The Portuguese Water Dog is a medium-sized working dog from Portugal. They are active, intelligent, and loyal, and make great family pets. Portuguese Water Dogs have a thick, wavy coat that can be black, brown, or white in color. They are easy to train and require plenty of exercise and mental stimulation to stay healthy and happy.
At a glance
- Life expectancy
- 12–15 years
- Weight
- Male 19–27 kg · Female 16–23 kg
- Height at withers
- Male 51–58 cm · Female 43–53 cm
- Origin
- medieval, working breed among fishermen · Portugal
- Coat
- curly, medium
- Colors
- black, white, brown, black and white, brown and white
- Hypoallergenic
- No
- Other names
- Cão de Água Português, Portie, Cao de Agua
- Recognized by
- AKC, FCI, UKC, KC, CKC, ANKC, NZKC
Traits
Energy
Barking
Shedding
Grooming
Drooling
Trainability
With children
With other dogs
With strangers
Apartment friendly
Daily exercise60 min per day