Written By: Mobin
Intelligent and eager to please, the Labrador Retriever is the most popular dog breed that excels at water sports due to its history of retrieving ducks.
Similar to the Labrador Retriever, Golden Retrievers live up to their name by reliably retrieving birds shot down over lakes and rivers.
Available in three sizes, Poodles are very smart, athletic dogs that tend to enjoy swimming, dock diving and other water sports.
Bred to herd fish into nets and retrieve lost gear, the Portuguese Water Dog has a waterproof coat and webbed feet perfect for swimming.
A very large working breed from Canada, the Newfoundland has a heavy double coat, webbed feet and incredible strength for water rescue.
With a thick, wavy waterproof coat, the Chesapeake Bay Retriever was originally bred to hunt waterfowl in cold conditions.
The Boykin Spaniel is a medium-sized hunting dog and strong swimmer that excels at waterfowl retrieving in rivers and swamplands.