Dick & Julie Kraus,
Generous Friends & Supporters
Dick and Julie Kraus have been raising Portuguese Water Dogs for over twenty years. They bought a home on a private lake in Connecticut so their dogs could enjoy a swim and watersports trainers could have a place to enrich the lives of dogs. These wonderful people have opened their home, their pool, their lake front beach and their hearts to Canine Water Sports since 1999. This great sport would not have developed had it not been for the generosity and support of Dick and Julie. Every year they give up a summer of peace and quiet so dogs. people, lawn chairs, blankets, cars, boats, dog equipment and tents can converge in their back yard and watersports teams can splash and learn in their lake. Thank you Dick and Julie for being such such special people! The dog world is a better place because of you.
Jane Dweck,
Web Designer & Supporter
Jane’s first introduction to the dog world was in 2001 when she took home her first dog, Betsy, an American Cocker Spaniel. After starting obedience training with Betsy she became fascinated with the dog world and Betsy’s innate talent at tracking and learning in general. She now describes herself simply as “Betsy’s Mom”. Betsy, of course, has her own web page, Betsy’s Place. Jane has also donated much of her time to Cocker Rescue. Betsy does modeling, tracking and watersports. Jane and her husband live in Connecticut and New York City.
Claudia Anne Mohr,
Graphic Artist, Supporter, Logo Designer extraordinaire!
Claudia began her association with dogs 20 years ago with a Boxer puppy. Never having owned a dog before she signed up for an obedience class. She became a popular agility instructor for 12 years and enjoyed showing her Portuguese Water Dogs in Conformation, Agility and Watersports. At the 2001 PWDCA Speciality, Claudia and her dog, Nikki, took two first place ribbons in agility, second place in the breed ring and fourth place in the Super Dog competition. Claudia also had a Boston Terrier who unfortunately was only a spectator in watersports. Claudia died from cancer in 2008. Her generosity and support shall never be forgotten.
Kim Miller-Rutha,
Graphic Artist, Advisor, Supporter
Kim is a talented artist, Children's book author, mom to two beautiful girls and the sister to CWS founder Deborah Lee Miller-Riley. She is owned by a German Shepherd Dog, “Hero”, who does foot warming duty on cold winter nights in Michigan when Kim is busy at work on her computer. Kim’s generosity made the Canine Water Sports website a reality as she never refused Deborah Lee’s multitude of phone calls that always began with “how do I ....?” Kim and her husband Joseph Rutha continue to offer their enthusiastic support for CWS.
