Portuguese Water Dog facts for kids
Portuguese Water Dog
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| Other names | cão de água português, cão de água algarvio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Common nicknames | Portie, PWD, Water Dog | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Origin | Portugal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Portuguese Water Dog is a dog breed that originated from the Algarve region in Portugal. They are used as working dogs along the Portuguese coast: they help fishermen catch fish.
Images for kids
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Portuguese Water Dog
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White is one of the less-common colours among PWDs.
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Two parti-colored Portuguese Water Dogs, female curly in front and male wavy at rear
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Black and white wavy
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Portuguese Water Dogs are active and well-suited to many dog sports.
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US President Barack Obama and his family with Bo, their Portuguese Water Dog
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Bo in the Cabinet Room (shown with Oval Office director Brian Mosteller)
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Modern Portuguese Water Dogs are agile swimmers.
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A Portuguese Water Dog puppy
See also
In Spanish: Cão de água português para niños
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