Spanish Water Dog
The Spanish Water Dog is a breed of dog developed by the shepherds in Spain as a multi-purpose herder who was also used sometimes as a gundog, as well as an assistant to fishermen.
The Spanish Water Dog is a medium size, athletic, robust dog that is slightly
longer than tall. Their tails are usually docked in the US, but undocked tails
are not a fault in show dogs if the dog was bred in a non-docking country.
The head should be strong and carried with elegance. The skull is flat and the
top is parallel with the top of the muzzle. The nose, eye-rims and paw pads are
the same color as the darkest part of the coat or darker. The eyes are
expressive and set fairly wide apart. They should be hazel, chestnut or dark
brown in color, depending on the coat color. The ears are set at medium height
on the skull, and are triangular.
It has a distinctive curly coat which is woolly in texture and may form cords
when long. The coat of the Spanish Water Dog should not be clipped or groomed
for aesthetic purposes. Instead, it should look entirely natural, as though it
is not groomed at all. It should never be trimmed, but sheared down at least
once a year. Spanish Water Dog puppies are always born with curly hair.
The Spanish Water Dog can be seen in a variety of colors. It may be black,
beige, brown, white or bicolor where the second color is white (brown and white
or black and white). Tri-colored Spanish Water Dog dogs are strictly prohibited
by the currently held (world-wide) standards for the breed as are black and tan
or brown and tan color combinations
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