Ah you see ZsX, that is where you are wrong.
I don't know if you're being serious or not, but I do know a lot about the Portuguese Water Dog, at least I hope I do, I have two of them:
What would you like to know about the PWD:
Standards? History? Origin? While I may not be an expert, I think I'm pretty qualified to discuss the PWD. After all, I have been involved with the breed for nearly 13 years..
I also don't assume that all Bull Terrier breeds are bred for blood sport, but they all descend from dogs that were, which goes back much further than 3 decades.
You also assume that I get my information from news reports that misidentify big headed dogs as Pit Bulls. Well I could understand how that assumption could fit your desire to label me as misinformed, but as you might have missed by not carefully reading my posts, I belong to other forums that discuss breeds, legislation, training, agility, etc.
I might not be a certified expert but anyone who has spent 10 seconds around me or my dogs will quickly tell you, I have a good, solid, foundation of dog knowledge, training, obedience, etc.
I don't title my dogs because I would rather spend the weekends by the pool with them. But just because I don't have a "water title" doesn't mean that my dogs can't retrieve and deliver, into my hands. I don't need a certificate to prove my abilities or the abilities of my dogs.
I'd say pictures speak a thousand words:
Furthermore, while I'm impressed that your dogs are tempearment tested, the majority are NOT. The majority of owners do not have stable dogs, know their breeders, get AKC titles, look at health or temperment tests. Bull breeds are bought and sold with little regard to any of the things you have mentioned besides those in the minority like yourself..
Bull breeds DO NOT BELONG in the hands of the average or even experinced dog owners. They belong in the hands of professionals only... At least that's what the Bull breed owners above say.... Their words, not mine..
p.s. - I wouldn't challenge me or my dogs to any test competitions... Until you've seen my dogs at work, you couldn't begin to understand how much you underestimated me/them....