Kupu Whakataki: Te Kuri Wai Potiti
Ko te Portuguese Water Dog (PWD) he momo e mohiotia ana mo te mohio, te ngohengohe, me te pono. I whakatipua tuatahitia hei kuri mahi mo nga kaihao ika, hei awhina i te tiki kupenga me nga taputapu mai i te wai. I tenei ra, kua rongonui ratou mo te whanau na te ahua o te atawhai me te aroha. Mena kei te whakaaro koe ki te kawe mai i te PWD ki to kainga, he mea nui ki te whiriwhiri i tetahi ingoa e whakaatu ana i o raatau ahuatanga me o raatau ahuatanga.
Te Hiranga o te Kowhiri i te Ingoa Tika
Ko te whiriwhiri i te ingoa tika mo to PWD he mea nui na te mea ka noho hei waahanga mo to ratau ake oranga. Ka taea e te ingoa te whakaatu i o raatau ahuatanga me o raatau ahuatanga, kia maamaa ake ai to korero ki a raatau me te whakangungu i a raatau. He mea nui ano hoki te kowhiri i tetahi ingoa e pai ana koe ki te whakamahi me te pai o te whakautu a to kuri. Ka awhina tenei ki te hanga hononga kaha i waenganui i a koe me to PWD.
Te Maramatanga ki te Ataata Mataara me te Maataki
Ko te ahua mataara me te maataki o te PWD tetahi waahanga nui o tona ahuatanga. E mohiotia ana mo te noho mataara me te whakamarumaru, ka waiho hei kuri tino pai. He tino mohio hoki ratou, e taea ai e ratou te aromatawai tere me te whakautu ki nga riri ka taea. I te wa e whiriwhiri ai koe i tetahi ingoa mo to PWD, he mea nui kia whai whakaaro ki nga ahuatanga e whakaatu ana i to ratau ahua mataara, penei i te mataara, te mataara, me te tiaki.