sentences:  The dogs were also used for retrieving waterfowl and as watch dogs.Although the dogs almost disappeared during World War II, fanciers were able to bring the breed back through careful breeding, and it is gaining in popularity.Databases are maintained by the Nederlandse Vereniging voor Stabij- en Wetterhounen (Club for the Stabij and Wetterhoun) and De Wetterhoun Vereniging Nederland for understanding pedigrees and computing inbreeding coefficients.