{"data":{"slug":"moscow-water-dog","name":"Moscow Water Dog","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/dog-atlas/moscow-water-dog","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/dog-atlas-api/v1/breeds/moscow-water-dog","also_known_as":["Moscow Diver","Moscow Retriever","Moskovsky Vodolaz"],"kind":"breed","extinct":true,"group":{"key":"retriever","label":"Retriever \u0026 Water Dog","fci_group":8,"fci_group_name":"Retrievers, Flushing Dogs and Water Dogs"},"size":"Large","origin":"Russia","countries":["Russia"],"height_cm":null,"weight_kg":null,"life_expectancy_years":null,"temperament":["Strong","Brave","Guarding"],"exercise_level":"High","wikipedia_views_60d":2258,"summary":"The Moscow Water Dog was a short-lived Soviet water-rescue breed made from Newfoundlands and shepherd dogs. It is extinct, but it contributed to the Black Russian Terrier.","photo":{"url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/dog-atlas/photos/moscow-water-dog-f0ff6b6eea-1280.webp","small_url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/dog-atlas/photos/moscow-water-dog-f0ff6b6eea-640.webp","width":333,"height":336,"author":"Unknown authorUnknown author","license":"Public domain","license_url":null,"source_url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moscow-Water_dog.jpg"},"updated_at":"2026-10-15T14:51:04Z","ratings":{"energy":4,"exercise":4,"grooming":3,"shedding":3,"trainability":3,"barking":3,"kids":2,"other_dogs":2},"coat":"Not well documented","colors":[],"fun_fact":"The programme ended because the dogs attacked drowning victims rather than saving them.","sections":{"overview":"The Moscow Water Dog, also called the Moscow Diver, was a little-known breed bred in the Soviet Union for water work. It no longer exists.\n\nIt was produced only by the state-run Red Star Kennels and is remembered mostly as part of the Black Russian Terrier's ancestry.","history":"After World War II the Soviet Union had few working dogs, so the Red Star Kennels, under Colonel G. P. Medvedev, created several breeds by crossing available stock. The Moscow Water Dog came from the Newfoundland, Caucasian Shepherd Dog and East European Shepherd.\n\nThe breeding programme was dropped because the dogs tended to attack drowning people instead of rescuing them. The breed was later used in developing the Black Russian Terrier.","appearance":"No reliable detailed description survives. Its Newfoundland and shepherd ancestry suggests a large, strong, water-loving dog.","personality":"Records point to a strong, protective dog with a guarding instinct, which made it unsuitable for rescue work.","care":"The breed no longer exists, so there is no care to describe."},"recognition":{"fci_number":null,"fci_standard_url":null,"akc_url":null},"sources":{"wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_Water_Dog","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6915548","wikipedia_revision":1337613744},"profile":{"written_by":"AI model (Claude Sonnet) from the sources above","written_at":"2026-10-15T13:59:38Z"}}}