If you leave a steak on the kitchen counter, your Springer may help itself to a quick snack. When it's not creating mischief, the breed doesn't demand much attention. If you're busy, the dog will find a sunny spot in which to nap. That spot may well be your lap, unless you teach the dog better manners. At 50 pounds, a Springer Spaniel isn't really a lapdog.
Springers are natural retrievers.
Even if you don't use your dog for hunting, it will retrieve the daily newspaper from the driveway, or bring in the mail with a little training. There's one thing certain about the English Springer Spaniel, once you meet one, you'll fall in love with them.