The English springer spaniel,  Brook, owned by Steven Ferguson of New Mexico, just turned seven weeks old and is on the right path to be a bird dog.

 

Springer Facts: During the early 19th century, both cocker spaniels and springer spaniels were born in the same litters. The smaller cockers were used to hunt woodcock, while their larger littermates, the springer spaniels, would “spring”—or flush—the game into the air where a trained falcon or hawk would bring it to the handler.

 

Have a bird dog photo you’d like to share? Email it to Rehan Nana, Quail Forever’s public relations specialist, at RNana@quailforever.org.