Page 276 - ShowSight, November 2020
P. 276
PORTUGUESE
WATER DOG
SUBMITTED BY THE PWDCA
272 | SHOWSIGHT MAGAZINE, NOVEMBER 2020
The Portuguese Water Dog worked on fish- ing boats all along Portugal’s coasts.
This well-balanced working dog was prized by the fishermen as a working companion and guard dog. He lived on the boats where he was taught to herd fish into nets, to retrieve lost tackle or bro- ken nets, and to act as a courier from ship to ship or ship to shore. The advancement in technology to motorized boats and ship to shore radios have replaced many of the essential tasks the Portu- guese Water Dog was asked to do.
