Welcome to Doe Sea Kennels

Let us introduce ourselves.

We are Jolene and Burton "Corky" Rissman 

Here is a little history about our early involvement with Portuguese Water Dogs.

In 1988 we lost our German Shepard, Dutchess, and our entire family was heartbroken.  We weren't getting another dog because the kids were almost out of their teens and honestly, we did not want to deal with dog hair anymore.  The house was so quiet and there was a hugh void in our hearts.  So no matter how we fought it, we knew we needed to have a new family member.  We ended up going to the IKC Dog Show in Chicago.There we spotted this beautiful, sweet tempered dog. We asked what the breed was. It

was a Portuguese Water Dog.

  After much research we decided

that this was the breed for us.

 Now the search began.  There

were not many PWD breeders

around at the time.  We got lucky.

We got our first PWD, Gimpy who

was the runt of the litter...and our

lives changed.

In 1990 we acquired our second PWD, Doce, who our kennel is named for. In 1994 our children each wanted their own PWD. This brought our total to 4 Portuguese Water Dogs. Now  was the time to decide what was next.  Well, we became breeders, one of the first in the Chicago area and the rest is history.  Corky was active in obedience and tracking.  He is one of the original founders of the Portuguese Water Dog Club of Greater Chicagoland.  Corky went to work in the "doggie world" and instructed in obedience and also tracking.  In 1999, he changed his vocation and became a mobile dog groomer.  I think this means that our lives have totally

"Gone To The Dogs" 

We have had 23 wonderful years of bringing love and joy to so many families. This has truly been a labor of love for us and our family.

It is now time for our daughter Jobie to continue our kennel.  Jobie has been involved with all aspects of our doggy world.  Her passion and compassion for these 4 legged wonders has been shown thruout the years.

When Corky decided to retire from grooming she stepped up and now has a successful mobile dog grooming business with many of Corky's original clients.

She has been active in the breeding process for many years now and we feel that the time has come for her to take over Doesea Kennels.

We are confident that she will provide the same, maybe better, service to our future puppy families.

All contact should be made to Jobie.

We will always be there for consulting and any questions that should arise, but we are putting you in the capable hands of an excellent PWD lover.

Thank you for many years of joy, love and good friends.

General 

Information

The Portuguese Water Dog has two very distinctive coat types.  The curly coat has  tight cylindrical curls whereas the wavy coat is looser and is more free flow.The wavy coat also tends to have more of a silky sheen then the curly coat.  The adverage height of the male is 22 inches, wereas the female is a little smaller at 19 inches.  The weight is anywere from 35 to 60 pounds.  The colors of the coat is black or brown, some have white markings.  There are white coats with black or brown markings.  PWDs are hypoallergenic.  They are a non shedding breed and therefore do not have the dander that usually causes allergies.

The Portuguese Water Dog is a very sturdy, rugged dog.  It was originally bred to work on the fishing boats in Portugal retrieving fish and fishing nets for the local fisherman.  They were also used as carriers from boat to boat and to shore.  They are a very active and very obedient dog.  They love to please their owners.  They will be your sidekick and loyal companion when trained and treated properly.  They love to compete in obedience, tracking, agility, waterworks and/or any other type of competition.  

 Contact

Information

Doe Sea

Kennels

     Jobie          Rissman         Brown         Berkowitz   

7844 N. Tripp

Skokie, Il. 60076  

(847) 533-9774

corkyskid@yahoo.com