Spanish Water Dog

Although the Spanish Water Dog was primarily a retriever of wildfowl, he has also traditionally been used as a herder of sheep. His thick coat, a feature of the breed, requires clipping once or twice each year.

(Source: The Kennel Club)

The German Kennel Club (VDH). (Hint: your browser should be able to Translate to English, at least for text (e.g., right click in Google Chrome or Internet Explorer).)

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• Perro de agua español

Country of origin: Spain

There are numerous breed standards.

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.

Three of the major international standards are:

The American Kennel Club

The Kennel Club, UK

FCI (Federation Cynologique Internationale)

1. Swedish Insurance Data Breed-specific information on rates of disease and death from Agria Pet Insurance (Agria Djurförsäkring) is available for many breeds.

This breed has information on Veterinary Care and Life Insurance.

Agria Breed Profile - 2006-2011 - Spanish Water Dog

Agria Breed Profile - 2011-2016 - Spanish Water Dog

Health/Breeding Strategy Documents and Links:

1. The Kennel Club, UK: Breed Watch
2. Sweden: Breed-specific Breeding Strategies: (in Swedish) and/ or English summary
3. Finland: JTO (Finnish Kennel Club Database)

Health Surveys

• Spanish Water Dog Club (UK): SWDC Health Survey Report 2017 :
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• Spanish Water Dog Club (UK): SWDC Health Survey Report 2014 :
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HGTD Spanish Water Dog

Research Article: TECPR2 Associated Neuroaxonal Dystrophy in Spanish Water Dogs

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

UK: The Spanish Water Dog Club
USA: Spanish Water Dog Club of America
Finland: Vesikoirat ry - Espanjanvesikoira

Sweden: Svenska Perro De Agua Español Klubben