Barbet French Water Dogs

Facts about Barbet Dogs, "Scientific name for Barbet Dog, or domestic canine, is Canis lupus familiaris".
Barbet (French Water Dogs) is a dog breed that is native to France. These are water dogs, so they also commonly called as the French Water Dogs. Similar to poodles, a group of recognized dog breeds, the Barbet (French Water Dogs) breeds are susceptible to hip dysplasia. However, the hazard of a Barbet dog developing hip dysplasia can be reduced to a great extent by systematically verifying the purebreds and health consents in both the sire and dam of the dog.

History

The Barbet dog breed is a vital part of dog history, and a lot of familiar dog breeds have Barbet in their lineage. According to the geography and necessity, the Barbet dog is linked through the centuries in a range of capacities, and as a pet dog, but it is more connected as a versatile working dog. The name Barbet turned into a general name for a dog all through centuries, with an elongated, coiled, and woolly coat.

The 'Grand Barbet' portrayed in the book of Count George Louis Buffon, Histoire Naturelle in 1750 is considered to be the original resource of the different water dog breeds, such as Poodle, American Water Spaniel, Portuguese Water Dog, etc. The real origin of the Barbet dog breed is lost in ancient times, but most likely roots from corded flocking stock.

Features

The Barbet Dog is an average-sized water dog and it is a rare dog breed. Generally, male Barbet dogs are taller and heavier than the female ones, with the height, varying from 21 inches to 25 inches (52 cm to 65 cm), and with the body weight, ranging from 40 lbs to 60 lbs (18 kg to 27 kg). The female Barbet Dogs are capable of growing to a height between 20 inches to 23 inches (50 cm to 53 cm) and they have a varying body weight from 30 lbs to 50 pounds (13.5 kg to 23 kg).

Barbet (French Water Dogs) pant to keep cool with 10 to 35 breaths per minute with an average of 24 breaths per minute. A large dog breed resting heart beats between 60 to 100 times per minute, and a small dog breed’s heart beats on average between 100 to 140 and they will pant a lot.

A Barbet Dog’s mouth can apply approximately 150 to 200 pounds of pressure per square inch and an American Pit Bull Terrier, German Shepherd Dog and a rottweiler can have 320 LBS of pressure on avg.

Nearly all Barbet dogs, particularly those demonstrated in conformation shows, are completely black and white, black, or brown in color. Usually, the Barbet Dogs can be found with white color chest spots and white color paws or legs on brown or black coated dogs. Creme, Parti, and Pied differences are being born, but in extremely inadequate numbers.

The Barbet dog breed is a prototypic water dog, with an extended, woolly, and coiled coat. The Barbet (French Water Dogs) coats cultivate long and have to be groomed frequently, if not, the coat can turn out to be matted and the dog may lose little tufts of tumbleweeds similar to hair.

Due to the very low population of Barbet dogs in the world, little is known regarding long tenure health problems. Some problems that have displayed themselves include hip dysplasia, ear infections, and hernias, undershot or overshot bites, undescended testicles, and epilepsy.

The most widespread of these health issues that the Barbet dogs come across are ear diseases, a problem in nearly all varieties of water dogs. However, these ear problems can be reduced by appropriate ear care.

The number one heath problems amongst Barbet Dogs is obesity, so always make sure your Barbet Dog doesn't get to fat. Many foot problems that dogs have are just an issue of long toenails.

All dogs are identical in makeup big or small– 42 permanent teeth and 321 bones. Barbet Puppies have 28 teeth and when they become adult Barbet Dogs they have 42 teeth. Female Barbet Dogs are in heat for matting for about 20 days twice a year. Barbet Puppies for their first few weeks will sleep ninety percent of the day and their vision is not fully developed until after the first month. Female Barbet Dogs are pregnant for 60 days before they’re puppies are born

Temperament

The character of the Barbet (French Water Dogs) breed is described as friendly, blissful, compliant, and clever. They are swift to learn and require lifelong compliance training. They are an immense with kids, families, and the aged. The Barbet Dogs will have an attachment to their family and they always prefer to be in the similar room with their family. They require exercise every day to keep them in a healthy mood and body.

The average lifespan of the Barbet dog ranges from 13 years to 15 years. Barbet Dogs sweat glands are between their paw pads.
A Barbet Dog sees in color and have better low light vision. Barbet Dogs have three eyelids, a lower lid, an upper eyelid lid and a third lid, that is called a haw or nictitating membrane, this keeps the dogs eye protected and moist. Barbet Dogs eyes have a special membrane for seeing better at night, called a tapetum lucidum - a dogs reflective layer in the choroid chiefly of nocturnal, causing the eyes to glow when light at night hits the eyes and they consist of some layers of smooth flat cells covered by a section of double deformed crystals

A Barbet Dogs can hear a sound at four times the distance of a human. Sound frequency is measured in Hertz (Hz) Def-Hertz is the measurement of frequency, explicitly it's one cycle per second. The higher the Hertz are, the higher the pitched the sound is. Dogs hear best at 45,000 Hz to 65,000 Hz, while humans hear best at around 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz.

Only humans and dogs have prostates, But a dog doesn't have an appendix. Barbet Dogs have two times the amount of ear muscles than people.
Barbet Dog’s nose prints can be used to identify them, their nose prints are like a humans finger print. A dog smells more than 1,000 times stronger than that of a human. A Barbet Dog’s nose, secretes a thin layer of mucous that helps it absorb scent, after that they lick their noses and sample the scent through their mouth.

Average body temperature for a Barbet Dog is between 101 to 102.5 degrees
A Barbet Dog is an omnivore, (definition-they eat both other animals and plants).
all Dogs are direct descendants of wolves