Spaniel

A spaniel is a type of gun dog. Spaniels were especially bred in the 1700's in Great Britain to flush game birds out of thick bushesGoodall and Gasow, The New Complete English Springer Spaniel, 1984. There are many types of spaniel dogs, the most popular ones are the Cocker Spaniel, the English Springer Spaniel, the Field Spaniel and the Welsh Springer Spaniel.
Types of Spaniel

Recent species
Type of SpanielAlso known asCountry/region of originMin. heightMax. heightMin. weightMax. weightImageAmerican Cocker SpanielCocker Spaniel(in the United States)United StatesFogle (2006): p. 152 100pxAmerican Water SpanielUnited StatesPalika (2007): p. 131100pxBlue Picardy SpanielEpagneul Bleu de PicardieFranceFogle (2006): p. 230 100pxBoykin SpanielUnited StatesPalika (2007): p. 172 100pxCavalier King Charles SpanielEngland 100pxClumber SpanielEnglandSmith (2002): p. 128 100pxDrentse PatrijshondDutch Partridge DogNetherlands 100pxEnglish Cocker SpanielCocker Spaniel(In the United Kingdom)England 100pxEnglish Springer SpanielSpringerEnglandSmith (2002): p. 134 100pxField SpanielEnglandPalika (2007): p. 237 100pxGerman SpanielDeutscher WachtelhundGermanyFogle (2006): p. 344 100pxIrish Water SpanielWhiptail, Shannon Spaniel, Rat Tail Spaniel, and Bog DogIrelandPalika (2007): p. 269 100pxKing Charles SpanielEnglish Toy Spaniel(in the United States)EnglandPalika (2007): p. 232 100pxKooikerhondjeNetherlands 100pxMarkiesjeDutch tulip dogNetherlands  100pxPapillonContinental Toy Spaniel,Épagneul Nain ContinentalFrancePalika (2007): p. 311100pxPhalèneContinental Toy Spaniel,Épagneul Nain ContinentalBelgium100pxPicardy SpanielÉpagneul PicardFrance100pxPont-Audemer SpanielÉpagneul Pont-AudemerFrance100pxRussian SpanielRussian hunting spaniel
(Русский охотничий спаниель)Russia100pxStabyhoun Frisian Pointer dog Netherlands100pxSussex SpanielEngland100pxWelsh Springer SpanielWelshieWalesSmith (2002): p. 122100px

Extinct
Type of SpanielCountry/region of originPeriod of extinctionImageAlpine SpanielSwitzerland1830s 100pxEnglish Water SpanielEngland1930s 100pxNorfolk SpanielEngland1902 100pxToy Trawler SpanielUnited Kingdom1920s 100pxTweed Water SpanielEngland19th century 100px

Wrongly named
The following types are not spaniels. They are called spaniels as they looked like spaniels.

Type of SpanielAlso known asCountry/region of originMin. heightMax. heightMin. weightMax. weightImageJapanese ChinJapanese SpanielJapanFogle (2006): p. 67 100pxPekingeseChinese SpanielChinaPalika (2007): p. 315 100pxTibetan SpanielTibetPalika (2007): p. 375100px

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