Field Spaniel
(Picture from the Spaniel Club of
Portugal)
F.C.I. -Standard No. 123
Origin: Great Britain
Flushing
dog. Ideal for rough shooting or companion for the country dweller. Not suitable
for city.
Group 8
Retrievers, Flushing Dogs and Water Dogs. Section 2 Flushing Dogs. With working
trial.
Well
balanced, noble, upstanding sporting Spaniel built for activity and endurance.
Usually
docile, active, sensitive, independant.
Conveys
the impression of high breeding, character and nobility. Well chiselled, occiput
well defined, lean beneath eyes. A thickness here gives coarseness to whole
head. Slightly raised eyebrows. Moderate stop. Nose well developed with good
open nostrils. Muzzle long and lean neither snipy nor squarely cut. In profile
curving gradually from nose to throat.
Jaws
strong, with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, i.e. upper teeth
closely overlapping lower teeth and set square to the jaws.
Wide open
but almond shaped with tight lids showing no haw. Grave and gentle in
expression. Dark hazel in colour.
Moderately
long and wide, set low and well feathered.
Long,
strong and muscular enabling dog to retrieve his game without undue fatigue.
Chest deep
and well developed. Ribs moderately well sprung. Length of rib cage is 2/3 of
the body length. Back and loin strong, level and muscular.
Customarily
docked.
Docked:
Docked by one third. Set on low. Never carried above level of back. Nicely
feathered, with lively action.
Undocked:
Set low. Never carried above level of back. Nicely feathered with lively action.
Reaches approximately to the hocks. Of moderate length in balance with the rest
of the dog.
Sholulders
long and sloping and well laid back. Legs of moderate length. Straight, flat
bone.
Stong,
muscular; stifles moderately bent. Hocks well let down.
Long,
unhurried stride with great drive from the rear. Short, stumping action
undesirable.
HAIR
Long, flat, glossy and silky in texture. Never curly, short or wiry. Dense and
weatherproof. Abundant feathering on chest, under body and behind legs, out
clean from hock to ground.
COLOUR
Black, liver or roan. Any one of these with tan markings. In self-coloured dogs
white or roan on chest permissible. Clear black/white or liver/ white
unacceptable.
Approximately
45.7 cm (18 ins) at the shoulders. Weight between 18-25 kg (40-55 lbs)
Any
departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the
seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact
proportion to its degree.
Male
animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the
scrotum.
(FCI
Standard No. 123 / 06.05. 1997 / GB. Date of Publication of the original valid
standard: 24. 06. 1987.)
