| Wetterhoun Frisian Water Dog | |||||||||||||
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 Black and white Wetterhoun | |||||||||||||
| Other names | Otterhoun | ||||||||||||
| Origin | Netherlands | ||||||||||||
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| Dog (domestic dog) | |||||||||||||
The Wetterhoun (translated into English as the Frisian Water Dog) is a breed traditionally used as a hunting dog for small game and waterfowl and native to the province of Friesland in the Netherlands. The name of the breed comes from the West Frisian Wetterhûn, meaning "water dog." The plural of Wetterhoun is Wetterhounen in Frisian. The breed may also be called the Otterhoun (not to be confused with the Otterhound) or Dutch Spaniel, although it is not a Spaniel-type dog.