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Irish Water Spaniel

Height 56–61 cm 53–58 cm
Weight 25–32 kg 20–26 kg
Life span 12–14 years
Exercise 60 min/day

intelligent
clownish
independent
alert
brave
instinctive retriever

The Irish Water Spaniel is a large breed of retrieving dog from Ireland. These dogs are large in size, with a long and wavy coat of fur. They have a lively and energetic demeanor, making them excellent working dogs. They are highly trainable and intelligent, with an instinct to retrieve game. They are loyal and devoted to their family, with an independent nature that makes them well suited for retrieving and guard work.

Group: Sporting Group
Origin: Ireland, South of Ireland (Shannon area)
Coat: medium curly · liver (purplish hue)
Also known as: Whiptail, Bog Dog, and Rat-tail Spaniel
Recognized by: AKC, FCI, UKC, KC, CKC, ANKC, NZKC
Hypoallergenic: Yes
Id: f2e17571-e03c-42fe-bf13-ba20b9f96e93

Traits

Energy
Trainability
Barking
Grooming
Shedding
Drooling
Good with children
Good with dogs
Good with strangers
Apartment friendly

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

Researched from iwsca.org hillspet.com akc.org petmd.com showsightmagazine.com

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Everything above came from https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/f2e17571-e03c-42fe-bf13-ba20b9f96e93. No key, no sign up. See it in the reference.

Request

curl -s "https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/f2e17571-e03c-42fe-bf13-ba20b9f96e93"

Response

{
  "data": {
    "id": "f2e17571-e03c-42fe-bf13-ba20b9f96e93",
    "type": "breed",
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      "description": "The Irish Water Spaniel is a large breed of retrieving dog from Ireland. These dogs are large in size, with a long and wavy coat of fur. They have a lively and energetic demeanor, making them excellent working dogs. They are highly trainable and intelligent, with an instinct to retrieve game. They are loyal and devoted to their family, with an independent nature that makes them well suited for retrieving and guard work.",
      "life": {
        "max": 14,
        "min": 12
      },
      "male_weight": {
        "max": 32,
        "min": 25
      },
      "female_weight": {
        "max": 26,
        "min": 20
      },
      "hypoallergenic": true,
      "male_height": {
        "max": 61,
        "min": 56
      },
      "female_height": {
        "max": 58,
        "min": 53
      },
      "origin": {
        "region": "South of Ireland (Shannon area)",
        "country": "Ireland"
      },
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        "type": "curly",
        "colors": [
          "liver (purplish hue)"
        ],
        "length": "medium"
      },
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        "energy": 4,
        "barking": 3,
        "drooling": 2,
        "grooming": 5,
        "shedding": 2,
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          "intelligent",
          "clownish",
          "independent",
          "alert",
          "brave",
          "instinctive retriever"
        ],
        "trainability": 4,
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        "exercise_minutes": 60,
        "apartment_friendly": 2,
        "good_with_children": 4,
        "good_with_strangers": 3
      },
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        "Whiptail",
        "Bog Dog",
        "Rat-tail Spaniel"
      ],
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        "AKC",
        "FCI",
        "UKC",
        "KC",
        "CKC",
        "ANKC",
        "NZKC"
      ],
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          "url": "https://iwsca.org/Breed_Standard",
          "title": "Irish Water Spaniel Club of America - Official Standard for the Irish Water Spaniel"
        },
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          "title": "The Irish Water Spaniel Dog Breed - Hill's Pet"
        },
        {
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          "title": "Irish Water Spaniel History - AKC"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.petmd.com/dog/breeds/irish-water-spaniel",
          "title": "Irish Water Spaniel Dog Breed Health and Care - PetMD"
        },
        {
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}

The picture itself also has an endpoint: https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/f2e17571-e03c-42fe-bf13-ba20b9f96e93/image, which redirects straight to the file. See it in the reference.