Preservation Spanish Water Dogs Raised in Manhattan
We breed Spanish Water Dogs true to the breed standard, selecting first for sound, stable temperament, so our dogs are as at home in a Manhattan apartment as on a working farm. Our stud dog, Dudley, works as a service dog. We offer him at stud to approved females, we are planning litters from Molly for 2027 and 2028, and we train mobility service dogs for people with spinal cord injuries and neuromuscular conditions through our sister program, Gotham Paw.
Three ways to work with us
Service dogs
We evaluate at least one puppy from every litter as a service dog prospect. Prospects that pass are trained through Gotham Paw for retrieval, doors and elevator buttons, and carrying. Applicants are matched to a dog, not to a waitlist position.
Who we are
Qubits is a home-based Spanish Water Dog program in Manhattan, run by Christopher Mejo. I am a member of the Spanish Water Dog Club of America and designed the club's proposed new website. My mentor in the breed is Lisa Harper, a foundational pioneer who was instrumental in legitimizing the Spanish Water Dog in the United States and has served as a lifelong board member of the national breed club.
This breeding program grew out of Gotham Paw, that places and trains service dogs, and out of living with Dudley, my own service dog. Spanish Water Dogs are a practical size for service work in a city: 31–49 lb, small enough to fit under a restaurant table or settle beside a wheelchair in an elevator, and large enough to carry a phone or open a door. Their single, curly coat sheds very little. That is useful around wheelchairs and medical equipment, though no dog is truly hypoallergenic. Every breeding dog here is health-tested, with results published on the OFA database.
Dudley and Molly at work and at home
19.25 in, 46 lb · Brown and white
17.5 in, 37 lb · Chocolate and cream
On a woodland trail
Bringing back a training bumper