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The American Water Spaniel is a hardy dog that is
muscular and active. His head is in proportion to
the body but is fairly long. It has a square
looking muzzle. This has a wide nose with large
nostrils that are black or can be brown. The
teeth are of level bite or scissor bite. The eyes
are yellow-brown in colour and can shade down to
dark brown. Their eyes are wide and seem to show
great personality. Their ears are set at eye
level and are covered in curls, long and hanging
down. Their legs are of medium length. Their coat
colours can vary from liver brown, chocolate. You
can get a little white on the toes and chest.
Their coat is double and can be curly or wavy.
They have a lovely well feathered tail that is
thick at the base and runs out to a point. They
live for around 15 years. They are 15 to 18
inches in height.

History: The American Water Spaniel dog was
developed in America in the 18th century. It has
been an all round hunting and farm dog. It is
from the areas of Minnesota and Wisconsin, mainly
in the great lake area. The breed comes from the
Irish water spaniel and Curly-coated retriever.
The American water spaniel was the first to be
able to retrieve from the water in America. They
make a great bird dog, as they have an incredible
nose, and they can collect from most terrains,
like lakes, swamps woods and rivers. They are
excellent at flushing out game. As the name
implies they are great swimmers. While it is true
this breed is on the decline, the exact numbers
are not known due to the wide use of this dog,
and they are not always registered. They are the
state dog of Wisconsin.

Temperament: The American Water Spaniel dog loves
to work; it is easy to train and is quick to
learn. It makes a great companion and is a good
guard dog. This dog is friendly and good with
children, providing that you have a well
established leader role. This dog needs firm but
quiet and calm training as it is sensitive. Party
due to their timidity it is wise to socialize
this breed early in life with other dogs to avoid
aggression later in life. This dog loves
attention. Some are known to snore. If they do
not get the mental and physical exercising, they
need, they can become barkers, a lot.
Furthermore, they can become hyper.

Health issues: The American Water Spaniel dog has
little health issues in comparison to other
breeds of dogs and skin problems are in some
lines of the American water spaniel.

Grooming: There is little work required for the
American Water Spaniel breed. You will need to
groom this dog twice a week. Use a brush and or a
comb. Although this is a water dog do not be
fooled into thinking you can bath this breed as
often as you wish, this is not the case as if
over bathed you can strip out the dog's coats
natural oils coursing dry skin. The dog due to
the natural oils has a distanced odour, this is
natural and should not be bathed out.

Living conditions: The American Water Spaniel dog
likes to roam and so need at least an average
size garden. They need a lot of exercise so will
need long walks daily. They can live in an
apartment, but you have to walk them well.

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