Field Spaniel

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    The Field Spaniel was envisioned by the earliest developers as a solid black spaniel. This was at a time when solid black spaniels were not preferred by sportsmen. For strictly working purposes, spaniels with patches of white in the coat were easier to identify when working the field. Thus, the question must be posed, "if there were already plenty of spaniels to work for hunters, why was there a need for a new spaniel breed?"

    One explanation theorizes that the emergence of the dog show may have been a compelling reason behind the initial effort to develop the Field Spaniel as a separate and distinct spaniel breed.

    History shows that the more or less formal version of the dog show came into being at about the same time as the emergence of the Field Spaniel as a breed. A large, solid black spaniel may well have been thought to be a way to win the approval of judges. Even today, many fanciers share the goal of those who developed the breed: to produce a typey, sound Field Spaniel that can win in the show ring, yet work in the field; a versatile companion ideally suited for many activities.

    The modern Field Spaniel owes his foundations to dogs of unremarkable lineage who were intertwined with the foundations of other spaniel breeds. Spaniels were often classified as either "Land" or "Water" spaniels. Those spaniels classified as Land Spaniels were equally as often called Field Spaniels.

    Of particular interest is the link between the Field Spaniel and the English Cocker Spaniel; until 1901, the two breeds were divided primarily by weight with solid-colored animals larger than 25 pounds recorded as Field Spaniels while those smaller than 25 pounds were recorded as English Cocker Spaniels.


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