Spanish Water Dog — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

Spanish Water Dog — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

Facts below are extracted verbatim field-values and section headings from the official AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale) breed standard. The standard text is copyrighted by the respective registry; only factual data points and outline headings are quoted, not descriptive narrative. Source: https://www.akc.org / https://www.fci.be.

Facts (verbatim field values from the official standard)

• ORIGIN: Spain.
• FCI-St. N° 336 / 11.10.2019
• FCI-CLASSIFICATION: Group 8 Retrievers - Flushing Dogs - Water Dogs.
• WEIGHT: Height at withers: males 44 to 50 cm, females 40 to 46 cm.
• Coat: The rustic coat is a hallmark of the breed.
• Color: The Spanish Water Dog may be solid (in its various shades of black, brown, beige, or white), Irish-marked or parti-color where one of the colors must be white.
• Temperament: The Spanish Water Dog is faithful, obedient, lively, hard-working, and watchful.

Standard outline (section headings)

• roughly pencil-thin cords that are distinct from those of other breeds in their degree of felting:
• Disqualifications:
• FEDERATION CYNOLOGIQUE INTERNATIONALE (AISBL)
• DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICIAL VALID
• IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS:
• CRANIAL REGION:
• LIMBS
• FOREQUARTERS:
• HINDQUARTERS:
• COAT
• Colour :
• SIZE AND WEIGHT:
• SEVERE FAULTS :
• DISQUALIFYING FAULTS :