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The breed is best described with the words: friendly and accommodating. It is very easy to get a friendly and accommodating friend out of this breed if you from the earliest time possible socialize the puppy with adults, children and other dogs. If you can not manage this, it can be extremely vigilant and reserved to everything unknown, which can be quite problematic. Therefore, it is important to emphasize that the breed is certainly not for the first-time dog owner, and one must be prepared to spend time teaching it to be alone, as it is not in the nature of the breed.
The breed is a strong and agile dog that needs a lot of exercise, and more exercise than an average dog needs. The exercise could be letting the dog run freeæy or taking a swim, which the breed likes a lot. The breed is an excellent swimmer and really enjoys it. From being a puppy and throughout life, it needs tasks and close social contact, and you must be prepared for that if you want such a breed.
The breed has existed along the coast of Portugal as long as there have been fishermen on those edges. Its exceptional ability to swim and dive made it a valuable helper. It closely followed the fishing and even jumped out to catch and retrieve escaped fish. It collected nets and ropes. In rough seas, it brought messages to other boats or to land. It kept watch over both boats and gear. Today, technology has taken over many of these tasks, but the breed has survived as a family dog. The breed is a medium-sized dog with a maximum height of 57 cm and a maximum weight of 25 kg.
The breed is lively, attentive, robust and very enduring. This means that the breed was created for independent and hard work for periods of time. However, after early, consistent and persistent training, it will be responsive to instructions, and it usually maintains relatively good contact with its driver if there is mutual respect between them.
The breed has abundant fur. However, the dog does not have an undercoat. The breed can have different looks in terms of the coat - it can be long, glossy and wavy or shorter, more matt and curly. Both types need to be brushed often, and the coat requires a lot of care in order to keep the coat as good as possible. The long fur on the front body protects against cold water, and the short fur on the back facilitates movement. With this breed, one must be aware that there is a lot of fur care involved, which can be time consuming, as the coat should be preferably brushed every day to avoid the coat from filtering and knots, which can be painful for the dog.
With this breed, it is very important to start the training early on. You get the best result with the breed by always being as kind as possible. However, you also need to be very consistent with the dog. You should train in varied and short sequences so that the breed does not get bored with the training. Feel free to implement retrieval from water as part of the dog's everyday life, and use its joy of water as a reward for a special effort, as it will simply just love it.
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