Purebred Springer Spaniel physical standards: female shoulder height is about 48-53cm, male to be slightly higher, about 46-51cm, the Springer Spaniel belongs to the medium-sized working dog, these are the purebred Springer Spaniel physical standards, too high or too short are said to fail.
Spaniel as a good working dog, appearance characteristics are very important, Spaniel’s hair is tight and thick, not too thin, in case of rain, when the Spaniel go into the water to hunt waterfowl, its hair can play a protective role to the skin at this time, and also play a warm and moisturizing role. The purebred Spaniel has some grooming hair on his ears and front legs as well as on his hindquarters, and his body coat is not too long or too short, and his muscles are compact and strong. The ears of the Purebred Spaniel are unique and distinctive, being large and drooping, and soft and flexible to help determine the direction and movement of prey when they hunt.
The appearance of the purebred Springer Spaniel is characterized by a coat that is mostly black, pig liver, with white markings or white with pig liver and black markings, and a blue or pig liver coat with off-white markings. The eyes are also a characteristic of the purebred Spaniel, while the black dog has only a pair of brown eyes. However, brown and reddish-brown dogs also have only one pair of brown eyes.
The purebred Spaniel’s head is moderately long, but wide and somewhat round, with a slightly protruding forehead, a less pronounced occipital bone, and well-developed nostrils, which are necessary for their excellent search-and-rescue vital organs, drug detection dogs. Its mouth is wide and deep in a square shape, and its teeth are in a standard clipped bite. The eyes are not too big or too small, and the shape is almond-shaped and beautiful. From the body side, the back is slightly arched, the body is robust, the chest is wide and deep. The front legs are upright and stable, with plenty of bone. The shoulders are properly positioned with a slight curvature slope. The hind legs of the hindquarters are naturally retracted. The thighs are well muscled. Try to grasp the paws of the Spaniel puppy with your hands and feel the amount of bone in the Spaniel, the bigger the better.