Comparison: Irish Water Spaniel and Pont-Audemer Spaniel

Irish Water Spaniel and Pont-Audemer Spaniel are marked as similar in our database. The table compares only the data we have on the breeds.

Irish Water Spaniel
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Pont-Audemer Spaniel
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Irish Water SpanielPont-Audemer Spaniel
FCI group8. Retrievers, flushing dogs and water dogs7. Pointing dogs
Country of originIrelandFrance
CategoryMediumMedium
Height at withers51–59 cm52–58 cm
Recognition features
  • Dense, tight crisp ringlets in a rich puce-liver colour
  • Smooth face and a V-shaped smooth patch on the throat, with curls on neck and body
  • Distinctive "rat tail"
  • Curly, slightly ruffled coat in brown or brown-grey mottled colour
  • Very curly topknot on the skull and long ears with curly hair forming a wig-like frame around the head
  • Stocky, vigorous build with a long, arched muzzle and brown nose
CoatDense, tight, crisp ringlets entirely free from woolliness but with a natural oiliness; neck covered with curls, throat smooth in a V-shaped patch, forelegs abundantly feathered. A very rich puce liver; white on the chest is objectionable.Curly, slightly ruffled coat; colour brown, preferably brown and grey mottled with dead-leaf glints. The tail and breeches are furnished with curly hair.
PurposeA versatile gundog traditionally the choice of the wildfowler; it adapts to most forms of shooting, hunts, often points, and retrieves readily from heavy cover.–

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