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The English Water Spaniel is a breed of dog that has been extinct since the first part of the 20th century, with the last specimen seen in the 1930s. It was best known for its use in hunting waterfowl and for being able to dive as well as a duck.
Descending from the now-extinct English water spaniel and the poodle, and bred to retrieve ducks originally, the curly-coat has innate swimming instincts. 18. Australian shepherd dog
Breed Alternate name(s) Country of origin Image American Water Spaniel: American Brown Spaniel & American Brown Water Spaniel United States: Barbet: French Water Dog France: Cantabrian Water Dog: Perro de agua cantábrico, Perro de lanas & Merlucero Spain: English Water Spaniel † Water Dog & Water Rug England: Irish Water Spaniel: Whiptail ...
The American Water Spaniel (often abbreviated to AWS) is a breed of spaniel which originated in the United States. It was developed in the state of Wisconsin during the 19th century from a number of other breeds, including the Irish and English Water Spaniels .
According to the American Water Spaniel Club, this is a rare breed with only 3,000 in existence, mainly in the US. It is extremely uncommon to find an American water spaniel in other countries.
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The English spaniel is a superior and very pure breed. The King Charles is a small variety of the spaniel used as a lapdog. The water spaniels, large and small, differ from the common spaniel only in the roughness of their coats, and in uniting the aquatic propensities of the Newfoundland dog with the fine hunting qualities of their own race ...
Water spaniel (capitalized in the names of standardized breeds) was originally a term for water dogs generally, and today refer to several different breeds of water dogs that actually are spaniels, such as: American Water Spaniel; English Water Spaniel, extinct; Irish Water Spaniel; Tweed Water Spaniel, extinct