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· About Calico Field Spaniels

· Articles about Field Spaniels

· Art Gallery

· Field Spaniel Breed Standard Guide

· Finding a Breeder of Field Spaniels

· Grooming a Field Spaniel

· Health Issues

· History of the Field Spaniel

· Homepage

· Links

· News Flash

· Puppy availability

· Resources

· See our Field Spaniels

· Temperament of a Field Spaniel

· Things you can do with your Field Spaniels

· Agility

· Conformation

· Hunting

· Junior Showmanship

· Obedience

· Rally

· Tracking

 

As a member of the “Sporting Group,” the Field Spaniel is a flushing dog. This means that the Field Spaniel uses his or her nose to find birds, and subsequently rousts the birds up into the air (flushes the bird) so the the hunter can readily fire. Then the Field Spaniel will retrieve the bird, from land or water, and bring it back.

While the Field Spaniel is not

eligible to run in Field Trials, the breed is eligible for AKC Hunt Tests. The parent club (Field Spaniel Society of America, Inc.) also offers a working dog certificate program.  However, there are many Field Spaniels who work routinely in hunting with their owners and could care less about a title so long as their Field Spaniel does the job they require.

 

To find out more about AKC Spaniel Hunting Tests, click here.

 

The Field Spaniel Hunting Standard may be downloaded by clicking here.

 

There is also much useful information at SpanielHuntTest.org

 

And, an on-line publication devoted to hunting spaniels is the Spaniel Journal which is loaded with great articles.