The in - between sizes were later categorized
as field spaniels.
Not exact matches
Slightly larger dogs became known
as cockers (for the woodcocks they flushed in the
field) and
field spaniels, and the largest of the group became the water
spaniels and springers, named for the skills they possessed.
Like all dog breeds, the
Field Spaniel is susceptible to complications caused by parasites such
as dog ticks, fleas, and puppy worms, including tapeworms, roundworms, and heartworms.
The
Field Spaniel was originally bred as a show dog, as it was not very adept in the f
Field Spaniel was originally bred
as a show dog,
as it was not very adept in the
fieldfield.
What started out
as a trial on their own two King Charles
Spaniels, spurred founders, Lutie and Bob Butler, to create a revolutionary business that is unlike all others in the
field.
The Cocker
Spaniel is a Gundog and
as bred to work in the
fields.
Field Spaniels enjoy competing in dog sports such
as hunting tests, obedience trials, agility courses and the breed ring.
The English Springer
Spaniel Field Trial Association would welcome your membership
as well.
After becoming recognized
as a separate breed in the late 1800s, the
field spaniel succumbed to breeding for exaggeration, and the repeated infusion of Sussex
spaniel blood resulted in dogs of excessive length, overly heavy bones and short legs.
It would take many generations of careful, purposeful breeding before such sporting
spaniels as the English Springer
Spaniel, English Cocker
Spaniel, and
Field Spaniel could be sorted into the distinct breeds we know today.
Members of the
Field Spaniel breed are commonly plagued with health issues such
as hip dysplasia, and ear problems.
In the
field, members of the American Water
Spaniel breed usually tend to become less vigorous
as compared to the English Springer
Spaniel dogs.
Skye terrier (37); otterhound (41), greyhound (48); smooth collie (63), Sealyham terrier (65),
field spaniel (67), Welsh corgi, also known
as Cardigan (68), retriever — curly coated (81), Irish red and white setter (93), bloodhound (100).
However, the ranking is slightly deceptive,
as there are two distinct types of English springer
spaniel,
field and show.
Hunters such
as Jeff Griffen prefer hunting with
field - trial bred cocker
spaniels as «show» cockers suffer from «shyness and hysteria to a serious degree.»
However, for many years, AWSC members couldn't agree on whether the breed should be classified
as a
spaniel or
as a retriever, which prevented participation in AKC
field trials and hunting tests.
Fucosidosis is inherited
as an autosomal recessive trait in show and
field English Springer
Spaniels.
The working bred Springer
Spaniel may differ quite extensively between
field bred lines,
as they are chosen more for their ability to hunt well than for how they look.
Bred
as a hunting dog that could flush game from the
field, the springer
spaniel is lively and athletic.
The trailer's purchase was made possible by more than $ 22,000 in donations from the members of the local Greater Clark County Kennel Club,
as well
as the Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club of America, Basset Hound Club of America Foundation, Cardigan Welsh Corgi Club of America,
Field Spaniel Society of America, and AKC Reunite, the nation's largest non-profit pet identification and recovery service.
In June 1960 the English Springer
Spaniel Field Trial Association announced that Working Certificates would be awarded to Springers which successfully completed tests demonstrating their basic usefulness
as a hunting companion.
The larger types were the «springing
spaniel» and the «
field spaniel,» and the smaller, which specialized on flushing woodcock, was known
as a «cocking
spaniel.»
Those breeders sometimes advertise in all - breed publications such
as the AKC Gazette (http://www.akc.org/pubs/gazette/), Dog World (http://www.dogchannel.com/dog-magazines/dogworld/), or breed or sport magazines such
as Spaniels in the
Field (http://www.spanielsinthefield.com/) or Hunting Retriever (http://www.ukcdogs.com/pubhuntingretriever.htm), and may occasionally place an ad in the local newspaper.
One involved dogs known
as Field or Cocker
Spaniels, which eventually branched out to become the Sussex,
Field and Cocker
Spaniels, with the latter being primarily black and weighing less than twenty - five pounds.
The
Field Spaniel, also known
as the
Field, is a breed of dog in the Sporting Group.
The Board of Directors of The American Kennel Club has approved the following Standard for the English Springer
Spaniel as submitted by the English Springer
Spaniel Field Trial Association, Inc..
«
Field Trial Management» - known as the «Green Book» also published by the ESSFTA, outlines the proper procedures for conducting field trials for Span
Field Trial Management» - known
as the «Green Book» also published by the ESSFTA, outlines the proper procedures for conducting
field trials for Span
field trials for
Spaniels.
The
Field Spaniel is an excellent watch dog,
as well.
«The Conduct and Judging of
Spaniel Field Trials» - known as the «Blue Book» published by the ESSFTA, the detailed explanation of the rules of judging field tr
Field Trials» - known
as the «Blue Book» published by the ESSFTA, the detailed explanation of the rules of judging
field tr
field trials.
This rare and unusual
spaniel with the happy tail remains true to his heritage
as a hunting dog, and he's often found in the
field or participating in hunt tests.
English Cocker
Spaniels are versatile, showing themselves well in AKC events such
as conformation, obedience, agility, tracking, rally and
field events.
But with a
Field Spaniel as an ever - willing playmate, why would you want to?
The English Springer
Spaniel Field Trial Association (ESSFTA) Foundation was established in 1995
as a non-profit charitable corporation.
When this Association was» formed in 1924 there were few Springers in the United States and no
field trials for the breed, Since that time, under the wise and benevolent leadership of the Parent Association there are now many thousands of Springers used as gun dogs each autumn and there were in 1946 some twenty» two trials herd for the breed where championship points were awarded, Thus the Springer Spaniel, youngest of all gun dog breeds in this country, has made rapid strides and established itself as a leading contender for the title of all around gun dog, under the leadership of the Parent Association, This first National Field Trial meeting for English Springer Spaniels is ~ a sincere attempt to establish by equitable and sporting means the National Cha
field trials for the breed, Since that time, under the wise and benevolent leadership of the Parent Association there are now many thousands of Springers used
as gun dogs each autumn and there were in 1946 some twenty» two trials herd for the breed where championship points were awarded, Thus the Springer
Spaniel, youngest of all gun dog breeds in this country, has made rapid strides and established itself
as a leading contender for the title of all around gun dog, under the leadership of the Parent Association, This first National
Field Trial meeting for English Springer Spaniels is ~ a sincere attempt to establish by equitable and sporting means the National Cha
Field Trial meeting for English Springer
Spaniels is ~ a sincere attempt to establish by equitable and sporting means the National Chaffi..
Proposals for which no funding is required and / or which have already been peer reviewed and funded by other granting bodies but which need Foundation support such
as Foundation encouraged access to Springers owned by members of the English Springer
Spaniel Field Trial Association or access to the ESS DNA Bank may be submitted to the Foundation for expedited review.
The ESSFTA Foundation encourages potential grantees to first apply to major foundations sponsoring canine research such
as the Morris Animal Foundation or the American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation, then, following approval of a grant, to then apply to the ESSFTA Foundation for matching or partially matching funds or for project support through other ESSFTA resources, such
as the English Springer
Spaniel DNA Bank or ESSFTA Foundation encouragement of the grantee's access to English Springer
Spaniels owned by members of the English Springer
Spaniel Field Trial Association, the Parent Club of the breed.