Springer Spaniel - The Best Breed? We Think So
English Springer Spaniels are extremely smart dogs and learn very quickly.
Being eager to please, highly enthusiastic,loyal, affectionate, and people-oriented makes the Springer an ideal companion for both city and country life.
They are playful and energetic animals, and many owners find humor in their play.
With proper training the can excel in tracking, agility, retrieving, obedience, hunting, and field trials.
They are excellent with children and are a perfect choice for families.
Of course as with any dogs, children should always be supervised to make sure they are not aggravating the dog.
Springers are quite friendly, and eager to please their owners.
Some people have compared their temperament to the popular Golden Retriever.
They are happy to go home and lie around the house if that is what their families are doing at the time.
They are very flexible and acclimate easily to various activity levels, as long as they are allowed to be with people as much as possible.
As a breeder we have raised many puppies and we can personally definitely testify to their high levels of affection! As a breed, the English Springer Spaniel is a medium sized sporting dog, and can weigh anywhere from 35-55 pounds at adulthood.
They are typically healthy dogs that live happy lives that average about 10-14 years on average.
Springers which are field bred have shorter hair and are generally more active than the show type Springers.
Field bred Springers have docked tails, but their tails are docked longer than the show Springers so their tails are still functional as an alert signal while hunting.
The coat colors for English Springer Spaniels comes in either two combinations of black and white or liver and white.
There does exist a tri-color combination in the breed where the coat is black, liver, and white, but it is much more rare and generally requires both the sire and dam to be tri-color also.
They are also known for having a white blaze on their faces usually down the middle.
English Springer Spaniels were bred to be natural hunters with a lot of energy, so you can expect your Springer to enjoy running around, sniffing out "game,"and retrieving things for you.
Springers are happy to spend all day outside with their masters, they love water and are not particularly sensitive to weather in general.
Being a very old breed they have been popular dogs for a long, long time.
They are one of the oldest and best established hunting and gun dog breed.
So I hope you can see why Springers are a wonderful fit for many different situations, lifestyles, and families.
We certainly have experienced how these loving animals can find a place in anyone's heart and home.
Being eager to please, highly enthusiastic,loyal, affectionate, and people-oriented makes the Springer an ideal companion for both city and country life.
They are playful and energetic animals, and many owners find humor in their play.
With proper training the can excel in tracking, agility, retrieving, obedience, hunting, and field trials.
They are excellent with children and are a perfect choice for families.
Of course as with any dogs, children should always be supervised to make sure they are not aggravating the dog.
Springers are quite friendly, and eager to please their owners.
Some people have compared their temperament to the popular Golden Retriever.
They are happy to go home and lie around the house if that is what their families are doing at the time.
They are very flexible and acclimate easily to various activity levels, as long as they are allowed to be with people as much as possible.
As a breeder we have raised many puppies and we can personally definitely testify to their high levels of affection! As a breed, the English Springer Spaniel is a medium sized sporting dog, and can weigh anywhere from 35-55 pounds at adulthood.
They are typically healthy dogs that live happy lives that average about 10-14 years on average.
Springers which are field bred have shorter hair and are generally more active than the show type Springers.
Field bred Springers have docked tails, but their tails are docked longer than the show Springers so their tails are still functional as an alert signal while hunting.
The coat colors for English Springer Spaniels comes in either two combinations of black and white or liver and white.
There does exist a tri-color combination in the breed where the coat is black, liver, and white, but it is much more rare and generally requires both the sire and dam to be tri-color also.
They are also known for having a white blaze on their faces usually down the middle.
English Springer Spaniels were bred to be natural hunters with a lot of energy, so you can expect your Springer to enjoy running around, sniffing out "game,"and retrieving things for you.
Springers are happy to spend all day outside with their masters, they love water and are not particularly sensitive to weather in general.
Being a very old breed they have been popular dogs for a long, long time.
They are one of the oldest and best established hunting and gun dog breed.
So I hope you can see why Springers are a wonderful fit for many different situations, lifestyles, and families.
We certainly have experienced how these loving animals can find a place in anyone's heart and home.
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