Portuguese Water Dog Puppies for Sale

Country of Origin:

Portugal

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Breed Characteristics

Average Size: Medium

Average Lifespan: 10-14 years

Kid/Pet Friendly: Sometimes

Registry: aca,akc

Activity Level: high

Shedding Level: low

Grooming Level: moderate

Trainability: high

Good For Novice Owners: high

Adaptability: high

Prey Drive: moderate

Watchdog: aware

Breed Information

Overview

The Portuguese Water Dog has a friendly and playful disposition. They are good with children and strangers as long as they are properly socialized early in life. They do fairly well with other dogs, and they will be generally friendly with other family pets.

The curly-coated Portuguese Water Dog is a working breed that is about as fun-loving and lively as any dog breed out there! The Portuguese Water Dog was originally used by Portuguese Fisherman to retrieve equipment that was lost overboard and was even known to “herd" fish into the nets, which made them very valuable fishing companions.

The fact that Portuguese Water Dogs love to be in the water can surely be attributed to their history as a “Fisherman's Friend", and having webbed feet never hurts when you like to swim, of course! As a matter of fact, this dog is so well known to be a water lover, that the Portuguese call them "Cao de Agua", which means Dog of Water.

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Did You Know?

The 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama, chose the Portuguese Water Dog as his presidential family pet. President Obama currently owns two Portuguese Water Dogs, Bo and Sunny, and was said to have chosen this breed because they are a low-shedding, hypoallergenic dog breed.