After choosing the English Springer Spaniel breed for my next dog, I found a breeder in nearby Oklahoma and arranged with him to get a puppy from his next litter. In the meantime, I put in a request to the Humane Society that if they were to get an English Springer Spaniel, I wanted him. […]
The English Springer Spaniel is the founder of all the English hunting spaniels. During the Renaissance, it was considered the ideal companion for the European hunter. Its popularity in America began in 1700. The Clumber, the Sussex, the Welsh Springer, the Field, the Irish Water, and the Cocker Spaniel all developed out of the English […]
The English Springer Spaniel belongs to the Gun Dog or AKC Sporting group. They are a compact, hearty medium-sized dog with long pendant ears. They should be sturdy and neither too light nor too heavy. Trixie weighed about 35 pounds as an adult. The tail is generally docked (and wagging!). The dog should have a […]