FAQ

Adopting a dog is a long-term commitment that requires careful consideration of your lifestyle, finances, and home environment. Prepare for ongoing care, training, and patience as your new pet adjusts.

The Irish Water Spaniel can be among the calmer spaniel breeds when properly exercised, though it has an energetic and playful side as well.

Irish Water Spaniel puppies typically cost between $1,200 and $2,000 depending on breeder reputation, lineage, and location.

The Irish Water Spaniel is generally calm, affectionate with family, and reserved around strangers, though also energetic and needing regular exercise.

Irish Water Spaniel puppies typically cost between $1,200 and $2,000, depending on breeder reputation, lineage, and location.

The Irish Water Spaniel can be among the calmer spaniel breeds when properly exercised, though it has an energetic and playful side as well.

Irish Water Spaniel puppies typically cost between $1,200 and $2,000 depending on breeder reputation, lineage, and location.

Irish Water Spaniels can make good watchdogs and will bark to alert their owners, but they are not known to be excessively vocal.

Yes, Irish Water Spaniels are considered high maintenance due to their grooming needs, exercise requirements, and need for regular training and socialization.

While both breeds are intelligent water retrievers, the Irish Water Spaniel is larger, has a distinct liver-colored curly coat, a smooth 'rat tail', and a clownish personality.