Water dog

This article is about the general dog type. For specific breeds, and non-dogs,, see Water dog (disambiguation).

The standard poodle is a type of water dog.

A Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever running in water.

Water dogs are a type of gun dog bred to flush and retrieve game from water, often serving the waterfowl hunter. Strong swimming desire is a characteristic of these dogs. Some of the oldest dog breeds are water dogs. The term was originally water spaniels (a misnomer, as not all are spaniels). With the advent of kennel clubs many "water spaniels" were accepted under the names including the designation retriever rather than spaniel.

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
Boykin Spaniel
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)
Leonberger
Moscow Water Dog, extinct
Münsterländer (Large and Small)
Newfoundland
Nova Scotia Duck Toller
Otterhound
Portuguese Water Dog
Spanish Water Dog
Standard Poodle
St. John's water dog, extinct
Tweed Water Spaniel, extinct
Wetterhoun

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