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Portuguese Water Dog Puppies for Sale Breeders - SunnyBay
Portuguese Water Dog Puppies for Sale Breeders - SunnyBay
Portuguese Water Dog Puppies for Sale Breeders - SunnyBay
Portuguese Water Dog Puppies for Sale Breeders - SunnyBay
Portuguese Water Dog Puppies for Sale Breeders - SunnyBay
Portuguese Water Dog Puppies for Sale Breeders - SunnyBay
Portuguese Water Dog Puppies for Sale Breeders - SunnyBay
Portuguese Water Dog Puppies for Sale Breeders - SunnyBay
Portuguese Water Dog Puppies for Sale Breeders - SunnyBay
Portuguese Water Dog Puppies for Sale Breeders - SunnyBay
Portuguese Water Dog Puppies for Sale Breeders - SunnyBay
Portuguese Water Dog Puppies for Sale Breeders - SunnyBay
Portuguese Water Dog Puppies for Sale Breeders - SunnyBay
Portuguese Water Dog Puppies for Sale Breeders - SunnyBay
Portuguese Water Dog Puppies for Sale Breeders - SunnyBay
Portuguese Water Dog Puppies for Sale Breeders - SunnyBay
Portuguese Water Dog Puppies for Sale Breeders - SunnyBay Portuguese Water Dog Puppies for Sale Breeders - SunnyBay

About Portuguese Water Dog Puppies for Sale

About Sunnybay Portuguese Water Dog Puppies for Sale Breeders - SunnyBay

The Portuguese Water Dog is a breed of working dog as classified by the American Kennel Club. Portuguese Water Dogs are originally from the Portuguese region of the Algarve, from where the breed expanded to all around Portugal's coast, where they were taught to herd fish into fishermen's nets, to retrieve lost tackle or broken nets, and to act as couriers from ship to ship, or ship to shore. Portuguese Water Dogs rode in bobbing fishing trawlers as they worked their way from the warm Atlantic waters of Portugal to the frigid fishing waters off the coast of Iceland where the fleets caught cod to bring home. Portuguese Water Dogs were often taken with sailors during the Portuguese discoveries.

In Portugal, the breed is called Cão de Água (pronounced Kow-de-Ah-gwa; literally "water dog"). In its native land, the dog is also known as the Algarvian Water Dog ("Cão de Água Algarvio"), or Portuguese Fishing Dog (Cão Pescador Português).Cão de Água de Pêlo Ondulado is the name given the wavy-haired variety, and Cão de Água de Pêlo Encaracolado is the name for the curly-coated variety.

The Portuguese Water Dog is a fairly rare breed; only 15 entrants for Portuguese Water Dogs were made to England's Crufts competition in 2002. Although there is no scientific evidence that this is a hypoallergenic dog breed, their non-shedding qualities have made them more popular in recent years. While there may not be any scientific backing, this breed is non-shedding, requires extensive grooming and upkeep as its coat grows as does human hair.

Excerpts of this article are from Wikipedia.org, at:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_water_dogs


Sunnybay Portuguese Water Dogs


All our dogs come with a lifetime health guaranty and are sold as either pet dogs or show dogs.  Pet dogs are all spayed or neutered and show dogs must be championed out and pass all testing requirements recommended by the Portuguese Water Dog Club of America.  These dogs come with a show contract and can only be bred to other championship dogs who have passed the same tests.  Show dogs are also sold under co-ownership to ensure no breeding is done that does not enhance and keep the breed as perfect as possible.  No dogs will be sold to puppy mills or pet shops.

Portuguese Water Dog Puppies for Sale Breeders - SunnyBay
Portuguese Water Dog Puppies for Sale Breeders - SunnyBay
Portuguese Water Dog Puppies for Sale Breeders - SunnyBay
Portuguese Water Dog Puppies for Sale Breeders - SunnyBay
Portuguese Water Dog Puppies for Sale Breeders - SunnyBay
Portuguese Water Dog Puppies for Sale Breeders - SunnyBay
Portuguese Water Dog Puppies for Sale Breeders - SunnyBay
Portuguese Water Dog Puppies for Sale Breeders - SunnyBay
Portuguese Water Dog Puppies for Sale Breeders - SunnyBay
Portuguese Water Dog Puppies for Sale Breeders - SunnyBay
Portuguese Water Dog Puppies for Sale Breeders - SunnyBay
Portuguese Water Dog Puppies for Sale Breeders - SunnyBay
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Portuguese Water Dog Puppies for Sale Breeders - SunnyBay