Portuguese water dog
noun
: any of a breed of medium-sized robust dogs that have a large broad head and curly or wavy coat and are strong swimmers
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The outlet reports that the Portuguese water dog, Betty, was found by a cleaner in a plastic storage bin in a bathtub.
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
The black and white Portuguese water dog, who joined the first family in the White House in April 2009, was the last presidential pet before President Joe Biden's dogs, Major and Champ, joined the White House earlier this year.
—Mark Osborne, ABC News, 8 May 2021
Bo, a Portuguese water dog given to the Obama children, Sasha and Malia, by Sen. Ted Kennedy and his wife Victoria in 2009, was roughly 12 years old.
—NBC News, 8 May 2021
All three variants produce a coat like that of the Portuguese water dog adopted by the First Family.
—Rebecca Coffey, Discover Magazine, 5 Oct. 2010
The Obamas also have another Portuguese water dog, Sunny.
—Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN, 8 May 2021
The Obama family eventually settled on a purebred black-and-white Portuguese water dog named Bo.
—Nick Thomas, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2023
This Portuguese water dog is worried about ocean acidification.
—Jake Goldwasser, The New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2022
The Obama's Bo, a male Portuguese water dog, joined the family at the White House in April 2009.
—Leanne Italie, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2022
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
The black and white Portuguese water dog, who joined the first family in the White House in April 2009, was the last presidential pet before President Joe Biden's dogs, Major and Champ, joined the White House earlier this year.
—Mark Osborne, ABC News, 8 May 2021
Bo, a Portuguese water dog given to the Obama children, Sasha and Malia, by Sen. Ted Kennedy and his wife Victoria in 2009, was roughly 12 years old.
—NBC News, 8 May 2021
All three variants produce a coat like that of the Portuguese water dog adopted by the First Family.
—Rebecca Coffey, Discover Magazine, 5 Oct. 2010
The Obamas also have another Portuguese water dog, Sunny.
—Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN, 8 May 2021
The Obama family eventually settled on a purebred black-and-white Portuguese water dog named Bo.
—Nick Thomas, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2023
This Portuguese water dog is worried about ocean acidification.
—Jake Goldwasser, The New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2022
The Obama's Bo, a male Portuguese water dog, joined the family at the White House in April 2009.
—Leanne Italie, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2022
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“Portuguese water dog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Portuguese%20water%20dog. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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