Portuguese Water Dog
Average Price: $3,000*
Country of Origin: Portugal
The Portuguese water dog was actually a member of the White House from 2008 to 2016. This dog was bred as a working dog in the Algarve region of Portugal. This breed can live up to fifteen years and is hypoallergenic. Males can reach sixty pounds. they along well with their families and have an intelligent and pleasant character.
PWDs should be educated from an early age, as their nature tends to be more impulsive and ruder if they are not taught to listen to their owners. PWDs also don’t like to be left alone for more than a few hours.
As you guessed by the name, these dogs are “among the best swimmers”. They even have webbed legs to help them row. Portuguese water dogs are instinctively good swimmers and their name in Portuguese translates directly as “water dog”.
