The North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association was founded 1969 in Goodwood, Ontario, Canada by a group of pudelpointer and griffon enthusiasts.
 Presently based in Arlington Heights, Illinois, NAVHDA "is a nonprofit corporation whose purpose is to foster, promote, and improve the versatile hunting dog breeds in North America; to conserve game by using well trained reliable hunting dogs before and after the shot; and to aid in the prevention of cruelty to animals by discouraging nonselective and uncontrolled breeding, which produces unwanted and uncared for dogs."
 The group has chapters in most states of the U.S. and provinces of Canada which sponsor training and testing programs.
The Welsh Springer Spaniel is a breed of dog and a member of the spaniel family.
 Thought to be comparable to the old Land Spaniel, they are similar to the English Springer Spaniel and historically have been referred to as both the Welsh Spaniel and the Welsh Cocker Spaniel.
 They were relatively unknown until a succession of victories in dog trials by the breed increased its popularity.
 Following recognition by The Kennel Club in 1902, the breed gained the modern name of Welsh Springer Spaniel.
 The breed's coat only comes in a single colour combination of white with red markings, usually in a piebald pattern.
 Loyal and affectionate, they can become very attached to family members and are wary of strangers.
 Health conditions are limited to those common among many breeds of dog, although they are affected more than average by hip dysplasia and some eye conditions.
 They are a working dog, bred for hunting, and while not as rare as some varieties of spaniel, they are rarer than the more widely known English Springer Spaniel with which they are sometimes confused.
The Polish Hunting Dog, or formerly Polish Scenthound (Polish: "Gończy Polski" ) is a breed of scent hound originating in Poland.
The German Spaniel, also known as the Deutscher Wachtelhund (German quail dog), is a breed of dog that was developed in Germany around 1890, and is used as a hunting dog.
 Descended from the old German breed, the Stoeberer (lit.
 "rummager"), which became popular with commoners following the Revolutions of 1848 in the German states, who required a versatile hunting dog.
 Stoeberer is now a type of hunting dog in Germany with the Wachtelhund being its sole member.
 The breed is not very well known outside of Germany, but was recognised by the United Kennel Club in 1996.
The Norfolk Spaniel or Shropshire Spaniel is an extinct breed of dog since the early 20th century.
 It was originally thought to have originated from the work of one of the Dukes of Norfolk, but this theory was disproven after being in doubt during the later part of the 19th century.
 The term was used to designate springer type spaniels that were neither Sussex nor Clumber Spaniels, and attempts were made to use it to specify a breed that would later become known as the English Springer Spaniel.
The Drentsche Patrijshond is a versatile spaniel-type hunting dog from the Dutch province of Drenthe.
 Called the Dutch Partridge Dog (or "Drent" for Drenthe) in English, approximately 5,000 dogs are registered with the breed club in the Netherlands, and breed clubs operate in Belgium, Denmark, Scandinavia and North America.
 The Drentsche Patrijshond bears some resemblance to both spaniel and setter types of dog.
 An excellent pointer and retriever, this dog is often used to hunt fowl and adapts equally well to the field or marshes.
The Field Spaniel is a medium-sized breed dog of the spaniel type.
 They were originally developed to be all-black show dogs in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and were unpopular for work as a hunting dog.
 However, during the mid-20th century they were redeveloped as a longer-legged dog that was more suitable to be used for field work.
 They are now considered to be a rare breed, and are registered as a Vulnerable Native Breed by The Kennel Club.
The French Spaniel (Epagneul Français) is a breed of dog of the Spaniel-like setter.
 It was developed in France and Canada as a hunting dog, descended from dogs of the 14th century.
 Popular with royalty during the Middle Ages, it nearly became extinct by the turn of the 20th century but was saved by the efforts of Father Fournier, a French priest.
 One of the largest breeds of Spaniel, it typically has a white coat with brown markings.
 It is a friendly breed that has few health issues, but can be affected by a syndrome called acral mutilation and analgesia.
 The breed is recognised by Canadian and international kennel clubs but not by The Kennel Club (UK).
 The American Kennel Club has included the breed in its Foundation Stock Service, the first step to full recognition.
The English Springer Spaniel is a breed of gun dog in the Spaniel family traditionally used for flushing and retrieving game.
 It is an affectionate, excitable breed with a typical lifespan of twelve to fourteen years.
 They are very similar to the Welsh Springer Spaniel and are descended from the Norfolk or Shropshire Spaniels of the mid-19th century; the breed has diverged into separate show and working lines.
 The breed suffers from average health complaints.
 The show-bred version of the breed has been linked to "rage syndrome", although the disorder is very rare.
 It is closely related to the Welsh Springer Spaniel and very closely to the English Cocker Spaniel; less than a century ago, springers and cockers would come from the same litter.
 The smaller "cockers" hunted woodcock while the larger littermates were used to flush, or "spring," game.
 In 1902, The Kennel Club recognized the English Springer Spaniel as a distinct breed.
 They are used as sniffer dogs on a widespread basis.
 The term "Springer" comes from the historic hunting role, where the dog would flush (spring) birds into the air.
A spaniel is a type of gun dog.
 Spaniels were especially bred to flush game out of denser brush.
 By the late 17th century spaniels had been specialized into water and land breeds.
 The extinct English Water Spaniel was used to retrieve water fowl shot down with arrows.
 Land spaniels were setting spaniels—those that crept forward and pointed their game, allowing hunters to ensnare them with nets, and springing spaniels—those that sprang pheasants and partridges for hunting with falcons, and rabbits for hunting with greyhounds.
 During the 17th century, the role of the spaniel dramatically changed as Englishmen began hunting with flintlocks for wing shooting.
 Charles Goodall and Julia Gasow (1984) write that spaniels were "transformed from untrained, wild beaters, to smooth, polished gun dogs."

Question: Polish Hunting Dog and Norfolk Spaniel are both dogs?
Answer: yes