To stay healthy and fit, American
Water Spaniels need an hour of vigorous exercise every day, in the form of running, swimming, hunting, or backyard games, especially fetch.
The Irish
Water Spaniel needs a daily swim, walk, romp or play.
Curly coats take a little extra work, and the Irish
Water Spaniel needs a detailed combing two or three times a week to prevent mats or even dreadlock - like cords.
Not exact matches
The Irish
Water Spaniel can be a wonderful family dog but also
needs a job to do, even if it is as simple as bringing in the morning newspaper.
Bedlington Terriers are smaller than the Irish
Water Spaniel and Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier, but they have short coats which
need to be brushed a few times a week to prevent tangling.
Irish
Water Spaniels do thrive in water, and it is a great way to make sure they are getting the exercise they
Water Spaniels do thrive in
water, and it is a great way to make sure they are getting the exercise they
water, and it is a great way to make sure they are getting the exercise they
need.
Dogs that
need to be de-shed include breeds from Poodles to Irish
Water Spaniels.
Grooming: Your American
Water Spaniel's waterproof coat
needs regular weekly brushing.
Irish
Water Spaniels also
need a lot of activity — at least an hour a day of strenuous exercise, plus a short training session.
Brushing about twice weekly is all that is
needed to keep the
water spaniel's coat in good shape.