Spanish Water Dog

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The Full Spanish Water Dog Description

Indicative Breed Standard

 

General Appearance

Robust, medium sized, well muscled due to constant activity. Distinctive coat.

Characteristics

A herding, hunting and fishing dog with well developed sense of smell, sight and sound. Has great learning capability and adapts to almost all situations.

Temperament

Faithful, obedient, brave, good tempered and gay.

Head and Skull

Strong and elegant with parallel planes of skull and muzzle. Flat skull, slight stop. Occiput not prominent. Length from eye to back of skull slightly longer than from tip of nose to eye (3:2). Nose should have well open nostrils. Pigmentation of the same colour, or darker than, the coat. Corners of lips well defined.

Eyes

Medium-sized, oval shaped, neither prominent nor sunken. Very expressive. Set slightly oblique and well apart. Hazel or dark brown, depending on coat colour. Haws not visible.

Ears

Dropped, v-shaped, slightly rounded at tip; medium sized, set slightly above level of eye.

Mouth

Strong jaw with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, i.e. the upper teeth closely overlapping the lower teeth and set square to the jaw, with full dentition.

Neck

Short, muscular and without dewlap. Set well into the shoulders.

Forequarters

Good angulation of shoulder and upper arm. Well muscled. Elbows set close to body. Legs straight and parallel. Strong but not heavy bone.

Body

Level back; withers very slightly higher than level of back. Chest deep with well sprung ribs. Brisket reaching to elbows and providing important heart and lung room. Height to elbow about half height at withers. Slightly longer in body (measured from point of shoulder to point of buttock) than from withers to ground (9:8).

Hindquarters

Moderately angled. Thighs large and well muscled. Second thighs well developed. Hocks well let down.

Feet

Round, tight. Toenails may vary in colour. Strong pads.

Tail

Customarily docked or natural bobtail.
Docked: Medium set. When attentive, decidely raised, preferably never carried above level of back.
Undocked: Medium set, tapering towards the end. When extended, barely reaching the hock. At rest, carried scimitar-like. When attentive, decidely raised, preferably never carried above level of back. Never curled.

Gait/Movement

Brisk, sound and athletic, with powerful drive.

Coat

Always curled of a consistently woolly texture, forming cords when long. May be clipped overall but no aesthetic clip allowed (i.e. coat should be the same length all over).

Colour

Solid black, brown or white of various shades; black and white or brown and white (particolour) but never tricoloured.

Size

Height: dogs 44-50 cms (17½-19½ ins); bitches 40-46 cms (15½-18 ins).

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