Portuguese Water Dog
INTRODUCTION
Portuguese Water Dogs are Intelligent, Impetuous, Docile, and Obedient dogs. They are from the Working group. Portuguese Water Dogs are a fairly rare breed; only 36 Portuguese Water Dogs were entered for Britain’s Crufts competition in 2013. Portuguese Water Dogs are Purebred, Hypoallergenic and according to Google searches their Intelligence level is (ranked 36).
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HABITAT : Urban areas, including buildings, parks, and gardens
TEMPERAMENT : Intelligent, Impetuous, Docile, Quarrelsome, Obedient, Brave
HYPOALLERGENIC : Yes
BREED GROUP / TYPE : Group: Working Type: Purebred
SOCIAL UNIT : Family
LOCATIONS : Portugal
STATUS / POPULATION : DATA DEFICIENT (IUCN) Not a threat category, Population, and distribution data is insufficient for assessment
MAMMALS: DOGS AND RELATIVES – CANIDAE
KEY FACTS
SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION
Kingdom – Animalia
Phylum – Chordate
Class – Mammals
Order – Carnivora
Family – Canidae
Genus – Canis
Genus Species – Canis lupus familiaris
INTERESTING FACTS
1- Their sense of smell is at least 40x better than ours
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CALLING NAMES / SCIENTIFIC NAME
Calling names: Portuguese Water Dog
Scientific name: Canis lupus familiaris -
COLOUR VARIATIONS
Black, White, Black & White, White & Chocolate, Brown
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COAT TYPE
Single coat
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LIFE SPAN
12 - 15 years
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APPROXIMATE SIZE : LENGTH / HEIGHT
Length: 58 - 79cm (25 - 31in)
Height: 61 - 76cm (24 - 30in) -
TAIL
Porties can actually use their long, thickly based tail as a rudder in the water
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WEIGHT
Female: 16 - 23 kg
Male: 19 - 27 kg -
BREEDING SEASON
Throughout the year
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REPRODUCTION / GESTATION PERIOD
Reproduction: One time a year
Gestation period: 57 to 63 days -
LITTER SIZE
Four to eight puppies
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LOOK A LIKE
Lagotto Romagnolo
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FARM ANIMAL
Can be
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FOUNDED IN / DISCOVERED
August 13, 1972
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ORIGIN
Portugal
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DISTRIBUTION
Nationwide
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OCCURRENCE
Families:
Species: -
FUEL FOR LIFE / TROPHIC LEVEL
Omnivores
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TO HUMANS
They tolerate other dogs and cats well if raised with them
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AS A PET
Recommended
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KIDS FAVOURITE
Yes
