Portuguese Water Dogs

Portuguese Water Dogs are not only water lovers, but brave, loyal and sensible. They are great with children and can get along with other pets without any problems but they still should to be socialized with other dogs and cats so there are no problems. They are a very smart breed of dogs, most are easy to train and are quick to learn. They will make good watch dogs and have a great sense of smell. Portuguese Water Dog puppies are chewers, so make sure you have lots of chew toys and rawhide available so they don’t chew anything else.

Portuguese Water Dogs are hardy, medium-sized muscular dogs. Male dog’s height- 20-22 inches, Females- 17-20 inches. Male dog’s weight: 42-55 pounds, Female: 35-49 pounds. Coat can be open or tight curl, shiny, flat, or wavy. You won’t have to worry about shedding with this dog breed! Coat color can be white or brown, black, and ever silver fox or gray. The body is a little longer than it is tall. This breed’s head is large and it’s skull should look rounded. Their ears should hang down but nowhere below the lower jaw. They have dark eyes and the teeth meet in a scissors or level bite. Their tails starts out thick but then tapers. The legs are strong, parallel, and straight. These dogs have more webbing in between their toes then most other brides which helps when swimming.

Portuguese Water Dogs usually live for 10-14 human years.