How to identify a Portuguese Water Dog? The Portuguese Water Dog is medium-sized and sturdy, and can work in the water or on land all day long. The male Portuguese Water Dog is 50.8 to 58.4 centimeters tall, and the female dog is 43.2 to 53.3 centimeters tall. Rectangular in shape, the body is slightly longer than the height; the Portuguese Water Dog has a relatively broad head, medium-sized eyes, and black or brown eyeballs.

The Portuguese Water Dog has always been praised by Portuguese fishermen. The dog is medium-sized and sturdy, and can work all day in the water or on land, making it a very good working partner. Generally, the height of male dogs is 50.8-58.4 cm, and the height of female dogs is 43.2-53.3 cm. The body is rectangular, and the length is slightly longer than the height.

Its head is relatively broad and its expression is firm. The eyes are of medium size, with a large distance between the eyes, neither protruding nor sunken, black or brown, and the eye sockets are black. The ears are heart-shaped and thin.

Looking down from above, the skull is very wide at the top and has a depression in the middle. , the forehead is prominent and there is a groove in the middle. The nose is wide, the nostrils are dilated, the underside of the tongue is black and the gums are black. Shoulders sloping and muscular; upper arms strong; forelegs straight and strong. There are webs between the toes. The webs are a layer of skin, covered with hair, all the way to the toes. The two hind limbs are parallel to each other, very straight, with well-developed muscles, plump buttocks, and strong hind heels.

The coat is thick and dense, with curly and wavy shapes, so it must be trimmed and trimmed regularly to remove stray hairs. Available in black, white, or various shades of brown, or a mixture of black or brown and white. They walk with small strides and a lively gait. But when running, the strides are long and the body balance is also good.