Water dog

Water dogs (Canis familiaris subsp. aquaticus), 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.

Water dogs have curly, sometimes corded coats. 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
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)
Nova Scotia Duck Toller
Portuguese Water Dog
Spanish Water Dog
Standard Poodle
St. John's Water Dog, extinct
Tweed Water Spaniel, extinct
Puli
Wetterhoun

Translation of "Water dog"

German: Wasserhund, Spanish: Perros de agua, Norwegian (Bokmål): Vannhunder, Swedish: Vattenhund.