Comments on: Field Spaniel Dog Breed

By: Kayye Nynne

Kayye Nynne — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:09:03 +0000

Well I’d just like to thank Kristin for setting both me and the record straight! Now I can breath easy in the knowledge that the dog depicted in the image above is truly a genuine Field Spaniel.

By: Kayye Nynne

Kayye Nynne — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 09:09:04 +0000

Well Kristin you certainly seem very impassioned about the issue.

And yes I will admit that I have never owned any breed of Spaniel dog, so perhaps it is possible that I am not conversant with the subtle differences between the Spaniel breeds that you allude to.

However if the image on this post does indeed incorrectly represent the Field Spaniel dog breed I would greatly appreciate it if you could supply me with an accurate one. Any image you supply will be embedded with the URL of your choice (such that if anybody clicks on it they will be directed to that URL) and beneath it would be the caption: courtesy of “the url of your choice”.

You can send the image to kayyenynne[at]yahoo.com…replace the [at] with the usual “@” symbol. I did not incorporate it within the email because I don’t want spam bots to phish out that email.

By: Kristin

Kristin — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 04:03:45 +0000

sorry for posting again but here are 2 pics for you-

what golden liver really looks like (on a sussex):

http://www.petville.com/pet_community/westminster_kennel_club_dog_show/

What a Red English Cocker looks like:
http://www.terrificpets.com/images/uploads/breeds_07248135814062_1.jpg

Notice the head piece. In a Field Spaniel, the muzzle is not going to be square cut. Also notice the black nose on the Red Cocker. Sussex Spaniels also have self-colored noses like Field Spaniels, which is why the Sussex pictured has a brown nose.

By: Kristin

Kristin — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 03:26:25 +0000

Regarding the link to the picture of the REAL Field Spaniel, notice the differences between the Field Spaniel and your English Cocker. The Field Spaniel has a very distinct head that sets it apart from all other Spaniels. The eyes are tight and almond shaped, not round. The muzzle is long and lean and well-defined. Not having owned the breed you may not see the differences, but they are blatantly obvious to those of us who are involved with and own the breed.

Also, Field Spaniels have self-colored noses, which means that the nose is the same color as the coat. Look at true golden liver Field Spaniels or Sussex Spaniels. They all have brown noses just like their coats, not black noses like your English Cocker.

By: Kristin

Kristin — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 03:15:24 +0000

There is no way to judge the size of that dog based simply off that picture. I own a Field Spaniel and I can tell you right now that the dog pictured is NOT one. The coloration isn’t what indicates it as not being a Field Spaniel. The head piece is ALL WRONG for a Field Spaniel and all correct for an English Cocker.

If you want to go on about color then the dog is not golden-liver as you like to describe it, but Buff or Red, which is not an acceptable color for Field Spaniels. Golden Liver is the coat coloration you would normally see in a Sussex Spaniel.

By: Kayye Nynne

Kayye Nynne — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 09:00:39 +0000

Kristin I am assuming you are basing your observation on the fact that the coat coloration of this spaniel is some golden hue which although unusual in the Field Spaniel does not mean it never occurs…at any rate a golden-liver mix is actually acceptable at shows.

I will concede that this dog does indeed look a lot like a Cocker Spaniel, which fact in of itself is not that remarkable since the Cocker Spaniel breed was incorporated in the development of the Field Spaniel, but in my ever so humble opinion the size of this dog tends to lean the argument in favor of the Field Spaniel not the smaller sized Cocker Spaniel.

Oh and on a final note he’s in a field…need I say more? (That last bit is supposed to be humor by the way)

Check out this pic of a liver-colored Field Spaniel that uncannily resembles the golden fellow (or lass) on this page:

http://www.inseparabile.com/cani/images/Field_spaniel.jpg

By: Kristin

Kristin — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:33:32 +0000

You might want to change the dog pictured in this article if you want anyone to take you seriously. The dog pictured is obviously not a Field Spaniel. It is an English Cocker Spaniel.