Activities
English Springer Spaniels are extremely versatile dogs and are eager to participate in a wide variety of activities. They can be found enjoying conformation, performance, and companion events as well as being enthusiastic partners in hunting and field trials. Springers are known for their keen sense of smell and love scentwork, both for fun and as law enforcement partners. In addition, they make excellent therapy dogs.
Springers in Agility Agility has become the fastest growing AKC performance event, surpassing all expectations. What is agility and where did it originate? Agility began in England in [...]
Responsible Breeders Barn Hunt provides their first true opportunity for responsible breeders to test proper working traits in their dogs. Barn Hunt is also open to any dog [...]
Good Dogs - Great Owners All dogs can be good dogs, and all owners can be great owners, all it takes is a little bit of training, lots [...]
What is the purpose of dog shows? For each breed the AKC registers, there is a breed standard which is a word description of the ideal dog of [...]
One of the easiest ways to get involved in the world of dog sports is with a Coursing Ability Test (CAT). Designed specifically for newcomers, each dog chases [...]
English Springer Spaniels are for the most part natural retrievers and water loving dogs. A fun and exciting sport to combine the two is Dock Diving. Dock Diving [...]
Up & Coming Activity An up and coming activity for English Springer Spaniels, Fast CAT® – which stands for Fast Coursing Ability Test – is a timed 100-yard [...]
Dog & Handler Teams Field trials are a competitive sport involving the team of dog and handler. First held in England around the turn of the 20th century, [...]
Fitness Now more than ever, fitness is important for both dogs and people. The most commonly recommended exercise to improve fitness is walking. Walking is considered a safe [...]
The Sport of Hunting Game Birds Whether you just want to hunt for fun or compete in hunt tests, the sport of hunting upland game birds is a [...]
English Springer Spaniels are highly intelligent, enjoy learning with their owner/handler and typically perform well at commands. An obedience trial is an event at which dogs and handlers [...]
Rally obedience, or “Rally-O” as it has been termed by enthusiasts, is the latest American Kennel Club event to hit the show circuit. Rally-O combines characteristics of sports [...]
Scent Work Dogs have a sense of smell that’s between 10,000 and 100,000 times more acute than ours! The sport of Scent Work celebrates the joy of sniffing, [...]
Therapy dogs go with their owners to volunteer in settings such as schools, hospitals, and nursing homes. From working with a child who is learning to read to [...]
Rin Tin Tin & Lassie From the 1920’s and 1940’s when trick dogs such as Rin Tin Tin and Lassie won peoples’ hearts, trick dog training has become [...]
Excellent Working Dogs English Springer Spaniels are excellent working dogs. They learn and perform tasks to assist and/or entertain their human companions. They are intelligent, quick to learn, [...]