How to Use Portuguese water dog in a Sentence

Portuguese water dog

noun
  • Vitt stands between her two young sons, holding their Portuguese water dog, Smokey.
    Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Barack Obama announced the death at 13 of Sunny, the former first pooch from his second presidential term and a Portuguese water dog who hated to get wet.
    Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Sunny, a 13-year-old Portuguese water dog the Obamas got in 2013 while living in the White House, died Tuesday.
    Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Obamas' first dog died five years ago The family's first dog Bo, also a Portuguese water dog, died in May 2021 following a battle with cancer.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Sunny, a rambunctious Portuguese water dog that President Barack Obama got at the start of his second term in the White House, died Tuesday at the age of 13, Obama announced.
    Amy B Wang, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2026

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