The English Springer Spaniel was recognized in Britain in 1902 and was introduced to North America about twenty years later. During the 19th century, spaniels from the same litter were separated by... Read more »
In the mid1800s, the American Water Spaniel was bred from a lineage of the Curly-Coated Retriever and the Irish Water Spaniel in Wisconsin. Thanks to its versatility, the breed was immensely popular... Read more »
The Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever can trace its lineage back to various retrievers, setters, collies, and spaniels brought to Nova Scotia by early settlers. The dog, used as a retriever and... Read more »
The Chesapeake Bay Retriever is a local breed of America, and its development was one of history’s timely accidents. A British ship was wrecked off Maryland’s coast in 1807. Along with the... Read more »
Falconers and hunters developed the Wirehaired Vizsla in Hungary sometime during the 1930s. They were trying to create a breed that would excel as a hunting companion and a family dog, similar... Read more »
The Welsh Springer Spaniel is amongst the oldest land spaniels developed during the Renaissance for netting and falconry. The breed was widely used as a hunting dog in England in the 1700s,... Read more »