Presents Dog of the Day

Bradeigh

ce25b611-937c-45c0-8dbe-ec74dd8ac469 Pictured here is Bradeigh, “an extremely fast and agile three-year-old English Springer Spaniel from the Bricksclose Matchwood lineage from the Mark Hairfield Kennels in northern Mississippi, retreieving a quail after hunting hard in some heavy Georgia briars,” says Brian Bolton.  Bradeigh is owned by Bolton’s son, Kevin Bolton, of Orlando, Florida.

Springer Facts:  Springer Spaniels are closely related to the Welsh Springer Spaniel and very closely with the English Cocker Spaniel; less than a century ago, springers and cockers would come from the same litter. The smaller “cockers” hunted woodcock while the larger littermates were used to flush, or “spring,” game. In 1902, the Kennel Club of England recognized the English Springer Spaniel as a distinct breed.They are used as sniffer dogs on a widespread basis. The term springer comes from the historic hunting role, where the dog would “spring” (flush) birds into the air.
 
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