The English Springer Spaniel: Combining Beauty, Cheerfulness and Affection

The English Springer Spaniel is cheerful, affectionate, and are generally good with children and so make great family dogs. Most make excellent house pets. Some are very active and others are more laid back, depending on the individual dog.
We had some friends who had an English Springer Spaniel named Duchess. She was beatiful, but what I remember most was her energy. These dogs were bred for endurance and agility to be able to keep going on long hunts over the British countryside.

Springer Spaniels are great sporting dogs whose one purpose is to hunt and find game. He is built to cover rough ground with ease so breeders are to keep these spaniels to a certain size: 20 inches high at the shoulder for males and 19 inches for females.

If you want a dog for show they must not be more or less than one inch from that required height. They also must be the right color. Lemon, red and orange are not allowed to place.
A medium dog breed the males weigh about 50 pounds and the females weigh about 40 pounds.

English Springer Spaniels make friends with everyone, so they are not guard dogs. They want to be with you at all times and are very unhappy when left alone. For this reason, if your house sits empty all day while you are at work and the kids at school, they might not be the dog for you.

Springer Spaniels were bred to be companion dogs. These dogs thrive on socialization and positive training and without it they can become pushy and obnoxious. The typical Springer Spaniel is friendly, quick to learn and willing to obey.

They require a certain amount of weekly grooming and trimming to control shedding and keep their coats free from mats. Their ears need regular ear care, like all breeds with ears that hang down. We have an ear wash from our vet that we use on our Cocker Spaniel to keep his ears clean and healthy.