Comparison: Romagna Water Dog and Spanish Water Dog

Romagna Water Dog and Spanish Water Dog are marked as similar in our database. The table compares only the data we have on the breeds.

Romagna Water Dog
Photo: Entheta, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Spanish Water Dog
Photo: Natalia Ricci, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Romagna Water DogSpanish Water Dog
FCI group8. Retrievers, flushing dogs and water dogs8. Retrievers, flushing dogs and water dogs
Country of originItalySpain
CategoryMediumMedium
Height at withers41–48 cm40–50 cm
Weight11–16 kg14–22 kg
Recognition features
  • Dense woolly coat of tight ring-shaped curls with visible undercoat
  • Abundant eyebrows, whiskers and beard, eyes never covered by hair
  • Square body and rustic appearance
  • Always curly, woolly coat that may form cords when long
  • White, black, chestnut or bicoloured (white with black or brown)
  • Rustic, rather elongated athletic dog with triangular drooping ears
CoatWoolly, semi-rough textured coat of tight ring curls with visible undercoat, waterproof; felted hair must be removed periodically and the clipped coat must not exceed two to three centimetres. Off-white solid, white with brown or orange patches, orange or brown roan, brown in various shades, or orange; some dogs have a brown mask and tan markings are allowed.Always curly and woolly; curly when short, may form cords when long. Complete even clipping is accepted. Colours: solid (white, black, chestnut in their shades) or bicoloured (white and black or white and brown); tricolours and black and tan or hazelnut and tan are not admitted.
PurposeOriginally a retrieving water dog of the marshlands of Comacchio and Ravenna, today primarily a truffle-searching dog.Used as a shepherd dog, hunting dog and assistant to the fisherman.

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