Helen Clark
#7 Senator Ted Kennedy (brother of President John F. Kennedy) was an avid owner of Portuguese Water Dogs.
#8 These dogs also served a role in a more historically important event: the sailing of the Spanish Armada.
#9 They were first depicted by a monk in 1297
#10 They are friendly, gentle, dignified and alert.
#11 They nearly faced extinction.
#12 Portuguese Water Dogs are part of the Obama family.
