The Portuguese Water Dog has a relatively high IQ. Although it does not rank as high as the Portuguese Water Dog in the world dog breed IQ rankings, as a well-known working dog breed, the Portuguese Water Dog has always been favored by owners because of its strong learning and working abilities. Welcome, it is also recognized as one of the highly intelligent dog breeds, but the Portuguese Water Dog is relatively niche and not many people keep it, so many people may not have been exposed to this dog breed.

How to make the Portuguese Water Dog smarter:

1. Train the dog more. The best period for training is before a dog is 1 year old. At this time, the dog's personality has not yet been finalized. If the owner strengthens the training, the dog can have a greater sense of identification with the owner, and even gradually develop the dog's self-learning ability. It can also help your dog’s personality stabilize. Once the dog's sense of identification and trust with its owner deepens, the dog will seriously cooperate with the owner for further learning. Therefore, if you want your dog to be smarter, good training is the foundation.

2. Talk to your dog more. Studies have proven that if the owner can communicate well with the dog, the dog's IQ will be greatly improved.

3. Dog-raising attitude. If the owner wants to make the dog smarter, in addition to training and communicating with the dog more, the owner should also face up to his own attitude towards raising a dog. Treat the dog as a friend and let the dog participate in the owner's life more. The owner will bring the dog with him whenever he can. In the process of playing and even socializing with the owner, the dog's self-learning ability can be greatly cultivated, so the dog Dogs are smarter.