Stacy's PWD Portuguese Water Dogs
- Des Moines, IA
- Responds within a few days
Upcoming litters
Expected Portuguese Water Dog litter
Due Jan. 2026
Ready Mar. 12, 2026
Planned Portuguese Water Dog litter
Due June 2026
Ready Aug. 2026
Meet the breeder
I'm Stacy L., the breeder behind Stacy's PWD Portuguese Water Dogs located in Des Moines, IA. Stacy's Portuguese Water Dogs are raised in a healthy home environment and are kept busy with activities like going to the dog park, swimming, scent work training, obedience training, and playing fetch. Our dogs are happiest when they are learning or cuddling.
Q. & A. with Stacy
Why did you start breeding?
We got into breeding because we love Portuguese Water Dogs and want to enhance and add to breed development by breeding dogs with the best traits. We want our dogs to be excellent family companions. We work with our dogs through training so they can be best they can be.What makes your program special?
Our dogs live with us and our puppies are raised within our family. This encourages them to become better-adjusted dogs. We are aware of the development stages of the puppies, and expose them to various sounds and experiences so they are prepared for their new families. This includes, fireworks, city sounds, vacuums, car rides, farm animal sounds, etc.What are the different breed coat colors in your program?
Our puppies include brown and white, black and white, white, and brown. Colors will vary depending on the parent dogs.Where do your breeding dogs live?
They live in my home.
Matched dogs
These dogs are already reserved or have gone home.
Girl 1
Went homeFemale
Boy 5
Went homeMale
Girl 1
Went homeFemale
Boy 1
Went homeMale
Girl 6
Went homeFemale
Girl 5
Went homeFemale
Girl 4
Went homeFemale
Girl 3
Went homeFemale
Girl 2
Went homeFemale
Girl 1
Went homeFemale
Boy 2
Went homeMale
Getting a puppy from Stacy
Stacy has been certified by Good Dog’s screening team for responsible and trusted breeding practices. When you’re ready to reach out, feel free to ask any questions about the breed, their program, or specific puppies.
Together, you’ll choose the puppy that’s right for you, stay in touch with regular updates, and plan how to bring your new puppy home.
Price
Puppy prices include a $500 refundable deposit and $2,500 final payment, before taxes & fees.
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“We have lowered our price from $3500 to $3000 to compensate for any fees that you might incur making payments to us online. our current total price $3000. Puppy deposit is completely refundable unless you pick out a puppy and hold it for a week or more; keeping it from getting a home.”
Contract & health guarantee
Stacy may provide a written contract or health guarantee when you purchase a puppy. This helps protect both you and your breeder, ensuring that you both have a clear understanding of the terms of your puppy purchase. If Stacy offers a contract or guarantee, the details will be personalized by them. If you have any questions or want to know more, don’t hesitate to reach out to Stacy directly.
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What’s included
From Good Dog
- Lifetime support from Good Dog’s Care Team
- 10% lifetime discount on Figo pet insurance
- Puppy Training Program & private community
Enrichment & socialization
- Various sounds
- Car rides
- Surface & tactile stimulation
- Socialized with children
- Socialized in new places
- Scent introduction
- Daily handling
- Socialized with other dogs
- Introduced to people of different ages and appearances
- Socialized with other animals
Puppy health practices
- Vet check
- First round of shots and deworming
- Vet records
- Microchip
Extras
- AKC registration
- Initial potty training
- Puppy starter kit
- Toys
- Basic obedience & manners
- Food & treats
- Registration
- Blanket with mom & littermates’ scent
Location & pick-up
You can drive or fly to pick up your puppy from Stacy.
Breeder’s location
Meet in Des Moines, IA
867 miles away
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Other pick-up locations
Meet at Des Moines Airport
869 miles away
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Meet in Minneapolis, MN
906 miles away
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More about Stacy
Certifications & recognitions
AKC Breeder with H.E.A.R.T..
Stacy has been a member of Good Dog for over 1 year
Stacy was screened for responsible practices and has been a member since 2024.
Stacy is a trusted Good Dog breeder
Stacy's PWD Portuguese Water Dogs meets or exceeds our community standards in these areas:
- Responsible breeding practices
- Health of breeding dogs and puppies
- Puppy environment and enrichment
- Buyer education and policies
Parent dogs
Athena, mom
Portuguese Water Dog
About Athena
White with silver roan ticking on her back. Athena is a little lover girl! she loves playing ball and doing obedience classes. she is super smart!
Good health testing
Full Embark Panel, Microphthalmia Syndrome (PES), +8 more.Misty, mom
Portuguese Water Dog
About Misty
Misty is a 3rd generation Therapy Dog, and has her Advanced Canine Good Citizen CGCA from AKC. She is very mild tempered. Not much gets her worked up! she loves to platy with toys and work with people getting pets!
Excellent health testing
Full Embark Panel, Microphthalmia Syndrome (PES), +9 more.Tony, dad
Portuguese Water Dog
About Tony
Tony is considered a silver roan in color. Tony is a second generation therapy dog and also has his CGC + CGCA titles. Tony loves to play ball and cuddle with his family when he's not working with patients as a therapy dog.
Good health testing
Full Embark Panel, Juvenile Dilated Cardiomyopathy, +4 more.
Parent health testing
Breeder-Reported Testing
Good level
Stacy's PWD Portuguese Water Dogs reports to performing the health tests below on their breeding dogs. Ask your breeder about the tests performed on the parents of your litter. Learn more about health testing for Portuguese Water Dogs.
Hip Dysplasia
Hip testing reduces the chance of passing down hip dysplasia, which is primarily found in large breed dogs and can cause hip pain and the eventual loss of the function of the hip joint.
Cardiac Evaluation (registered with OFA)
Heart testing reduces the chance of passing down congenital heart disease, which can cause a range of symptoms ranging from trouble exercising to heart failure.
Brucellosis
A breeder may perform additional tests on their dogs that do not fall into these general categories. These tests may be more uncommon or very specific to a particular breed.
GM1 Gangliosidosis, Portuguese Water Dog Type, Dilated Cardiomyopathy 1 (DCM1), PennGen, PRA, Rod-Cone Degeneration (PRA-prcd)
Genetic testing reduces the chance of passing down a wide variety of hereditary diseases of differing prevalence and severity such as Progressive Retinal Atrophy (an eye disease) and Von Willebrand's Disease (a blood disease).
Verified owner stories
Hear what other owners say about working with Stacy to bring home their puppies.
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Riley S.
Verified owner · Dec. 2024
Stacy was really good with getting back to you with any questions you’d have. She really cares about her puppy’s and making sure they’re as ready to go as they can be at the time of pickup
LHLisa H.
Verified owner · Apr. 2024
Stacy was absolutely amazing! She is knowledgeable, experienced, compassionate, thorough, and clearly loves all of her dogs and puppies. Charlie came to us well-loved, crate trained, mostly potty trained and in great health. We are first time dog owners, and she patiently answered all of our questions, guided us through crate and potty training, and provided detailed medical records. We could not be happier with our experience!
KKKristin K.
Verified owner · Apr. 2024
We are so happy with our puppy Mac from Stacy's PWD Portuguese Water Dogs litter from February, 2024. Stacy was a pleasure to work with. She gave frequent updates from before their birth and throughout their first 8 weeks until we picked him up. She was available for any questions after we brought him home and is kind to check in on us. Stacy was prompt and clear with all her communications and very transparent with the whole process. Her frequent Facebook updates were a pleasure. It was so great following the puppies' progress through their first 8 weeks and to learn what she was doing to expose them to noises, introducing them to solid foods, stairs, etc. We brought home such a well rounded pup! He's been a pleasure to add to our family and we are so happy we chose to get a puppy from Stacy!
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Kristin C.
Verified owner · June 2024
Stacy is so caring and responsive. She always kept us posted with pics of Splash and updates on how she was growing and thriving. Stacy is a wonderful person and loves all of her puppies and takes wonderful care of her dogs. We would highly recommend her - the entire experience was well worth our 3 hour drive from Kansas City!
cWcandice W.
Verified owner · Apr. 2024
Just an outstanding breeder. She communicates so well from before birth all the way through going home. She does wonderfully handling with her pups and it's an honor to be able to have one as part of our family.
Sam H.
Verified owner · Apr. 2024
+6Stacy was super easy to work with! She was very accommodating with our puppy pick up, especially because we had to pick her up a week and a half late. Stacy also sent us home with a puppy care package which was a great surprise! Stacy really cares about her animals and it is evident with how much care she takes when breeding them. My wife and I would definitely use Stacy’s PWDs if we wanted to get another dog.
