Portugese Water Dog Characteristics
Originally bred to be strong swimmers and support fishermen with their work, Portugese Water dogs are known for being very intelligent, obedient, companionable and brave.
Fun-loving, happy and very eager to please, Portuguese water dogs love to be social.
They have a friendly, excitable personality and they also get along very well with kids and other pets, and they’re always eager to play. They are now popular family pets.
The breed’s great intelligence and deep empathy also allow them to become excellent service and therapy dogs.
Blessed with strong bodies, and a very high energy level, these are the perfect dogs for people with active lifestyles as this breed needs a fair bit of daily training and physical activity.
Portugese Water dogs are such intelligent dogs, so mental stimulation is really important too. They love retrieving and using their strong sense of smell to investigate.
The Portuguese water dog’s coat is either curly or wavy. In both cases, the hair is medium to long in many different colours, including black, brown, white, black and white, and brown and white.
Portugese Water Dog Inherited Disease and Traits Testing Panels
We can offer the below tests for the Portuguese Water Dog singularly or as combos or as included in the most comprehensive Panel “DogCheck 4.0”:
- Degenerative Myelopathy DNA Testing which is a screening test for your dog to determine if it carries the genes associated with Degenerative Myelopathy (DM). Click here to read more about the Degenerative Myelopathy Test Kit.
- Hyperuricosuria DNA Test for Uric Acid is a screening test for your dog to determine if it carries the mutated gene associated with Hyperuricosuria (HUU).
You can choose the best option for you by clicking below:
For the above tests, if done singularly or as combos, we offer the results in 7-10 working days from receipt of samples to the laboratory.
If they are all included in the most comprehensive test called “DogCheck 4.0“, which also gives information about coat colour traits, the turnaround is 3-4 weeks from receipts of the samples to the laboratory. Please refer to the list below to see all the genes tested in this case.
NOTE: There is an extra cost of £45 to test the genes mentioned on the table as *xP as they are not included in the Dog Check 4.0 Report unless the extra fee has been paid at the checkout.
Dog Intolerance Test
The Dog Intolerance Test checks for your dog’s sensitivity to 152 food and 48 environmental and artificial allergens.. Click here to read more about the At Home Dog Intolerance Test.
Dog Paternity Test
Our Dog DNA Paternity Test is a quick and easy way to accurately determine the parentage of your canine. Fast, accurate and conclusive results. Click here to read more about our Dog Paternity Test with mother or Dog Paternity Test without Mother.