Medium-sized sporting dog with silky, glossy coat in black, liver, or roan colors, built for endurance and agility in the field with an adaptable, noble temperament
Developed in England during the late 19th century from Cocker Spaniels and other spaniel varieties, initially for show but later redeveloped for field work. The breed faced near extinction after World War II but was revived by dedicated breeders.
Typically 16-23 kg and 43-46 cm at the shoulder — published as one range rather than separately for males and females.
“Unusually docile, active, sensitive, independent”
Quoted from FCI standard n°123. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.
Breed reference from The Dog API.
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.
FCI standard · Field Spaniel
As the FCI standard sets it out. Every line below is the standard’s own wording, tagged permissible and undesirable.
Long, flat, glossy and silky in texture.
Never curly, short or wiry.
Dense and weatherproof.
Abundant feathering on chest, under body and behind legs, but clean from hock to ground
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.
Base colour
Black
Shortened from FCI standard n°123 — each label is the standard’s own wording with the verdict lifted into the tag beside it. Read the full clause at source.
Breed-level information from The Dog API. It describes the Field Spaniel in general; any individual animal can differ.
No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the Field 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.
This is where Field Spaniel owners’ own photographs will go, from the pet profiles they keep here. Nobody has added one to a public page yet.
A photograph in a pet profile stays private to its owner. We will not put one here unless they ask us to.
No Field 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.
