Our Story

We are Julie Bailey and Kevin Kelly.  In 2003 we adopted a cute dog named Coco from the Flower Mound, Tx Humane Society.  Coco turned out to be a Portuguese Water Dog of unknown heritage. Shortly thereafter, along came our first show dog, “Finney” - Ch Amigo's Phineas Finn...  a PWD born on St. Patricks Day, thus the Irish name. Finney is was a gorgeous brown PWD who finished his championship easily in 2 months. ​In 2007, we purchased a new puppy, “Story”, from Jim & Kim Beach of Diamante Portuguese Water Dogs.  Story soon became a champion and our foundation bitch: Ch Diamante's My She Was Yare. With Story, our fate was sealed and we became completely absorbed in all aspects of the Portuguese Water Dog breed.   ​As full voting-members in the Portuguese Water Dog Club of America, we adhere to all genetic and health testing recommended by the national club.

In 2016 Julie became involved with Lagotto Romagnolo by becoming a co-owner of the one-and-only “Mack” - BIS, BISS, Gold GCH Rozebottel's Big Mac at Grandcru. In June, 2017 we ventured to Rozebottel’s Kennel in The Netherlands to pickup our foundation bitch “Blossom” - Rozebottels Gold Poppy.

All photography provided by Julie Bailey Photography except where noted

Our Mission

As pure-bred dog enthusiasts, we are dedicated to the improvement and betterment of our beloved dogs. We follow these guidelines in all our breeding decisions:

Purpose, Predictability, Preservation, and Pride