- Preferred: Plain white body, with lemon markings
- Permissible: orange permissible.
- Slight head markings and freckled muzzle
About the Clumber Spaniel
Origin: Great Britain
- Typical life span
- 10-12 years
- Size
- Large — from its typical weight
- Weight
- Male
- 32-39 kg
- Female
- 25-32 kg
- Height
- Male
- 43-51 cm
- Female
- 43-48 cm
- FCI status
- Recognised by FCI
- FCI group
- Retrievers - Flushing Dogs - Water Dogs
- Origin
- Great Britain
- Known hereditary risks
- Not researched yet
About
What is a Clumber Spaniel?
A long, low, and substantial flushing spaniel with a massive head, heavy bone structure, pensive expression, and predominantly white coat with lemon or orange markings
Clumber Spaniel history and origins
Developed in the 18th century, associated with the French Duc de Noailles and Duke of Newcastle's Clumber Park estate in Nottinghamshire. Likely developed from Alpine Spaniel, Basset Hound crosses. Prized by British royalty and nobility as gentleman's hunting spaniels for game flushing
Clumber Spaniel appearance and size
Males typically weigh 32-39 kg and stand 43-51 cm at the shoulder; females 25-32 kg and 43-48 cm.
What the breed standard says
- Bred for
- Flushing dog
- Behaviour and temperament
“Stoical, great-hearted, highly intelligent with a determined attitude enhancing his natural ability. A silent worker with an excellent nose. Steady, reliable, kind and dignified; more aloof than other Spaniels, showing no tendency towards aggression”
Quoted from FCI standard n°109. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.
Breed reference from The Dog API.
Pros & cons
Pros & cons for the Clumber Spaniel
What you get with the Clumber Spaniel
- Purpose stated in the standard: “Flushing dog”
- The standard describes the breed as: “Stoical, great-hearted, highly intelligent with a determined attitude enhancing his natural ability”
What you are taking on
Nobody has written this side yet. It is a judgement rather than data, so it waits for a person — not for a missing source.
Drawn from sources rather than written as an opinion — cited health research, the registry’s own standard, and peer-reviewed longevity. FCI breed standard. One breeder’s animals can differ from any of it, and an empty column means we hold nothing for that side rather than that there is nothing to say.
Characteristics
FCI standard · Clumber Spaniel
Coat and colour
As the FCI standard sets it out. Every line below is the standard’s own wording, tagged preferred and permissible.
Coat
Legs and chest well feathered
- Abundant
- Close
- Silky and straight
Colour
- Preferred
- Permissible
- Undesirable
- Disqualifying
Preferred, permissible, undesirable and disqualifying are FCI’s own words about the breed. They describe what the standard asks for — not an assessment of any individual dog, and not ours.
Shortened from FCI standard n°109 — each label is the standard’s own wording with the verdict lifted into the tag beside it. Read the full clause at source.
What the breed standard says
- Size
- “Ideal weight: Males: 29,5 – 34 kgs. Females: 25 – 29.5 kgs”
- FCI distinguishes an ideal from what is permitted.
Quoted from FCI standard n°109. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.
Breed-level information from The Dog API. It describes the Clumber Spaniel in general; any individual animal can differ.
Health guide
What to ask for in a Clumber Spaniel
No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the Clumber 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.
Gallery
No photographs yet
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Puppies
No puppies listed right now
No Clumber 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.