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About the German Spaniel

Origin: Germany
Typical life span
12-14 years
Size
Medium — from its typical weight
Weight
20-25 kg
Height
Male
47-55 cm
Female
44-52 cm
FCI status
Reconocida por la FCI
FCI group
Retrievers - Flushing Dogs - Water Dogs
Origin
Germany
Also called
Perdiguero Aleman
Known hereditary risks
Not researched yet

About

What is a German Spaniel?

Medium-sized, muscular hunting spaniel known as the Deutscher Wachtelhund in its native Germany, with a dense wavy double coat featuring feathering and strong tracking abilities developed for versatile forest hunting

German Spaniel history and origins

Developed in Germany in the 1890s from older German landrace dogs known as Stöberhund, crossing various spaniels to create a versatile hunting dog capable of tracking, flushing, and retrieving game in dense forests and water. FCI-recognized and bred primarily for hunting ability and versatility rather than appearance.

German Spaniel appearance and size

Males typically stand 47-55 cm at the shoulder and females 44-52 cm.

Lo que dice el estándar de la raza

Criado para
Flushing Dog, versatile hunting dog
Comportamiento y temperamento
Lively, passionate hunter, friendly, assured, very docile and adaptable, neither nervous nor aggressive. Characteristics of the German Spaniel are: • Possessed of a strong desire to find. • Able to pick up scent, firm in tracking. • Reliable at giving tongue. • A fine nose. • Likes retrieving and work in water. • Sharp with game and vermin. • Working independently but still in a controlled manner when appropriately trained and guided; reliable for tracking wounded game, retrieving lost game and flushing; a versatile gundog especially for woodland with heavy cover and water. The trait to point was not given attention since breeding began

Quoted from FCI standard n°104. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.

Referencia de la raza de The Dog API.

Características

Tamaño
Medium
Necesidad de ejercicio
4 of 5
Facilidad de adiestramiento
Caída de pelo
4 of 5
Cuidados del pelo
4 of 5
Convivencia con niños
Coste de mantenimiento
Tolera quedarse solo
Inteligencia
Salud de la raza
Not researched yet

Pros & cons

Pros y contras de la raza German Spaniel

Lo que obtienes con la raza German Spaniel

  • Función declarada en el estándar: «Flushing Dog, versatile hunting dog»
  • El estándar describe la raza así: «Lively, passionate hunter, friendly, assured, very docile and adaptable, neither nervous nor aggressive»

Lo que asumes

  • Exige muchos cuidados del pelo — la descripción del propio estándar es «Frequently frill on neck (jabot). Also well coated on belly.»

Extraído de fuentes y no escrito como opinión — investigación de salud citada, el estándar del propio registro, y estudios de longevidad revisados por pares. Estándar de la raza, FCI. Los animales de un criador pueden diferir de todo esto, y una columna vacía significa que no tenemos nada de ese lado, no que no haya nada que decir.

Characteristics

Estándar de la FCI · German Spaniel

Pelo y color

Tal como lo establece el estándar de la FCI. Cada línea de abajo está en las palabras del propio estándar.

Coat

Strong, close fitting, mostly wavy, sometimes curly (astrakhan) or smooth long coat, with thick undercoat.

Hair not too long, much less thin or even silky.

On nape, leathers and croup, often curly.

Rearside of legs and tail, well feathered.

Frequently frill on neck (jabot).

Also well coated on belly.

Muzzle and cranial region: Hair short but dense.

The leathers are covered by curls or dense wavy hair which also reaches beyond their inner edge.

Interdigital gaps have dense but not too long hair

Color

  • Preferred
  • Permissible
  • Undesirable
  • Disqualifying

«Preferred», «permissible», «undesirable» y «disqualifying» — preferido, admisible, indeseable y descalificante — son las palabras de la propia FCI sobre la raza, y quedan en inglés porque así constan en el estándar. Describen lo que el estándar pide — no son una valoración de ningún perro concreto, ni nuestra.

  • The German Spaniel is bred in two colour varieties: • Solid brown, and more seldom also red*, including all occurring reddish shades (like fox or deer red).
  • Often with white or ticked markings on chest and toes. • Brown roan, more seldom red* roan
  • As basic colour, brown or red* hair is closely mixed with white hair.
  • Often with the head brown or red*, as well as with patches or a saddle over the whole back.
  • To this colour variety also belong the pied colour patterns with white as basic colour and large brown or red* patches as well as « tiger » pattern where the white basic colour is in addition sprinkled or ticked with clusters of brown or red* hair, even when bred from solid colour parents.
  • In both colours, red* markings (« Brand ») over eyes, on muzzle, legs and round vent can occur. * Red = all existing reddish shades (fox, roedeer or deer red)

Resumido de FCI standard n°104 — cada etiqueta está en las palabras del propio estándar, con el veredicto pasado a la etiqueta de al lado. Lee la cláusula completa en la fuente.

Lo que el estándar penaliza

Aquello por lo que un juez resta puntos a la raza German Spaniel, y lo que la deja fuera del ring, en las palabras del propio registro. Esto describe el estándar de la raza — no es una lista de comprobación para el animal que tienes delante, y un animal de compañía con un defecto descalificante es un perro que no puede ir a exposición, no un perro enfermo.

Defectos graves

Cuentan mucho en contra de un ejemplar en el ring.

  • Skins problems: Dermatitis, atopy.
  • Missing teeth, apart from the lack of one PM1

Defectos descalificantes

Dejan al animal fuera del ring por completo.

  • Weak temperament, gun-or game-shy.
  • Serious mouth faults (over-or undershot, wry mouth).
  • Entropion, ectropion.
  • Black coat colour

FCI standard n°104

Información a nivel de raza, de The Dog API. Describe la raza German Spaniel en general; cualquier animal concreto puede ser distinto.

Health guide

What to ask for in a German Spaniel

No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the German Spaniel on this platform yet. That is a gap in our records, not a clean bill of health — ask the breeder which hereditary conditions their lines are tested for, and ask to see the results for both parents, dated and from a named laboratory.

Puppies

No puppies listed right now

No German Spaniel breeder has a record on this platform yet, so there is nothing to list. That is a gap in our coverage, not a fact about the breed.

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