Comparison: English Springer Spaniel and German Spaniel

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

	English Springer Spaniel	German Spaniel
FCI group	8. Retrievers, flushing dogs and water dogs	8. Retrievers, flushing dogs and water dogs
Country of origin	United Kingdom	Germany
Category	Medium	Medium
Height at withers	46–51 cm	45–54 cm
Weight	18–25 kg	18–25 kg
Life span	12–14 years	–
Recognition features	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	Longer than tall, strong bone, noble head Mostly wavy coat, sometimes curly, often with curls on ears and neck and a thick undercoat Two colour varieties: solid brown (or red) and brown (or red) roan
Coat	Medium-length flat or slightly wavy coat.	Strong, close-fitting, mostly wavy, sometimes curly (astrakhan) or smooth long coat with thick undercoat, feathered on the back of the legs and tail, often with a frill on the neck. Solid brown, more seldom red, or brown or red roan including pied and tiger patterns; red markings may occur.
Purpose	A spaniel used to flush (´spring´) game within gun range and retrieve.	A flushing and versatile hunting dog, especially for dense woodland and water; used for tracking wounded game and retrieving.

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