The ideal family for a PWD is an active, outdoorsy one with older children. Porties make exceptional gun dogs when properly trained, and are eager to go camping, hiking, fishing, or swimming with their families. A well-raised Portie is devoted to his family, gets along with other pets, and is polite to strangers ... read more

Our pwd Goji’s best dog friend was Cocoa, the first portuguese water dog I ever knew of. Cocoa migrated to Singapore in October.

A Portuguese Water Dog Puppy that is a Pet [at one time|used to| a few years ago] cost $1800. With the Obama’s dog Bo [arriving at|coming to] the White House we have not seen any [for sale at|available for|priced] less than $2900

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The Portuguese Water Dog is a working breed with high energy. When you first get your puppy you’ll notice he’s very mouthy, which means that shoes, slacks, dresses are all in danger of being ruined by your pup. My Porti, Goji, was at a friend’s house for a few hours, ... read more

… your possessions. Keeping the dog in a crate when you are not at home will also reduce allergens.

Portuguese Water Dogs need to be groomed every two months or so. There are two patterns that most groomers follow, the retriever cut …

… mean much to me that he didn’t shed. Now, seeing as I have a lab and frequently have to vacuum, I appreciate Portuguese water dogs even more. In the future I would definitely consider getting one of my own, as I’ve enjoyed the company of every one …

Portuguese water dog is a great breed, but it is a pretty rare to find. In fact, only 15 of these dogs were entered into the england’s crufts competition back in 2002. Many people have been looking for these, dogs because they’ve great personalities and have no shedding qualities of any kind. They are starting ... read more

Portuguese Water Dogs can be trained but you have to be quick thinking with this breed. Porties are very clever. As a puppy my dog Goji was responsive to dog treats so you could reward him with food if he did something on command. This breed is too clever for that human trick to last for long. Here’s what I did to start training and disciplining my standard PWD

Yes PWD’s can be taught how to fetch the ball very well. Goji brings the ball back, drops it by matress’s feet, and even puts it in her hand.

These are the first Spanish Water Dogs we’d ever seen nor heard of. Their names were Scooter and Rocket, and their owner builds boats in Sausalito California. This video is from January 2007