Frisian water dog/ Wetterhoun

Traditionally used as a hunting dog for hunting small mammals and waterfowl in the province of Fryslan in the Netherlands, the breed is an excellent gun dog, effective as both a land and water retriever... its strong will and natural guarding abilities make early training a requirement. The breed standard describes the breed's temperament as reserved and "an ideal guard-dog"... though never aggressive, which makes it an excellent family-dog.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wetterhoun

NVSW - Nederlandse Vereniging voor Stabij- en Wetterhounen (English)

https://www.nvsw.nl/english/index.php?sp=220
https://www.nvsw.nl/uploads/Wetterhoun-Engels.pdf
This pamphlet is available in several languages: https://www.nvsw.nl/index.php?sp=277

FCI: FCI MODEL FOR THE WETTERHOUN (elaboration on the Breed Standard)

http://www.fci.be/Nomenclature/Education/221g08-PRE-en.pdf

Otterhoun
Dutch Spaniel
Friesischer Wasserhund
Friisinvesikoira

Wetterhoun

Netherlands:

Nederlandse Vereniging voor Stabijhoun en Wetterhoun: https://www.nvsw.nl/
             De Wetterhoun Vereniging Nederland: https://dwvn.nl/

The basis of breed/conformation shows is the judging of pedigree dogs against the 'Breed Standard', which is a picture in words that describes the range of features that are deemed appropriate for the breed.

FCI (Federation Cynologique Internationale)

This breed is not yet recognized by The Kennel Club (UK) or by the AKC.

1. See the Breeding Strategy
Wetterhounen Breeding Policy Plan 2013-2028 (in Dutch)
https://www.nvsw.nl/uploads/downloads/Wetterfokbeleid/Fokbeleidsplan Wetterhoun versie dec_2018.pdf

2. NVSW's ZooEasy database information: https://www.nvsw.nl/index.php?sp=46

Health/Breeding Strategy Documents and Links:

See the club's website for health testing requirements for the Wetterhoun.

Wetterhounen Breeding Policy Plan 2013-2028 (in Dutch)
https://www.nvsw.nl/uploads/downloads/Wetterfokbeleid/Fokbeleidsplan Wetterhoun versie dec_2018.pdf

De Wetterhoun Vereniging Nederland (DWVN) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dwvn.nl/

Verfuurden, B., Wempe, F., Reinink, P. et al. Severe combined immunodeficiency in Frisian Water Dogs caused by a RAG1 mutation. Genes Immun 12, 310–313 (2011) doi:10.1038/gene.2011.6

• https://www.nature.com/articles/gene20116

We are listing sites for breed clubs with health or other information that might be helpful. Follow links below.

Rare breed - estimate of population ~ 1000 worldwide - primarily located in The Netherlands.

Netherlands: Nederlandse Vereniging voor Stabijhoun en Wetterhoun: https://www.nvsw.nl/
                        De Wetterhoun Vereniging Nederland: https://dwvn.nl/
Finland: Suomen Spanieliliitto ry: http://spanieliliitto.org/