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If you and your family are looking for a family companion and are sure you do not want to get involved with showing and/or breeding your dog, make sure the breeder clearly understands your wishes. Do not be pressured into agreeing to show or breed your puppy. If a breeder tells you they only have show quality puppies and require showing and breeding in their contract and you do not want that type of commitment, go to another breeder. Read the sales contract thoroughly before committing to purchase a puppy.

Just as you are looking for the right dog, the breeders are looking for the right owners for their puppies and dogs. Breeders should be open and responsive to your questions and you should be open and honest to the breeder’s questions. This will help ensure that the relationship you have with the dog you obtain is a long and happy one.

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Any Canadian-bred Portuguese Water Dog you purchase must be eligible for registration in the Canadian Kennel Club or it cannot be sold to you as a purebred dog. It is the responsibility of the breeder to complete the necessary paperwork for registration and the registration certificate must eventually be given to you. There should be no additional charge for this and the pups cannot be offered ‘at a discount’ if not registered. This is against the law. If you purchase an American-bred dog it must first be registered with the American Kennel Club before registration with the Canadian Kennel Club can take place.

If you want a dog that:

Then the Portuguese Water Dog may be right for you.

But, if you want a dog that:

Then the Portuguese Water Dog is not right for you!