Bringing home our Portuguese Water Dog puppy. Was this a good idea?

This little PWD puppy has been keeping us busy... and by busy we mean not sleeping, crying, laughing, playing, and the list goes on. Essentially, she's helped us experience every feeling on the human emotional gamut. We have been training her to the best of our abilities and hope to have her in more of our content as we try to train her to be a good climbing dog. We shall see how that goes and if you want to witness our training, successes, or maybe (more likely), failures, subscribe. More of this goofball (Portuguese Water Dog) to come.
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[@SendStory]

This video has been done for a while, but it kind of felt odd posting something so frivolous and kind of campy with all that is going on in the world. After sitting on it for a bit, we kind of realized that unfortunately there is always something negative going on and maybe the world would benefit from some puppy footage. So here it is, our new pup! Enjoy!

[@MelissaFrein]

we brought our portie home in Aug. 2023❤️ PWDs are the best!

[@SendStory]

Sweeeeeet! I'm sure it was a busy, but fun back half of the year!

[@SendEdition]

That intro though!! Such a fun vlog :)

[@SendStory]

Glad you appreciated it - felt like the best way to capture her craziness! She's a wild one, but definitely fun. Thanks!

[@thisiseric]

Omg omg I was not prepared for the rapidly fast transition of puppy sized doggo to full sized (but still a puppy) doggo! Lol soooo cute. Can't wait for Barley and Zilla to hang out as crag buddies! I don't think Zilla will satisfy Barley's play needs since Zilla can't run as well but hopefully they can be cuddly nap buddies! And hahahaha the sleeping efficiency. Zilla does that sort of thing too but I thought it was because she is paralyzed so she didn't realize half her body isn't on the comfy bed but I guess dogs are just so lazy that they don't care.

[@SendStory]

I think zilla might find her to be a bit much, but definitely down! Haha. Still working on the "chill-out bro" command - hopefully we will eventually get there!

[@victoriawinter8387]

Just stumbled on this. Love it. Our beautiful PWD girl who we have had since a pup went to the breeder today. We are co-owners with the breeder and she is having pups April 26th. To see yours is wonderful. Our girl is our 4th PWD. I hope you love the breed as much as we do.

[@SendStory]

Absolutely! She is actually my second PWD (my parents had one when I was younger, who was also amazing) and my extended family also had two when I was a child (who were also beautiful and had great temperaments, helping inspire us to get our first). Thanks for the comment, try not to fall in love with all those puppies!

[@victoriawinter8387]

@@SendStory that's going too be very hard!

[@yeahbuddy5004]

Such a cute puppy! Can't wait to see more of her and how she does with you climbing

[@SendStory]

We shall see, I think there will be lots of work to get her to chill while her humans are crawling above her like possessed people from exorcist movies... or at least that's how I imagine it looks to her.

[@rwdyer2263]

Great video. I'm glad you released it. Everybody needs the frivolousness of a puppy in their lives, if even in a video.

[@geraldinemcguire1698]

My pwd is also mostly white...with 1000's of spots. Noah was even fascinated with plumbing pipes..any thing wuth water. Good because we live in the rainforest.😅

[@SendStory]

Ha, that's awesome, must be built into the DNA. People often think she is a dalmatian mix or something because of how rarely you see a white (parti) porty. Definitely easier to spot in a body of water when they are white though (and a rainforest for that matter)! Thanks for the comment!

[@BrandonGreer-po1cm]

Awesome video planing on picking one up in the next month

[@SendStory]

She is just over 2 years old now and while still a puppy, she is much more calm. They are a high energy breed and need mental stimulus, so they are definitely wild and a lot of work at the beginning, but stay consistent and you will get to a point where they are just a great companion. The puppy stage is still fresh in our mind, so figured it was a good idea to let you know to hang in there, because they are a fantastic breed and well worth the chaotic first few months! Congratulations!

[@robvaz69]

Hey thanks to you for making video of Barley she is beautiful, my wife and I are thinking of getting one to add to our dog family! We currently have (2) havanees dogs Levi , & Gizmo

[@SendStory]

Thanks for the comment. She is definitely a great pup and worth the effort we had to put in the beginning. Not sure how havanees are as puppies, but porties are a lot of work up front and are high energy working dogs, so they require a lot of attention and focused direction. Just giving you a heads up because I think some people are shocked when they get their puppy after seeing how well behaved and intelligent adult porties can be, so just be prepared! With that said, ours seemed to naturally start to mellow out a fair amount after a year. Good luck and thanks for the comment!