water dogs
Swimming breed group
Water dogs are dogs bred to work in and around water, typically retrieving waterfowl for hunters.
Breeds like Portuguese water dogs, Irish water spaniels, and Labrador retrievers share traits suited to swimming—webbed feet, water-resistant coats, and strong builds.
By extension, a water dog is anyone comfortable in the water: She's a real water dog—learned to swim before she could walk.
- spanielFloppy-eared gun dog
- poodleCurly-coated intelligent breed
- retrieverDog trained to fetch game
- barbetStocky tropical bird
- wetSaturated with liquid
wet fur · curly coat · double coat · breed · waterproof · cold resistance · setter · shake · working breed · hunters · duck hunting · bird hunting · duck blind · swimmer · webbed feet · gundog · tail · canine
- fetchersretrievers, labs, golden retrievers, goldens, gofers