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English Springer Spaniel

Posted on 28. May, 2009 by admin.

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The English Springer Spaniel is the first of all the English hunting spaniels. During the Renaissance, it was considered as the ideal companion for the European hunter, but it’s only in the 1700’s that the breed began to be popular in America.
This breed hunts on land and water and makes a fine retriever. It can [...]

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English Setter

Posted on 28. May, 2009 by admin.

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The Setter was first developed in France in 1500 and comes from the Spanish pointer and the French pointer.
It’s only in the early 1800’s that the English Setter was developed by Sir Edward Laverack. A second strain of English Setters was also created by the English breeder, Llewelling.

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English Cocker Spaniel

Posted on 26. May, 2009 by admin.

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The English Cocker Spaniel or Cocker Spaniel gets its name from the woodcock, a bird that hides in dense thickets and for whom this spaniel was originally bred to hunt.
The different types of English Cocker Spaniels were separated into seven breeds; the Clumber, the Sussex, the Field, the English Springer, the Welsh Springer, the Irish [...]

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English Toy Spaniel

Posted on 22. May, 2009 by admin.

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The English Toy Spaniel originated in England and were bred to be a companion to people. It is thought that this breed is a mixture of the Pug or Pekingese with a Spaniel giving them the slightly pushed in face and the body of a smaller spaniel. These dogs were popular with [...]

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English Foxhound

Posted on 21. May, 2009 by admin.

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The English Foxhound originated in England around the 1500’s and were primarily used for hunting. They are a type of scent hound most commonly used to hunt fox. This dog is a mixture of many breeds, some of which include the Fox Terrier, Bulldog and Greyhound breed. The English Foxhound’s variety [...]