Dogs

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Spain

MOST SUITED AS Water dog, herding dog, and family pet.

SIZE
The shoulder-height is 40 - 50cm (15 1/2 - 19 1/2in) for dogs and 38 - 45cm (15 - 17 1/2in) for bitches.

COAT
The curly, woolly, and weather protective coat should form cords when it becomes longer. The most usual colours are brown, black, white, black and white, or brown and white.

CARE REQUIRED
This dog needs little grooming. Unlike the Puli or Komondor which have similar coats, the cords form themselves. It is permissible to cut the cords short.

CHARACTER
The Perro de Agua Espanol is an active, friendly, and intelligent dog that is eager to learn, playful, sociable, vigilant, and enterprising.

TRAINING
This breed learns new instructions quickly so that training should present no major problems.

SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR
These dogs usually get along with other dogs and with children and other animals without problems. They need to get to know cats so that the company of them will also cause no difficulties. They will warn of danger but little more.

EXERCISE
This breed has fairly substantial exercise demands. They like to swim, enjoy retrieving, and usually perform well in both obedience competitions and at fly-ball.