Field spaniel facts

• The field spaniel is a medium-sized sporting dog that looks very much like the cocker spaniel.
• The field spaniel stands about 18 inches (46 cm) tall at the shoulder and weighs about 45 pounds (20,4 kg).
• Field spaniels were originally developed to be all black show dogs in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
• The field spaniel has long drooping ears, and its tail is often docked, or cropped short.
• Its silky coat is either flat or slightly wavy and is usually solid black.
• It is believed that field spaniels originated in England from crosses between black cocker spaniels and Sussex spaniels.
• Although they are scarce in the United States, field spaniels are popular in England, where they are raised chiefly as bird dogs.
• Their fur is lighter than other spaniels and have no undercoat.
• The field spaniel is commonly solid black.
• The Field Spaniel can be a good family dog while it has a job to do.
• The median lifespan for the field spaniel breed was found to be 11 years and 8 months.