Portuguese Water Dog

Portuguese Water Dog

The Portuguese Water Dog is a breed of working dog as classified by the American Kennel Club. Portuguese Water Dogs are originally from the Portuguese region of the Algarve, from where the breed expanded to all around Portugal's coast, where they were taught to herd fish into fishermen's nets, to retrieve lost tackle or broken nets, and to act as couriers from ship to ship, or ship to shore. Portuguese Water Dogs rode in bobbing fishing trawlers as they worked their way from the warm Atlantic waters of Portugal to the frigid fishing waters off the coast of Iceland where the fleets caught cod...
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Breed Group:Working Group
Place of Origin:Portugal
Also Known As:PWD, Water Dog, Cão de Água Português, Portie

Description of Portuguese Water Dog

Colors

Black, White, Black & White, Brown, Brown & White

Temperament

Obedient, Impetuous, Quarrelsome, Brave, Docile, Intelligent

SizeMin. HeightMax. HeightMin. WeightMax. Weight
Female16.9 in. 20.5 in. 35.1 lbs. 50 lbs.
Male19.7 in. 22.4 in. 42.1 lbs. 60.2 lbs.

Behavior and Traits of Portuguese Water Dog

Breed biology of Portuguese Water Dog

  • Hypoallergenic Dog

    Hypoallergenic dogs are intended to be more compatible with allergic owners. Smaller dogs that bark less are often indicators that a dog produces and disperses fewer allergens.

  • High Exercise Requirement

    Higher-requirement dogs tend to need more frequent play time in larger areas, while minimal-need dogs can be left alone more often.

    Life Expectancy

    Low:
    12 yr.
    High:
    15 yr.
  • Shedding Type: Light

    Shedding is the natural process which helps a dog stay clean. Lightly-shedding dogs are often associated with fewer allergic reactions when properly groomed.

Breed group of Portuguese Water Dog

Working Group
Working Group

Working Group is the name of a breed group of dogs, used by kennel clubs to classify a defined collection of dog breeds. Most major English-language kennel clubs include a Working Group, although different kennel clubs may not include the same breeds in their Working Group. Working Group does not define one particular type of dog. It is not a scientific classification. Working Group is not a term used by the international kennel club...
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Portuguese Water Dog place of origin

Portugal
Portugal
Population: 10,561,614

Portugal /ˈpɔrtʃʉɡəl/ , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula . Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira are part of Portugal. The country is named after its second largest city, Porto, whose Latin...
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