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Water dog
Water dog Wa"ter dog`
1. (Zo["o]l.) A dog accustomed to the water, or trained to
retrieve waterfowl. Retrievers, waters spaniels, and
Newfoundland dogs are so trained.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The menobranchus.
3. A small floating cloud, supposed to indicate rain.
4. A sailor, esp. an old sailor; an old salt. [Colloq.]
Meaning of water dog from wikipedia
- The
Portuguese Water Dog originated from the
Algarve region of Portugal. From
there the
breed expanded to all
around Portugal's coast,
where they were...
- A
water dog is a type of
gundog bred to
flush and
retrieve game from
water.
Water dogs are
considered the
progenitors of most
modern retriever dog breeds...
- The St. John's
water dog, also
known as the St. John's
dog or the
lesser Newfoundland, is an
extinct landrace of
domestic dog from Newfoundland. Little...
- The
Dog (狗) is
eleventh of the 12-year
cycle of
animals which appear in the
Chinese zodiac related to the
Chinese calendar. The Year of the
Dog is ****ociated...
- or
water-
dog may also
refer to:
Barbet (a.k.a.
French water dog)
Cantabrian Water Dog Lagotto Romagnolo (a.k.a.
Italian water dog)
Moscow Water Dog, extinct...
-
President Barack Obama and his
family were
given the male
Portuguese Water Dog as a gift
after months of
speculation about the
breed and
identity of...
- The
Spanish Water Dog (perro de agua español)
breed is used in
Spain as a
general purpose sheepdog and guard. It is also used
sometimes as a gundog, and...
- The
Moscow Water Dog, also
known as the
Moscow Diver,
Moscow Retriever or
Moskovsky Vodolaz, was a little-known
dog breed derived from the Newfoundland...
-
French water dog. It is a rare breed. The breed's name
comes from the
French word barbe,
meaning 'beard'. The
barbet is a
prototypic water dog, with a...
- is a pet
dog of the
Obama family, the 44th
presidential family of the
United States.
Sunny is a
female Portuguese Water Dog who was a
First Dog of the United...
