Neuse River Waterdog vs. Dwarf Waterdog
The two waterdogs share the Neuse and Tar river systems; the Neuse River Waterdog lives in the bigger, faster streams. A: Big blue-black spots on a rusty or yellowish-brown back in the Neuse River Waterdog; plain slate grey to brown, unspotted or with tiny flecks in the Dwarf Waterdog. B: Bigger: 6.5 to 11 in in the Neuse River Waterdog; smaller and slimmer: 4.5 to 7.5 in in the Dwarf Waterdog. Young Neuse River Waterdogs have a broad light stripe down the back between two dark side stripes.
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