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Short History
The Portuguese Water Dog once lived all along Portugal’s coast, and was used to herd fish into nets, retrieve lost tackle, and act as a messenger between ships and shore. Fishermen counted on the strong and muscular dogs to be hardworking and seaworthy. They would ride in trawlers from the warm Atlantic waters of Portugal to the freezing cold waters off the coast of Iceland. However, it came to a point in late 1930s they were on a verge to extinction but thanks to the support and awareness of those that care, efforts to re-establish the breed came to a success. Today, they are a pure breed loved by many with the increase of popularity since the former First Dog of the United States was a Portuguese Water Dog named Bo owned by the Obama family.
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