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Portuguese Water Dogs
If you want to see a dog that was trained to do something that most people have never seen a dog do, then you have to take a look at the Portuguese Water dog. These are dogs that were trained to actually go into the water and herd fish into the fishermen's net! They could also go out there and retrieve the lost nets, and they could even act as couriers from ship to ship, or even ship to the shore line. These dogs are amazing, and they have learned to adapted to just about any kind of water. They use to be used in the warm Atlantic waters, but as time went on they started swimming in the very frigid waters of Iceland. It was in this area where the dogs would go after saltwater codfish.
Although the Portuguese Water dog is a great breed, it is a pretty rare to find Portuguese Water dog for sale. In fact, only 15 of these dogs were entered into the England's Crufts competition back in 2002. Many people have been looking for these, dogs because they have great personalities and have no shedding qualities of any kind. They are starting to get more popular, but it is still very hard to go about finding these dogs. The best way to go is to look for Portuguese Water dog puppies for sale. That way you can train them early in life.
These dogs love the water, but they love one thing more than the water and that is their master. These dogs are excellent companions. They are very loving and very intelligent animals, so they are very easily trained. After you train them they are very obedient as well to what you are saying. Most of the time these dogs are even friendly to strangers, which makes them perfect dogs to go out in public with. They love being petted even more so than other dogs. They do have fluffy soft coasts, which works out good for them, because most people can not keep their hands off of it.
This is a working dog, so they want to be by their masters side all the time. Even when you go to work, they want to be there; they want to help you. These dogs are very willing to follow complex commands and can learn them very fast. Many people have trained these dogs to get them beers and other drinks out of the refrigerator and even to let themselves outside.
Do keep in mind that if you have a pool you will not be able to keep this dog out of it. It loves to swim, and that's all there is to it. The good news is that the dog do not shed their hair so your pool will stay very clean. Last, but not least, this is a dog that is going to expect to sleep on your bed at night. It is going to want to lay by your head, but if you make it, it will lay at the foot of the bed. This dog does not like to be alone and is willing to do whatever it takes to go with you to certain places that you go.
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