Comparison: Drentsche Partridge Dog and French Spaniel

Drentsche Partridge Dog and French Spaniel are marked as similar in our database. The table compares only the data we have on the breeds.

Drentsche Partridge Dog
Photo: Stefanie Joksch, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
French Spaniel
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Drentsche Partridge DogFrench Spaniel
FCI group7. Pointing dogs7. Pointing dogs
Country of originNetherlandsFrance
CategoryLargeLarge
Height at withers55–63 cm55–61 cm
Weight25–35 kg–
Recognition features
  • White with brown markings and brown ears, roan not permitted
  • Longer hair on neck, chest, ears and legs, and a richly feathered tail that circles while searching
  • Wedge-shaped head with a brown nose and amber eyes
  • White and brown coat, cinnamon to dark liver, with irregular patches and light roaning
  • Long wavy silky fringes on ears, backs of legs and tail
  • Elegant, muscled dog of braque type with a slightly convex nasal bridge
CoatDense, straight coat with a water-resistant undercoat that appears long due to longer hair on neck, chest, ears, legs and tail. White with brown markings, with or without spots or ticking; roan is not permitted.Long and wavy on the ears, backs of legs and tail; flat, silky and well furnished on the body with a few waves behind the neck and above the tail root; short and fine on the head. White and brown (cinnamon to dark liver) with medium spotting, irregular patches, slightly to moderately flecked; a white blaze is appreciated. Lip edges, eyelids and nose brown without unpigmented areas.
PurposeA versatile pointing dog of the spaniel type for field and water, hunting within gun range, pointing, retrieving and finding lost game.An elegant pointing dog for field work with a very firm point; it also has a talent for retrieving.

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