 1985 she got her first PWD, and shortly thereafter became active in the breed through service on the PWDCA Board, and as an exhibitor and pet owner.

A breeder of Portuguese Water Dogs since 1989, dogs of her breeding have won the PWDCA National Specialty three years, and grandchildren have won an additional five times.  She has exhibited in Portugal, one dog becoming the first American-bred Portuguese Champion and winning the Portuguese National Specialty.  Pinehaven Kennels has produced over 50 breed champions, as well as many Water, Obedience, Agility, Tracking and Therapy dogs, and beloved family members.

Ms. Rafferty was also Editor and Publisher of Seafarer Magazine, A Celebration of the Portuguese Water Dog from 1992-1997.