How do you look after a springer spaniel?

How do you look after a springer spaniel?

They make good family dogs; they’re well behaved, love to be kept involved in family activities and get along well with children and other household pets. They need grooming once or twice a week, plus clipping every 3 months.

Are there any problems with a springer spaniel?

[wp_ad_camp_2]In this series of articles about working Springer spaniels, I have been looking at the problems that many people experience when they take on their first working Springer Spaniel. Not only in purely pet homes, but also homes where there is every intention to train the spaniel for fieldwork.

Can a Springer Spaniel Hunt a fast running bird?

There are times though when a fast running bird will present far too much of a temptation to even the best trained dogs. That is the birdiness of the English Springer Spaniel.

How long can a springer spaniel go for a walk?

Failure to do this can be disastrous. It is very difficult for anyone to sustain this kind of concentration for periods of an hour or more, and interesting walks often last this long. It is worth noting that experienced Spaniel trainers run their young dogs for short periods of time, no more than 20 minutes or so.

Are there any springers that get into trouble?

It is not just people that buy Springers as pets that get into trouble. The relatively small proportion of people that buy springers in order to work them can also find themselves in deep water. And in the next instalment I will be looking at Springers that get into difficulties in working homes.

Why are so many Springer Spaniels in trouble?

The fact is that for a lot of inexperienced dog owners, Springers are ‘trouble’. And all to often they are ‘ in trouble’ too. For many working bred springer pups end up in rescue centres. This series of articles about Springers takes a hard look at the working Springer Spaniel’s place in society. It asks why we let so many working Springers down.

How old do you have to be to have a springer spaniel?

On the contrary, the people in trouble, over 90% of them, are the owners of English Springer Spaniels. Out of control! “ I have a Springer Spaniel, and he is 8 months old”.

It is not just people that buy Springers as pets that get into trouble. The relatively small proportion of people that buy springers in order to work them can also find themselves in deep water. And in the next instalment I will be looking at Springers that get into difficulties in working homes.

Is the Springer Spaniel intelligence a blessing or a curse?

The intelligence of a Springer Spaniel can be a blessing or a curse. On one hand, they can be trained easily and will pick up on new tricks quickly. On the other hand, if they are not trained properly they could use their smarts to get into trouble. They might, for example, figure out how to tip over a trash can when no one is around.