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	Pont-Audemer Spaniel
FCI group	8. Retrievers, flushing dogs and water dogs	7. Pointing dogs
Country of origin	Ireland	France
Category	Medium	Medium
Height at withers	51–59 cm	52–58 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
Coat	Dense, 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.
Purpose	A 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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