Irish Water Spaniel
20–23 in tall · medium curly coat
Next to the average dog it is quiet, low-shedding, playful, and easy to train. Day to day it needs a moderate amount of exercise.
Find out if a Irish Water Spaniel suits youA good fit if…
- this is your first dog — the scores point to a manageable one
- you would rather not vacuum daily
Think twice if…
- the dog would be alone and unoccupied
Trait profile
Scored 1–5. A blank means the trait is not recorded for this breed.
About the breed
The Irish Water Spaniel (Irish: An Spáinnéar Uisce) is a breed of dog that is the tallest of the spaniels. It is one of Ireland's nine native dog breeds, also known as a "bog-dog". As a common hunting dog, they were often kept by historic landowning classes along with minor gentry, who commonly hunted and shot game. Performing a wide range of skills, such as the combined duties of pointers, setters, retrievers, and spaniels, they were a good fit for people who were unable to keep a team of dogs.— English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
