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 is skilled at retrieval from water. The breed's life expectancy is thought to be about 14 years. Recent health testing has uncovered the following issues: Portuguese and Spanish water dogs are clearly related and have a common ancestor. The SWD has been known by many other names such as 'Perro Turco', 'Laneto', 'Perro Patero', 'Perro Rizado', 'Churro', 'Barbeta', and, most recently, 'Perro de Agua Español' (literally Spanish Dog of Water, i.e., Spanish Water Dog).
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