Hunting dogs · the Scent

Portuguese Water Dog[4]

See it in the tree

Photograph of the Portuguese Water Dog breed
Photo: Silke Hollje-Schumacher, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Facts

Family
Hunting dogs[2] an editorial choice of Dogtrails, not genetic data
Clade
Poodle[1] in this clade with low support (below 50 / 100)
FCI
Standard no. 37, group 8[5] Water Dogs
Origin
Portugal[5] Map point 38°42′ N · 9°11′ W[6]
Developed in
Not yet sourced
Fixed around
Not yet sourced
Other names
Chien d'eau portugais (French), Portugese waterhond (Dutch)[3]
In the study
PTWD[1] Parker et al. 2017 abbreviation

In the tree

It sits in a group of 171 breeds whose order the DNA does not decide. [1]

Also in the Poodle clade: Bichon Frisé, Coton de Tulear, Havanese, Maltese, Poodle.

Groupings with a DNA support below 50 / 100 are merged, as in the explorer. The tree holds 161 breeds.

Sources

  1. Parker HG, Dreger DL, Rimbault M, et al. Genomic Analyses Reveal the Influence of Geographic Origin, Migration, and Hybridization on Modern Dog Breed Development. Cell Reports 19(4):697-708, 2017. read 2026-11-04
  2. Dogtrails families, data/manual/families.json: editorial choice by breed, not a datum; drafted 2026-11-09, under review by Paul (data/manual/families.json) read 2026-11-09
  3. Wikidata Q38559 (Portuguese water dog) read 2026-11-09
  4. Dogtrails display names, data/manual/display-names.json: Draft (Claude Code, 2026-11-09). Casing only. Wikidata label "Portuguese water dog"; Parker "Portuguese Water Dog"; FCI PORTUGUESE WATER DOG (37). (data/manual/display-names.json) read 2026-11-09
  5. FCI nomenclature, standard n° 37 "PORTUGUESE WATER DOG" (unofficial export paiv/fci-breeds, commit 88aaca5) read 2026-11-09
  6. Wikidata Q45 (Portugal, P625) read 2026-11-09

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