The American Water Spaniel is a medium-sized breed of dog that was originally bred in the United States for hunting waterfowl. They are intelligent, energetic, and eager to please, and make excellent hunting dogs.
At a glance
- Life expectancy
- 12–14 years
- Weight
- Male 15–20 kg · Female 11–18 kg
- Height at withers
- Male 38–46 cm · Female 38–46 cm
- Origin
- 19th century · United States
- Coat
- curly, medium
- Colors
- liver, brown, dark chocolate
- Hypoallergenic
- No
- Other names
- American Brown Spaniel, AWS
- Recognized by
- AKC, UKC
Traits
Energy
Barking
Shedding
Grooming
Drooling
Trainability
With children
With other dogs
With strangers
Apartment friendly
Daily exercise60 min per day