Precautions for raising Portuguese water dogs

Tips for raising a Portuguese Water Dog:

1. Balanced nutrition. Feeding a single meat diet will not only lead to malnutrition in Portuguese water dogs, but also increase its chances of suffering from rickets. Therefore, we must feed it with balanced nutrition. We need to feed a little meat, vegetables, fruits and other foods every day. Meet its daily needs for various nutrients.

2. Feed calcium powder. No matter what kind of dog it is, it is necessary to properly feed calcium powder to Portuguese water dogs when it is a puppy, which can promote its bone growth and make it grow healthier.

3. Proper exercise. Proper exercise can not only increase its body's own resistance, but also exercise can make the calcium powder it eats easier to absorb and digest.

4. Always bask in the sun. Basking in the sun can also promote the absorption and digestion of calcium in its body. The ultraviolet rays of the sun can also kill the bacteria on the dog and reduce the parasites on the dog. The Portuguese water dog can grow healthier.

5. It is strictly forbidden to feed seafood and fish. Since the Portuguese water dog lived at sea for a long time before, it may be more interested in seafood fish. But pay attention, these things are not good for it. It is best not to feed it like salted fish, dried small fish and shrimp, and bacon.

6. Portuguese water dogs cannot eat onions, chocolate, milk, etc., and they should not eat too much spicy food. It can cause gastrointestinal problems such as diarrhea and vomiting.

7. Small and sharp bones cannot be given to it: small and sharp bones such as chicken, duck, fish, etc. cannot be given to it. These bones will scratch the stomach of the Portuguese water dog.