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Field Spaniel
The sweet and sensitive Field Spaniel is famously docile, but vigorous and game for anything when at play or in the field. These close cousins to Cocker Spaniels and Springer Spaniels may be small in number, but their charm is enormous.
https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/field-spaniel/
| November 6, 2017
Sports & Events
Spaniel Field Trials: Eligible Breeds
All dogs six months of age or older from the following breeds are eligible to participate in Spaniel Field Trials: AKC Recognized Breeds Cocker Spaniels English Cocker Spaniels English Springer Spaniels Dogs of these breeds recorded with the Purebred Alternative Listing Program/Indefinite Listing Privilege (PAL/ILP) are not eligible to participate. Dogs of these breeds with […]
https://www.akc.org/sports/spaniels/field-trials/eligible-breeds/
| October 26, 2017
Sports & Events
Spaniel Field Trials
Spaniels are undeniably cute, with a happy and gentle personality. But did you know they are also hardy and skillful hunting companions retrieving water fowl and flushing game birds in all conditions. Spaniels competing in trials will be judged on game-finding ability, steadiness and retrieving. A spaniel’s work in the field is a compilation of […]
https://www.akc.org/sports/spaniels/field-trials/
| October 26, 2017
Sports & Events
Spaniel Field Trials: National Championships
English Cocker Spaniel Club of America English Springer Spaniel Field Trial Association National English Springer Spaniel Field Trial Association
https://www.akc.org/sports/spaniels/field-trials/national-championship/
| October 26, 2017
Sports & Events
Spaniel Field Trials: History
(Originally edited and written by A. Hamilton Rowan, Jr.; updated by M. Sue Richey from material submitted by Evelyn Monte Van Horn and Lisa Brown as cited in the Poughkeepsie Journal.) American sportsmen used Spaniels for hunting game birds and waterfowl long before there were Spaniel field trials. The Cocker Spaniel, recognized by The Kennel […]
https://www.akc.org/sports/spaniels/field-trials/history/
| October 26, 2017
Sports & Events
Spaniels Hunting Tests: History
The concept of the Spaniel Hunting Test began as a request for an AKC sanctioned event to be known as the "Spaniel Gun Dog Qualification." It had been recommended that AKC sanction Spaniel breed specialty clubs to hold these tests for the purpose of gauging a dog's natural abilities during demands of actual hunting conditions. […]
https://www.akc.org/sports/spaniels/hunting-tests/history/
| October 26, 2017
Sports & Events
Spaniels Hunting Tests: Hunting Style
Airedale Terrier American Water Spaniel Boykin Spaniel Chesapeake Bay Retriever Clumber Spaniel Cocker Spaniel Curly-Coated Retriever English Cocker Spaniel English Springer Spaniel Field Spaniel Flat-Coated Retriever Golden Retriever Irish Water Spaniel Labrador Retriever Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Poodle Sussex Spaniel Welsh Springer Spaniel
https://www.akc.org/sports/spaniels/hunting-tests/hunting-style/
| October 26, 2017
Sports & Events
Spaniels Hunting Tests: Eligible Breeds
All dogs six months of age or older from the following breeds are eligible to participate in Spaniel Hunting Tests: AKC Recognized Breeds Airedale Terriers American Water Spaniels Boykin Spaniels Chesapeake Bay Retrievers Clumber Spaniels Cocker Spaniels Curly-Coated Retrievers English Cocker Spaniels English Springer Spaniels Field Spaniels Flat-Coated Retrievers Golden Retrievers Irish Water Spaniels Labrador […]
https://www.akc.org/sports/spaniels/hunting-tests/eligibility/
| October 26, 2017
Sports & Events
Spaniels
Spaniels by nature are flushing dogs that are well adapted to find, flush and retrieve a variety of upland game in all types of habitat. The American sportsman has been using Spaniels for upland game hunting long before there were Hunting tests and Field trials. There are currently ten different recognized Spaniel breeds that are […]
https://www.akc.org/sports/spaniels/
| October 26, 2017
Expert Advice: Dog Breeds
7 Things You Didn’t Know About the English Springer Spaniel
English Springer Spaniels are energetic, friendly dogs that are game for hours of playtime. Here are some interesting facts about this exuberant breed.
https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeds/english-springer-spaniel-facts/
| May 4, 2017