A spaniel is a type of gun dog. Spaniels were especially bred in the 1700's in Great Britain to flush game birds out of thick bushes[1] There are many types of spaniel dogs, the most popular ones are the Cocker Spaniel, the English Springer Spaniel, the Field Spaniel and the Welsh Springer Spaniel.
Recent species
Type of Spaniel | Also known as | Country/region of origin | Min. height | Max. height | Min. weight | Max. weight | Image |
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American Cocker Spaniel | Cocker Spaniel (in the United States) |
United States | 13 in (33 cm) | 15 in (38 cm) | 24 lb (11 kg) | 29 lb (13 kg)[2] | ![]() |
American Water Spaniel | United States | 15 in (38 cm) | 18 in (46 cm) | 25 lb (11 kg) | 45 lb (20 kg)[3] | ||
Blue Picardy Spaniel | Epagneul Bleu de Picardie | France | 22 in (56 cm) | 24 in (61 cm)[4] | 43 lb (20 kg) | 45 lb (20 kg)[5] | ![]() |
Boykin Spaniel | United States | 15 in (38 cm) | 18 in (46 cm) | 25 lb (11 kg) | 45 lb (20 kg)[6] | ![]() | |
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel | England | 12 in (30 cm) | 13 in (33 cm) | 13 lb (5.9 kg) | 18 lb (8.2 kg)[7] | ![]() | |
Clumber Spaniel | England | 17 in (43 cm) | 20 in (51 cm) | 55 lb (25 kg) | 85 lb (39 kg)[8] | ![]() | |
Drentse Patrijshond | Dutch Partridge Dog | Netherlands | 21.5 in (55 cm) | 25.5 in (65 cm) | 55 lb (25 kg) | 77 lb (35 kg)[9] | ![]() |
English Cocker Spaniel | Cocker Spaniel (In the United Kingdom) |
England | 15 in (38 cm) | 17 in (43 cm) | 26 lb (12 kg) | 34 lb (15 kg)[10] | ![]() |
English Springer Spaniel | Springer | England | 19 in (48 cm) | 20 in (51 cm) | 40 lb (18 kg) | 50 lb (23 kg)[11] | ![]() |
Field Spaniel | England | 17 in (43 cm) | 18 in (46 cm) | 35 lb (16 kg) | 50 lb (23 kg)[12] | ![]() | |
German Spaniel | Deutscher Wachtelhund | Germany | 16 in (41 cm) | 20 in (51 cm) | 44 lb (20 kg) | 66 lb (30 kg)[13] | ![]() |
Irish Water Spaniel | Whiptail, Shannon Spaniel, Rat Tail Spaniel, and Bog Dog | Ireland | 21 in (53 cm) | 24 in (61 cm) | 45 lb (20 kg) | 65 lb (29 kg)[14] | ![]() |
King Charles Spaniel | English Toy Spaniel (in the United States) |
England | 9 in (23 cm) | 10 in (25 cm) | 6 lb (2.7 kg) | 12 lb (5.4 kg)[15] | ![]() |
Kooikerhondje | Netherlands | 14 in (36 cm) | 16 in (41 cm) | 20 lb (9.1 kg) | 24 lb (11 kg)[16] | ![]() | |
Markiesje | Dutch tulip dog | Netherlands | 12.5 in (32 cm) | 15.5 in (39 cm) | 13 lb (5.9 kg) | 18 lb (8.2 kg) | ![]() |
Papillon | Continental Toy Spaniel, Épagneul Nain Continental |
France | 8 in (20 cm) | 11 in (28 cm)[17] | 5 lb (2.3 kg) | 10 lb (4.5 kg)[18] | ![]() |
Phalène | Continental Toy Spaniel, Épagneul Nain Continental |
Belgium | 8 in (20 cm) | 11 in (28 cm) | 5 lb (2.3 kg) | 10 lb (4.5 kg)[19] | ![]() |
Picardy Spaniel | Épagneul Picard | France | 22 in (56 cm) | 23.5 in (60 cm) | 44 lb (20 kg) | 55 lb (25 kg)[20] | ![]() |
Pont-Audemer Spaniel | Épagneul Pont-Audemer | France | 20 in (51 cm) | 23 in (58 cm)[21] | 40 lb (18 kg) | 53 lb (24 kg)[22] | ![]() |
Russian Spaniel | Russian hunting spaniel
(Русский охотничий спаниель) |
Russia | 15 in (38 cm) | 17 in (43 cm) | 28 lb (13 kg) | 40 lb (18 kg)[23] | ![]() |
Stabyhoun | Frisian Pointer dog | Netherlands | 19.6 in (50 cm) | 21 in (53 cm) | 30 lb (14 kg) | 50 lb (23 kg)[24] | ![]() |
Sussex Spaniel | England | 13 in (33 cm) | 15 in (38 cm) | 35 lb (16 kg) | 44 lb (20 kg)[25] | ![]() | |
Welsh Springer Spaniel | Welshie | Wales | 17 in (43 cm) | 19 in (48 cm) | 35 lb (16 kg) | 55 lb (25 kg)[26] | ![]() |
Extinct
Wrongly named
The following types are not spaniels. They are called spaniels as they looked like spaniels.
Type of Spaniel | Also known as | Country/region of origin | Min. height | Max. height | Min. weight | Max. weight | Image |
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Japanese Chin | Japanese Spaniel | Japan | 09 in (23 cm) | 10 in (25 cm) | 04 lb (1.8 kg) | 11 lb (5.0 kg)[27] | ![]() |
Pekingese | Chinese Spaniel[28] | China | 08 in (20 cm) | 09 in (23 cm) | 08 lb (3.6 kg) | 14 lb (6.4 kg)[29] | ![]() |
Tibetan Spaniel | Tibet[30] | 09 in (23 cm) | 11 in (28 cm) | 09 lb (4.1 kg) | 15 lb (6.8 kg)[31] | ![]() | |
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