The Portuguese Water Dog is a type of worker dog classified by the American Kennel Club. The Portuguese Water Dog originated from the Portuguese region of the Algarve, where breeds flourished throughout the coast of Portugal, where they were taught to fish into fishing nets, to pick up lost or damaged nets, and act as couriers from ships. to send, or send to shore. Portuguese Water Dogs are fishing trawlers as they work from the waters of the Portuguese Atlantic to waters off the coast of Iceland where the fleets catch codfish.
In Portuguese, this is called cÃÆ'Â £ o de ÃÆ'¡gua IPA: Ã, ['k ?? wd?' A? W?] ;. In Portugal, this dog is also known as the Algarvian Water Dog ( cÃÆ'Â £ o de ÃÆ'¡gua algarvio ), or Portuguese Fishing Dog ( cÃÆ'Â £ o pescador portuguÃÆ'ªs ). cÃÆ'Â £ o de ÃÆ'¡gua de pÃÆ'ªlo ondulado cÃÆ'Â £ o de ÃÆ'¡gua de pÃÆ'ªlo encaracolado is the name for the curly-coated variation.
The Portuguese Water Dog is a fairly rare kind; only 36 Portuguese Water Dogs were included for the English Crufts competition in 2013. Although some breeders claim they are a hypoallergenic dog race, there is no scientific evidence to support the claim that a hypoallergenic dog race exists. Their non-shedding qualities have made them more popular in recent years. The Portuguese Water Dog has recently gained more fame by being a descendant of US President Barack Obama's choice, which has two of them, Bo and Sunny. The Obama family chose Sunny for the hypoallergenic offspring, while Bo was given to them by Senator Ted Kennedy.
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Description
The closest relatives of the PWD are widely regarded as the Standard Poodle. Like Poodle and some other water dog breeds, the PWD is smart, can have a frizzy coat, have a webbed fingers for swimming, and not spilled. However, the Portuguese Water Dog is stronger built, with stout legs, and can have a wavy coat rather than curl up strongly. When comparing structures with Poodle, there are significant differences between the two breeds. The Portuguese Water Dog was built from a strong substantial bone; well developed, not smooth or rough, and a sturdy and sturdy body. The Portuguese Water Dog is out of the box, slightly longer than the height when measured from the prosternum to the very back of the buttocks, and from withering to the ground. Portuguese Water Springs are black or brown, and their coats can be black, brown, black and white or brown and white.
Portuguese Water Dogs usually grow between 20 to 23 inches (51 to 58 cm), and weigh between 40 and 60 pounds (18 and 27 kg), while females usually grow around 17 to 21 inches (43). as high as 53 cm, and weighing between 35 and 50 pounds (16 and 23 kg).
coat type
PWD has a single layer of non-melt coating (see Moult), and therefore their presence is well tolerated among many people who suffer from dog allergies. However, people with dog allergies should consult their medical advisers before considering any purchase of dogs.
Most PWDs, especially those shown in conformations, are all black, black and white, brown, or silver-tipped; it is common to see white spots of the chest and legs or white feet on a dog coated in black or brown. The "Parti" or "Irish-marked" coat, with irregular white and black spots, is rare but visually striking. Dog "Parti" became more common in the United States. However, in Portugal, breed standards do not allow more than 30% of white marks. Overall, white is the most common Portuguese Water Dog color, while black with white marks on the chin ("milk chin") and chest is the most common color.
From the Portuguese Standard Water Dog of the Revised Standard for Portuguese Water Dogs, a description of both types of mantle:
- Curly layer: "Curly, cylindrical curls, a bit lusterless, hair on the ears sometimes wavy."
- The wavy coat: "Fall softly in waves, not curls, and with a slight sheen."
Many dogs have a mixed hair pattern: curls all over the body but wavy on the tail and ears.
Caring for style
If left unattended, hair on the PWD will continue to grow indefinitely. Problems associated with this include hair around the eyes that grows for so long to obstruct vision, and body hair, which can cause skin irritation. For this reason, the PWD should be trimmed every two months and the mantle brushed every other day.
The coat is usually worn in "retriever pieces" or "lion pieces".
Cutting lion
In a piece of lion, the back, muzzle, and base of the tail are shaved and the rest of the body is left full. This traditional piece comes from Portuguese fishing dogs. The lion chop reduces the initial cold water shock when jumping from the boat, as well as providing warmth to the vital. The back is left shaved to facilitate the movement of the hind legs and a strong tail like the steering wheel.
Retrieval cuts
Retriever pieces are one inch (2.5 cm) long, evenly throughout the body (although some owners prefer shorter muzzles or shorter tails). This piece is a newer style and originates because the breeder wants to make the breed more appealing to the buyer. Sometimes owners will cut their dog hair very short, especially in the summer months, in modified retrieval cuts.
Vocalization
The Portuguese Water Dog has a multi-octave sound. They tend to be quiet dogs even though they will warn when the house is approached, and they will communicate their wishes vocally and behavior to the owner. Their skin is hard and distinctive. They may be involved in "expressive reproaches", by making different "ha-ha-ha-ha" sounds as invitations to play or to show a desire for the nearest food. They sometimes whine.
Biddability, high intelligence, and PWD tendencies to vocalize and then search for the human master when a special alarm occurs making it the ideal ear hearing or a deaf assistant dog. PWD can be easily trained to bark loudly when the phone rings, and then finds and warns teachers who are hard of hearing or deaf.
Temperament
Portuguese water dogs are loving, independent, and intelligent and easily trained in obedience and skill skills. They are generally friendly with strangers, and enjoy being mocked, which, because of their soft and refined coat, is a goodness that is willing to give to humans.
Because they are work dogs, people with disabilities are generally content to be on their master's side, awaiting direction, and, if they are trained, they are willing and able to follow complex orders. They learn very quickly, seem to enjoy the training, and have a long memory for the names of objects. These features and their non-shedding coats mean they excel in a variety of Dog Service roles such as hearing dogs (dogs for hearing aids), mobility dogs, and seizure response dogs. They also make an amazingly good therapy dog.
A PWD is usually located near its owner, both indoors and outdoors. Although animals are very gregarious, these dogs will usually be tied to one member of the primary family or alpha. Some speculate that these strong bonds appear in offspring because the dogs are chosen to work near their masters on small fishing boats, unlike other worker dogs such as herding dogs and various aquatic dogs to perform tasks. In any case, the modern PWD, whether employed in a boat or kept as a pet or worker dog, loves water and attention and prefers to engage in visible activity of the human couple. This is not the kind left alone for long periods of time, inside or outside.
As a water dog, PWD's retaining instinct is strong, which also gives some interesting dogs and chewing tendencies. A PWD will usually jump as a speech. Owners may choose to limit this behavior. Some PWDs can walk, jump, or "dance" on their hind feet when greeted or when excited. Some people with disabilities will stand upright on tables and kitchen tables, especially if they smell food on it. This habit is known as "counter surfing" and is characteristic of this breed.
Although they are very good friends for people who understand what they need, the Portuguese Water Dog is not for everyone. Because of their intelligence and their drive, they need regular intensive training and mental challenges. They are gentle and patient - but not "potato couches", and boredom can cause them to become destructive.
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History
In ancient times
One theory suggests that some dogs leave the Asian steppes with Goths, a confederation of German tribes. Some, (Ostrogoth), go west and their dogs become German poodles, called in German poodle-hund or puddle dogs - that is, water dogs. The others, Visigoths, went south to fight the Romans, and their dog became a Lion Dog, prepared in traditional lion chunks. In 413 AD, the Visigoths attacked Iberia before settling in Aquitania in the north of the Pyrenees in 418, and eventually expanded its power to most of Iberia after 470 AD.
The Portuguese Water Dog was first described in 1297 in the report of a monk about a sunken sailor who was pulled from the sea by a dog with a "dark coat, long and rough hair, cut into the first rib and with a tail beam".
These theories explain how Portuguese Poodle and Water Dogs may have evolved from the same genetic genetics. At one time Poodle was a dog coated longer, as was one of the variations of the Portuguese Water Dog. It is also possible that some long-coated aquatic dogs grow together with ancient Iberians. In the early days, Celtiber people migrated from lands that are now the southwestern part of Germany. Clustered over the Pyrenees, circulating throughout western Europe, they set up bases in Iberia, as well as in Ireland, Wales, and Brittany.
Modern history
PWD breeds on the verge of extinction when, during the 1930s, Vasco Bensaude, a wealthy Portuguese shipping king, began searching for fishing dogs for use in breeding programs to rebuild this breed. Kennel Bensaude is named Algarbiorum, and his most famous dog is LeÃÆ'Â ° o (1931-1942), a very "y-type" stud dog (ie, standard-conformant), bred for so many different females. Half of the Portuguese Water Dogs in the interior could trace their lineage back to him. Bensaude was assisted by two Portuguese veterinarians, Dr. Francisco Pinto Soares and Dr. Manuel Fernandes Marques. His work was done by Conchita Cintron de Castelo Branco, to whom he gave 17 disabled and all his archives.
Dr. AntÃÆ'³nio Cabral is the founder of the Avalade cage in Portugal. Ch. Charlie de Avalade (Charlie), a brown dog, and C. B. Baluarte de Avalade (Balu) are two of the most famous persons with disabilities. He registered his first PWD in 1954, after Bensaude spearheaded the re-establishment of a breed in Portugal. Cabral worked with Carla Molinari, Deyanne Miller, Sonja Santos and others to establish PWD in the US. "Mark of Cabral" is a triangular shape of various textured hairs, usually 2 to 3 inches (5 to 8 cm) from the base of the tail.
Deyanne Miller is the person most responsible for the emergence of PWD in America. In 1972, Millers, along with 14 others, formed the American Water Dog Club, USA. (PWDCA). He worked with dogs from the Cintron and Cabral lineages to build a stable genetic pool in PWD in the US at his Farmhouse. Another early US PWD breeder is actor Raymond Burr.
Genetic Diseases
Like all race dogs, PWD is prone to certain genetic defects. Because the gene pool is restricted to these breeds, conscientious breeders carefully study the genealogy and select dogs to minimize the possibility of genetic disease and improper coat. Unfortunately, like many breeds, increasing popularity has encouraged breeding by people who have no knowledge of breeds.
Hip dysplasia
Like poodles, PWD is susceptible to hip dysplasia, congenital and developmental problems with hip joints. However, the risk of a PWD sufferer hip dysplasia can be greatly reduced by thoroughly checking the genealogy and health concessions in both the Sire and the dog dam.
Cataracts, PRA, and distichiasis
Progressive retinal cataract and atrophy (PRA) are two eye diseases found in PWD. PRA, which causes "night blindness", can cause total blindness. Fortunately this is a simple recessive gene. The DNA test, known as the "Optigen Testing", is now available that can identify dog ​​carrier genes for PRA. A "normal" or "A" dog does not carry genes for PRA. The "carrier" or "B" dog carries one copy of the PRA gene, and will not reveal the illness, but may pass the gene to his offspring. The "affected" or "C" dog has two copies of the PRA version of the gene and probably will express the disease as a Progressive End-onset. The dog "B" or "C" should be cultured only to the dog "A" to ensure that any offspring will not express the disease.
Eyelashes that grow inward (distichiasis) occur in some curly coated breeds, but they are not very common in PWD. The growing eyelashes will rub the eyes which cause a large corneal ulcer. This condition is minor as long as it is not ignored, and can be handled with surgery if necessary.
GM1 Storage Disease
Storage Disease GM1, a family of conditions called GM1 gangliosidoses, is a recessive genetic disorder that must be fatal. This is due to the shortage of beta-galactosidase, by producing abnormal storage of acid lipid materials in central and peripheral nervous system cells, but especially in nerve cells. Because PWD are all closely related to each other and share a limited gene, the PWD which is a carrier of GM1 Storage Disease can be genetically identified, and its condition is now almost completely eliminated from the breed. All breeding stocks should be tested for GM1 storage diseases or GM1 gangliosidosis, which is a fatal neural disease that usually occurs when puppies are about six months old. Affected puppies will show clinical signs of cerebellar dysfunction including ataxia, tremor, paresis, and seizures. Pets can also show a change of temperament. Retinal lesions and obscure corneas may occur.
Juvenile Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Juvenile Dilated Cardiomyopathy (JDCM) is a fatal condition caused by an autosomal recessive gene. The puppies affected by JDCM die suddenly or with very small warnings usually between the ages of six weeks to seven months. Signs and symptoms of JDCM include the onset of loss of appetite from 12 to 48 hours, decreased energy levels, vomiting, and difficulty in breathing. Some puppies have no physical signs or symptoms at all, may just collapse and die, or be found dead by a new breeder or owner. At the moment, no treatment or treatment is known but there are ways to prevent producing puppies affected by JDCM.
Breeders now have tests based on DNA genes, based on cheek swabs or blood samples, which will determine whether dogs are Normal (not carrying genes) or carriers of JDCM gene DNA. All breeding animals can be tested to determine their status, thus avoiding the proliferation of two JDCM operators and producing puppies who will die from this deadly disease.
It is important that all prospective buyers of dogs discuss Juvenile Dilated Cardiomyopathy with breeders. Ask if parents have been tested for JDCM and what their status is, Normal or Operator. A puppy from a JDCM DNA tested Normal sire or dam will not be affected by this deadly disease.
See also
- Clever dog
- Worker dog
References
External links
- Portuguese Water Dog in Curlie (based on DMOZ)
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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