Spaniels
Spaniels are gun dogs; they flush game from grass and shrubs. Springer Spaniels scare, or ‘spring’, birds into the air and fetch them when they are shot.
Most Spaniels have sturdy bodies, silky coats, long floppy ears, big eyes and a dome shaped skull, but their colours and sizes vary considerably. Clumber Spaniels have a heavy, head and body and short legs. They are white with lemon-yellow markings. English Cocker Spaniels come in many colours; their heads are narrower than those of other spaniels.
American Cocker Spaniels are smaller than their English counterparts. The head is rounded and the cost is long and dense. They may be any colour. Field Spaniels are long, low spaniels with short legs. They are usually black, liver, red or roan. The Sussex Spaniel is a heavy-bodied, reddish-brown dog with the shortest legs of any spaniel. The Irish water Spaniel has the longest legs and has a dark liver coat of curly ringlets with a top-knot and a slim tail with a smooth tip. The American Water Spaniel is somewhat similar but smaller. Welsh Springer Spaniels are lively red-and-white dogs smaller than English Springer Spaniels, which are usually liver and white or black and white. The Small Munsterlander is a brown-and-white German breed with a long tail. Most Spaniels have had their tails docked.