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![]() ![]() Portuguese Water Dogs love their toys and enjoy cuddling up to and caressing them. They are one of a few breeds that will duck dive underwater to retrieve and love to greet you with a toy, hoping to play. They are a retrieving breed that enjoys retrieving both in and out of the water. ![]() Their love for their owners and zest for life is an amazing quality. This breed loves the water, they are big swimmers and have web feet. The Portuguese Water Dog is an endearing and loving breed. There is a belief that the breed existed as far back as 700BC. ![]() The hair was cut like this for faster propulsion in the water while keeping the coat over the major body organs, keeping them protected from the sometimes very cold waters. The Portuguese Water Dog was first described in a monk’s account of a drowning sailor, who was pulled from the sea by a black dog with its hair cut in a lion trim, and became known as a ‘lion dog,’ due to its trim. ![]()
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