- The coat is black or brown of various shades, or solid white.
- In black or brown coats, white in the following locations: muzzle, topknot, neck, forechest, belly, tip of tail and lower extremities of the limbs, below the elbows and hocks
- The white coat must not be albino, consequently the nose, eyelids and inside of the mouth should be pigmented in black, and brown in brown dogs.
- In this breed partial clipping of the coat, when it is too long, is typical.
- The hindquarters, the muzzle and part of the tail are clipped, leaving a plume of full-length hair at the tip of the tail
About the Portuguese Water Dog
Origin: Portugal
- Typical life span
- 11-13 years
- Size
- Medium — from its typical weight
- Weight
- Male
- 19-27 kg
- Female
- 16-23 kg
- Height
- Male
- 51-58 cm
- Female
- 43-53 cm
- FCI status
- Reconocida por la FCI
- FCI groupFCI divides this breed into varieties, and our sources don’t record which one a breeder works. Ask them which variety their line is.
- Retrievers - Flushing Dogs - Water Dogs
- Origin
- Portugal
- Also called
- Perro de Agua Portugues
- Known hereditary risks
- Not researched yet
About
What is a Portuguese Water Dog?
Athletic, medium-sized working dog with a robust build and webbed feet, known for its single coat of curly or wavy waterproof hair. Originally bred as an all-around fisherman's helper.
Portuguese Water Dog history and origins
Ancient breed from Portuguese coast, developed as fisherman's helper for herding fish into nets, retrieving tackle, and carrying messages between ships and shore. Nearly extinct in 20th century but saved through dedicated breeding efforts.
Portuguese Water Dog appearance and size
Males typically weigh 19-27 kg and stand 51-58 cm at the shoulder; females 16-23 kg and 43-53 cm.
Lo que dice el estándar de la raza
- Criado para
- Assistance with fishing and retrieving as well as companion dog
- Comportamiento y temperamento
“Exceptionally it understands and obeys easily and happily any order given by its owner. An animal with impetuous disposition, wilful, courageous, sober and resistant to fatigue. It has a severe, penetrating and attentive expression, as well as remarkable visual and scent faculties. An excellent and resistant swimmer and diver, it is the inseparable companion of the fisherman for whom it performs a multitude of tasks, both in fishing and in guarding and protecting its boat and property. While fishing, it will willingly jump to sea to retrieve escaped fish, diving if necessary and likewise if a net breaks or a cable becomes loose. It is also used as a liaison between boats and shore or vice-versa, even at great distances”
Quoted from FCI standard n°37. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.
Referencia de la raza de The Dog API.
Características
- Tamaño
- Medium
- Necesidad de ejercicio
- —
- Facilidad de adiestramiento
- —
- Caída de pelo
- 1 of 5
- Cuidados del pelo
- 4 of 5
- Convivencia con niños
- —
- Coste de mantenimiento
- —
- Tolera quedarse solo
- —
- Inteligencia
- —
- Salud de la raza
- Not researched yet
Pros & cons
Pros y contras de la raza Portuguese Water Dog
Lo que obtienes con la raza Portuguese Water Dog
- Función declarada en el estándar: «Assistance with fishing and retrieving as well as companion dog»
- El estándar describe la raza así: «Exceptionally it understands and obeys easily and happily any order given by its owner»
Lo que asumes
- Exige muchos cuidados del pelo — la descripción del propio estándar es «There are two varieties: one long and wavy and the other shorter and curly.»
Extraído de fuentes y no escrito como opinión — investigación de salud citada, el estándar del propio registro, y estudios de longevidad revisados por pares. Estándar de la raza, FCI. Los animales de un criador pueden diferir de todo esto, y una columna vacía significa que no tenemos nada de ese lado, no que no haya nada que decir.
Characteristics
Estándar de la FCI · Portuguese Water Dog
Pelo y color
Tal como lo establece el estándar de la FCI. Cada línea de abajo está en las palabras del propio estándar.
Coat
The whole body is abundantly covered with strong hair, with no undercoat.
There are two varieties: one long and wavy and the other shorter and curly.
The first is slightly shiny and woolly
the latter is dense, lustreless and forms compact cylindrical curls.
Except for the underarms and groin the coat is even all over the skin.
On the head it forms a topknot of wavy hair in the long and wavy variety and of curly hair in the curly variety.
The hair in the ears is longer in the long and wavy variety
Color
- Preferred
- Permissible
- Undesirable
- Disqualifying
«Preferred», «permissible», «undesirable» y «disqualifying» — preferido, admisible, indeseable y descalificante — son las palabras de la propia FCI sobre la raza, y quedan en inglés porque así constan en el estándar. Describen lo que el estándar pide — no son una valoración de ningún perro concreto, ni nuestra.
Resumido de FCI standard n°37 — cada etiqueta está en las palabras del propio estándar, con el veredicto pasado a la etiqueta de al lado. Lee la cláusula completa en la fuente.
Lo que el estándar penaliza
Aquello por lo que un juez resta puntos a la raza Portuguese Water Dog, y lo que la deja fuera del ring, en las palabras del propio registro. Esto describe el estándar de la raza — no es una lista de comprobación para el animal que tienes delante, y un animal de compañía con un defecto descalificante es un perro que no puede ir a exposición, no un perro enfermo.
Defectos graves
Cuentan mucho en contra de un ejemplar en el ring.
- Head: Too long, narrow, flat or pointed.
- Muzzle: Too tapered or pointed.
- Eyes: Light, too protruding or too sunken.
- Ears: Incorrect set, too big, too short or folded.
- Tail: Heavy, dropped in action or raised perpendicularly
Defectos descalificantes
Dejan al animal fuera del ring por completo.
- Size: Over-sized or under-sized
- Jaws: Undershot or overshot.
- Eyes: Wall eye, uneven in shape or size.
- Deafness: Congential or acquired.
- Tail: Docked, rudimentary or non-existent.
- Feet: Presence of dewclaws.
- Coat: Hair different from the described types.
- Colour: Albinism, marbled nostrils in whole or in part. Any other colour than the described type
FCI varieties
FCI divides the Portuguese Water Dog into these varieties, listed in the registry's own words. Depending on the breed they separate colour, coat, size or line — they are not a full list of colours, which no registry we hold publishes. Ask a breeder which variety their line is.
- LONG AND WAVY
- SHORTER AND CURLY
Información a nivel de raza, de The Dog API. Describe la raza Portuguese Water Dog en general; cualquier animal concreto puede ser distinto.
Health guide
What to ask for in a Portuguese Water Dog
No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the Portuguese Water Dog on this platform yet. That is a gap in our records, not a clean bill of health — ask the breeder which hereditary conditions their lines are tested for, and ask to see the results for both parents, dated and from a named laboratory.
Gallery
Todavía sin fotografías
Aquí es donde irán las fotografías de los propios dueños de Portuguese Water Dog, desde los perfiles de sus animales que mantienen aquí. Nadie ha añadido ninguna a una página pública todavía.
Una fotografía en un perfil de animal queda privada de su dueño. No pondremos ninguna aquí a menos que nos lo pidan.
Puppies
No puppies listed right now
No Portuguese Water Dog breeder has a record on this platform yet, so there is nothing to list. That is a gap in our coverage, not a fact about the breed.