Comparison: Clumber Spaniel and English Springer Spaniel

Clumber Spaniel and English Springer Spaniel are marked as similar in our database. The table compares only the data we have on the breeds.

	Clumber Spaniel	English Springer Spaniel
FCI group	8. Retrievers, flushing dogs and water dogs	8. Retrievers, flushing dogs and water dogs
Country of origin	United Kingdom	United Kingdom
Category	–	Medium
Height at withers	–	46–51 cm
Weight	25–34 kg	18–25 kg
Life span	–	12–14 years
Recognition features	A very heavy, long and low spaniel with a large square head and heavy brows Plain white body with lemon or orange markings and a freckled muzzle Large vine-leaf shaped ears, well-developed flews and dark amber eyes	Medium dog with a medium-length coat, often liver-and-white or black-and-white Long drop ears and feathering Square athletic build, shortened tail
Coat	Abundant, close, silky and straight coat with well-feathered legs and chest. Plain white body with or without lemon markings; orange markings permissible, as are slight head markings and a freckled muzzle. Any other colour is unacceptable.	Medium-length flat or slightly wavy coat.
Purpose	A flushing dog working at a more leisurely pace than other spaniels; a silent worker with an excellent nose.	A spaniel used to flush (´spring´) game within gun range and retrieve.

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