Portuguese Water Dog for everyone. Because of their intelligence and working drive, they require regular intensive exercise as well as mental challenges. They are gentle and patient — but not "couch potatoes", and boredom can cause them to become destructive. One theory proposes that some of the dogs left the Asian steppes with the Goths, a confederation of German tribes. Some, (the Ostrogoths), went west and their dogs became the German poodle, called in German the poodle-hund or puddle-dog—that is, water-dog. Others, the Visigoths, went south to fight the Romans, and their dogs became the Lion Dog, groomed in the traditional lion cut.
Philippine Dog Athletics Association the organization is to promote the growth of the sport of dog agility in the country and assist the groups that wish to get started in it. 1. http://www.phildogagility.org/ Philippine Dog Athletics Association The Philippine Dog Athletics Association (PDAA) is the lead authority on the sport of dog agility in the Philippines. Founded on August 28, 2005 in General Santos City, the Philippine Dog Athletics Association is an organization composed of the country’s top dog training clubs and schools. These are the K9 Obedience Club of Negros (Bacolod), the Socksargen Canine Sports Club (General Santos), the ASG K9 Obedience Club