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American Water Spaniel

Sporting Group

American Water Spaniel dog, photographed by Awsguy1
Awsguy1 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

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.

Group
Sporting Group
Origin
United States, Wisconsin / Upper Midwest (19th century)
Coat
medium curly · liver, brown, and dark chocolate
Also known as
American Brown Spaniel and AWS
Recognized by
AKC, UKC
Hypoallergenic
No
Id
46a95f0b-8b66-400d-8323-07084c36fcae

Traits

Every rating runs from 1 to 5 against dogs in general, so a 3 is an average dog rather than an average American Water Spaniel. They are researched estimates, not measurements.

Researched from americanwaterspanielclub.org ukcdogs.com en.wikipedia.org showsightmagazine.com wisdompanel.com breedscout.com

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Everything above came from https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/46a95f0b-8b66-400d-8323-07084c36fcae. No key, no sign up. See it in the reference.

Request 
curl -s "https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/46a95f0b-8b66-400d-8323-07084c36fcae"
Response 
{
  "data": {
    "id": "46a95f0b-8b66-400d-8323-07084c36fcae",
    "type": "breed",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "American Water Spaniel",
      "description": "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.",
      "life": {
        "max": 14,
        "min": 12
      },
      "male_weight": {
        "max": 20,
        "min": 15
      },
      "female_weight": {
        "max": 18,
        "min": 11
      },
      "hypoallergenic": false,
      "male_height": {
        "max": 46,
        "min": 38
      },
      "female_height": {
        "max": 46,
        "min": 38
      },
      "origin": {
        "era": "19th century",
        "region": "Wisconsin / Upper Midwest",
        "country": "United States"
      },
      "coat": {
        "type": "curly",
        "colors": [
          "liver",
          "brown",
          "dark chocolate"
        ],
        "length": "medium"
      },
      "traits": {
        "energy": 4,
        "barking": 3,
        "drooling": 1,
        "grooming": 3,
        "shedding": 2,
        "temperament": [
          "intelligent",
          "energetic",
          "eager to please",
          "affectionate",
          "alert",
          "active"
        ],
        "trainability": 4,
        "good_with_dogs": 4,
        "exercise_minutes": 60,
        "apartment_friendly": 2,
        "good_with_children": 4,
        "good_with_strangers": 4
      },
      "other_names": [
        "American Brown Spaniel",
        "AWS"
      ],
      "recognized_by": [
        "AKC",
        "UKC"
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.americanwaterspanielclub.org/breed-standard-1",
          "title": "American Water Spaniel Breed Standard — AWSC"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.ukcdogs.com/american-water-spaniel",
          "title": "Breed Standards : American Water Spaniel | United Kennel Club (UKC)"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Water_Spaniel",
          "title": "American Water Spaniel - Wikipedia"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://showsightmagazine.com/dog-breeds/american-water-spaniel/",
          "title": "American Water Spaniel Breed and Characteristics – Showsight Magazine"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.wisdompanel.com/en-us/dog-breeds/american-water-spaniel",
          "title": "American Water Spaniel Facts - Wisdom Panel"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.breedscout.com/breeds/american-water-spaniel",
          "title": "American Water Spaniel Dog Breed Information & Characteristics | BreedScout"
        }
      ],
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        },
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          }
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          }
        },
        {
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        },
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    "relationships": {
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          "type": "group"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

The picture itself also has an endpoint: https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/46a95f0b-8b66-400d-8323-07084c36fcae/image, which redirects straight to the file. See it in the reference.