🖤 Black Friday. Cyber Monday. Giving Tuesday. As the shopping slows down, let’s give back to what really matters — the health and future of Portuguese Water Dogs. 💙🐾 Every gift makes a difference. #PWDfoundation #GivingTuesday #HealthyPWDs

We’re thankful for your support in our mission to improve the quality of life and health of the Portuguese Water Dogs. May your day be filled with family, friends, and furry companions. Happy Thanksgiving! (Image AI generated for fun!)

Final report on work to block mosquito transmission of heartwom using a bacteria to influence the mosquitos biological processes. Unfortunately the project was not completed due to difficulty obtaining the needed bacteria species.

The PWD Foundation congratulates Dr. Poellmann. We are proud to have Drs. Poellmann and Aicher as our partners in our study to determine the prevalence of Heterobilharzia americana in the PWD. This freshwater parasite can cause serious illness in dogs. PWDs range wide across the U.S. freshwaters.

Here’s another look at what we’re learning from the Foundation’s PWD Health Survey! This snapshot shows cancer diagnoses reported by owners for more than 3,100 Portuguese Water Dogs — plus a word cloud of the most common “Other” responses. www.pwdfoundation.org/2025-health-...

Science confirms it: dogs love peanut butter — and we love science that helps keep them healthy! 🧬🐶🥜

Working on your gift list? Share the joy of life with a PWD by giving the 2026 Nutmeg Portuguese Water Dog monthly calendar. Chock full of award winning photos of PWDs living their best lives. Nutmeg generously donates calendar proceeds to the Foundation to protect the future health of all PWDs.

Learn more about veterinary clinical trials underway across the country. You can also find a link to the clinical trial registry under Resources on our PWDFoundation.org website.

November is National Pet Cancer Awareness month and includes National Lymphoma Awareness Day. Make a plan to conduct a 30-second lymph node check on your PWD—gently feel under your dog’s jaw, in front of their shoulders, and behind their back legs for any unusual swelling.

Together, we can give every Portuguese Water Dog the healthy, joyful life they deserve. Please consider making a gift today. #portuguesewaterdog #caninehealth #pwdhealth #pwdfoundation

Learn more about the progress in the effort to find curative outcomes for hemangiosarcoma. (AI-generated image for fun!) #portuguesewaterdog #caninehealth #pwdhealth #pwdfoundation

Wishing our generous donors a Happy and Safe Halloween! (AI-generated image for fun!) 🎃 #Grateful ##portuguesewaterdog #caninehealth #pwdhealth #pwdfoundation #HalloweenFun

Canine oncology drug featured in Emmy-nominated documentary | dvm360 www.dvm360.com/view/canine-...

Learn the latest on work to improve diagnosis and treatment of Mast Cell Tumors, the most common malignant canine skin tumor

🌊🐾 Welcome to the Portuguese Water Dog Foundation on BlueSky! We’re here to celebrate the breed we love — and to fund the science that keeps PWDs healthy, strong, and splashing for generations to come.