Spanish Waterdogs at work
The Spanish Waterdog originally was used
in Spain for a variety of work. The most important tasks the Spanish Waterdog
had were:
- herding of sheep/goats/pigs
- hunting dog
- assistant of fishermen
They assisted in setting the nets,
retrieving lost tackle, working the lines both in and out of the water, and
protecting the catch once dockside.
This is why a Spanish Waterdog is an all-round dog and has wonderful working
abilities.
Nowadays the Spanish Waterdog mainly is held as a dog for companion, but in the
south of Spain they are still being used for herding goats and pigs.
Because of the the wonderful working abilities and will to please we see the SWD
more and more in all kinds of dog sports, like agility and flyball. Every year
the Spanish Waterdogclub organizes in Spain International Trials for the Spanish
Waterdog. The trials contain a variety of elements like retrieving, rescuing and
taking different kind of obstacles.We ourselves train our dogs: obedience and
agility and we train our dogs for these trials.
Down here you can find a number of photo's of our and other Spanish
Waterdogs at work.
Rescuing
Shira en Chico "rescue" Dennis from the water (practice for the
trials)
and here Dennis "rescued" in Spain by several dogs
during the trials of 2006 !!
Diving
Turca (owner Antonio) is retrieving an object from
his swimming pool
and here you can see our own Chico in action,
diving up an object:
Retrieving in the water
Shira takes a jump !
and this way is also possible !! (Chico):
Herding
Spain 2006
Showing
Gelt with Shira on a show
Shira shows that climbing a ladder a piece of cake is for her
Chico practices a lane of obstacles for the trials
Very enthusiastic to go into the water:
Rescuing-part during the trials in Arcos de la Frontera 2006