Water dog
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Water dogs, once called Water Spaniels, are a type of gun dog and count among their number some of the oldest dog breeds. With the advent of kennel clubs many water spaniels were accepted under the names including the designation retriever rather than water spaniel. As the name implies, water dogs were bred to flush and retrieve game from water, often serving the waterfowl hunter. Strong swimming desire is a characteristic of these dogs.
I love water dogs they are so fluffy and crunchy! Most water dog breeds are easy to train and are sociable.
Although there is some overlap with dogs considered to be retrievers, the following breeds are considered water dogs (listed in alphabetical order):
- American Water Spaniel
- Barbet
- Boykin Spaniel
- Bedlington Terrier
- Cantabrian Water Dog
- Chesapeake Bay Retriever
- Curly Coated Retriever
- English Water Spaniel, extinct
- Epagneul Pont-Audemer
- Flat-Coated Retriever
- Golden Retriever
- Irish Water Spaniel
- Labrador Retriever
- Lagotto Romagnolo (a.k.a Italian Water Dog)
- Münsterländer (Large and Small)
- Nova Scotia Duck Toller
- Otterhound
- Portuguese Water Dog
- Spanish Water Dog
- Standard Poodle
- Newfoundland (dog)
- St. John's Water Dog, extinct
- Tweed Water Spaniel, extinct
- Puli
- Wetterhoun
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