Spaniel

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.

Types of Spaniel

Recent species

Type of Spaniel	Also known as	Country/region of origin	Min. height	Max. height	Min. weight	Max. weight	Image
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

Type of Spaniel	Country/region of origin	Period of extinction	Image
Alpine Spaniel	Switzerland	1830s
English Water Spaniel	England	1930s
Norfolk Spaniel	England	1902
Toy Trawler Spaniel	United Kingdom	1920s
Tweed Water Spaniel	England	19th century

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
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]