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Size and lifespan
- Size
- Spanish Water DogMedium
- Typical adult height
- Spanish Water Dog40–50 cm
- Typical adult weight
- Spanish Water Dog14–22 kg
- Typical lifespan
- Spanish Water Dogfrom 10 years
Exercise and care
- Exercise
- Spanish Water DogModerate: typically around an hour a day
- Energy
- Spanish Water DogLively
- Grooming
- Spanish Water DogSeveral times a week
- Shedding
- Spanish Water DogTends to shed little
- Training
- Spanish Water DogUsually eager to learn
Home life
- Home
- Spanish Water DogUsually happier in a house
- Garden
- Spanish Water DogA garden is helpful
Living with others
- Children
- Spanish Water DogOften good with children, with supervision
- Other dogs
- Spanish Water DogUsually sociable with other dogs
- Cats and small pets
- Spanish Water DogOften lives with cats when introduced carefully
These are typical breed tendencies from reviewed sources, never a promise about an individual dog. Read each guide for the detail and ask the breeder or rescue about the dog you are considering.