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Irish Water Spaniel
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The Irish Water Spaniel 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. The breed thrives in a working environment. They often love to please their owners, hunting and retrieving game happily. They are characterized by their curly coat, a distinctive "rat tail", and webbed feet, being very active and intelligent. They have a lifespan of about 10–12 years. Their inquisitive nature has earned them
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🐾性情
As with most breeds classed within the American Kennel Club's Sporting group, such as the various other spaniels, retrievers, setters, and pointers, the Irish Water Spaniel is, essentially, an active, willing and energetic companion. Similarly to its fellow sporting breeds, it has been bred from stock used to fetch game and return it undamaged, thus it maintains the natural instincts of loyalty and of wanting to please. The Water Spaniel has a keen sense of being a "team-player", which makes it a relatively easy breed to train and discipline from a young age. Because of its great intelligence
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A 2024 UK study found a life expectancy of 10.8 years for the breed compared to an average of 12.7 for purebreeds and 12 for crossbreeds. Some major health concerns to watch out for in the breed include hip dysplasia and other joint problems, ear infections, alopecia, and distichiasis on occasion. Hip dysplasia affects a number of dog breeds, as it is when hip joints become mis-formed that cause pain and disability. This affects about 30% of the breed. Elbow dysplasia should also be looked out for, as it affects about 18% of the breed. About 14% of the breed experiences chronic ear infections,
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The Irish Water Spaniel is a sturdy, cobby dog native to Ireland. The coat, consisting of dense curls, sheds very little. A topknot of long, loose curls grows downward from the crown of the head and often covers the eyes, with a "beard" growing at the back of the throat often being accompanied by "sideburns". The coat colour is a liver-puce to chocolate-brown hue, with a distinct "purple" undertone, not seen in many other breeds. The minimal coat shedding does not mean Irish Water Spaniels are necessarily "hypoallergenic", although people who may be allergic to dogs could potentially experienc
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The modern breed as we know it was developed in Ireland in the 1830s. There is a strong case that the breed's ancestors originated in Persia and arrived in Ireland from Spain. However, it is not known from which other breeds Irish Water Spaniels were developed, as the acknowledged father of the breed, Justin McCarthy (from Dublin), left no breeding records. A range of breeds have been suggested, based largely on superficial traits, including the Poodle, Portuguese Water Dog, Barbet, generic "old water dogs", and the now-extinct English Water Spaniel, as well as the Northern and Southern Water