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not suitable for the sake of being hypoallergic Posted by water dog (more from water dog) on Tue, 29 Nov 2005 12:22:29

In Reply to: Portugese Water Dog, KR900, Mon, 28 Nov 2005 12:20:56 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

To get a PWD just because it's hypoallergeric is not a good reason to own one. The PWD is a working breed. They NEED mental stimulation and challenges as well as daily exercise. (a 20 minute walk once a day doesn't cut it.) Proper mental and physical stimulation leads to a happy and rewarding relationship with PWDs.

Many people get a PWD because they are hypoallergic, and that's it. But later find out the dog is out of control. It's not the dog's fault. The owners are to blame. No obedience training (maybe 8 wks of puppy class), no other training to speak of and very little exercise. A PWD in this situation will find ways to entertain itself, which most often are destructive to belongings. And behavior will appear defiant, when in actuality, because the PWD has had no structure, it is just trying to assume leadership of "the pack".

These dogs live to work and please their owners, if you can't committ to daily training and exercise, then the PWD is not a breed worth considering.

water dog
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Posts in this Thread:

Do hypoallergic dog breeds actually exist?, yafah, Sun, 27 Nov 2005 19:25:57
- Re: Do hypoallergic dog breeds actually exist?, brandon, Thu, 1 Dec 2005 11:24:40
  - Re: Do hypoallergic dog breeds actually exist?, choqokat, Sun, 4 Dec 2005 15:00:46
  - what else have you been told?, Aero'ed, Fri, 2 Dec 2005 09:25:15
    - hair doesn't = fur according to..., Bob M, Fri, 2 Dec 2005 10:55:53
      - Annie should stick to growing sprouts, Aero'ed, Sat, 3 Dec 2005 12:53:58
        OK, so is there or is there not hair?, Bob M, Mon, 5 Dec 2005 10:22:14
        Re: OK, so is there or is there not hair?, Aero'ed, Mon, 5 Dec 2005 18:58:29
- Standard poodle, JJ Jax, Wed, 30 Nov 2005 18:59:23
- Re:much thanks,any 1st hand Bichon frise experience?, yafah, Tue, 29 Nov 2005 19:33:41
  - poodle smelly eye secretions?, Aero'ed, Wed, 30 Nov 2005 15:19:59
- good breeders, Aero'ed, Tue, 29 Nov 2005 09:36:51
- Here's a definite candidate....., Terry, Mon, 28 Nov 2005 18:02:05
- wheaton terriers tend to be very very engergetic...., baggsly , Mon, 28 Nov 2005 17:40:20
- fish!, saw, Mon, 28 Nov 2005 16:32:28
- vitamins.... that's my cure :), GM, Mon, 28 Nov 2005 13:34:07
- Portugese Water Dog, KR900, Mon, 28 Nov 2005 12:20:56
  - not suitable for the sake of being hypoallergic, water dog, Tue, 29 Nov 2005 12:22:29 <-- Viewing This Message
- I think you're on the best track with fostering!, Jonathan Scupin , Mon, 28 Nov 2005 08:44:23
- Re: Do hypoallergic dog breeds actually exist?, BHarvey, Mon, 28 Nov 2005 07:01:49
- Re: Do hypoallergic dog breeds actually exist?, Alex S., Sun, 27 Nov 2005 20:38:18
- Re: Do hypoallergic dog breeds actually exist?, chrisx, Sun, 27 Nov 2005 20:13:31
- Re: Do hypoallergic dog breeds actually exist?, Gebster, Sun, 27 Nov 2005 19:47:27
  - Re: Do hypoallergic dog breeds actually exist?, dcMaguire, Mon, 28 Nov 2005 07:10:14
  - I have asthma and allergies........, dcjayhawk, Mon, 28 Nov 2005 07:06:55
    - On the other hand..., NateinAA, Mon, 28 Nov 2005 08:01:12
      - Very true!, dcjayhawk, Mon, 28 Nov 2005 09:00:32

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