Group 4 went to an Irish
Water Spaniel named GCH Whistlestop's Riley on Fire, bred by Colleen McDaniel and Stacy J. Duncan.
Not exact matches
Slightly larger dogs became known as cockers (for the woodcocks they flushed in the field) and field
spaniels, and the largest of the group became the
water spaniels and springers,
named for the skills they possessed.
Their
name is thought to be a contraction of Barbichon, due to their descent from the Barbet or
Water Spaniel.
Hickory — full
name Foxcliffe Hickory Wind — beat out the other finalists: a Pekingese, a Shar - pei, a bearded collie, a black cocker
spaniel, a Portuguese
water dog and a smooth fox terrier.
Two
spaniel breeds include «
water» in their
name.
If the
name of your breed contains the word «
water,» like the Portuguese Water Dog or the Irish Water Spaniel, it's a pretty good bet that your furry friend will happily paddle without instruc
water,» like the Portuguese
Water Dog or the Irish Water Spaniel, it's a pretty good bet that your furry friend will happily paddle without instruc
Water Dog or the Irish
Water Spaniel, it's a pretty good bet that your furry friend will happily paddle without instruc
Water Spaniel, it's a pretty good bet that your furry friend will happily paddle without instruction.
The breed
names of
Spaniels in the Sporting Group are the American
Water Spaniel, Boykin
Spaniel, Clumber
Spaniel, Cocker
Spaniel, English Cocker
Spaniel, English Springer
Spaniel, Field
Spaniel, Irish
Water Spaniel, Sussex
Spaniel, and the Welsh Springer
Spaniel.
Don't be fooled by the
name — the Bichon Frise is thought to have roots in Tenerife, having descended from the
Water Spaniel.
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Water Spaniel
Any breed with the
name «
water» in it — like a Water Spaniel or Portuguese Water Dog — is a good
water» in it — like a
Water Spaniel or Portuguese Water Dog — is a good
Water Spaniel or Portuguese
Water Dog — is a good
Water Dog — is a good bet.
By the 1600s, references to Rat - Tail
Spaniels, Whip - Tail
Spaniels, and even the actual
name Irish
Water Spaniel were all occasionally mentioned in print, and supposedly, someone presented the King of France with an Irish
Water Spaniel.
One particular dog
named Boatswain, in the 1800s, had such an influence on the breed that he is credited with being the progenitor of the Irish
Water Spaniel as we know it.
The original 1868 cross that became the foundation for the breed was between an undetermined breed of yellow retriever stud
named Nous and a Tweed
Water Spaniel bitch
named Belle.
He trained the dog,
named Nous, to retrieve birds, and it went so well that he decided to breed Nous with a type of
water spaniel that no longer exists.
According to the AKC, the adorable little Bichon or ``... Bichon Frise descended from the Barbet or
Water Spaniel, from which came the
name «Barbichon» later shortened to «Bichon».